Lin Yan Sneezed

[Note: Ugly—Xu—Chen—Zi—Xu—Hai—Si—Yin, Shadow Clone Jutsu!]

Livestream.

[Finally took care of Tanaka.]

[Brother An's drumming was so damn magical! I feel like all I'll hear in my head tonight is that huge cymbal!]

[If Tanaka had held out a little longer, I wouldn't have been able to hold on.]

[That nearly sent me to the grave!]

[I'm so stupid! Seriously! I have a calculus exam tomorrow. I should've left the moment An Xinghe struck the first note!]

Over with Liu Qingmeng, she was still struggling to find the first ghost when she heard that An Xinghe had completed another quest objective!

And he'd completed it as a hidden quest, too!

There were five monsters in this instance altogether! An Xinghe had already dealt with three!

Wouldn't that mean she could never surpass An Xinghe, no matter what she did?

That was rather embarrassing for the competitive Liu Qingmeng!

This was the first time she'd seen a player complete quests as easily as drinking water!

Still, she had also found some clues about the ghost. Judging from the evidence, it should be the faceless, eyeless, heartless, mouthless entity from the nursery rhyme.

I have to defeat at least one ghost! Otherwise, I'll look like nothing but a freeloader!

After sending Tanaka off, An Xinghe smacked his lips, still somewhat unsatisfied. He even wanted to play a few more pieces.

He could feel that he had quite a talent for music!

But this was still a horror game, so he temporarily abandoned the idea and continued searching.

Beside the music classroom was the teachers' lounge.

The moment An Xinghe opened the door and stepped inside, he discovered that the surroundings had changed.

The teachers' lounge, which had been shrouded in darkness, had become bright and sunny. He could even hear birds chirping outside the window.

There weren't many people in the room. Only a teacher wearing round glasses was bent over a desk, seriously marking papers.

An Xinghe could roughly guess that this was a scene from the teachers' lounge's past. He sat down in an inconspicuous spot and quietly waited for events to unfold.

A cute female student burst in through the doorway. Smiling sweetly, she walked over to the teacher.

"Teacher O'hashi, you're still not back yet?"

"Mm. I have to mark the papers from this test. Student Otowa, why haven't you left either?"

Without realizing it, Otowa had taken hold of Teacher O'hashi's clothes. Pouting, she said coyly:

"Actually, there's something I wanted to ask Teacher O'hashi to help me with!"

O'hashi raised his head. "Just tell me what it is. As your teacher, I'll definitely help if I can."

"It's just... could Teacher O'hashi change my score on this test?"

O'hashi looked troubled and firmly shook his head.

"No! That would be unfair to everyone else!"

Otowa seemed to have anticipated this response. She wrapped both arms around O'hashi's arm.

"Teacher O'hashi~~ Please help me! My parents are really strict. If my grades aren't good, I'll be scolded when I get home!"

"Teacher O'hashi~ Please~"

Otowa kept swaying and rubbing against O'hashi.

O'hashi could feel wave after wave of fragrance drilling into his nose! Combined with the girl's soft body, his psychological defenses were beginning to crumble.

But he still insisted, "I can't do that..."

Unexpectedly, Otowa took things a step further. She leaned close to O'hashi's ear and asked sweetly:

"Teacher O'hashi, do you think I'm pretty?"

"Pre... pretty..."

"Then if Teacher O'hashi thinks I'm pretty, let's go have dinner together tonight..."

Chapter 73: Lin Yan Sneezed

"Then if Teacher O'hashi thinks I'm pretty, let's go have dinner together tonight..."

That one sentence shattered Teacher O'hashi's defenses!

He answered involuntarily, "Okay..."

Otowa blinked. Then her expression suddenly changed, and she violently yanked her arm free from O'hashi's grasp.

"Teacher O'hashi! Don't get the wrong idea! Everything just now was a trick! The whole point was to get this."

