Part 2
Luo Shizhen shuddered, his eyes regaining clarity. Confused about the situation, he rubbed his stomach.
“Enough, Rong Nian, Chu Xiao, stop causing trouble.”
Chen He’an snapped his fingers. An expressionless Chu Xiao and an expressionless boy appeared simultaneously on the shore and in the water.
The expressionless Chu Xiao blocked all of the real Chu Xiao’s attacks.
In the water, the expressionless boy forcibly lifted the real boy, pushing him onto the shore.
Upon landing, his fish tail slowly transformed into a pair of long, white human legs. His overly long top acted as a skirt, covering areas that shouldn’t be seen.
Luo Shizhen’s eyes widened. Like watching magic, he looked at this one, then that one, completely unable to keep up.
“Two Chu Xiaos…”
Chen He’an explained, “This is my ability, Sequence 56âCopy. I can copy the Awakener themselves and their abilities.”
However, he could only copy at most two Awakeners, couldn’t maintain them for long, the original Awakener had to be present, and the ability level had to be lower than his.
Chen He’an’s ability was Rank 6, considered upper-middle, but the restrictions of presence and duration made this ability hard to play a major role in combat.
But it was perfect for handling students.
The young Awakener students were newly awakened, at most Rank 2, and full of anger every day. If the teachers had to intervene personally every time, it would be more tiring than fighting Anomalies.
Chen He’an was different. With a wave of his hand, he could copy the troublemaking students’ doubles, letting the doubles stop the originals without hurting them. Simply the chosen Awakener Teacher physique.
Both students stopped fussing, and the doubles vanished in the blink of an eye. Luo Shizhen witnessed this, his amazement deepening.
“Ouch!”
A cry of surprise drew his attention. Luo Shizhen looked down toward the sound. The boy on the ground supported his upper body with one arm and lifted the other slightly toward Luo Shizhen.
“Classmate, I have no strength and can’t stand up. Can you help me?”
Luo Shizhen realized now that this person popping out of the water was also a student of the Awakener School.
“Okay.”
He stepped forward enthusiastically. But instead of taking the other’s hand, he placed his hands directly under the boy’s knees and back, effortlessly picking him up in a princess carry.
Chu Xiao: “…”
Qin Yinian: “…”
Luo Shizhen’s stroke of genius left everyone speechless.
Even Chen He’an opened his mouth, closed it, opened it again, and closed it again, momentarily not knowing what to say.
Rong Nian’s sequence number wasn’t very high; it was Sequence 14âSiren (Jiaoren/Merfolk).
But contrary to his obedient and beautiful appearance, due to direct semi-beast transformation, Rong Nian’s ferocity definitely ranked in the top three.
In simulated combat, whether against Anomalies or classmates, Rong Nian’s fighting style leaned toward brutal. He loved tearing apart opponents, covering himself in blood.
He didn’t consider himself human and liked eating raw meat, forcing the school cafeteria chefs to freeze meat to kill potential parasites and secretly put deworming medicine in the raw meat at the beginning of every month.
No choice; Rong Nian wouldn’t take deworming medicine willingly, so they had to feed it to him secretly.
Besides controlling water, Rong Nian had the Siren talentâSeduction, capable of drawing out the deepest desires in human hearts.
Simultaneously, his singing voice could make people see their greatest fears.
Rong Nian’s favorite thing was seizing opportunities to seduce people into voicing their deepest desires and fears, digging out their most buried secrets, and then mocking them condescendingly.
Therefore, Rong Nian’s popularity in school could be described in one phrase: a face everyone wanted to punch.
And now, he was being princess-carried by Luo Shizhen.
Human body warmth pressed against Rong Nian’s cold skin. Forced close to Luo Shizhen’s chest, the Siren’s super hearing allowed him to clearly hear the other’s strong and rhythmic heartbeat.
Rong Nian’s expression of assured victory stiffened. He instinctively struggled but was firmly secured in Luo Shizhen’s arms.
Damn it, why is this person so strong?
“Classmate, don’t move, careful not to fall,” Luo Shizhen reminded him kindly, hugging him tighter.
Holding the person, he looked at Chen He’an. “Teacher, do we need to send him to the infirmary?”
Chen He’an tried hard to suppress the corners of his mouth from curling up wildly. “Cough, that, no need for now.”
“Shizhen, he is Rong Nian, also a student. Rong Nian, this is Luo Shizhen, the new classmate. You two must get along well in the future.”
Luo Shizhen nodded obediently. “Okay, Teacher.”
Rong Nian: “…Who wants to get along well with him! Idiot! Put me down!”
Luo Shizhen looked down at him in shock. “How can you curse at me?”
He was helping him.
Rong Nian: “Why can’t I curse at you! Put me down!”
Luo Shizhen was a bit confused and felt the grievance of being scolded for helping.
