An Ordinary Person, but Pretending to Be an Alpha in an AO Manga
Chapter 180

Chapter 180

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Raymond roared, and the previously quiet atmosphere instantly became eerie.

The heads that were originally facing forward turned neatly to look back, as if performing a silent play. They watched the spectacle with amusement, remaining silent and making way for each other.

Seeing everyone's mechanical movements, Raymond knew something was definitely fishy. He was happy that everyone was making way for him, so he jogged straight to the front, his mouth never letting up as long as he was right.

"Heh, you've got your thoughts exposed, so you don't dare say a word..."

Before he could utter the words, he darted through the narrow Passageway in the middle to the front and saw Qin Su.

"?"

"!"

Good news, we weren't bullied by robots.

Bad news, it's better to be bullied by robots!

Raymond reacted swiftly, grabbing the person beside him and slamming on the brakes. His body leaned back in resistance, his pupils dilated, and his voice suddenly rose and cracked as he abruptly changed the words he was about to say, "Uh... no, I must be overthinking it!"

"That's right!"

"Yes, absolutely genuine!"

That's exactly what I think!

Raymond frantically tried to convince himself, his eyes darting nervously to Qin Su's mouth, neck, and shoulders... Remembering what he had just said, he just couldn't bring himself to look Qin Su in the eye.

Judging from everyone's demeanor and Qin Su's presence here despite not being here in the first place, only a fool wouldn't be able to guess what role Qin Su was playing here.

Only four students from their original (6) class remained: He Muzhi, Sophia, Sheng Shuang, and Jeffrey. Teacher Mei from Team 1 had already appeared, but Qin Su from Team 2 had not. Now everything was clear.

Qin Su was clearly the Assassination target of Team 2.

So, being bullied or something...

Is he out of his mind? He really dares to say that!

"..."

The onlookers, who witnessed Raymond's transformation from 'outgoing' to withdrawn, were trying to suppress their laughter.

Raymond's complete 180-degree change in attitude was no less dramatic than turning his horse around and galloping back.

Raymond probably didn't know, and he even interrupted Qin Su, tsk tsk...

Thinking about this, the look of amusement in everyone's eyes became even more obvious.

Qin Su always seemed to have a bad temper, as evidenced by the four people below, including Sophia, He Muzhi someone Qin Su valued highly; all of them were in a sorry state.

Moreover, Raymond was someone who ranked 'second-class' in front of Qin Su.

[Raymond's outrageous remarks]

[Courage unknown, but kind-hearted]

Let him be. He's Raymond now; what bad intentions could he possibly have?

While Raymond was filled with unease and the Fourth Military Academy students were eagerly anticipating a good show, Qin Su, though looking in Raymond 'Raymond direction because his voice had been interrupted, didn't think anything of it.

After waiting for Raymond to finish speaking, he withdrew his gaze and said to Jeffrey voice, "Let's go."

"Yes."

The four of them followed Qin Su at a distance, neither too close nor too far. Although they considered it a favor from Qin Su, the fact that they had failed could not be erased, and they still felt a little uncomfortable with the gazes of the others around them.

"?"

The others looked at Raymond, not quite accepting that Qin Su, who seemed so cold, had so easily let Raymond off the hook for interrupting him.

'Isn't it too much of a favor to pamper Raymond like this?'

Qin Su didn't look at the expressions of the others. He stepped over the ruins and strode quickly to stand in front of Mei Qingyu.

It was past noon, and although it was dismissal time, Qin Su still asked, "Teacher Mei, is there anything going on next?"

Upon hearing this, Mei Qingyu glanced at the crowd around her, who were all looking at Qin Su with varying expressions. She wasn't just speaking to Qin Su, but also to them, so she called out, "Meet at 2 PM as usual in 66F Zone."

(Class 6 6 were from, after this morning's incident, everyone had a firsthand experience of some aspects of individual combat training because of the 'Assassination' incident.

