The cicadas on campus grew louder and more raucous.
"May Cicada Song..."
Chen Shu walked into the teaching building with his books in his arms.
It was already the second semester of his third year, and this semester was almost over. Before he knew it, more than half of university had passed. It looked as though he still had two years left, but next year, the academy would arrange plenty of field placements for different majors. Time would fly, and by Fifth Year, there would be no more classes.
"Time flies."
Chen Shu was different from the others.
He had experienced university once before, and naturally, he had lost it once before too. That made him understand how precious his days on campus were, and how important it was to live them fully.
"Senior Brother Chen!"
"Senior Brother Zhang. What a coincidence."
"Yeah, what a coincidence..."
Senior Brother Zhang Yunyan was beaming. She said to him, "I watched your Finals match. That was fucking amazing!"
"I barely won. Barely."
Chen Shu chatted with her for a moment, then walked into the classroom.
The noisy classroom fell silent for a few seconds.
Over the next few minutes, Chen Shu finally got a taste of what it felt like for a champion to return in triumph—the cries of "big shot," the lavish praise, the admiring looks. Even someone as steadfast as him nearly lost himself in it and turned into Zhang Suannai on the spot.
Then Teacher Shi Qian came in and asked him with a smile:
"Champion, how does it feel?"
"Great..."
Chen Shu smiled back and answered frankly, "I really wish moments like this would go by a little slower."
"Haha!"
The bell rang for class.
Today's class was Advanced Spell Principles.
There were only two classes Chen Shu never