Chapter Eighty-Five
Yan Beiyou almost immediately thought of the reason. "Because of pheromones?"
His tone was as calm and gentle as ever, without surprise, sympathy, or pity that might have made someone feel awkward or uncomfortable.
"Yeah. When I was in first grade, I got into an argument—or maybe a fight—with a classmate. I accidentally awakened my partial beast form, along with the ability to summon a Companion Beast..." Ye Nanxun chuckled and sighed. "Luckily, I was young then, and only the few classmates closest to me passed out. Nothing serious happened, or I might have been taken away."
An accidental pheromone leak, Mushroom Spores drifting recklessly through the air.
Withdrawal from school, moving house.
Leaving his hometown, leaving Muli Star, and settling on the distant, enormous galactic capital of Dream Star.
Ye Nanxun had simply revealed the secret he had kept buried in his heart for over a decade, as casually as if he were discussing today's weather.
The heavy stone weighing on his chest suddenly vanished, and even breathing felt much easier.
The early spring sun felt wonderfully warm against his skin, warming his heart as well.
"What a coincidence. I awakened my abilities in first grade too." Yan Beiyou stopped and pointed at a milk tea shop by the road. "Professor Ye, want some milk tea?"
"Why... do you keep calling me Professor Ye today?" Ye Nanxun had wanted to ask for a while.
"Then what should I call you, Professor Ye?" With his hands casually tucked into his coat pockets, Yan Beiyou tilted his head to look at the omega's trench coat, the corner of his lips curling upward. "Professor Ye, does Poison Mushroom's partial beast form include the ability to foresee the future?"
"Why would you say that? I can't foresee the future. If I