“Can’t you not walk? If I put you down, you’ll fall. Also, you can’t curse at me; that’s too impolite.”
Rong Nian: “Put! Me! Down!”
Luo Shizhen hesitated.
Rong Nian blushed with anger. Since becoming a Siren, his body temperature had always been cold. This was the first time he felt blood rushing to his head.
“I won’t fall. Put me down!!”
Chu Xiao’s expression was also indescribable. “Shizhen, put him down.”
“Oh, alright.” Luo Shizhen hesitantly put the person down. “Classmate, you cursed at me, you have to apologize.”
He remembered Mr. Chen’s words: wrong is wrong, and if you do wrong, you must apologize.
Rong Nian stood very steadily. Forget apologizing; he glared viciously at Luo Shizhen.
Unfortunately, Luo Shizhen was frowning at the water stains on his body with some distress, completely failing to notice Rong Nian glaring at him.
Rong Nian: …Even angrier.
His way of relieving anger was also very simple.
Luo Shizhen smelled a fragrance again. He sniffed, followed the scent, and looked at Rong Nian somewhat dazedly.
Rong Nian smiled, revealing slightly sharp teeth. He remembered Luo Shizhen cupping his face earlier and praising him for smelling good.
Tsk, another one seduced by my appearance, blinded by lust.
Before awakening, Rong Nian had encountered many such people. Clearly full of desire and darkness inside, yet pretending to be noble and upright on the surface.
He hated this kind of person the most.
After awakening, Rong Nian loved making these people voice their shameful thoughts in public, exposing their true faces to everyone.
âThen, he was discovered by Eternal Day and caught to be some lousy student at this school.
“Your name is Luo Shizhen, right? Tell me, what do you want right now? What do you desire?”
Rong Nian approached Luo Shizhen. Water mist permeated behind him, making his exquisite face appear even more magical and illusory.
Chu Xiao instinctively moved to interrupt but suddenly hesitated. He lowered his hand uncertainly and looked at Luo Shizhen too.
Rong Nian wasn’t attacking this time; he was questioning Luo Shizhen’s heart, which wouldn’t hurt him.
Chu Xiao also wanted to knowâwhat did Luo Shizhen want? Would it have anything to do with him?
Qin Yinian didn’t stop it either. He was also curious. Did the stone-like Luo Shizhen have desires deep in his heart?
Luo Shizhen stared straight at Rong Nian. “I want…”
Rong Nian curled his lips, sneering internally. As expected. No matter how just and warm-hearted he looks on the outside, the inside is equally filthy and dark.
He softened his voice. “Want what? Say it. Say it and I’ll help you.”
“Grilled fish.”
Rong Nian’s seductive expression stiffened again. “What?”
Luo Shizhen swallowed saliva with extreme craving. “I also want steamed fish, braised fish, sweet and sour fish, pickled cabbage fish, and hot and sour fish.”
Rong Nian: “…”
He looked at Luo Shizhen in disbelief. So earlier when Luo Shizhen thought he smelled good, it was physically smelling good?!
Under Luo Shizhen’s gaze filled with craving, Rong Nianâwho refused to retreat even when fighting others until only half a tail remainedâactually subconsciously took a step back.
The tip of his tail inexplicably began to feel phantom pain.
Chu Xiao: As expected, it’s like this again.
He couldn’t say for a moment whether he was relieved or a bit disappointed.
Qin Yinian rolled his eyes, thinking, Eat, eat, eat, that’s all he knows.
Then he thought, If I treat Luo Shizhen to a whole fish feast, could I coax this kid over?
As for Chen He’an, he had long anticipated that Luo Shizhen, a child with a pure heart, wouldn’t reveal anything scandalous. He had already taken out his phone and messaged the cafeteria to cook fish tonight.
Luo Shizhen’s eyes gradually cleared. Coming back to his senses, he saw Rong Nian standing in front of him.
He instinctively showed a friendly smile.
“Classmate, you haven’t apologized to me yet.”
Rong Nian: “…”
He practically fled, retreating a few more steps, then simply turned and jumped into the lake.
Accompanied by the beautiful fish tail surfacing and diving quickly a few times, the water surface calmed down again.
Luo Shizhen was extremely bewildered. It was his first time actively asking someone to apologize, and he didn’t know how to react now.
Fortunately, Mr. Chen was there. He turned to find the teacher. “Teacher, he left without apologizing.”
Chen He’an was starting to get used to these unruly students, who usually thought they were number one under heaven, eating crow one by one in front of Luo Shizhen.
Smiling, he came over and gently patted Luo Shizhen’s shoulder.
“Don’t worry, Teacher will make him apologize to you.”
“By the way, I forgot to tell you just now. Among your new roommates is Rong Nian. This child has a big temper, but he’s actually not bad.”
“Teacher believes you will get along very well.”
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