I Just Wanted to Be a Side Character
Chapter 27

This Year's Water Friends Aren't Good Enough!

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The next day, early morning.

Su Ming, who had spent the entire night at the hotel, sneaked back to the academy before morning practice began.

Originally, Su Ming didn't want to come back.

But alas, facing a group of crazy simps at the Demon Hunter Academy, Su Ming could only say that he was really panicking.

Before going to sleep last night, Su Ming even went to the academy's online forum to scout for information. As a result, all he saw were posts from those violent simps shouting about killing him and discussing what kind of cruel punishments to inflict on him.

This scared Su Ming so much that he even considered not returning to the academy.

Fortunately, just as the academy was becoming increasingly hostile, An Zijin finally spoke up.

This girl next door finally stood up to explain and tell everyone about her relationship with Su Ming.

Only then did people realize that Su Ming and An Zijin were childhood neighbors who had known each other since they were little. Because they had moved, they hadn't seen each other for ten whole years. That's why An Zijin was so excited when they met yesterday and jumped straight into Su Ming's arms.

The students at the academy suddenly understood, but at the same time, they felt a little jealous.

"So they're neighbors?"

"Do neighbors even have such good relationships in this day and age?"

"I'm so envious. Why don't I have such a cute neighbor girl?"

"This Su Ming is really lucky."

In this way, people gradually transformed their hostility into jealousy. The sourness could be smelled from the forum posts even from a great distance.

Thanks to this, Su Ming went from being someone everyone wanted to kill to someone everyone envied and hated.

Although there might not be much difference in essence, because the latter could turn back into the former at any time, and there were definitely still a lot of people at the academy who wanted to take Su Ming down directly, now that An Zijin had spoken up, they no longer had a reason to shout about killing Su Ming.

Therefore, Su Ming quickly took the opportunity to return to the academy, not seeking to show his presence, but only hoping not to be blocked at the door.

Of course, Su Ming's life back at the academy was no longer as comfortable as before.

At least, Lei Hao and Ye Bai were being sarcastic towards him all day long.

"Isn't this the young master Su who's entangled with the School Belles?"

"My respects. I hope you don't think our place is too small to accommodate a big winner in life like you?"

Sarcastic remarks like these had become Lei Hao and Ye Bai's catchphrases.

Not to mention Lei Hao and Ye Bai, even those guys who weren't usually familiar with him would give Su Ming a friendly greeting when they met him.

"Long time no see. Still hale and hearty?"

"Haven't been plagued by any major or minor illnesses lately, have you? What? No? You're in good health? Tch."

"How has young master Su fallen to the point of only being able to hang out with his roommates? Shouldn't you be sweetly duo-queuing with your girl next door?"

"You still have the School Belle Xu's note, right? What did it say? I'm really hoping it's a payment reminder!"

Look at what these guys are saying. Are they even speaking human language?

Anyway, Su Ming felt that these bastards didn't want to be human anymore, nor were they worthy of being human.

Surrounded by such a bunch of lousy guys, Su Ming was also very despondent.

Fortunately, Su Ming wasn't without opportunities for revenge.

Since that reunion, An Zijin had often come to the dormitory to see Su Ming.

"Su Ming, I made soup for you. Drink it while it's hot."

"Su Ming, I bought you this clothes. The weather is starting to get colder recently. Remember to keep warm."

"Su Ming, play games with me. I'm so bored alone."

"Su Ming..."

Like this, An Zijin reported to the boys' dormitory almost every day, clinging to Su Ming's side, calling him "Su Ming" this and "Su Ming" that, and arranging everything for Su Ming's daily life, not only bringing him breakfast, lunch, dinner, and even midnight snacks, but also barging directly into Su Ming's dorm room to help him make his bed.

This School Belle junior, who was read as a girl next door but written as a life manager, made many rough guys in the boys' dormitory envious to the point of cellular disintegration.

Especially Lei Hao and Ye Bai, who were in the same dormitory, almost had a mental breakdown watching An Zijin taking care of Su Ming's daily life so meticulously.

"I want to change dorms!"

This was Lei Hao's catchphrase recently.

"I want to kill someone!"

This was Ye Bai's catchphrase recently.

Obviously, these two couldn't take it anymore.

Especially Ye Bai, who had been acting like a lunatic recently, laughing one moment, crying the next, with a face full of happiness one moment, and a face full of resentment the next, making Su Ming feel creeped out.

In his words, being able to see his goddess every day and stay under the same roof as his goddess was an incomparably happy and blissful thing.

Therefore, he would laugh and feel happy.

But when he remembered that the goddess wasn't his, but Su Ming's, he felt like his whole person was not well.

Therefore, he would cry and feel resentful.

Recently, that guy had even been hiding under the covers in the dead of night, secretly watching some elementary school detective anime. He'd chase it for a whole night, watch it for a whole day, making Su Ming afraid to sleep at night, lest he be suddenly murdered by some troublemaker while he was asleep.