In the afternoon, it was time to begin analytical teaching using real-life examples from their own experiences.

And then...

It's time for the new students in Class 6 to experience the fear of being dominated by Qin Su.

Having the same experience, they can quickly find common ground to talk about, which is a great way to strengthen their bond.

Well, it's kind of useless...

Mei Qingyu glanced at the four people standing not far behind Qin Su, who were 'beaten up' but were still following closely behind him.

She originally wanted to say that Qin Su was a bit useless, but it seems that the students in Class 6 are the ones who are 'useless'.

Only...

Based on their private analysis of Qin Su's combat strength, everything she witnessed now indicated that Qin Su had shown leniency towards He Muzhi and the other three.

She was a little unsure whether Qin Su would show mercy when it came to the new students of Class 6) later.

"Okay." Qin Su nodded, the burning pain in his body making him not want to stay any longer. "Goodbye, Teacher Mei."

His injuries were currently well covered by his Training Uniform, but the longer they remained, the more likely an accident would occur. It was best for him to slip away first.

"Goodbye."

Despite being excessively powerful, he was not arrogant, and even when leaving, he bid farewell because of his status as her teacher. Mei Qingyu's affection for Qin Su increased once again.

When Raymond saw Qin Su coming up, he tried to shrink into the crowd, even to squat down, but the Fourth Military Academy students around him disliked him... mainly because he had accidentally caused a fight and thus lost a point, which made these petty Fourth Military Academy students hold a grudge. They didn't give him a chance to hide; wherever he curled up, they would make way.

His height, which he was so proud of not long ago, now makes him completely vulnerable in front of Qin Su.

When Qin Su was talking to his teacher, he would either look up at the sky or gaze at the ground, pretending to be very busy. In reality, he was also very busy inside, silently muttering to himself, "Can't you see me--".

Raymond.

It's better to be safe than sorry. Since he has no grudges against the students in Class 6 for the time being, Qin Su doesn't want to leave any potential problems for himself or Class 6.

Fearing that Raymond might encounter a similar situation again and change his approach due to his ambiguous attitude, he deliberately looked towards Raymond's seat after saying goodbye to the teacher.

"!"

Although the people around didn't say anything, they all perked up their ears, their eyes gleaming with undisguised gossip.

'Here they come!'

'They knew that Raymond wasn't He Muzhi, so why should Qin Su favor him?'

Why do they always resent seeing the students from Class 6 doing well?

[Envy and jealousy]

[I hate that the bright moon doesn't shine on them.]

"... exist."

Qin Su's cool voice called his name precisely. Raymond turned his stiff neck toward Qin Su, forced to accept the cruel fact that idealism had lost its effect.

'He appears to still be here, but he's actually been dead for quite some time.'

Meeting Raymond's eyes, Qin Su said to Raymond the short phrase he had prepared on the way up, "Keep it up."

"... Huh?" Raymond, hardly believing his ears, blurted out, "Class Monitor, is it what I meant?"

"Yes."

Qin Su gave an affirmative answer, said nothing more, and left through the Passageway that his classmates had cleared for Raymond.

The Passageway was narrow, and many people behind, especially those from Class 6, did not know what had happened ahead. However, when they saw Qin Su walk out, they instinctively made way for him. Although they were very curious, they did not ask any questions and simply watched Qin Su leave in silence.

"!"

"Don't worry, Class Monitor, I understand!"

Raymond's voice became powerful and resonant again, echoing through the Passageway.

[A thumbs-up from the King Su]

[Congratulations to Raymond! (gritting his teeth)]

[I don't have any other hobbies now, I just like to see the people from the Fourth Military Academy get their comeuppance. It's because they never think badly of the original (Class 6. They don't understand that although (Class 6 was from outside, for Qin Su, the original (Class 6 was the Qin Su he personally led for the longest time. They don't even know that.]

"..."

