Really? I'm fighting the Dark Emperor.

The pot was bubbling away, with bubbles of all sizes rising along with a constant stream of steam.

The prying gaze was blocked, leaving only a vague glimpse of tender tofu and succulent shrimp floating in the shrimp oil broth, their half-eaten forms invitingly visible. In the air, the delicate aroma of tofu and the fresh scent of shrimp intertwined, tantalizing the deepest desires of the heart.

The annoying steam slowly dissipated under Ruibusi's intense focus.

Holding chopsticks that seemed to appear out of nowhere, she picked up a shrimp. The tender white shrimp meat approached from afar, shaking off the broth in mid-air, releasing an even more enticing aroma.

The shrimp meat magnified in her eyes. Just as she was about to bite into it, a head suddenly appeared on the already shelled shrimp, and a mouth appeared on the head. The mouth opened and made a "snap" sound.

!!!

She flung the mutated shrimp away and opened her eyes. Rui Bu Si saw the familiar ceiling, and not far from the bed were ducks that she thought she had thrown there.

What a bizarre dream.

A faint, almost inaudible sound filled the room:

"Little Radish, it's time to get up."

If it hadn't been quiet enough, and if her hearing hadn't been so good, she probably wouldn't have heard that sentence at all.

"You have the flu?"

Or is it that the problem isn't with the volume of Ya Ya's voice, but rather with her own voice?

After suffering abuse from her former and current bosses, her hearing was severely damaged, right?

sad.

Sitting on the bed with her back to her, Ya Ya slowly shook her head and pointed to the table.

He walked to the table, picked up the paper, and his expression gradually became indescribable.

With her current level of knowledge, she should be able to grasp the gist of it.

After watching it, I had only one thought: Genny was right, there really wasn't a single normal person in that school.

As usual, it was early morning class, and the students who arrived at the classroom early chatted in twos and threes. After the morning's commotion, Rui Busi and her friends didn't arrive particularly early.

Genny and Lamb were whispering to each other while holding a piece of paper. When they entered the classroom, after Genny said a few words, Lamb first trembled all over, and then shook her head as fast as a rattle drum.

Is today a special day? These three people exhibit three different abnormalities.

Setting down her textbook, Rui Bu Si took the paper from Ginny. The paper was slightly crumpled and had a faint scent of perfume.

Didn't understand.

However, the many ingredients reminded her once again of the mutated shrimp in her dream.

Looking down, after several rows of text, there was an agreed-upon date. Hmm, the date... and it's so late again. She vaguely seemed to understand something.

Lambo's cheeks flushed red as he tried to stop Genny from handing over the paper, but to no avail.

"Rui Bu Si, you're a girl too, you should know how to make girls like you more, right?"

Asking a girl this question might be a little embarrassing, but the person in front of me is Rui Bu Si...

Aside from the very beginning when they weren't very familiar with each other, Kenny was initially attracted to her because of her superficial appearance, but that shallow attraction was quickly crushed by reality when she tried to take away his and Lamb's last remaining assets.

"More attractive to girls?"

Isn't it about getting a late-night snack? What does that have to do with pleasing girls?

"Oh dear, I know that girls are usually a little shy when asked this question."

But this involves Lan Bao's lifelong happiness, and it's rare for a classmate to have taken a liking to her. Rui Bu Si, you're such a kind person, you'll definitely help her out, right?

Two pairs of starry eyes swept over her, and she realized that the paper in her hand was a love letter, a love letter written to Lan Bao.

"How to win a girl's heart? Wait a minute, I'll think about it during class."

Even now, when she thinks about it, the image that comes to mind is still that shrimp with a duck's head—it's so vivid and unforgettable.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief as if everything was settled. Genny folded the letter and returned it to Lambo, who then carefully put it away.

Why hasn't Ya Ya said much today?

There was no quacking from the duck. When Ginny looked at it, it was nestled quietly on top of Ya Ya's head, motionless, like a kind, gentle duck that doesn't peck at people.

Not only did she not speak, but after sitting down, Ya Ya kept hugging her plush toy, her head down, looking... well, like an introverted freshman who had just arrived in a new environment, cowering in her seat, holding onto something in hopes of giving herself some courage.

After hearing what Genny said, Lambo finally managed to shift his focus away from the love letters.

Having anticipated this, Rui Bu Si took out a piece of paper from her bosom and handed it to them.

The two heads huddled together, emitting a series of exclamations.

"One person can have hundreds of personalities? Wow, Genny, that's so cool!"

"What was your personality like a few days ago?"

A deep voice came from the person holding Fufu: "...naive and innocent."

Genny's epiphany:

“Oh yeah, yesterday you were telling us about the principles of how Professor Qian Jin makes coffee in his lab. Lan Bao and I tried it later, and it just doesn’t work.”

That recipe looked so outrageous... Rui Busi couldn't tell who the real naive and innocent girl was for a moment.

"Later, we even asked Mr. Qian Jin for his coffee-making secrets, and he generously told us!"

What's the secret to brewing coffee?

Given Mr. Qian Jin's memory, could he really remember the secret recipe? Or was it the real secret recipe that he remembered? Or was it the correct secret recipe that he told Genny and Lambo?

Rui Bu Si asked in confusion, "Did you successfully cook it according to the secret recipe?"

“Hmm.” Genny nodded briefly.

"Coffee has some surprising effects?"

When asked about this, Lan Bao nodded vigorously: "I took a sip and slept straight from yesterday until this morning."

"...The effect is indeed quite good." And it was indeed unexpected.

"By the way, Genny, didn't we say we'd drink it together yesterday? Why didn't it have the same effect on you?"

The slow-witted Sapphire finally remembered this and asked his friend about it.

The coffee they brewed yesterday had a strange, confusing smell. After some back and forth, they finally decided to drink it together.

Feeling guilty, Genny looked away and changed the subject:

"So, Ya Ya, what's your personality like today?"

"...Social anxiety."

Lamb and Ginny nodded, seemingly understanding.

Those who have never met someone with social anxiety don't know that it's very difficult for someone with social anxiety to bring a doll to class or to balance a duck on their head in public.

Rui Busi had seen her, Rui Busi knew about her, but Rui Busi said nothing.

Two people, bursting with a sense of justice and responsibility, sat on either side of Ya Ya, giving the socially anxious person a sense of reassurance.

The seat on the right was reserved for Rui Bu Si, but she did not sit there.

—The morning class and the first class later will both be taught by Director Pa.

Ya Ya and Director Pa don't get along very well.

Well, it should be said that Eagle and Duck have a bad relationship, which leads to a bad relationship between Sprout and Director Pa, but they can still maintain a superficially harmonious teacher-student relationship.

Director Pa's class is coming up soon, and Duck is still on Ya Ya's head, showing no sign of being moved down.

She vaguely sensed that the class might not go well, and that being too close might get her caught up in something, but she explained her behavior of sitting behind Ginny as follows:

I didn't sleep well last night.

Genny chivalrously declared, "Don't worry, I'll sit up straight in class."

Next to this location is still the Mysterious Star.

When you're not on the opposite side of the Cute Knight, being by his side always gives you a great sense of security.