Teitan High School Year 2 Class B, Shinichi's Classmate

Chapter 3: Teitan High School, Class 2-B, Shinichi's Classmate

Half a month later.

Teitan High School, Class 2-B.

The school bell rang, and students quickly returned to their classrooms, still chattering softly amongst themselves.

A girl with shoulder-length, brown, bobbed hair rested one arm on the desk behind her. Though she spoke in a low voice, it was filled with excitement and volume: "Ran, Ran, did you hear? We're getting a transfer student today! I heard, I heard it's a super handsome guy~"

"Oh? Really?" The girl called Ran brushed a strand of hair away and said, "Sonoko, I think you should sit down properly right now. If Teacher Kato sees you like this..."

"What Teacher Kato, what Teacher Kato!" Sonoko waved her hand, looking defiant and fearless, then slammed her hand on the desk and said loudly, "Ran, didn't you hear the important part of what I said? I said a super handsome guy! A super handsome guy! We're getting a super handsome guy in our class! Aren't you even a little bit excited?"

"Not at all," Ran replied with a nonchalant expression.

Sonoko deflated, then a sly smile spread across her beautiful face. "Ah! I get it. It must be because your husband is right next to you, so you're trying to act like a good wife, right? See? It's because of that big idiot, that dense detective, right?"

Sonoko's eyes flickered to the handsome boy sitting in the next seat.

Ran's face instantly flushed, as if she'd been steamed. She guiltily glanced at the boy next to her and raised her voice by three octaves, "N-no! How could that be? What husband, good wife, you're so annoying, Sonoko, you're just talking nonsense, I'm not with Shinichi..."

"Oh? Did I say that person was Shinichi just now?" Sonoko maintained her mischievous grin.

"In short, no! It's not!" Ran looked exasperated.

The surrounding classmates were enjoying the show, as if teasing Ran and Shinichi was their homework.

The boy named Shinichi rubbed his forehead speechlessly, muttering to himself, "That gossip, Sonoko!"

"Quiet! Everyone quiet! Mori Ran, Suzuki Sonoko, it's class time now." A voice rang out from the doorway, and the students in the classroom immediately fell silent. Ran and Sonoko, whose names were called, lowered their heads and replied, "Sorry, Teacher Kato."

The male teacher, Kato, entered with someone dressed in a school uniform. He said, "Hello everyone, this student beside me is Shu Yunwen. He was originally a student at Teitan High School and is your senior. However, due to certain reasons, his studies were delayed, so he is now transferring into our class. I hope you will all get along well with him. Now, Shu Yunwen, could you please give us a brief self-introduction?"

"..."

The classroom was silent, dead silent.

Everyone stared at Teacher Kato and Shu Yunwen, who stood on the podium, looking back and forth between them.

Shu Yunwen, wearing a school uniform and carrying a backpack slung over one shoulder, smiled helplessly and said, "Hello everyone, my name is Shu Yunwen. I am eighteen years old. My hobbies are reading, exploring, fortune-telling, and... deduction. In the future, I will be your classmate, and I hope you will all take good care of me..."

"Hello, Shu Yunwen. I have a question..." A boy who looked very mischievous raised his hand and asked loudly, "Shu Yunwen, are you sure you're eighteen this year, and not forty-eight?"

Forty-eight my ass!

Shu Yunwen glared at the boy who spoke, his mouth twitching twice.

Then, a burst of laughter erupted in the classroom. Even with Teacher Kato, known for his strictness, present, it couldn't stop the students' whispers:

"...This classmate Shu looks so old!"

"Yeah! He looks older than Teacher Kato. Teacher Kato is forty this year, right?"

"Classmate Aizawa is absolutely right, he looks like he's forty-eight. Hey? What are you looking up? Why do you have a calendar with you?"

"Let me check if it's April Fools' Day this year. Maybe Teacher Kato brought his friend to play a prank?"

"..."

On the podium, Shu Yunwen, with dark lines all over his forehead, listened to his classmates' discussions and felt even more helpless.

It wasn't his fault he looked so old...

When he was in the hospital, Shu Yunwen hadn't tried practicing Ghost Sorcery, so he still looked like a young and handsome guy. However, after returning home, Shu Yunwen had only tried practicing Ghost Sorcery for one night when the tragedy struck. Overnight, Shu Yunwen's face aged by thirty years. When Kojima Genji and Kojima Mie saw Shu Yunwen, they thought they had seen a ghost—

That's right, Shu Yunwen's appearance was almost identical to that of his deceased, cheap father. They genuinely thought they had seen a ghost.

Later, Shu Yunwen explained for a long time and even used the "Family Heirloom Ghost Exorcism Technique" to justify it. However, Kojima Mie was still worried and took Shu Yunwen to the hospital for a check-up. Only after confirming that it was just his appearance that had aged and his body was fine did she let it go.

Of course, the doctor in charge, Tanaka, wanted Shu Yunwen to remain hospitalized for observation, but he was, naturally, refused.

Alright, poor Shu Yunwen, he was only a beautiful young man for a month before becoming a middle-aged uncle. His fragile heart was utterly shattered. Fortunately, through practicing Ghost Sorcery, all of this would be restored, otherwise, Shu Yunwen would have been utterly depressed to death.

All of the above was Shu Yunwen's internal monologue.

