Invincible Me Only Wants to Slack Off

Yes, take him back. Chen Tian was supposed to belong to her domain!

Back in the first two years of high school, Chen Tian—before his memories awakened—had delicate features, but with his parents constantly away on business trips, he'd grown sensitive and introverted.

He was a half-blooded boy who shrank into corners like a ghost, carrying a touch of gloom and a prickly sensitivity that made him hard to approach.

Kitagawa? Though she was in the same class as Chen Tian, her modeling career and obsessive cosplay hobby meant she rarely showed up at school, even though she was a famously beautiful girl there.

Until... that senior year school festival.

Shinomiya Kaguya remembered it vividly. When that boy with the flamboyant white hair stepped onto the stage, the entire hall fell into instant silence.

It wasn't just the change in hair color—it was as if the edge of the Enma Sword and the blaze of Ryujin Jakka had reshaped him, forging him anew!

His once-blurry features sharpened into something keen and deep, and he radiated an indescribable, almost bewitching allure.

When he opened his mouth and sang that song, "Backlight," tearing through the gloom, with that soul-piercing burst of power and his nearly perfect profile—the whole auditorium went wild!

Standing backstage at the time, Shinomiya Kaguya watched that white-haired boy, wild and unrestrained on stage, her hands gripping the program sheet tighter and tighter.

That white-haired boy hadn't just ignited the passion of the entire school—he'd melted the "hard shell" of her Young Miss persona.

From then on, Chen Tian became the school's biggest sensation. Talent scouts discovered him, and he shot to fame as a popular idol.

Whenever Chen Tian came back to school, the hallways and classrooms were always crowded with girls flocking around him, chattering away with adoration.

Shinomiya Kaguya cleverly used her position as student council president to find excuses to meet with him during his time at school—whether handling council business or crossing paths in various campus events.

When they discussed problems, Chen Tian's gentle words and perfectly measured demeanor, so at odds with his cool expression, only deepened Shinomiya Kaguya's feelings. Their relationship grew visibly closer.

Every time she spent time with Chen Tian, Shinomiya Kaguya meticulously maintained the reserve and elegance befitting a Young Miss.

She thought that once the timing was right, Chen Tian would surely, surely confess to her.

But fate played a cruel joke on her.

That day, the sunlight was perfect. Under the cherry blossom tree on campus, Kitagawa Marin's voice rang out like silver bells: "Chen Tian, I like you! Be my boyfriend!"

The sudden confession froze Shinomiya Kaguya in place.

She watched helplessly as Chen Tian paused for a moment, then a gentle smile spread across his face as he nodded in agreement.

In that instant, Shinomiya Kaguya felt her whole world collapse. All her hopes shattered into nothing, and she became nothing more than a lovelorn loser forgotten by romance.

In the car, recalling these memories, Shinomiya Kaguya's nails dug deeper into her skirt fabric, her knuckles turning white from the pressure.

"This time, I'm definitely taking Tian Jun back."

The car pulled up smoothly at the school gate. Kitagawa hopped out first like a cheerful little deer, turning back to make a funny face at the car, her blonde hair sparkling in the sunlight.

Chen Tian climbed out slowly, hands in his pockets. His black school jacket hung open casually, revealing a neatly pressed white shirt underneath. He looked up at the gate—the gold-embossed sign reading "Tokyo Musashi University" gleamed coldly in the morning light.

This school was a blend of Tokyo University and Musashi University from the world Chen Tian had transmigrated from.

It was also the top-ranked university in Japan in this world.

Luckily, it was a comprehensive university with a department for performing arts training. Kitagawa had only gotten in thanks to her modeling career and striking looks.

(The school is purely fictional—no need to take it too seriously. Everything serves the plot.)

Otherwise, with her academic mediocrity, she'd never have made it in.

"Tian Jun." Shinomiya Kaguya's voice came from behind.

She'd somehow already taken her place at Chen Tian's right side, maintaining a proper social distance. "There's a student council meeting this afternoon..."

"Hey hey~" Kitagawa suddenly squeezed in from the left, grabbing Chen Tian's arm. "Our Boyfriend here is coming with me to check out cars after school today, okay?"

She deliberately emphasized the word "our."

Students were trickling past the gate, many sneaking glances their way.

After all, this trio was way too eye-catching—a hot idol, the student council president, and a famous campus beauty. Any one of them alone would draw attention.

Shinomiya Kaguya's expression didn't waver. "It's just a routine meeting. It won't take long." She tilted her head slightly to look up at Chen Tian, her eyelashes casting a small shadow beneath her eyes. "It's about the school festival planning..."

"Oh! Speaking of the school festival!" Kitagawa cut in, her red eyes blazing. "Our club is putting on a Cosplay show. Boyfriend, wanna come help out?"

She stood on tiptoe to whisper in Chen Tian's ear, "If you help, I'll give you a~ reward~"

Chen Tian's mouth twitched. Was this little sunbeam not even trying to be discreet anymore?

