"Mei, that was clearly... mmph!"
Kiana's mouth was suddenly covered by a pair of slender, pale hands.
"Alright, then excuse me."
Ren Yu considered it briefly before nodding in agreement.
Mei's expression made it clear that this was not merely polite talk. Besides, he had yet to experience the power of the Herrscher of Food, so there was no reason for Ren Yu to refuse.
Twenty minutes later.
St. Freya Academy, Teacher Dormitory, Block B.
Inside Himeko's dormitory.
Unlike Ren Yu's Block C, where he alone occupied an entire building, every small building in Block B housed people.
For example, Himeko's dormitory had three students crammed into it.
"Are you the new teacher who arrived yesterday?"
The moment he entered the living room, a woman with vivid red short hair and a voluptuous figure noticed Ren Yu.
However, her current appearance was anything but proper.
—Her thin sleepwear revealed large swaths of fair skin.
The red-haired woman strode over to the refrigerator on two long, pale legs, casually took out two canned drinks, and asked, "Little brother, how old are you this year?"
As she spoke, she casually tossed the drink in her right hand toward Ren Yu.
Smack.
Ren Yu caught the can and glanced at it. Four large words were printed on it.
—Dawei Beer!
Ren Yu twitched the corner of his mouth. He really was young, so there was nothing wrong with this aunt... sister calling him little brother.
Just as he was about to answer, Kiana and Mei could not stand it any longer. They hurried forward to stop the red-haired woman, who was about to pull open the can tab.
"Teacher Himeko! You're drinking again so early in the morning?! You still have class later!"
But the red-haired woman named Himeko did not care, fiercely protecting the beer in her hand.
"It's only one bottle of beer. Trust your teacher—this little bit of alcohol won't get me drunk!"
"No! You said the same thing last time!"
Mei spoke firmly, snatching the beer away with one hand and completely ignoring Himeko's shouting.
Ren Yu was not interested in beer either, so he simply handed his can to Mei as well and had her put it back in the refrigerator.
Ten minutes later, at the dining table.
"Alright, this is the last dish."
A certain girl brought over a steaming clay pot and placed it in the center of the table.
When she lifted the lid, the fragrance of preserved egg and lean pork congee immediately wafted out.
There were also many side dishes prepared to go with the congee, such as pumpkin cakes and other snacks.
"Hey, Mei, didn't you make a little too much today? How are we supposed to finish all this?"
Kiana was the first to notice that something was off.
It was not usually this lavish!
Could it be...
"I get it, Mei, are you trying to use food to seduce—"
Smack!
Before she could finish, Mei chopped Kiana directly on the head.
"Just eat your meal properly. Don't talk nonsense!"
"Teacher Yang, don't misunderstand... I really didn't mean anything by this, and I don't have any other purpose."
"This is only an apology for disturbing your rest. If it makes you uncomfortable, I can apologize another way."
Mei had never intended to use this method to win Ren Yu's favor, then use it as an excuse to learn swordsmanship from him.
The only reason she had invited Ren Yu over for breakfast was to apologize, which was why Kiana's wild speculation had made her angry.
"It's fine."
Ren Yu waved his hand and smiled.
"I was already awake at the time, so it hardly counts as a disturbance."
By the time Kiana knocked on the door, Ren Yu had already been awake for several minutes. Though he had indeed been somewhat annoyed then, it had mostly faded by now.
"That's good. I thought I had accidentally woken you up, Teacher."
Hearing that, Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Come to think of it, you still haven't answered my question about your age."
At that moment, Himeko, seated across from him, looked utterly curious. "Unless you have a special constitution like Theresa's, you can't be more than twenty-one or twenty-two."
"People your age should generally still be in school. Just how were you recruited as a teacher by St. Freya Academy? You should know that our standards here aren't low."
As soon as she finished speaking, Kiana looked at Himeko as though she were an alien from Mars. "Geez, Himeko, haven't you checked the school forum?"
"What forum?" she asked, looking completely bewildered.
"This one!" Kiana pulled out her phone and pointed at the homepage of the "St. Freya Academy Forum." "Look at this!"
Taking Kiana's phone, Himeko immediately saw news about Ren Yu on the homepage of the St. Freya Academy Forum.
It was a picture of Ren Yu leaping through the air with a long blade in hand.
Below it was a caption:
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