Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
Yet another new day…
The sun was shining and not a single cloud in the skies. A rather decent morning, and it seemed as if today was going to be a relaxing day.
Of course, the premise was I had to ignore the pirated CD seller, the fortune-teller, the person selling roast lamb sticks, another selling drugs, yet another selling plastic ‘jade’… all my Xyrin Empire Commanders…
I just couldn’t understand: based on their strength and abilities, it would be easy for them to find any job they wanted; why did they have to do all this unscrupulous work?
“Because going against the city inspectors gives a sense of accomplishment that allows everyone to experience the joys of battle,” Pandora pretended to be a blind girl as she held on tightly to my hand and said.
It finally struck me. “Oh, so that’s why! Wait, no, Lili, (Since we were back on Earth, I had to change how I called her.), how did you know what I was thinking?”
Pandora answered, “Big Brother had just blurted out whatever you were thinking just now.”
“Eh—is that so…?”
Once we reached school, everything was as-per-normal. My schoolmates were as boisterous as usual, and the fatty Zhao Hang was announcing all sorts of news and advertisements as always. I, too, did what I always did and placed my head on my table to sleep. The happenings of the past few days seem to be so far away from me that they seemed to not have happened at all. Oh, how normal today felt!
“Ah~ Jun!” A melodious girl’s voice rang out in my ears. Without even raising my head, I knew that was Qianqian’s voice. Since I had returned from the Alternate World a few days ago, this lass had been like a wart sticking on me. Basically, as soon as I reached school, she would not be out of my sight for more than ten seconds. It seemed as if my disappearance had scared her badly.
I didn’t even raise my head as I reached out my hand to accurately caress Qianqian’s head as I continued to sleep.
“Hey! Could you please not treat me as Lili! Also, why are you always sleeping? Can’t you be a little more energetic?!”
I replied glumly, “I exercised a little too much these few nights; I desperately need some rest.”
“What?!” Qianqian instantly said sharply.
“…Lili asked me to tell her stories…”
“Oh…” Qianqian’s voice cooled.
Holding onto a cute Lolita and telling her bedtime stories… that sounded like what people would crave for. However, if this Lolita was holding onto a ‘World Wars History’ book, it might be a little different.
Pandora’s hobbies and likes were indeed special; it far surpassed what ordinary Lolitas might be interested in. After I returned from the desert, I had made up my mind: I was going to start Operation Creating Cute and Demure Lolita!
The first step in this operation was to use the childhood novels and fairy tales of this world (Someone seemed to have forgotten that junior high students are way past the age of reading such books.) to trigger a Lolita’s heart in Pandora!
As such, I had given Pandora some money for her to head to the bookstore and buy a few books that interested her as a present to her.
The lass had gone happily; it was the first time I was gifting her something after all.
She came back overjoyed: she was hugging twelve brick-sized books on ‘World Wars History’.
My first step of this operation had encountered an unprecedented challenge.
Just as I was smiling and talking to Qianqian—from the front, Sun Yang’s sharp voice rang out, “Hey, the two of you. If you want to be mushy, can you do it somewhere else? Doing it here is really hurting my single man’s heart…”
I turned and said, “If you can lose weight, you would have long stopped being single.”
“…Stop joking; I am already in my junior year! I don’t know what the two of you are thinking about; you guys still have the time to flirt and be mushy. Even our teachers seem to turn a blind eye to you two…”
That was a given. The form teacher now was Pandora’s subordinate, one of my trusted Commanders. Probably even if I hosted a campfire party in the classroom, she would not say anything.
At this time, Zhao Hang—who was spreading news and rumors near the teaching platform—suddenly smacked his head and cried out, ‘Hey! I actually forgot! There’s a big piece of news today!”
Everyone immediately booed him and said, “Please, which news of yours hasn’t been ‘big’?!”
