Hello, My Name Is Gu Yue

The beginning was the same as always...

Aolai City was a small place, after all. As even the Spirit Transfer Masters had said before, it did not place much importance on such things.

Naturally, there were no Intermediate Soul Master Academies here, so the two children, Tang Wu Lin and Wu Yang Jin, had to head to East Sea Intermediate Academy for the next stage of their education.

Eastsea City was the second-largest coastal city on the eastern seaboard of the Sun Moon Federation. It was also an important port city for maritime transport and the development of ocean resources, making it especially significant.

Eastsea City had a population of more than three million. Thanks to its use of marine resources, it was quite prosperous—far more so than Aolai City.

Within the entire Sun Moon Federation, it could be considered a fairly decent second-tier city.

Eastsea City actually had a long history. Its appearance remained rather simple and unadorned, with no major renovations having been carried out, preserving its original style.

However, precisely because some of its buildings were too old, the Sun Moon Federation had taken particular care to protect many of them over the years. Damaging them would result in hefty fines.

"Yang Jin, we're finally going to Eastsea City! I'm so excited!"

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it too, Wulin."

"But I'm so nervous."

"Hmm? Why?"

"Because the people in big cities... Mom said there are bad people, so I shouldn't talk to strangers or anything."

"Uh... That can happen anywhere. It'll be fine, it'll be fine."

You thought that was all? That really was a normal conversation, right? You thought the two of them simply boarded the train and headed off together?

No! Wrong! Completely wrong!

That's right—Wu Yang Jin was late!

This time, he had not asked Lang Yue to pick him up. On the day he was leaving, he still had something to do: say goodbye to someone.

And Uncle Zhang was the one taking him there, but because of his own reasons, he ended up missing the train.

So it became...

"Yang Jin!"

"No! Wulin!"

The two children shouted at each other from afar, but neither of them actually heard the other. Wu Yang Jin was fine, but Tang Wu Lin... the moment Wu Yang Jin disappeared, he was suddenly all alone.

It was awful, but there was nothing he could do.

"I'm done for. I was actually late. This stomach of mine really picked the worst time!" Wu Yang Jin said, rubbing his belly.

It was a recurring problem. He could not remember since what age, but his stomach had always been sensitive.

Sometimes it would suddenly hurt and make him want to use the bathroom, while other times it would not. It was as if he could not control it at all.

"This is bad. I'm going to arrive late too—I'll definitely be late!" Wu Yang Jin said.

As he spoke, he boarded the next train. He had prepared some food to eat onboard beforehand. Although the train sold food as well, Uncle Zhang and the others had packed this for him, and it was still warm.

"Ah, I'm really finished. What a terrible start!" Wu Yang Jin said as he sat by the window.

At that moment, the train had not yet departed, and he hurried over to find his seat.

He had specifically asked a staff member to arrange a seat farther away from the crowd, but who would have thought that it was a section with two seats side by side and a single seat opposite them.

It would be convenient to lie down later, and there was an extra empty seat for putting things on if he did not want to sleep.

But... surely no one else had booked it, right? Wu Yang Jin thought. He was not particularly good at dealing with strangers either, though he had been better at it when he was younger.

Then he suddenly remembered something and went to ask the Train Attendant for a map and guidebook of Eastsea City.

He had forgotten to prepare them. Since he was going to a new city, he needed to learn about it beforehand—the surrounding environment, facilities, and such.

"Oh~ So that's how it is. Eastsea City really does seem pretty good!"

As he was thinking this, Wu Yang Jin ran into a girl while returning to his seat. The girl looked up and saw him. Thinking that no one had booked the seats here either, she had chosen to sit in the pair of side-by-side seats.

Originally, when the girl had received her ticket and arrived at the seats, the seat she had booked was the one opposite.

"Um... this is my seat. Here's my ticket."

"Sorry. I thought I was the only one who had booked this kind of seat. Sorry," the girl said softly.

With that, she stood up and made room for Wu Yang Jin.

