Accompanied by a rhythmic set of footsteps, a beautiful long-haired figure briskly walked onto the podium under the eager gazes of the animals.
An outstanding commander of the Empire, and currently my homeroom teacher, Miss Pan Lingling made her dazzling entrance!
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Pan Lingling nodded in satisfaction, cleared her throat, and said, "Students, today we have a new classmate transferring into our class. Perhaps you've already heard from Zhao Hang, but our new classmate this time is a stunning beauty!"
"Waaah—" Applause erupted below.
I sighed to myself. Pan Lingling was really getting more and more into character.
Just then, a familiar and comforting mental ripple suddenly reached me—Sandora had arrived.
The classroom doors were pushed open from outside, and four burly Nordic men in black suits filed in...
Huh?
The moment the four muscular men, built like bears, entered, the classroom's faint chatter vanished completely. Every student tensed up, looking at one another helplessly.
"A Jun..." Qian Qian, sitting to my left, called out nervously in a low voice. "What's going on?"
I said with a headache, "That Sandora..."
The four Xiling Heavy Infantry dressed like European mobsters entered the classroom and immediately took positions at the door and the two corners of the podium. They stood utterly motionless, like statues. In an instant, the surrounding air seemed to freeze solid.
Then, light, brisk footsteps sounded outside the door. A blue figure flashed into the classroom amid a dazzling golden halo.
Sandora quickly stepped onto the podium and slowly swept her queenly, noble, aloof gaze across the classroom. Soft sounds of chairs bumping into one another rose from every corner.
Seeing that everyone's eyes were fixed on her, Sandora gave a polite smile, then bowed slightly. "Hello, everyone. I'm Sandora, Sandora-Quelvy-Eurasis. I'll be spending the next half year with you all, and I hope we can get along well."
The classroom fell silent. Everyone had been stunned by Sandora's beautiful appearance and noble temperament, forgetting how they were supposed to react. Almost everyone had the same question in mind: "Did some aristocratic student from Canglan Private High School accidentally come to the wrong school?"
In fact, given Sandora's status, even Canglan Private High School was no different from a primitive tribe's grass hut in her eyes. Since they were all grass huts anyway, it made little difference which school she attended...
"Alright," Pan Lingling said, seeing that things had become a little awkward. She hurried forward a few steps and clapped to bring everyone back to their senses. "Sandora's introduction is over. Shouldn't we give her some applause now?"
Only then did the students finally snap out of it and immediately begin clapping enthusiastically.
Pan Lingling pressed her hand down a few times to quiet everyone and said, "I'm sure you're all very curious about Sandora's identity. At Sandora's request, I'll keep it confidential for now, but you'll learn the secret soon enough. For now, let's arrange a seat for Sandora—"
As Pan Lingling spoke, her gaze slowly swept across the classroom before landing on me.
I instantly ducked under my desk.
Unfortunately, that kind of camouflage technique was never going to work...
Pan Lingling said, "It seems the seat to Chen Jun's right is empty. You can sit there for now." Then a set of light footsteps approached from afar.
I felt my neck tighten, and some freakishly strong girl hauled me out from under the desk. Sandora's cheerful smiling face appeared before me the next second.
"Ah, hello, Chen Jun!" Sandora said happily. Then, ignoring the horrified looks around her, she plunged into my arms and wriggled around. "Mm, it really is more comfortable here..."
Hey, hey, hey! Are you trying to get me killed?!
"Chen Jun—" A gloomy male voice sounded beside my ear, startling me badly. When I turned around, a lump of condensed fat entered my field of vision.
"Fatty! Are you trying to scare me to death?" I snapped.
Fatty wore a mournful expression. "My first love... it's over... You bastard are too heartless. You already have Qian Qian, the class beauty, and now..."
Sandora poked her head out from beside me. "What's a class beauty?"
I pushed Sandora's little head back down and said irritably, "Look what you've done!"
Sandora's shocking move made the entire class fall silent for one second. Then came a perfectly synchronized "Waaah—" followed by countless scorching stares from every direction. I could practically hear them slicing through the air with sizzling sounds, and the hottest stare of all came from my left.
"A Jun—" Qian Qian's sinister voice sounded beside me. A tangible, terrifying pressure spread outward from her in all directions. For a moment, dark clouds rolled through the classroom, sinister winds howled, ghosts wailed and wolves cried... Ahem, sorry, I seemed to have mixed Qian Qian up with Arthas...
It looked like Qian Qian was genuinely angry this time. Thinking about it, that made sense. Under these circumstances, even a girl with the thickest nerves should have exploded. According to the rule that the deeper the love, the deeper the hate, the fact that Qian Qian hadn't pulled out a Silver Ring Golden Back Greatsword on the spot was already remarkably calm.
I forcefully pushed the bewildered Sandora away, then turned back with an awkward laugh. "Uh... Qian Qian..."
"Hmph!" Qian Qian snorted coldly and turned her back to me.
I looked around, then cautiously asked Qian Qian, "Qian Qian, are you angry?"
Qian Qian cast a sidelong glance at Sandora, whom I had pinned to the desk and who was still flailing about, then said icily, "What do you think?"
Great. At least Qian Qian was still responding to me. If she had shown no reaction at all, that would have been a real tragedy.
"Um... Qian Qian, it's not what you think. Sandora's just like this. She gives me headaches too..."
"Did I do something wrong?" Sandora leaned over with a curious expression.
"And you have the nerve to ask?!" I retorted irritably.
"Alright, alright!" Qian Qian waved a hand. "Do you think I don't know what you're like? Even if every man in the world cheated, it still wouldn't be your turn!"
...Qian Qian, I was really touched that you trusted me so much, but why did that sound so strange?
"Qian Qian, then you..."
"Trust is trust. Can't I still be angry? Also, you'd better find some time to properly explain why Sandora ignored everyone else and clung to you the moment she arrived!"
After temporarily settling things with Qian Qian, I began trying my best to explain to Sandora through Spiritual Connection just how earth-shattering her actions had been.
That morning's classes were absolutely the most unbearable classes I had ever experienced. Scorching, high-energy stares kept coming from all directions; Qian Qian beside me continuously radiated a chilling low pressure; and Sandora on my other side looked ready to do something shocking at any moment, leaving me terrified.
It wasn't just me. Nobody else had an easy morning either. The reason was simple: the four bear-sized men in black suits standing in the corners of the classroom were enough to frighten any normal person half to death.
A thought suddenly occurred to me: so this was what a school controlled by aliens looked like... Any Hollywood director could turn this into a blockbuster about humanity, human rights, and human dignity.
I endured until dismissal as though sitting on pins and needles. When the life-saving bell finally rang, the students first let out a habitual cheer, then got scared silent by the black suits around them. Countless people choked on their own voices at once...
I grabbed Sandora's hand and rushed out of the classroom. She immediately cried out, "Ah, Chen Jun, what are you doing?!"
"Going to pick up Lily... I mean Pandora. And I need to explain things to Qian Qian too—look at the huge mess you caused me the moment you got here!"
I had a very strong feeling that Sandora's arrival was definitely the biggest trouble I had ever encountered in my life!
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