As for the others, Su Ming always felt that, when he was walking on the road, there would occasionally be gazes that made his hair stand on end shooting at his back. The people around him were also looking at him sinisterly, scaring him half to death.

Su Ming could even see many unusually unfriendly posts on the academy's online forum.

For example:

"If this thread reaches one million posts, I will personally go and kill Su Ming!"

"Daily check-in! Anyone who wants to curse Su Ming can come in!"

"I have old people to support and young children to raise, so I can't be carefree. If any fellow internet users can provide a reliable method of killing that allows me to avoid being imprisoned and becoming a suspect, I don't mind taking action myself and ending that Su Ming!"

"Checking in, checking in! This is the fourth day I've wanted to kill Su Ming!"

Look, are these the posts of a normal internet user?

As a qualified internet user, shouldn't you be licking the goddess every day, building towers for the goddess, and then spraying each other, with one saying that the goddess looked at me today, and the other saying that the goddess smiled at me today, and then together saying that the other person is daydreaming?

Moreover, as fans of the two great School Belles, shouldn't you be punching hard on the internet, with one saying that your own goddess is the most beautiful, and the other saying that the other person's goddess is just gaudy compared to your own goddess, and then pointing at each other and spraying blood all over each other's faces?

This year's internet users are no good!

"What's the big deal about killing someone else? If you have the guts, go die for love!"

Su Ming was about to explode with anger.

If he wasn't afraid of being focused on, Su Ming would definitely tell these keyboard warriors what a qualified keyboard warrior is.

After Su Ming returned to the academy, the days he lived were so simple, unadorned, and miserable!

He was no longer an unknown extra, but an extra that everyone was shouting to kill!

Yes, luckily he was still an extra.

After all, Su Ming made his fortune through scandals and hatred. People in the academy might already know him, but in the eyes of others, he was still that Sorcerer student with mediocre grades.

This meant that Su Ming could no longer hide himself, but the plan to become the Sword God of Ten-Mile Slope had not completely failed.

He, Su Ming, could still be an extra.

This was the only thing that made Su Ming feel gratified.

However, good times don't last long.

He clearly just wanted to be an extra, but the will of the world wouldn't allow him to do so.

Just one week after Su Ming returned to the academy, an extremely important message spread throughout the academy.

"According to the latest intelligence from the Base City's Detection Department, in about six days, the entrance to the Spirit Fiend Abyss will appear in the Huaming District of this city."

"The high-level officials of the Base City will summon all the Hunters and Sorcerers in the city to go to Huaming District, organize a defense line, and jointly resist the invasion of the Phantasmal Demons from the Spirit Fiend Abyss."

"The students in the academy will also be summoned to form teams and go to Huaming District together to build a defense line."

"Please form teams on your own and provide the team list to the academy. We will set off together under the organization of the academy in three days."

Such a blockbuster message directly smashed the academy's grievances and love affairs into pieces.

Unsurprisingly, the students exploded.

And unsurprisingly, the entire academy became noisy.

Demon Hunter Academy, male dormitory.

In the dormitory room, Su Ming, Lei Hao, and Ye Bai gathered together, discussing the blockbuster news they had learned today.

"There's actually an entrance to the Spirit Fiend Abyss appearing in the city?" Lei Hao said with a not-so-good look on his face, "Isn't this too unlucky?"

"Who says it isn't?" Ye Bai sighed and said, "Since the surface and the reverse side of the world came into contact, entrances to the Spirit Fiend Abyss have been appearing all over the world from time to time, but the ocean area is much larger than the land area, not to mention a Base City, which is just an insignificant small point on the entire land. For the entrance to appear in the city, it's even more unlucky than choking on cold water."

"It's really unlucky." Su Ming frowned, thoughtfully saying, "I wonder if it's caused by some other factors."

Su Ming's words did not gain the attention of Lei Hao and Ye Bai.

"No matter what factors caused it, now that the matter has already happened, we will definitely be summoned to help."

Lei Hao spread his hands helplessly.

"There's no way, this matter cannot be taken lightly. Once the invading Phantasmal Demons are not blocked back, the entire Longyao City may be finished."

Ye Bai did not avoid this reality, but accepted it instead.

Even Su Ming knew that this incident could not be avoided.

In the face of major Phantasmal Demon disaster events, it was predictable and certain that the Base City would draw manpower from the academy.

"However, we are just students, it is impossible for us to be sent to the most dangerous front line to fight, I guess we will just be doing odd jobs in the back, doing logistics?"

Su Ming said with a smile.

"That's right."

"With our strength, it is unlikely that we will be reused."

Lei Hao and Ye Bai nodded in agreement.

Thinking of this, the pressure in the hearts of the three dissipated a little.

So did Su Ming.

"I can still be an extra."

Su Ming was very gratified.

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