Otowa pulled out the phone she'd kept hidden in her pocket.

O'hashi's pupils suddenly contracted! The phone's camera had been recording the entire time!

Otowa seemed very pleased with his expression. She sneered:

"Teacher O'hashi, what do you think will happen if I release this video? Do you think you'll end up with a permanent stain on your reputation and be socially dead?"

O'hashi stammered, "I..."

"Teacher O'hashi! Don't give me any of that 'I...' nonsense! Now hurry up and change my score. If I'm in a good mood, I might not release this video."

O'hashi lowered his head helplessly.

The scene abruptly ended there, and the teachers' lounge once again returned to a gray darkness.

An Xinghe stood up after witnessing everything and muttered to himself:

"So teachers in Neon are all dressed after all..."

Livestream.

[Brother An! Is that really what you should be focusing on right now?!]

[An Xinghe! What on earth have you been watching to misunderstand teachers in Neon so deeply?! How could they possibly not wear clothes!]

[I was just fuming over what happened to O'hashi, but one sentence from An Xinghe made me laugh so hard I nearly spat out my drink!]

[It's over, it's over! All the horror atmosphere is gone!]

[Ahem, I also want to know which movies have teachers who don't wear clothes...]

[I have a friend who wants to know, too.]

[Email **. May good people live in peace!]

At that moment, the system's voice rang out.

[ Ding! Player An Xinghe obtained the item O'hashi's Memory Shard. ]

[Name: O'hashi's Memory Shard]

[Type: Quest Item (Photograph)]

[Quality: Dilapidated]

[Effect: None]

[Can it be taken out of the scenario: No]

[Note: This contains O'hashi's most unbearable memory! What, you mean wetting the bed? Could he even remember something from back then?]

The physical form of O'hashi's Memory Shard was a photograph showing Otowa clinging to O'hashi's arm.

An Xinghe tucked the photograph into his clothes, then began searching the teachers' lounge for other clues.

He found a small, delicate key.

[Name: Key to Class 2-A]

[Type: Quest Item]

[Quality: Dilapidated]

[Effect: Opens the Class 2-A classroom]

[Can it be taken out of the scenario: No]

[Note: Everyone knows where this key leads. At least it doesn't lead to Teletubby Land.]

Class 2-A was at the other end of the second-floor corridor. As An Xinghe walked over, he suddenly remembered something and complained:

"I've been in this scenario for so long, and I've already taken out three ghosts, but that Liu Qingmeng still hasn't taken out even one."

"She couldn't just be a freeloader, could she? I might as well have teamed up with Lin Yan. At least he has a talent skill that specializes in attacking animals."

The livestream audience was rendered both amused and exasperated by An Xinghe's complaint.

[An Xinghe, not everyone has your equipment and skill setup! Could you show ordinary players a little consideration?!]

[Brother An, why don't you mention that you've cleared several scenarios by relying on your face alone?]

[Adding to that, An Xinghe's strong nerves and complete lack of boundaries are also powerful tools for clearing scenarios...]

[Brother An! This is a horror game! Not an invincible version of some crappy minigame!]

[Lin Yan's reputation has been dragged through the mud for no reason.]

[Was it really for no reason? The Princess of the Pig Race is still waiting for Lin Yan!]

Lin Yan, who was fighting a lion in a wilderness-type scenario, suddenly sneezed! The saber in his hand nearly fell to the ground.

"Damn it! Who the hell is cursing me?! Why do I suddenly feel a chill down my spine?"

His teammate beside him hurriedly shouted:

"Old Lin! Focus! Ever since you came back from the last scenario, you keep zoning out whenever you see animals! What exactly happened to you?"

Lin Yan's face flushed red. "Get lost!"

After complaining about Liu Qingmeng, An Xinghe reached the Class 2-A classroom and opened the door. The scene inside immediately changed into a bright, sunny afternoon.

A boy and a girl were sitting together.