Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The mobilization meeting ended. The contestants could pause their classes for the next few days to focus on training.
The students left one by one. As they were leaving, Bai Yue finally noticed Mu Sihan.
He greeted him, but the noise was too much, and the other seemed not to hear.
“Ah, I’m leaving.” Bai Yue lowered his hand.
But there was no rush; he could introduce him later.
Just then, a middle-aged male voice came from beside him.
“Shang Yufei, right? If you have time, could we talk?”
Bai Yue turned to see a teacher from the Imperial Military Academy. The teacher was facing Shang Yufei.
Shang Yufei raised an eyebrow: “Go ahead.”
The teacher was clearly displeased by this rude attitude: “There are too many people around; it’s not convenient to talk here.”
Shang Yufei: “What’s inconvenient?”
Hmph, just as rumored, a troublemaker.
The teacher suppressed his displeasure and said, “It’s about your eligibility to participate. It’s a matter of face; if you want everyone around to hear, I don’t care.”
“Face?” Shang Yufei chuckled softly.
So he had this kind of thing too.
“If you want to disqualify me, just say so.” He smirked. “Isn’t dictatorship your specialty?”
“You—!” The teacher was clearly angry.
Seeing this, Bai Yue stepped forward and said, “Teacher, is it true?”
Bai Yue’s appearance was really deceptive.
Seeing him, the teacher’s anger subsided a bit, and he explained, “This competition is very important to our school, and we can’t allow any unexpected situations to occur.”
As he said this, he glanced at the “unexpected situations” in front of him.
Shang Yufei narrowed his eyes.
To be honest, he didn’t care about this sports meet at all. If Bai Yue hadn’t spoken up, he wouldn’t have come at all.
There were many ways to gain military merit. Even if he had to complete hundreds or thousands of military merit tasks, he wouldn’t want to bother dealing with these people.
He wanted to pull Bai Yue away, but was patted on the shoulder reassuringly.
Bai Yue thought for a moment and asked, “What do you mean by ‘unexpected situations’?”
“Some verbal altercations during the competition escalated into a brawl,” the teacher said meaningfully. “Someone isn’t without precedent.”
Shang Yufei frowned.
“I understand what you mean, teacher,” Bai Yue smiled.
“However, our school missed the championship last year because our strategy was too conservative. If we repeat the same mistake this year, the situation might be just as dire.”
The teacher said, “You mean, without Shang Yufei, we have no hope of winning?”
Bai Yue shook his head: “If senior withdraws from the competition, then I can only stop here.”
Upon hearing this, both Shang Yufei and the teacher were stunned.
The teacher knew the student’s identity. To be honest, the school committee had placed a large bet on this freshman this year.
While the upperclassmen were certainly experienced, their combat habits had been thoroughly studied by other schools.
Only the freshmen— especially the S+ level alphas among them— were completely unknown and powerful to the opposing schools!
The teacher hesitated, “This…”
“What! Bai, you’re quitting? If you quit, then I won’t participate either!”
The bearded man’s loud voice boomed.
Qin Fei: “Wait, Brother Bai, you’re not serious, are you? The fan club is all here for you. If you don’t participate, they’ll drown me in their spit. Well, then I’ll pass.”
Xu Chengdong hesitated, but after Qin Fei slapped him on the back, he immediately stood at attention: “Always follow the group leader’s lead!”
The teacher was stunned.
How could these first-year students be like this, quitting so easily?
“Teacher.”
Bai Yue’s voice brought him back to his senses. He looked over unconsciously, meeting the other’s light-colored eyes.
“I understand your concerns. In that case, let’s make a deal.”
Teacher: “What?”
“I will supervise the senior’s behavior and ensure he doesn’t violate any rules. If he breaks the promise, whether it’s a demerit, confinement, or expulsion, we’ll both be at your disposal.”
“Yes, at your disposal!” The bearded man and Qin Fei voluntarily added themselves to the deal.
Xu Chengdong scratched his head: Wait, at this rate, is he being included too? The first two are fine, but dropping out is too painful.
“We will win the championship in this competition,” Bai Yue said. “If we achieve this, I hope you can publicly apologize for what you said today.”
He smiled, “I believe that all the teachers at Imperial First are excellent and won’t judge people with prejudice.”
The teacher fell silent.
He looked at the student before him; the student’s expression didn’t seem to be joking.
Bai Yue was someone the principal had painstakingly recruited; if he were to drop out, he’d probably be dismissed.
But he had to admit, given the situation, he was curious about the student’s resolve.
The teacher sighed.
“In that case, I’ll leave this person to you. If you can truly fulfil what you said…” he said, “I will publicly apologize.”
Bai Yue bowed slightly, “Thank you very much.”
