10: I want to be a salted fish

Jianghuai City No.1 High School, Grade 12 (Class 5).

The classroom was silent, and tension filled the air.

The students' burning eyes were fixed on the teacher at the front, excited and eager.

"The choice of initial superpowerful Beasts must be made carefully!"

"Especially for those who plan to attend Tamer universities in the future, you must be more focused today!"

On the platform, the class teacher Zhou Tao pushed his glasses up his nose, solemnly saying, "When choosing a Beast, you must prioritize what type of Beast suits your Tamer space... rather than considering the race and grade of the Beast!"

"Last year, a student with an ocean-themed Tamer space insisted on choosing a fire-type Beast. Wasn't that absurd?!"

"Why is the Tamer space level also called the Tamer talent level? Because Beasts naturally pursue strength. When they sign a contract with us, they want to live well and eat well, breaking through to higher levels as quickly as possible!"

"If you can't live well or eat well, do you think they will still want to contract with you? Dream on!"

"Even if you can successfully contract later on, will they sincerely protect you?"

Zhou Tao's tone was severe. "Humans and Beasts have been mutually beneficial for thousands of years!"

"So, even if you cannot become a Tamer in the future, with the same attribute combination, you can still promote the growth of your contracted Beasts and make your relationship more intimate! You must treat your contracted Beasts well in the future!"

Teacher Zhou Tao passionately spoke on the platform, spitting as he did.

Underneath, the students nodded one after another. They all wanted to become Tamers and would not make such low-level mistakes.

In the back of the classroom, Song Yu curled up in the shadow of her classmates in the front row, lying on the desk, feeling drowsy.

Her thick, slightly curly black hair fell lazily from her shoulders, like seaweed. She lazily scanned everyone in the classroom, secretly taking out two preserved plum candies from her pocket.

As a student who was seriously ill just a few days ago, lying weakly, was it too much to eat two candies?

The sweet and sour taste of the candies, along with the unique sweetness of the preserved plums, filled the girl's mouth instantly. She squinted her eyes in happiness, even dispelling some of the cold from the nightmare she had with the male lead Bai Yuhan earlier in the morning.

Ah, if she weren't worried about being taken as a mental patient and locked up, Song Yu really wanted to rush to Bai Yuhan and shout, "I really am not the original person! I'm just an unlucky transmigrator!"

Unfortunately, the eyes of the male lead Bai Yuhan, like a game guide, could only check Beast information and couldn't look at ordinary people's information.

...As a laid-back fish, Song Yu wanted to eat and drink every day in the future, which was fine, but she didn't want to end up in a mental hospital eating and drinking.

Ah.

Why did she have to die.

Do I have to endure this kind of nervousness every day?

Unable to think of a good solution for a moment, feeling sorrow in her heart, Song Yu stuffed two more preserved plum candies into her mouth.

"Uh...?"

Suddenly feeling a poke on her elbow, Song Yu turned to look at her desk mate, who seemed somewhat surprised.

"...?" Song Yu tilted her head.

Song Yu blinked, suddenly understanding, quickly and neatly took out two preserved plum candies from her pocket, and handed them to the girl.

With two candies unexpectedly handed to her, the desk mate widened her eyes, looking bewildered. She lowered her voice and asked, "Song Yu, how can you eat candy during class when the teacher is teaching?"

Song Yu was momentarily puzzled, "...?"

The desk mate, feeling distressed, attempted to persuade Song Yu to return to the right path, "On such an important day, how can you daydream and eat during class? You should listen to the teacher carefully about the precautions for contracting Beasts!"

"Uh..." Song Yu felt a bit guilty.

She thought her desk mate wanted to snack, but it turned out she was a diligent student who wanted her to study well.

Her conscience pricked for a moment.

But then Song Yu thought again and felt that it was normal for her, a laid-back fish, to eat candy during class, right?

So, facing the reproachful gaze of her desk mate, Song Yu made a firm decision!

She lowered her eyes slightly, her two delicate eyebrows seemed to carry an indescribable sorrow.

Song Yu displayed the acting skills of a tragic female lead, eyes welling with teardrops, her voice becoming hoarse, "I'm sorry... these days, my health hasn't been good, and I often have low blood sugar. Just now, my vision went black, and I was worried I might feel dizzy when I got back downstairs..."

Song Yu's eyelids drooped slightly, her long and helpless eyelashes trembling. Her voice, soft like clouds in the sky, carried a touch of shyness and embarrassment, "I know you care about me."

Smiling gently with curved eyebrows, Song Yu's misty eyes seemed to be both shy and embarrassed, "Actually, during the time I've been at school, you are the first classmate who has been so caring and actively concerned about me~"

The desk mate looked at Song Yu, her pupils trembling, "..."

Am I really this good? Why didn't I know? I feel so guilty and panicked!

Especially this person in front of me, why is she so good-looking?!

The cherry blossom pink lips were slightly pale, and although the skin color was somewhat sickly, it almost glowed. With seaweed-like dense black long hair, along with those moist, shy smiles in the sparkling eyes... it was like a gentle spring breeze, making the desk mate feel even more guilty.

The desk mate pursed her lips, quickly took out a beautifully packaged box of small fish-shaped cookies from her backpack, and handed it to Song Yu.

The desk mate looked serious, "Song Yu, if you have low blood sugar, eat more... This is for you! My mom specially bought this snack from the neighboring second-tier city. Enjoy it!"

The desk mate looked sincere, "If you feel dizzy when contracting Beasts on the playground later... be sure to tell me. Don't be afraid of trouble; the teachers and I will be there!"

Song Yu, with gratitude in her eyes, sniffed, softly saying, "You're really kind. Being desk mates with you, I'm truly, truly touched~"

The desk mate: "!!"

 

*****

 

However...

At this moment, Song Yu, who was still lying on the desk, completely didn't realize that the class teacher Zhou Tao, who was still speaking on the platform, had looked back at the classroom several times and even kept his gaze on Song Yu, his brows slightly furrowed.

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