The Bizarre Third Year

"It's already dawn? It feels like I haven't slept for very long..." Moberi opened his eyes groggily, pinching his temples hard to wake himself up as quickly as possible.

Although Parlin Kingdom is not as advanced as the Four Extremes, it is still a developed country with a serious problem of involution in education.

As a high school senior preparing for the college entrance examination, he had been living a life of sleeping no more than four hours a day since his second year of high school. He had become quite accustomed to the situation where it seemed like he had just lain down and then had to get up to go to school again.

However, once he was fully lucid, he realized that something was wrong!

I wasn't lying in my bed at home, but sitting in a classroom!

"Was I too tired, so I came to school in a sleepwalking state?" Moberi looked around and noticed the incongruity again. Although the classroom was still in the style of the Parlin Industrial University Affiliated High School, this was definitely not his class. Both the teacher on the podium and the students next to him gave him a strong sense of unfamiliarity.

If it were just a matter of going to the wrong class, that would be one thing, but he noticed that among these "classmates" there were even elderly people with gray hair and middle-aged people with stubble beards, and of course, most of them were young students about his age.

Only...

"Paril?" Seeing a familiar figure, Moberi wanted to speak, but the eerie environment forced him to suppress the urge. However, just as he noticed Paril noticed him too, and so...

"Moberi?!"

"Hmph!" Just as Paril opened her mouth, a disgruntled snort came from the podium. Then, Moberi was stunned to see Paril being bitten by a huge mouth that suddenly emerged from the ground. Then, amidst a series of horrifying chewing sounds and a weak but especially chilling scream, she was swallowed up.

"Senior year of high school is a very important stage in a person's life. Since you've worked so hard to get into Class B, don't waste this rare opportunity!"

The teacher's presence sent chills down the spine as his gaze swept over the entire class. Then, amidst the students' expressions—some indifferent, some accustomed, some terrified—he turned back and pointed to the problem on the blackboard, saying:

"Alright, let's continue. Look carefully, this is important, it will be on the test!"

"Aaaaah!" The pain of being devoured alive by the monster still throbbed through Paril's limbs, but everything before her eyes instantly shifted. She was shocked to find herself in a classroom, a rather fierce-looking teacher standing on the platform, staring at her.

"You piece of trash who fell from above! Stop daydreaming! Do you want to live with regret for the rest of your life? Focus now! And you all, get back up!"

Paril touched her body in a daze, and only after confirming that the parts that had been crushed by the monster's teeth were still there did she suddenly realize what was happening and immediately focused her attention on the blackboard.

Seemingly satisfied with her attitude, the teacher turned around and continued explaining the test questions on the blackboard, while Paril couldn't help but observe her surroundings.

The classroom still retains the layout of the Parlin Industrial University Affiliated High School, but the surrounding walls faintly reveal a blood-red hue, and the texture of the notebooks and textbooks gives one a chilling feeling, as if touching skin.

She dared not think too much about what these things were made of, and forced herself to concentrate, memorizing everything the teacher said. She dared to swear to the God of Contracts that she had never been so focused in her life!

"Ding-dong ding-dong~~ Ding-dong ding-dong~~"

The unchanging school bell, which had inexplicably appeared in the school, sounded like heavenly music to the students, but then, those familiar words rang in their ears:

"Explain this problem before get out of class ends!"

However, this teacher was quite honest. After explaining the problem, he didn't say anything like "let's expand on this further" or "it can be related to this type of question." He simply swept his authoritative gaze across the class and said:

"Alright, get out of class is over. Anyone who needs to go to the bathroom, hurry up!"

Moberi was immediately relieved. Logically speaking, he didn't intend to go to the toilet at that moment, but he didn't want to challenge the school's rules, especially with Paril's example right before his eyes.

However, to avoid any unforeseen circumstances, he still glanced at the sign behind him as he left.

Third Year Class B1.

Fortunately, the school's layout was exactly the same as his original high school, and Moberi quickly reached the restroom, and then...

"Moberi?"

"Oh my god, Heris, Huanalin, Peter... you guys are here too?"

Several students bumped into each other in front of the restroom. As classmates, they immediately began to share their experiences, with Moberi even stating directly:

"Do you guys know what happened? Just now Paril was directly..."

"Moberi!"

Upon hearing this sudden voice, Moberi's face stiffened. Turning around, he saw Paril, who had been swallowed by the monster earlier, suddenly appearing at the entrance of the women's restroom not far away!

"Paril, you too..."

"Don't come any closer! I just saw Paril being eaten by a monster! This isn't Paril!"

Moberi nervously took two steps back, but then realized that if even Paril was fake, then these classmates...

A wave of dizziness washed over Moberi, but just then, a middle-aged man who came out of the restroom glanced at them and casually said:

"New here? Don't worry, nobody dies in this school. Breaking the rules just means being demoted to a lower class. There are still six months until the next college entrance exam, so study hard!"

"Wait, what do you mean?" Upon hearing this, Moberi immediately moved closer, and the other students present, not being fools, immediately surrounded him.

The middle-aged man frowned when he saw that he was surrounded, but considering that every newcomer goes through this phase, he knew that if he didn't speak up, he would probably be surrounded for a long time, so he could only sigh and say:

"What else could it mean? This place is hell. If you can't get good grades, you'll never escape. There are mock exams every week. If you do well on the mock exams, you can move up a grade. The better the class, the more complete the facilities, the better the environment, the more types of practice questions are available, and the more responsible the teachers are. You can also ask the teachers for extra help after class. Alright, there are two minutes left before class starts. If you don't want to be demoted because you're late, hurry back to your classroom!"

Having said that, the middle-aged man seized the opportunity while the group was in a daze and slipped away. The students exchanged bewildered glances, Paril, who had experienced the feeling of having her bones chewed up and crushed to dust, immediately said:

"No matter what, let's do as he says for now, and meet here again during the break next period!"

After saying that, she strode off towards Class C.

Moberi immediately realized what was happening and turned to leave. Seeing this, the other students could only follow suit, muttering as they went:

Which class are you in?

"I'm in Class B2."

"Me too."

"I'm from Class A."

"Wait a minute!" Moberi said, frowning.

"Heris, you're also in Class A? And there's no number after your name?"

"No." Heris nodded firmly, then pointed to the classroom door not far away:

"Right there, just one A."