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After returning home, Su Qi took off those exaggerated shoes and heard the system's faint voice.

"Good thing that was a little boy just now, easy to fool. If the host's secret had been discovered by a normal adult man, you should know what the outcome would have been!"

Only then did Su Qi belatedly sense a trace of danger. The plots of many animated adult films developed exactly as the system had described.

A sleazy male perverted protagonist would accidentally photograph some private details of the heroine, then use those secrets to threaten her, making her gradually become...

What left the deepest impression on Su Qi was a five-episode animated series. The male lead was a taxi driver. After watching him use leverage to trap one beautiful girl after another, all sorts of different games followed. Even now, the scenes remained vivid in her mind.

Thinking that if that little boy had been a pervert and had taken pictures of her, wouldn't that be... She shuddered.

Until she had underwear and a bra, it was better not to go out! Su Qi secretly made up her mind.

Just then, the phone in the pocket of her School Uniform pants rang. Su Qi had thought it was An Ning, but when she checked, it was unexpectedly that useless Wu Wei.

"Brother Qi, when are you coming back? Without you, Dongxu and I have already skipped class for two days straight!"

Su Qi found it rather amusing. Usually, skipping class only meant skipping a morning. How could someone skip for two entire days?

"You two can't get up in the afternoon either?" Su Qi asked hoarsely.

"Brother Qi, why does your voice sound more and more girly? Though you were pretty girly before too."

Three black lines appeared on Su Qi's forehead. "Why can't you get up in the afternoon? Get to the point."

"Hey, you don't know how lazy Wang Dongxu is. On the first day, we both stayed in bed, thinking we'd go in the afternoon. But who knew Wang Dongxu would pretend to be asleep at noon just so I'd go buy food? I caught him, and he still wouldn't admit it."

"So neither of you went downstairs at all today?" Su Qi asked, raising a brow.

"Right!"

"So neither of you has eaten since last night?"

"Right!"

"So you're calling me now because you want me to bring food for you two!"

"Brother Qi, you truly are a godly man. My admiration for you is like the surging river..." Wang Dongxu went on for quite a while.

After listening to all the praise while sitting on the edge of the bed, Su Qi asked, "Other than bringing food, is that all?"

"That's all!" Wu Wei said.

"Then I'm hanging up."

"Brother Qi, you haven't even heard what I want to eat yet!" Wu Wei's anxious voice came from the other end.

"Because I wasn't planning to bring food for you two anyway!" Su Qi hung up after saying that.

Who would have thought that a real-life version of the monks-fetching-water situation would happen in her dorm?

Those two terminally lazy patients were beyond saving. They would rather go a whole day without food out of spite, all because they were too lazy to go downstairs.

Look at herself. Even without underwear or a bra, she had still braved such a huge risk to return the lunchbox. Compared to them, Su Qi suddenly felt that her image had grown much taller!

Her phone began vibrating and ringing again. Seeing that it was Wu Wei calling once more, Su Qi answered.

"What is it now?"

"Brother Qi, how are your photos coming along? Do you have any stock for Dongxu and me to look at?"

"I'm still planning them. What is it? If you're asking me to bring food, forget it. I'm pretty far from school right now!" Su Qi looked at the rise and fall beneath her School Uniform. If she returned to the dorm now, she would most likely be doomed.

"Ah, no need to bring food. I just wanted to see whether you had taken any good photos. After all, Brother Qi, you're so girly. You'd definitely look good in women's clothes too."

Su Qi seriously suspected that Wu Wei had called specifically to pick a fight with her. Even her breathing grew heavier, and the rabbit became increasingly perky with each breath.

"What else?"

"Ah, it's like this. Since too many people skipped English class, the English teacher went nuts. She said everyone who doesn't show up next class will automatically fail. She said that since you don't come to class normally, there's no need to come for the exam either. You. Will. Definitely. Fail. Just giving you a heads-up, Brother Qi. The class is the afternoon after tomorrow. Come back if you can!"