Not only did Qin Su not show Raymond any coldness, but he also openly displayed his high regard for Raymond in front of them, which was tantamount to slapping them in the face. Some members of the Fourth Military Academy didn't seem very happy about it.

Only...

If they dared not stop Qin Su, wouldn't they dare stop He Muzhi?

As their eyes met, the people from the Fourth Military Academy were eager to know what had happened, and tacitly decided to keep He Muzhi and his group behind after Qin Su passed by.

Qin Su had originally hoped to see more interaction between them; since they weren't really going to fight, he simply pretended not to see it.

As Qin Su and Teacher Mei disappeared from sight one after another, the students in Class 6) were completely bewildered.

"What happened inside? How did the Class Monitor come out from there?"

Could it be what we're thinking?

Instead of being curious here, let's just connect to Raymond up ahead and ask why the Class Monitor is out and Teacher Mei is gone, but where are Sophia and the others?

"That's bad enough, but why are there fewer and fewer people inside?"

"Something must have happened inside. Let's go in too, in case a fight breaks out and we're outnumbered."

"Go go go! Let's go!"

"My horse's hooves are still clattering, be serious, there might be a tough battle ahead!"

Mei Qingyu left after Qin Su. Before leaving, she thought that everything in the room still needed to be cleaned up. At the students' strong request, she extended the closing time of the Passageway, which was originally scheduled to close in a few minutes, to an hour, so that they could go in and have a proper 'visit'.

"Although it sounds sarcastic, I know you're congratulating me. Ugh... Why did you make me look so ugly in a photo that's clearly a picture of the two of us?"

"Did Qin Su really break this himself?"

"Of course, I can still lie... Hey, why did you grab it? I was the one who bumped into it first!"

"Please, Jim, you've taken three things already, can't you leave me some?! Where's your conscience?"

"Um... are you sure we can really take this out?"

"Who cares? Let's get it first. It's already broken and needs to be cleaned anyway. If we take it, the people in charge of cleaning it should thank us. Besides, the law doesn't punish the masses. All 999 of us have participated. What can the Fourth Military Academy do? We're Qin Su's personally led (Class 6. If they have the guts, let them go and reason with Qin Su."

"Hehe, you're right."

"I'm speechless. You've only been here three days and you're already trying to intimidate us by taking advantage of our Class Monitor."

"I regret it now, I really regret it. If I had secretly taken a picture of Qin Su in his military uniform, my blog post would definitely have gone viral."

"That's why you have to be from our original (Class 6. You all saw our Class Monitor in military uniform and didn't take any pictures? I'm speechless. If it were us, there would be photos of our Class Monitor in uniform all over the place by now."

"We really can't refute that."

"So next time, let us sit in the front row? Got it?"

"Then we'll reluctantly let some of you sit in the front row. We can tolerate it for the sake of Qin Su's photos and videos."

Within twenty minutes of Mei Qingyu's visit, the group's initial 'visit' gradually took a strange turn.

On the Fourth Military Academy Forum and StarNet, countless posts and blog articles about 'Qin Su' appeared in just twenty minutes.

There was indeed some communication between the new students in Class 6) and the original students in Class 6), but the things they talked about had nothing to do with what Mei Qingyu had predicted.

Centered on Qin Su's military uniform and with the items Qin Su had touched as the radius, they engaged in a 360-degree, all-encompassing physical competition.

The people behind the original (Class 6 were right; how could it not be a tough battle when everyone was kicking, shoving, and grabbing things from each other?

#What Class 6 Has to Say About the Assassination on Qin Su #

#MilitaryUniformDormitory#

#Qin·Uniform Temptation·Su#

# Qin Su #

When will the items Qin Su touched be auctioned?

#Highest bidder wins Qin Su #

Qin Su was looted and sold out#

# (Class 6 6 members became enemies after a fight with the Boss Su #

# (Class 6 King Su looted the Fourth Military Academy #

#He Muzhi's Fall from Favor Countdown #

#Qin Su showed mercy#

[However, without pictures, there's no proof. You're just making baseless accusations that King Su is in military uniform today? Why haven't you even provided a single picture? What are you doing? I'm very disappointed in you unless you immediately try to entice... no, bribe me with a photo of King Su in his military uniform.]