The teacher then left.
Although he had proposed disqualifying Shang Yufei just over ten minutes ago, he now had to personally retract his statement.
However, that S+ level freshman, although his attitude was slightly forceful, was well-mannered and polite. Moreover, judging from his grades over the past few months, they were all excellent, and all his teachers had given him high praise.
Why would such a top student speak up for that big devil? Could it be that he really misjudged something before?
Xu Chengdong was still shaken shortly after the teacher left.
This was the first time he’d ever argued with a teacher from Imperial First High School like this.
The bearded man, on the other hand, seemed very happy: “Yay! Victory!”
“Victory my foot!” Xu Chengdong cried out in despair, scratching his head. “What if we don’t win the championship? Will we really be expelled?”
Bai Yue: “I only said that if we win the championship, I hope the teacher will publicly apologize.”
Xu Chengdong paused, then suddenly understood.
Although it was supposed to be an agreement, it actually covered two things.
One was that Shang Yufei wouldn’t break the rules; the other was about winning the championship.
So even if they lost the latter, they wouldn’t be punished.
Thinking this way, Xu Chengdong felt much more at ease.
Bai Yue looked at Shang Yufei beside him: “I will try my best to do that.”
His eyebrows curved slightly. “Putting a little pressure on yourself is never a bad thing.”
Shang Yufei looked at Bai Yue.
He slowly raised his hand, wanting to touch the other’s eyes.
Generally speaking, people with light-colored pupils tended to appear cold and indifferent. But Bai Yue was not like that.
He was always smiling, exuding a gentle aura.
Seeing Bai Yue confront that person just now reminded him of his high school days.
Back then, he had entered Luohua Academy ahead of others. And his relationship with that bast**d called “Father” had reached its lowest point.
That school was terrible. He had become self-destructive, learning to be a delinquent. Fighting and brawling, he inexplicably became the school’s leader.
Even facing expulsion, he didn’t care at all.
But the only one who lent a helping hand and pleaded with the dean on his behalf was Bai Yue.
That figure seemed to overlap with the past.
There were many more people around Bai Yue, as if many things had changed, yet he had never changed.
Shang Yufei raised his hand halfway, then realized that the gesture was inappropriate, and instead placed it on the other’s shoulder, giving it a gentle squeeze.
Then, he turned to the group of people: “Hey, you guys.”
Suddenly called out by this intimidating person, the three panicked: “W-what’s up?”
Shang Yufei: “Let’s go eat barbecue later, it’s on me.”
For most humans, meat was irresistible.
Especially since these three freshmen came from ordinary families and their subsidies weren’t enough; they usually ate at the cafeteria.
Hearing the invitation, they raised their hands without caring who it was: “I’ll go!”
Leaving the auditorium, the three walked ahead excitedly. Later, Cao Xun arrived and joined them.
Bai Yue and Shang Yufei lagged behind.
Cao Xun glanced back every now and then, seemingly wanting to say something. But Qin Fei grabbed him, shaking his head: “Forget it.”
The sky was a clear, bright blue.
Shang Yufei stared ahead and suddenly said: “Don’t you have anything you want to ask?”
Hearing this, Bai Yue turned around.
Shang Yufei: “Aren’t you surprised by those people’s attitude and what that guy said earlier?”
Bai Yue didn’t speak.
Receiving no response, Shang Yufei looked over. Their eyes met.
Bai Yue stared intently at him, making Shang Yufei feel somewhat embarrassed.
“What are you looking at?”
Bai Yue’s eyes crinkled. “I was thinking, have you been possessed?”
“Huh?”
“Given our relationship, many things don’t need to be said outright.”
“No matter where you are, what your role is, or what you do, you have your reasons. You don’t need to care what others think,” Bai Yue said. “Neither do I.”
A gentle breeze ruffled his light gray hair. Occasionally, noises could be heard coming from the direction of the playground.
Shang Yufei looked away. After a moment, a barely perceptible smile appeared on his lips. “That’s true.”
Bai Yue said, “Besides, I knew before I enrolled that others were afraid of you.”
“As long as you don’t hang out with a bunch of delinquents like before, it’s fine.” He said, continuing to walk forward.
But after a few steps, he realized that Shang Yufei hadn’t followed.
Bai Yue turned back. “?”
“No… it’s nothing.” Shang Yufei scratched his hair in frustration and caught up. “Of course I won’t hang out with those kinds of people.”
At the same moment, Wu Zihao was flirting with two omegas. Suddenly, he sneezed loudly.
“Achoo—!”
The two omegas gave him a disgusted look and quickly walked away.
“Hey, wait!”
He couldn’t stop them and helplessly rubbed his nose.
Who was thinking about him? Could it be a handsome omega?
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