Part 2
He puffed out his chest and looked at the students below.
Luo Shizhen knew how to introduce himself. From elementary school to high school, every time he went to a new place, the teacher would arrange for students to introduce themselves.
It was just that he used to be too shy. During his first introduction at No. 3 High School, he stuttered, his face flushed with nervousness, and later he didn’t even know how he got off the stage.
Luo Shizhen believed that his inability to integrate into the class at No. 3 High School might have stemmed from that.
He hadn’t started off on the right foot.
So this time he learned his lesson. Even though he was exhausted last night, he took the time to seriously prepare a self-introduction draft and memorized it many times.
Luo Shizhen tried hard to suppress his nervousness, but his face still reddened slightly:
“Hello everyone, I am Luo Shizhen, nineteen years old. I transferred from Hongxi No. 3 High School. My awakened ability is Purification. I hope to spend a happy three years with everyone.”
Silence—
The Awakeners below looked at this peculiar peer.
He was actually polite.
This was too abnormal.
The Awakeners sat or leaned against the edges of their desks. Although the classroom was large, their arrogant attitudes toward each other created a cramped sense of oppression.
Everyone kept their distance, as if invisible boundaries lay between them, and no one was willing to easily step into another’s territory.
Lu Qiujin was among them.
He observed Luo Shizhen’s expression calmly.
Luo Shizhen’s personality… was too ordinary, just like a normal nineteen-year-old student.
And a normal nineteen-year-old student would probably find it unbearable if no one reacted after their self-introduction, right?
Seeing him applaud for Sui An earlier showed he still cared about these things.
And his two “friends”?
Two arrogant Awakeners who didn’t care about others’ reactions wouldn’t think of this.
Luo Shizhen must feel very embarrassed right now.
Such a serious introduction, yet no response.
Two of his friends were present, yet no one helped support him.
Even the sunniest person would definitely have some complaints.
If he reacted at this moment, he would definitely gain Luo Shizhen’s goodwill to the greatest extent.
Human nature, wasn’t it just like this?
Lu Qiujin calculated the timing indifferently in his heart.
Three—two—one—
The time was right. He raised his hand slightly, about to applaud.
—Luo Shizhen had already happily come down from the podium.
It was his first time transferring schools, so he was a bit nervous, afraid he would recite the wrong words. But he didn’t get a single word wrong!
Well done, Luo Shizhen!
Copying how Grandma used to praise him, Luo Shizhen secretly praised himself in his heart.
As for students applauding to welcome him, he didn’t expect it.
He might have had a little expectation before, but since the students didn’t even clap for the new teachers, how could they clap for him, a new student?
As for Chu Xiao and Xiao Shan not supporting him, Luo Shizhen’s brain hadn’t reached that point.
He just ran happily to the two of them, his cheeks still a bit flushed, his dark eyes shining even brighter:
“Chu Xiao, Big Brother, was my self-introduction very smooth? I prepared for a long time.”
Luo Shizhen remembered that the two didn’t get along, so he specially stood between them to prevent close contact.
Seeing him so happy, Chu Xiao’s eyes softened slightly:
“En, very smooth.”
Xiao Shan glared at Chu Xiao unhappily, but when Luo Shizhen looked over with an expectant face, he didn’t continue being cold.
He indeed wasn’t used to praising people, but since Chu Xiao praised him, if he didn’t, wouldn’t that just push Luo Shizhen toward Chu Xiao?
Xiao Shan stiffly spat out a few words:
“Not bad.”
Luo Shizhen immediately became even happier.
Witnessing this scene, Lu Qiujin fell silent.
When he saw Luo Shizhen sit down and even actively greet Rong Nian, and Rong Nian actually responded, Lu Qiujin became even more silent.
In his impression, Rong Nian equally disliked getting close to anyone.
But right now, this Siren was explaining the Vice Principal to Luo Shizhen.
“The Vice Principal is also a Time Sequencer, but not deceleration—it’s the extremely heaven-defying ‘Shuttle’.”
Rong Nian still maintained a reserved attitude.
Specifically, he spoke to Luo Shizhen across an empty seat.
Luo Shizhen didn’t mind. His seat was closest to Rong Nian, but seeing other students sitting separated by many seats, although he didn’t know why, he habitually followed the crowd.