[What are you babbling about? When is the auction? Just give me a straight answer, I'm not short of money, waiting online, it's urgent.]

Why envy the original Class 6? Aren't the new members of Class 6 from our Fourth Military Academy also members of Class 6? Qin Su is lenient with them now when training them, so he will be lenient with us in the future!

[Are you crazy? @Mental Health Institution, come quick, someone's smuggling in their own agenda!]

When will the Assassination scene be released?

[To put it bluntly, when will we be able to see the military uniform dollhouse? (doge)]

[Tsk, I saw that, Anthony stole so much, I'll give him a little!]

[Since I've already given you everything, I'll take a little too.]

[Is it really necessary to be polite to these bandits? They can rob the Fourth Military Academy today, what will they do Federation? Be smart, pack up everything that the King Su touched and send it to my house right now, and while you're at it, send me another 10 billion Star Coins. Since you're already here, make me a Manchu Han Imperial Feast.]

[Why are you eating and taking things away at the same time?]

[Unnoticed by anyone, the completely stripped banquet hall looked utterly bewildered.]

Before even returning to her office, Mei Qingyu had already browsed through countless forwarded screenshots and inquiries on her Optical Brain.

"...?"

'Is that even possible?'

Seeing the banquet hall become bare in just twenty minutes, and seeing the students' online essays and netizens' comments, Mei Qingyu experienced for the first time what the rumored generation gap was.

The group of children even took eighteen photos of the scars from elbowing each other while fighting over items Qin Su touched, and posted them online as 'A day of fighting for Qin Su'.

Good news! Class 6) has become very close.

The bad news is that, in a true physical sense, everything Qin Su had touched had become one with him.

What do you think?

Mei Qingyu looked at the messages asking her questions and replied to each one in unison, "See with your eyes."

She appeared calm, but she was simply at her wit's end.

--

Leichakan 299th Military Academy.

Xuan Jingcheng, who checks the Social Media Accounts of He Muzhi, Lailisi Lin Yin, and Samuel almost every day, saw their latest posts during his lunch break.

As before, He Muzhi never posts his own photos. This time, he only posted some... trashy photos, and then stopped inexplicably.

This forced him to open the Social Media Accounts of the other three annoying people, save them one by one, then crop or black out their profiles, leaving only He Muzhi's account.

If it weren't for the fact that he wanted to peek at He Muzhi's occasional appearances on their accounts, he would never have clicked on their blog posts.

After cutting out Samuel and the other two, Xuan Jingcheng zoomed in for a closer look and naturally saw the scars Qin Su had left on He Muzhi from different angles.

"?"

Xuan Jingcheng's brows were so furrowed they could trap a fly.

He knew that He Muzhi admired the strong, but he never imagined that He Muzhi would like it to this extent. He knew that the three of them loved to show off and would post it without even trying to hide it.

Then he...

Xuan Jingcheng rolled up his sleeves and looked at his arms. Although he had grown taller and developed due to the influence of the Alpha Glands, his muscles were not as bulging as those of a naturally born Alpha.

After thinking for a moment, Xuan Jingcheng got up from the chair, walked to the side, picked up the equipment on the ground, and began to lift it up and down.

Xuan Jingcheng's roommate scanned the door and saw Xuan Jingcheng training. He looked surprised and asked, "Xuan Jingcheng, what are you doing?"

Aside from the majority of the locals in Leichakan who work hard for the Leichakan Planet, those who were sent from other planets—to put it nicely, assigned there, to put it bluntly, exiled—no matter how outstanding they are, they never get a chance to leave. They just drift through life, even practicing in their dorms... It's too bizarre.