Shinomiya Kaguya's gaze darkened. She suddenly stepped forward half a pace, pulling a gold-embossed invitation from her briefcase. "Tian Jun, my father hopes you can attend next week's..."

"Wow! What a pretty invitation!" Kitagawa snatched it away in a flash, flipping it over to examine it.

"Is it that Shinomiya Family Banquet? I heard you have to wear formal wear~" She flashed a sly grin. "But seriously, with a rich family like the Shinomiyas, are you sure you want to invite us 'commoners'? I'm worried~ we can't keep up~"

The students sneaking glances around them gasped. This was practically an open declaration of war!

Shinomiya Kaguya finally lost her composure. A faint blush crept across her pale cheeks—from anger. "Kitagawa-san," she said, her voice still elegant but dropping to freezing point, "the Shinomiya family is not as lofty as you make it sound! Especially since Tian Jun is still..."

"Yeah, yeah, got it~" Kitagawa waved a hand, then suddenly grabbed Chen Tian and dragged him toward the school gate. "We're gonna be late! First period is with the demon professor!"

Chen Tian stumbled as she pulled him along, glancing back at the Young Miss standing still.

Shinomiya Kaguya's fingers whitened around her handbag, but she'd already plastered a perfect smile back on her face.

Only that smile—no matter how you looked at it—was downright creepy.

"Tian Jun," she said, her voice low enough for only the three of them to hear, "we'll... see you this afternoon."

Kitagawa glanced back, stuck out her tongue, and tugged Chen Tian along as she ran faster.

The two of them jogged until they rounded the corner of the teaching building, completely out of sight of the school gate and that figure in the dark skirt, before Kitagawa suddenly skidded to a halt.

She let go of Chen Tian's hand, turned around, and tilted her bright, slightly anxious little face up to look at him.

The fierce, clawing energy she'd shown at the school gate deflated like a pricked balloon, most of it gone in an instant, her ruby-like eyes flickering with unease.

"Tian Jun," she said, her voice dropping a notch, tinged with hesitation and a hint of testing, "just now... did you think I was..." She seemed to struggle for the right word to describe her own behavior, her delicate brows knitting slightly, "a bit... too much? Or... too aggressive?"

Chen Tian stopped and looked down at her.

The girl's golden hair was a little messy from running, her cheeks flushed with a healthy glow from the exertion, and now those usually vibrant eyes held a trace of worry.

This cautious, seeking-approval demeanor was a strange contrast to the way she'd staked her claim like a little lioness defending her territory at the school gate.

Watching her fidget nervously, waiting for his judgment, the corner of Chen Tian's mouth curved up almost imperceptibly.

He didn't answer right away. Instead, he reached out, his broad palm carrying its familiar warmth, and gently landed it on Kitagawa's fluffy, soft golden hair, like soothing a cat that had just bristled and was still shaken—a casual yet natural rub.

"Think what?" Chen Tian's voice carried a lazy hint of amusement, like early morning sunlight—not blazing, but warm enough. "Affected? Bluffing?"

He paused, his fingers tangling in a stray lock of her golden hair. "No, Xiao Meng."

Kitagawa instinctively shrank her neck at his touch, but couldn't help lifting her head to catch every subtle expression on his face.

"What you did just now," Chen Tian's gaze settled steadily into her clear red eyes, his tone calm and firm, "was just guarding your food."

There was no reproach in his eyes, only understanding and a gentleness that bordered on indulgence.

"Guarding... my food?" Kitagawa blinked, the word dropping like a pebble into the lake of her heart, instantly rippling outward.

She murmured the term to herself, and the earlier unease faded like mist driven away by sunlight.

The word was blunt, almost childish, yet it hit the truest thought buried deep in her heart—

Yeah, she was just protecting what mattered most! No one was going to take her Tian Jun away! A flicker of understanding and relief crept onto her brow.

The next second, as if amused by the word, or fully soothed by Chen Tian's attitude, she deliberately bared her two sharp little canines at him, making a fierce but cute "rawr" face, as if to say, "That's right! He's mine!"

Then, a radiant, sunny smile that could melt any gloom bloomed across her face like a summer sunflower, the earlier little worry vanishing without a trace.

She was full of energy again, even carrying a hint of smug approval.

"Heheh!" She let out a satisfied hum, as if about to say more, but then her nostrils twitched slightly, like an alert little dog.

She leaned in close to Chen Tian, sniffing hard near his sleeve, her small nose wrinkling as her tone immediately turned disdainful: "Ew—! Tian Jun, you've got that soy milk smell on you! So sweet and cloying! Gross!"

As she spoke, she deliberately fanned the air in front of her nose, as if those invisible sweet molecules were some kind of monster.

Chen Tian lowered his head and sniffed his own sleeve, looking a bit helpless. "Really? I don't smell anything."