Returning to the classroom, beside Shu Yunwen, Teacher Kato's face had turned dark. "Quiet! Everyone quiet! Is this how you welcome a new classmate? Especially you, Aizawa Eisuke. If you don't want to stand in the hallway holding your backpack until class ends, you'd better apologize to Shu Yunwen right now!"

Aizawa Eisuke froze, then stood up dejectedly and bowed, apologizing, "Shu Yunwen-san, I'm truly sorry. I meant no harm, please forgive me."

"Heh heh... It's fine," Shu Yunwen nodded and replied, then added, "Classmate Aizawa Eisuke, right? I accept your apology. However, you must be careful today!"

"W-what do you mean?" Aizawa Eisuke's eyes widened.

Was this a threat?

Teacher Kato also spoke, "Shu Yunwen..."

Shu Yunwen smiled and said, "Teacher Kato, Classmate Aizawa Eisuke, please don't misunderstand. I'm not a delinquent. It's just that our family has been cursed, so anyone who mocks my appearance will also be cursed and have bad luck for the entire day!"

Is there such a thing?

A curse?

Are you kidding me?

Everyone in the classroom looked disbelieving.

Aizawa Eisuke paused, then burst into laughter, "A curse? I'm not afraid..."

"Mm..." Shu Yunwen nodded with a smile, silently reciting a few incantations. A strange power then enveloped Aizawa Eisuke.

"Hahahahaha..."

Ghost Sorcery - Bad Luck Charm!

After nearly half a month of cultivation, Shu Yunwen didn't have much Sorcerous Power, but casting a few simple incantations was no problem.

A basic sorcery like "Bad Luck Charm" wasn't even considered a Level 1 sorcery; it was just a prank that only made people unlucky, without causing any actual harm. So, casting it now caused him absolutely no pressure.

As for why Shu Yunwen would use Ghost Sorcery to prank people?

He had no choice!

If he didn't say it like this, he didn't know how many people would constantly bring up his old face. It was fine once or twice, but it became very annoying after a while. It was better to make everyone fear him from the start, and then there would be no more trouble.

After casting the sorcery, Shu Yunwen continued, "Also, for the next twenty-four hours, please try to stay away from Student Aizawa Eisuke to avoid getting caught in the crossfire."

Laughter immediately erupted in the classroom.

Teacher Kato said helplessly, "Student Shu Yunwen, no more jokes like that in the future..."

Before he could finish speaking, Aizawa Eisuke suddenly cried out, "Ouch!" and fell onto the floor. "W-What's going on?"

A boy next to him said, "Eisuke, you need to lose weight! You broke your chair!"

"Hahahahaha..."

The classroom erupted in laughter again. Aizawa Eisuke got up helplessly and looked at the chair with a broken leg.

Teacher Kato frowned. "Student Aizawa, use the classroom's spare chair for now and don't cause any trouble. And Student Shu Yunwen, you will sit..."

Teacher Kato looked at the few empty seats in the classroom, hesitating.

Shu Yunwen pointed to a spot and said, "Teacher Kato, can I sit there?"

"Of course," Teacher Kato nodded, then looked at the seat next to it. "Student Kudo, Student Shu Yunwen will be sitting next to you. You'll be responsible for helping Student Shu Yunwen get familiar with the class environment as quickly as possible, okay?"

"Ah, I understand, Teacher Kato," Kudo Shinichi stood up and replied.

Teacher Kato also turned to Shu Yunwen and said, "Student Shu Yunwen, you also need to get familiar with the environment as quickly as possible, get into character, get along well with your classmates, and study hard, understand?"

"Hai."

Teacher Kato left, and Shu Yunwen walked to the seat next to Kudo Shinichi and sat down.

Kudo Shinichi proactively greeted him, "Hello, Student Shu Yunwen, my name is Kudo Shin..."

Shu Yunwen smiled and took out his textbook. "Student Kudo Shinichi, right? You're quite famous. The high school detective, the Heisei era's Sherlock Holmes, the savior of the Japanese police. Your name is all over the newspapers recently! Also, my name is Shu Yunwen. I hope we can become very good friends in the future."

"Hahaha..." Kudo Shinichi scratched his head. "Am I that famous?"

From the seat next to them, Sonoko looked displeased, propping her head up with a pair of dead-fish eyes. "...Hey, hey, hey! Ran, that new uncle is chatting really well with your husband!"

"Oh, Sonoko, I told you it's not..." Ran chided playfully, then added with a smile, "By the way, Sonoko, he is indeed a handsome guy! Even if he looks a bit old..."

"Give me a break! Is he just 'a bit old'? He looks like he's the same age as my father!" Sonoko pouted. "I thought there would be a handsome guy, but instead, an uncle showed up. Not my type... Sigh, it's not like I'm lacking fatherly love..."

"Hehehehe..." Ran chuckled softly.

Just then, the Japanese language teacher walked onto the podium and began the lesson.

Aizawa Eisuke had just moved a chair and sat down. He leaned on the desk, and with a "crack," the desk also collapsed, sending Aizawa Eisuke sprawling again.

"Hahahahaha..."

Laughter filled the classroom.

Shinichi commented, "...That guy Eisuke seems really unlucky."

Shu Yunwen glanced over and said with a smile, "This is just the beginning."