Xuan Jingcheng's mind was filled with He Muzhi's photo, and he didn't want to talk to his roommate at all, not replying to a single word.

Feeling ignored, my roommate pouted but didn't say anything more.

The main problem was that there were only two people in the dormitory, and they weren't allowed to visit each other's rooms. He had no one else to talk to except Xuan Jingcheng. Who knew that Xuan Jingcheng was gloomy and taciturn, pretending to be profound with his silence.

[Waaaaah, our Pokémon is working so hard! Why torture yourself like this for someone who isn't worth it? Give me back my sweet, soft Omega!]

Doesn't anyone think that this Plague God's behavior is a bit off?

[You just noticed? He's acting really strange. Did he get provoked by Qin Su and, seeing that neither AB nor AO works, is he switching to a double A approach?]

[Putting everything else aside, in a sense, this Plague God really tried his best. Others might only experience one life in their entire lives, but wow, he's experienced three at such a young age! How can he not be considered a protagonist?]

[Thanks, but putting that aside (deathly smile) don't try to whitewash him with this kind of thing.]

--

Back in his dormitory, Qin Su immersed himself in the Growth Repair Fluid he had previously collected by scavenging garbage, and later purchased after gaining some economic strength in this world.

Like the Zerg Fourth Army Fourth Military Academy, the Fourth Military Academy provides these healing medicines, but each student needs to swipe their personal Identity ID to use them.

It's immediately clear who used how much.

He would rather die than let anyone in this world know that Qin Su was injured in the battle just now and had no choice but to "heal" himself.

Immersed in the liquid, although pain swept through his entire body, Qin Su could see with his own eyes that the blue and purple wounds on his body were gradually being repaired.

His body was mostly covered in superficial wounds. If he soaked in the water long enough, he would reappear in front of his classmates in the afternoon without any marks left.

Only...

Why does my affection level keep increasing?

Qin Su opened the Forum and StarNet with doubt, and understood the general idea in less than three minutes.

Qin Su: "..."

As expected of the original (Class 6, his thought process is as unique as ever. As for the others... no wonder they were able to join (Class 6. Apart from his meticulous scheming, their magnetic field seems to be very compatible with the original (Class 6 students.

Otherwise, why would they have been so easily led astray by the original (Class 6, without showing any intention of 'turning back to the right path'?

--

At 1 p. m., the cleaning staff from the Fourth Military Academy, who were responsible for cleaning the banquet hall, arrived at their destination and were dumbfounded when they saw the 'unfinished building' in front of them.

They saw the trending topics and thought about emptiness, but they never imagined it would be this empty. The pictures were nothing compared to the 'shocking' feeling of seeing it with their own eyes.

"Ah... team leader, what are we cleaning up...?"

"Lonely."

When his subordinate asked, the man, referred to as the Cleanup Group leader, answered in a numb voice while simultaneously recording the conversation on his screen and posting the video on social media.

'Is it a distortion of human nature or a rapid decline in morality? No, no, no, neither. It's because Qin Su (smiling) has never seen anything like this in all his years in the industry. They even moved a two-meter-tall sculpture away (smiling). They didn't leave us a single scrap (smiling)!'

--

1:50 PM.

Before leaving the dormitory, Qin Su, now 'perfect' again, emerged from the Growth Repair Fluid, not forgetting to carry some 'technological' products with him.

Judging from the fact that the teacher deliberately didn't tell Team 1 2 this morning that he was Team 2's Assassination target, the teacher may change the positions in the near future.

That is, to make oneself a target for Assassination by Team 1.

(Class 6 has a 'foundation' in them, so no matter what he does, they will twist it into what they think it means. The new members who joined (Class 6 are completely 'incomparable' to (Class 6 in this respect, especially the students of the Fourth Military Academy who have never had any real contact with him before. If he wants to convince them, he can only use technology.

I don't know when Teacher Mei will start, maybe in the afternoon, or maybe later. He has to start now and prepare in advance at all times.

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