Volume 1 Chapter 28: Early Morning

Upon awakening from his sleep, Ning Chu’s brain felt a bit foggy.

He weakly half-opened his eyes, wanting to get up and go to the bathroom, but his limbs wouldn’t obey him. His body felt heavy, as if it were firmly pressed down by a huge slab of stone.

A sense of panic instantly flooded his brain, making him frantically try to pound the bed to make noise and wake up his dormmates for help.

But he couldn’t even manage to lift his hand to hit the bed.

Is he having a sleep paralysis?

Ning Chu could hear the clacking of Wang Jie’s keyboard. He didn’t know what time it was, but this gaming addict was still playing.

He could also hear the sound of the air conditioner running, the occasional chirping of insects outside, and Wen Yang’s heavy breathing as he slept— but he couldn’t move an inch.

Time became particularly torturous. He tried to roll over, tried to open his eyes, and even tried to make a sound, but his body seemed disconnected, unable to receive any commands from his brain.

He could hear Wang Jie getting into bed, and soon after, he heard Wang Jie snoring and grinding his teeth.

Zhang Shaoqing was woken up, cursing as he turned over in bed.

This feeling of being awake but unable to control his body was extremely tortuous, keeping Ning Chu’s nerves stretched to the maximum until they were exhausted, and then he fell into a deep sleep again.

When he woke up again, the sky outside was already dimly lit.

Ning Chu suddenly sat up, breathing uncertainly, his dilated pupils scanning the cramped dormitory anxiously. His pounding heart gradually calmed down.

“Sleep paralysis… It used to happen a lot in high school.”

“I must have been under too much pressure recently…”

He listlessly scratched his head, wiped the thin sweat from his forehead, and slowly got out of bed. He sat in front of the computer.

Ning Chu glanced at the time and realized it was almost seven o’clock.

He reached out and grabbed the bread and milk on his desk, turned on the computer, put on his headphones, and found a food video to watch while eating.

Today was Monday, and military training started at eight o’clock, forcing him to have breakfast to avoid fainting embarrassingly again.

After finishing the video and satisfying his hunger, Ning Chu didn’t go to wash up. Instead, he lowered his head and looked at his chest.

The close-fitting pajamas faintly outlined a curve on his chest, and the little red bean was as conspicuous as usual.

“It hasn’t grown bigger…”

He didn’t know whether to feel disappointed or relieved.

Disappointed that last night didn’t completely ruin the exorcism plot, or relieved that his body didn’t further feminize as punishment.

“It’s no wonder I experienced sleep paralysis. I deal with frustrating things every day.”

He felt that the pressure now was much heavier than during the college entrance exam. Even if he failed the exam, he could still attend vocational school or find a job directly in a factory, ensuring he wouldn’t starve to death.

But now, if he made any mistakes, his fate would be a complete mess. He might end up being laughed at by others, or even end up in the obstetrics and gynecology department. He might truly become a member of the world depicted in the Hentai-themed story.

He didn’t want to hear someone say to him in the future, “Madam, you wouldn’t want your child to be bullied at school, would you?”

It was too terrifying!

Just thinking about it drained the blood from his face.

“Waking up so early?”

Wen Yang’s voice came from above, and Ning Chu looked up to see him climbing out of bed.

“Yeah.”

“What’s wrong? Feeling down again?” Wen Yang stretched lazily. “How about I tell you some gossip to cheer you up?”

Ning Chu shook his head silently. He wasn’t interested in gossip.

But Wen Yang paused behind him with his toiletries in hand, his expression becoming strange and somewhat regretful as he continued, “I reported the incident at the teaching building yesterday, and it turns out that while the security guard was patrolling the building last night, he caught a girl.”

“Caught? A female ghost?”

“Not exactly. Have you heard of a fetish called ‘exhibitionism’?” Wen Yang looked at Ning Chu’s curious and expectant gaze, at his innocent face, and suddenly found it difficult to continue, “Anyway, it was a girl who was caught in the GHS building.”

“Geez, and here I thought they caught a ghost.”

Ning Chu rolled his eyes and flopped onto the table listlessly.

Perhaps because he had seen and heard so much, his heart remained unaffected by such sensational gossip.

Indeed, there were few normal people here. Just the thought of living in this world for a lifetime made him feel like there would be a vast green grassland growing on his head sooner or later.

Those who weren’t broad-minded would probably be driven crazy by marrying someone here.

Except for the minotaur enthusiasts.

“Didn’t sleep well?”

“No, I woke up in the middle of the night and experienced sleep paralysis.”

“You’re always overthinking things, brooding too much,” Wen Yang said as he headed to the balcony to wash up.

Yeah, if you were carefree, you might be a “comrade-in-arms” fighting side by side with you. You might not mind, or even be happy about it.

Ning Chu continued to lie on the table, trying to refresh his mind before military training.

After about ten minutes, the other dormmates began to wake up one after another, and the previously quiet room quickly filled with everyone’s sweet talk.

“We have military training again… I can’t get up. I want to take a sick leave.”

“Damn it, the sun is already so hot before eight o’clock! How are we supposed to survive?”

“What a stupid principal! Why does he schedule military training during the hottest time of the day? What if our little prince Ning Chu gets heatstroke?”

Ning Chu picked up an empty bottle from the table and turned to smack Zhang Shaoqing on the head.

This guy was getting more and more out of hand!

Zhang Shaoqing grinned and dodged, then eagerly approached Ning Chu like a pet trying to please its owner. “Ning Chu, did you hear? Last night in the teaching building…”

“I heard! Shut up!”

“Tsk tsk~ People nowadays are really into some wild stuff.”

Ning Chu felt a headache coming on from the disturbance and covered his ears with his hands, half-closing his eyes and staring at Zhang Shaoqing with disdain.

You’re even more into wild things in the book.

I wrote it all!

Too bad the Hentai-themed story hasn’t finished yet. Otherwise, I’d definitely give you a death by drowning in cement in the river!

“No, your expression looks so contemptuous! Like you’re watching a pervert!”

“Ning Chu, want to go downstairs for breakfast?” Wen Yang had already changed into his training clothes and put on his shoes, ready to go.

Ning Chu glanced at the bread packaging on the desk and stood up without hesitation. “Let’s go!”

Although he had already eaten breakfast, it was better to go out with Wen Yang than to face Zhang Shaoqing’s harassment in the dormitory. Plus, he could keep an eye on Wen Yang and prevent any foxes from trying to seduce the protagonist!

But as soon as they opened the door of the dormitory, their feet stopped in their tracks.

“The counselor?” Wen Yang was the first to speak, surprised. “Why are you here?”

Han Jingye had a gentle and elegant smile on his face, accompanied by a few curious students from the neighboring dormitories. “Just checking the cleanliness. Is that not welcome?”

Ning Chu nodded vigorously behind Wen Yang’s head, then turned to glance at the dormitory.

The cleanliness of the dormitory was a mess, to say the least.

“Mainly, I came to see if you’re comfortable living here,” Han Jingye smiled as he walked into the dormitory, scanning the room with his eyes. “You need to clean up. Leaders will come to inspect next week.”

“Huh? Which dumbass leader has so much free time?” Zhang Shaoqing cursed as he walked into the dormitory from the balcony, his arrogant expression disappearing in an instant. He grabbed a broom from the corner of the room and muttered, “We don’t need leaders to check our hygiene. We’ll do it ourselves!”

You got scared so quickly~