“This is really a big piece of news.” Zhao Hang did not take everyone’s boos to heart. He folded his arms as he said proudly, “It is definitely something unprecedented in our school!”
Seeing Zhao Hang starting to get serious, everyone knew that something interesting was finally up. Ordinarily, as long as Zhao Hang used this tone to speak, that meant that something interesting had really happened.
Seeing everyone’s look of anticipation, Zhao Hang confidently looked around.
As everyone knew this person’s theatrics, everyone started to look for stools to throw at him.
Zhao Hang’s expression changed as he hurriedly said, “Alright, alright. I’ll say it. We have a new student joining us today!”
“Tch,” Everyone said in unison. This news was not interesting at all. It was quite normal for students to transfer in and out. Even though they were in their junior year and it was a little strange for someone to suddenly join, that wasn’t something that would pique the interest of this exceedingly bored bunch.
Zhao Hang evidently had expected everyone’s expression. He didn’t panic at all as he said, “She is a beauty~!”
Person A said, “I guess we can just confirm that this person is a female, then?”
“That might not just be it,” Person B continued, “At least based on his judgment of our beautiful teacher Pan Lingling, Fatty’s standards seemed to have improved.”
“You two scram aside!” Zhao Hang’s blobby arms gestured as he silenced the duo. “I will tell you guys that this person is not only a beauty; she is also blond!”
“A blond beauty!” All the males exclaimed.
“A foreigner?!” All the females cried out.
Plonk—! An Emperor crashed to the ground from his chair.
On the platform, Zhao Hang was still introducing this just-transferred foreign blond beauty as everyone listened attentively.
“Listen to me; she is definitely a beauty! She has beautiful golden hair, and her airs are like a princess’s. The first time I saw her, I was completely mesmerized. I resolved that before my high school journey is over, I will successfully woo her…”
A blond beauty with exquisite airs like a princess; haha, very good, very powerful…
Sandora. Besides Sandora, I could not think of who else would appear at this time that would fulfill all these qualities.
“Ah Jun, why have you fallen below the table?” Seeing that I had slipped from my chair, Qianqian exclaimed as she hurriedly dragged me up and asked with much concern.
I gestured and said, “It’s nothing; I was startled by Fatty’s news.”
Qianqian immediately looked at me suspiciously and said, “Could it be you know this blond beauty?”
I nodded. I couldn’t hide anything anymore at this point. If not, when Sandora appeared, she would definitely expose me. Instead of letting Qianqian’s imagination run wild, I might as well admit now.
“Strange; why is it that so many extraordinary people seem to have appeared around you recently. First, there was Little Sister Lili; I can accept that. Then came Lin Xue. Now, another one. Oh right, what’s her name?”
“If I have not guessed wrongly, Sandora is making an appearance. Right, she is my… companion!” I finally thought of a way to explain Sandora’s identity as I said softly to Qianqian.
“Companion?” Qianqian was first stunned, and then she thought about my ‘person with special abilities’ identity. She hurriedly lowered her voice and asked, “She is like you? She is also a…”
I hurriedly nodded.
Qianqian understood. She then smiled and said, “Ah Jun, why are you so nervous?”
What rubbish. Telling my girlfriend to her face how I knew a beautiful stranger… if I wasn’t nervous, something would really be wrong.
“Relax! I am not suspicious of you; do we have so little trust between us? It is just that so many unknowns have appeared around you that have made me flustered. I also seem to have a feeling that you are trying to exclude me from something…”
Hearing Qianqian’s complaints, I felt a little guilty as well. Regardless, I had indeed kept many things from her. I had actually thought of coming clean to her; however, I was really worried if she could accept my identity.
Lin Xue was different; she was but an ordinary friend, and I wasn’t that concerned with telling her some things. However, Qianqian and my relationship was more intimate; and this had created many misgivings. I couldn’t seem to be as honest with her as with Lin Xue.
At this moment, the bell rang and the noisy classroom swiftly quieted down.