Mm, Wu Yang Jin finally sat down in his own seat, but...

"Hmm? Why is she still sitting next to me???" His little head was filled with huge confusion.

And when it came to girls, aside from Na'er, he had never dared to strike up a conversation with an unfamiliar girl.

Besides, the girl next to him was quite pretty, though she gave off more of a delicate, refined impression.

And the seat opposite was empty, so why did she not go sit there? Why did she have to sit here?!

"Um... hello?" the girl said.

The girl poked Wu Yang Jin with her finger as she spoke. She had been greeting him, but he seemed to be thinking about something or had simply frozen up, completely ignoring her.

"Hmm? Ah, sorry. Wh-what is it?"

"It's nothing. You looked like you'd frozen up, so I wanted to say hello," the girl said.

"Ah, sorry. I got distracted just now. Y-you... hello. My name is Wu Yang Jin."

"Mm, hello. You're a Soul Master, right?" the girl asked.

"Hmm? Yeah, I'm a Soul Master. Are you one too?" Wu Yang Jin asked.

"Mm, I'm a Soul Master too. My Soul Power is Rank 16," the girl said.

"Eh? That's really high."

"What about you? Oh, right, my name is Gu Yue," said the girl named Gu Yue.

"Ah, hello, Gu Yue. As for me... I have..."

"Hmm? Is it inconvenient to say?"

Actually, it was not, but sometimes it was inconvenient to tell people. It was better to be careful in all things.

"Ah, no, no. My Soul Power is Rank 23," Wu Yang Jin said.

"Eh? Rank 23?" Gu Yue said in slight surprise.

"Yes. Actually, it's kind of embarrassing."

"Why? Isn't that amazing?"

"Ah, I'm just afraid of attracting trouble. No one has tested my Soul Power, so sometimes I say it's a little lower."

"I see. That makes sense," Gu Yue replied.

Still, who would have thought that he had a familiar aura around him... Was it an illusion? It really felt so similar...

"Are you going to register at Eastsea Academy?" Gu Yue asked. (According to the setting, this train was not only going to Eastsea City, but also some other places, so please do not mind it. It was also meant to create a topic of conversation.)

"Yes. Eh? You too?"

"Yeah, then we're classmates."

"Oh... oh! Nice to meet you," Wu Yang Jin replied.

After that, the two gradually began chatting more freely. Once Wu Yang Jin grew up, he was the kind of person who was quiet at first and would not take the initiative to speak to others.

He usually waited for others to talk to him. Once he became familiar with them, though, he suddenly became much more talkative, while still constantly reminding himself not to say too much.

"By the way, what's your Martial Soul?" Gu Yue asked.

"Martial Soul? My Martial Soul is the Snow Enchantress."

"Snow Enchantress? That's a strange Martial Soul. Mine is the Elemental Envoy."

"Elemental Envoy? I've never heard of it."

"Looks like we're both special. It's fate, too," Gu Yue said.

"Oh, it really is," Wu Yang Jin said.

Just as he was about to continue, Gu Yue saw a train staff member pushing a cart past them. Wu Yang Jin was absorbed in their conversation and had not noticed, so she poked him.

"Hmm? What is it?"

"Look at that," Gu Yue said.

The cart was filled with all kinds of snacks, including... grilled food?

"What? They even have grilled food? They're selling Yuhao Grilled Fish and Aurora Yogurt too?" Wu Yang Jin exclaimed.

"Hmm? You know your stuff, little guy. That's right. One of these is Spirit Ice Douluo's Yuhao Grilled Fish, and the other is a special yogurt made by the Aurora Douluo!"

Suddenly, the Train Attendant began introducing the products as though possessed. Naturally, he deeply admired those two Douluos who had already become gods.

"Um, can we buy some now? We still want to chat," Gu Yue interrupted.

"Eh? Oh, sorry, sorry. I just admire them too much."

After buying the food, Wu Yang Jin did not buy anything for himself. He treated it as a small gift for his new classmate and bought Gu Yue grilled fish and yogurt.