I Admit It, I'm a Pervert!

Inside a somewhat drafty room, Bai Yu idly played with a thin blade of grass.

Hearing the commotion outside, the corner of his mouth curled up. They're finally here!

"So you're the one who wants to join Shrek Academy? I'm Flender, the Dean here. Can you summon your Spirit for me to see?"

"Hello, Dean. My name is Bai Yu."

Looking at Flender, who had spoken up to question him, Bai Yu gave him a once-over and grumbled inwardly:

"His nickname is Four-Eyed Cat Owl. The four eyes part is right enough, but his face looks nothing like his Spirit. Calling it round would be too generous—it's more like a whole shoehorn."

He then composed himself and said, "That's right, it's me. But whether I join your academy will depend on whether it has the person I'm looking for."

With that, Bai Yu summoned his Spirit. Four Spirit Rings—yellow, purple, purple, and black—pulsed around it.

Flender's face lit up in delight, a cunning glint appearing in his eyes. Then he sighed.

"Besides the teachers, our academy currently only has four students. Two of them truly fall far short of you; they only just passed Rank 30 at sixteen."

"As for the other two, they're children I took in. One is nine, while the other is only seven."

"One has Innate Full Soul Power and a Food-Type Spirit, while the other has Innate Rank Nine Soul Power and a Phoenix Spirit."

"Once those two grow up, they'll definitely become the monsters you're looking for."

Watching Flender's wildly exaggerated performance, a flash of disdain passed through Bai Yu's eyes.

He instead showed an interested expression. "Oh, that is somewhat interesting. Fine, I can agree to join the academy, but I have a condition."

Hearing his answer, Flender's delight burst forth. His shoehorn face was nearly pulled into the shape of a football by his smile.

"What condition? Go ahead. As long as it's something I can fulfill, we can discuss it." Flender patted his chest in assurance.

Bai Yu played with his fingers and said softly, "Since they're still young, and my training task isn't complete yet."

"I can't stay here all the time. At most, I'll come once a year to check on their progress and see whether the academy has recruited any new monsters."

"How can that be? No, absolutely not!" Flender cried out.

He then calmed himself, took a deep breath, and looked at Bai Yu seriously.

"If you want to join the academy to study, that won't do. You need to grow alongside your classmates."

Bai Yu watched as Flender began trying to talk him into it, his face expressionless as he grumbled inwardly:

"Me, Bai Yu! A reincarnated transmigrator! And you think you can fool me with such plain nonsense? What transmigrator couldn't withstand this kind of persuasion?"

Then his expression shifted. No, wait! Little Scoundrel couldn't withstand it!

"Are you even listening?" Flender could not help asking when he saw Bai Yu's mind drifting elsewhere.

Bai Yu nodded. "I'm listening. What you said makes sense, Dean, but unfortunately, my training isn't complete."

"And I still need to seek out opponents. If you can't agree to that, then I can only say sorry."

Listening to his words, Flender's expression twisted unpleasantly. His eyes shifted several times before he finally gritted his teeth and said:

"Fine, I agree. As long as you come back every year during recruitment season, you can decide for yourself where you go and when you stay the rest of the time."

Hearing Flender agree, Bai Yu nodded. "Fine, it's a deal. Then I'll be leaving first, Dean. See you next year."

"Say, Flender, is there even any point in taking him in when he won't stay at the academy?" Zhao Wuji walked over and asked Flender.

Looking at Bai Yu's retreating back, Flender snapped, "Of course there is. Even if he just lends us his name, he can raise the academy's reputation. What if some little monsters really do come to join us?"

In the blink of an eye, five years passed.

Bai Yu looked around. In roughly three more hours, he would reach Suotuo City.

Over these five years, aside from coming to Suotuo City once a year to make an appearance at Shrek Academy and familiarize people with his face,

he had spent the rest of his time wandering outside. He had gone fishing at sea, admired snow in the Far North, watched volcanic eruptions in mountain ranges, and played in the sand in the desert.

He had once joined a Mercenary Group to experience the fun of Dungeons, hunted Fallen Spirit Masters, and been hunted himself.

He had faced the brink of death in storms and howled miserably after being trapped in ruins.

Thinking back on the past five years, a faint wistfulness appeared in Bai Yu's eyes.

"Second Young Lady, stop running. You can't get away. Be good and come back with us."

"Hehe, that's right, Second Young Lady. Otherwise, if we servants accidentally kill you, it'll be hard to explain things to the Eldest Young Lady when we return."

"I heard your fiancé is in Suotuo City, not far north of here. Second Young Lady, don't tell me you're planning to find him?"

Hearing dense footsteps and conversation coming from the woods beside him, Bai Yu turned toward them with a strange expression.

A young girl around five foot three, dressed in black combat clothes, rushed out of the woods. Seven masked men in black followed behind her.

Her face was smeared with dust, her long black hair was somewhat disheveled, and her clothes bore quite a few tears.

Panic and helplessness filled her eyes as she ran frantically in his direction.

"Hm?" As the girl ran, the pair of huge, bouncing evils on her chest unconsciously drew Bai Yu's gaze.

Seeing Bai Yu suddenly appear, the seven men in black all quickened their pace, surrounding both him and the girl.

"Second Young Lady, we told you that you couldn't escape. If you keep running east, you might end up back in Star Luo City."

"And where did this brat come from? What, you want to play the hero and save the beauty? Get lost!"

Bai Yu's eye twitched. That acting was so bad that even my giegie, who trained for two and a half years, could do better.

Chasing someone down while acting as bodyguards, and even having to point out the direction—being subordinates really isn't easy for you people.

An interested expression then appeared on his face. An aura approaching that of a Soul Saint burst from his body as he turned toward the leading man in black.

"Oh? If you put it that way, then I really do feel like playing the hero and saving the beauty!"

Then he turned to the girl. "They said your fiancé is in Suotuo City? I'm headed there too. Come with me."

As his words fell, the men in black surrounding Bai Yu and the girl exchanged glances.

"Withdraw," the leader said in a low voice. The seven of them then darted into the woods and vanished.

"Thank you for saving my life. What's your name? If I have a future, I'll repay you."

The girl's voice was somewhat weary, yet it carried a clear quality that made one feel at ease.

Bai Yu waved his hand, glanced at the woods beside them, then turned and continued onward.

"My name is Bai Yu. Follow me. There's no need to repay me. You wouldn't have been in danger anyway."

The girl followed behind Bai Yu, her expression puzzled. "What do you mean, I wouldn't have been in danger?"

He glanced sideways at the girl behind him, his gaze lingering on her chest for a moment. Is this what they call big breasts and no brains? I like it. I admit it, I'm a pervert!

He then turned forward and said, "One Spirit King, two Soul Ancestors, plus four Soul Elders."

"They could kill a Soul Grandmaster like you eight times over in a single breath, with room to spare."

As Bai Yu's words fell, the girl behind him showed shock, confusion, and disbelief.

It made sense. She had thought she was risking her life to survive, only to learn that her enemies had been deliberately going easy on her. No one could easily accept that.

If someone with unstable mental health experienced that, they would probably want revenge on the world. Isn't that right, Sasuke?

Seeing the girl sink into conflicted thought, Bai Yu scratched the corner of his mouth. "I haven't even asked your name yet."

Of course, Bai Yu knew what her name was. He merely wanted to pull her out of her spiral.

"My name is Zhu Zhuqing," the girl paused, answering unconsciously.