"You do! Absolutely!" Kitagawa declared, her red eyes glinting with mischief. "It must be from that Shirogane Young Miss standing too close to you just now! Come on, come on, let's hurry to the classroom and get away from that sickly sweet aura!"

Without waiting for a response, she grabbed Chen Tian's wrist again—not dragging this time, but with an eager, joyful urgency to reclaim her turf, pulling him briskly toward the classroom.

Chen Tian let himself be pulled along, his gaze drifting absently to the huge glass windows of the teaching building.

Outside, in the distance near the school gate, beneath the massive cherry blossom tree, a flash of dark skirt disappeared into the shadows under the tree, vanishing at the edge of his sight.

Chapter 27: Let's Skip Class

Kitagawa tugged Chen Tian along, jogging all the way to a teaching building with a sign reading "Visual Arts Department," and was about to pull him inside—

But the force on her wrist suddenly stopped.

"Huh?" Kitagawa turned back in confusion to see Chen Tian standing still on the steps, halting firmly, looking at her with a helpless expression.

"Xiao Meng," he said, looking into her red eyes that clearly asked, "Why aren't we moving?" and let out a soft sigh. He raised his hand, curled his index finger, and flicked her smooth forehead with a light tap. "Did you forget something?"

"Ah?" Kitagawa covered the spot he'd flicked, her brow furrowing in confusion, her lips pouting habitually like a bewildered little animal. "Forgot what? My bag? My phone? I've got everything!"

Chen Tian watched her clueless, dazed look, the corners of his mouth twitching upward despite himself as he reminded her, "You and I—different majors now."

They were college students now, no longer high school classmates who could spend all day in the same classroom.

"Ah—!" Kitagawa's eyes flew wide open in sudden realization, and two rosy clouds instantly bloomed on her cheeks.

"Right! Tian Jun, you have to go to the Economics and Management Department side!" She stuck out her tongue in embarrassment at her own forgetfulness.

The next second, that awkwardness was swept away by her signature energy.

Her eyes crinkled into crescents as she quickly wrapped her arms around Chen Tian's neck, stood on tiptoe, and planted a loud smack of a kiss on his lips!

After the kiss, she immediately let go, spun around like a light deer, and dashed toward the teaching building.

At the glass door, she stopped abruptly, turned back, and flashed a smile brighter than the sun, waving vigorously at Chen Tian, who was still standing there. "So it's settled! After class, remember to come find me, okay?"

She paused, then added playfully, "Or! I'll come find you! Wait for me, Boyfriend~!"

With that, she let out a string of crisp laughter, pushed open the door, and bounced out of sight into the hallway.

Chen Tian stood there, the lingering warmth of her lips still clear on his.

He looked at the glass door still swaying, a few rays of sunlight slipping through the gap to land at his feet, as if still carrying the lively aura of the girl.

He raised his hand, his fingertips unconsciously brushing his own lips, and finally just shook his head lightly, an infinite gentleness flickering in his eyes.

Then he turned and walked alone toward the Economics and Management Department building.

As Chen Tian rounded the ginkgo avenue leading to the department, he spotted Shinomiya Kaguya standing on the steps in front of the building.

The November wind swept dead leaves past her feet, and the hem of her deep blue school uniform skirt swayed slightly.

Her hands were folded in front of her, her posture straight as a pine—like a wife waiting at the door for her husband to come home.

"Tian Jun." Shinomiya Kaguya gave a slight nod, the corners of her lips curving into a perfect fifteen-degree angle. Sunlight caught on her lashes, casting fine shadows across her cheeks.

Chen Tian stared at her for two seconds, then suddenly reached out and pinched both her cheeks.

"Mmph?" Shinomiya Kaguya's pupils contracted sharply.

Before she could react, her cheeks were squeezed together toward the center.

Her carefully maintained smile instantly twisted, her lips forced into a pout, making her look like a goldfish with its cheeks pinched.

"Stop smiling." Chen Tian kneaded her cheeks a couple more times. "It's ugly."

Shinomiya Kaguya froze in place. The warmth from his touch made the tips of her ears burn, and her mind went blank.

This distance was too close—close enough to see the curve of his eyelashes. She instinctively tried to step back, but his other hand pressed down on the top of her head.

Chen Tian's fingers still rested on Shinomiya Kaguya's head, the warmth of his palm seeping through her hair.

He suddenly smiled—that gentle smile she had always etched into her memory.

"Kaguya, do you remember what I told you in high school?"

Shinomiya Kaguya's pupils widened slightly. That smile was like a key, clicking open the floodgates of memory—

That afternoon on the rooftop, the wind was strong.

Chen Tian stood on the railing, his white shirt flapping loudly in the wind. The sunlight was so harsh it made it hard to keep her eyes open, but his silhouette against the backlight was especially clear.

"I'll be your support." The boy's voice mixed with the wind. "Do what you want, Kaguya."