Su Qi hung up, feeling a headache coming on. English was already a subject most Chinese people disliked. College students who had finally endured three years of high school English hated college English even more, thinking they could finally relax once they got to university.

Yet during the first exam of freshman year, three-fifths of the students failed English. It was not because the questions were difficult, but because the English teacher, Old Mrs. Liu, was too strict.

If she said you failed, then you failed. You did not even need to attend the exam—get a hundred points, and you would still fail.

That was why she was called Old Mrs. Liu despite only being in her early thirties. People had gradually discovered the standard she used for failing students: after saying, "Anyone who doesn't come to the next class will fail," whoever did not show up really would fail.

Fortunately, it did not happen often, maybe only twice a semester.

Su Qi had not expected her luck to be this bad, running into it at such a critical moment.

If she went, she would be in far too much danger without underwear or a bra. If she did not go, she would fail the course. Thinking of having to review after failing, return to school early, and pay a makeup exam fee, Su Qi found it both troublesome and painful.

Just then, the system spoke up.

System suggestion: The host can attend class in women's clothing when the time comes.

"Women's clothing? What women's clothing do I have? Aren't these two outfits all I have from head to toe? I don't even have an extra pair of underwear!" Su Qi replied.

The system responded, "The host's transformation will end tomorrow, and you can begin completing the photography task. The host can wear character costumes rented from this system to attend classes at school. But please note that the clothes are only valid for one hour. Once they expire, they will disappear into thin air."

"But every class is an hour and a half, and I still need time to travel back and forth. There's simply not enough time!" Su Qi voiced her concern.

"The host, this system also wishes to help you, but more permissions have not been unlocked. Therefore, the host can only think of a solution yourself. Please understand."

Fine. Su Qi admitted that the system had no obligation to help her.

After thinking it over, Su Qi decided to forget it. Even without traffic, the trip back and forth would take at least fifteen minutes, and that did not include the time spent going up and down stairs.

To be conservative, Su Qi calculated that she would only have thirty minutes left for class. Besides, if she cosplayed a character, she was a man after all. If she suddenly cosplayed a female character, would the English teacher even recognize her?

She should just accept the makeup exam peacefully!

Just as Su Qi was about to give up, the system's voice sounded again. "Host, although I cannot extend the duration of your clothing, I have applied for some benefits for you."

Ding! Congratulations, host, you have triggered an Adventure Task: Strive Not to Fail!

Task Description: To escape the fate of failing, the host must attend English class the day after tomorrow while wearing a cosplay costume, thereby participating in a social activity, and obtain Old Mrs. Liu's approval.

Task Reward: One pair of blue-and-white cotton underpants.

Failure Penalty: None.

Friendly reminder: Pay attention to the flow of time. After one hour, the clothing will disappear.

Well then! Looking at this task, Su Qi felt that her system was actually quite considerate. And she especially liked the fact that there was no failure penalty.

She opened the shop and checked out the matching Blue and White Underpants.

Blue and White Underpants: Hatsune Miku's favorite style. Though the blue-and-white stripes are simple, they can make anyone who sees them feel delighted.

Their allure to two-dimensional otaku men is multiplied several times over. So be careful not to let creepy uncles see them, okay? If they do, they'll do bad things to you!

That improper description was practically sexual harassment. Who would want to make others happy by showing them their underpants? Wasn't that ⚹⚹?

She then checked the most important thing: the price.

Price: 38500

Even capitalists would cry at that pricing. Looking at the boxer briefs she had worn and left on the floor, Su Qi truly could not understand why this pair, which did not even use half as much fabric as her boxer briefs, could cost as much as several thousand pairs of them. What gave it the right?

While she was grumbling inwardly, the system spoke. "So, host, will you accept?"

"Of course I'll... accept! Do you expect me to keep going without underwear!?"

The system said: Host, you're so practical!