He asked curiously, “What does Shuttle mean?”
Seeing that Luo Shizhen didn’t actively move to sit next to him, Rong Nian patted his leg unhappily, snorted, but still answered:
“Time Shuttle, have you heard of it?”
Luo Shizhen was indeed shocked. “You can shuttle through time? That’s so amazing!”
He thought it was amazing when he saw time slow down earlier; he didn’t expect time travel existed.
“Then will we have a chance to see the Vice Principal use Time Shuttle? I really want to see it!”
Rong Nian: “Don’t think about it. The Vice Principal has already retired.”
Luo Shizhen was confused. “But the Vice Principal looks very young.”
Although he had white hair, that face looked very young.
Didn’t people retire at fifty or sixty?
“Do you think such a heaven-defying ability as Time Shuttle comes without a price? It is said that every time the Vice Principal performs a Time Shuttle, he loses something.”
Luo Shizhen didn’t understand. “Loses what?”
“Memories, probably. Not his memories, but others’ memories of him.”
Rong Nian tilted his head and lay on the desk. He always felt his body was heavy on land, so he would sit if he didn’t have to stand, and lie down if he didn’t have to sit.
From this angle, he could see Luo Shizhen’s slightly round eyes looking at him seriously.
Luo Shizhen’s gaze was peaceful and harmless, which improved his mood significantly.
“Time is the most elusive thing. Like the new Time Sequencer teacher, just slowing down time is one thing, but for the Vice Principal to shuttle through time like that… the time on his body also fades.”
Luo Shizhen asked, “Can the time on a body fade?”
“It seems possible so far. I heard even his parents and former teammates lost their memories of him. By now, no one knows what the Vice Principal’s name is.”
Luo Shizhen felt terrible hearing this.
“Then how sad must the Vice Principal be.”
If Grandma thought he was a stranger, he would be very sad.
Rong Nian calmly shifted his body slowly, moving closer to Luo Shizhen.
“He probably is sad. After all, in this world, no one remembers who the Vice Principal really is anymore.”
Luo Shizhen mimicked Rong Nian and lay on the table. “But the Vice Principal remembers himself, right?”
Rong Nian: “It is precisely because he remembers that it is painful. Humans always care too much about emotions.”
He had successfully moved to sit right next to Luo Shizhen.
He leaned in, sniffed, and revealed a somewhat intoxicated expression.
Luo Shizhen looked at him inexplicably. Rong Nian’s face was almost pressed against his neck.
Suddenly!
Luo Shizhen thought of that Zombie.
He abruptly covered his neck in alert and dodged backward:
“What are you doing!”
Ever since encountering that Zombie, whenever he saw something wrong, he felt people wanted to bite him.
Luo Shizhen subconsciously wanted to find a brick for self-defense, but there were no bricks in the classroom. He reached into the desk drawer to feel around, and ended up pulling out a hand grenade.
Luo Shizhen: “…”
Rong Nian didn’t seem afraid of the grenade at all. “What do you need that for right now? That’s for practicing evasion skills during class.”
Luo Shizhen: “…Won’t it cause problems if it explodes?”
“How could it? It’s just a grenade, not a nuclear bomb.”
Luo Shizhen: “…”
He reluctantly accepted this explanation and put the grenade back.
Rong Nian responded naturally, so he should still be sane and hadn’t turned into a Zombie, so there was no need to blow him up with a grenade.
Luo Shizhen said seriously, “Don’t get so close to my neck. I’ll think you want to bite me.”
“Why would I bite you? I don’t eat people!”
Rong Nian felt greatly wronged. “I just wanted to lick you!”
Luo Shizhen was even more confused. “Huh? Lick me? Why do you want to lick me?”
A hint of urgency appeared on Rong Nian’s exquisite, beautiful face. He licked his lips and leaned forward even more:
“You don’t have a bad smell on you. I want to smell it more.”
Hearing this, Luo Shizhen straightened his back slightly with pride:
“Of course. I take a shower every day, and I use soap twice. I change my clothes every day too.”
After being laughed at for being a dirty kid when he was young, Luo Shizhen had always maintained a high standard of cleanliness.
Rong Nian: “You are so clean. Can I lick you?”
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