Chapter 90: Chapter 90: You Can’t Even Answer a Gimme? The Answer Is Mr. Gu

Just as Yun Zhenyue looked on, shaken,

unable to find a single place to step,

a pleasant female voice came from the back of the classroom.

"Oh? A newcomer at this hour?"

"Classmate, why don’t you sit next to me?"

Yun Zhenyue turned to look and saw a girl in a light blue, plaid school uniform. Her skin was as bright and clear as fresh snow, and her large, almond-shaped eyes were filled with curiosity. She looked very young.

Notably, a small cat charm hung from her waist.

She was sitting in the very last row of the classroom, with an empty seat next to her.

Yun Zhenyue hesitated for a moment. Surveying the classroom, she realized this girl seemed to be the most normal person there, so she headed toward her.

"Hi, I’m Loo Huan."

As soon as Yun Zhenyue sat down next to her, the girl named Loo Huan excitedly introduced herself.

"Hello..."

The two of them exchanged brief introductions.

Before she had even settled in,

Yun Zhenyue found Loo Huan to be incredibly forward, already chattering away about all kinds of strange rumors at the school.

She wasn’t the least bit shy with strangers, appearing lively and cheerful.

"Don’t mind how weird everyone in Class Two looks; they can’t help it."

"The one knitting is actually very gentle, and the one flicking their eyeballs loves making friends but has terrible social anxiety."

"If it weren’t for our homeroom teacher being a total psycho—actually, forget it. Why am I telling you this..."

Loo Huan recounted the stories of their classmates in Class Two.

Just as she was getting animated, she stopped abruptly, as if hiding some secret.

Yun Zhenyue took note of her words.

Just then,

Loo Huan generously pulled out a piece of bread and some water.

"By the way, are you hungry? I have some food here."

"Class is about to start. You should eat something. I have water, too. You humans need that, right?"

This whole exchange,

nearly made Yun Zhenyue’s head spin.

She hadn’t met such a friendly ghost in a long time.

Before Yun Zhenyue could refuse, Loo Huan had already placed the bread and water on her desk.

Seeing this, Yun Zhenyue said softly, "I brought chocolate."

"Would you like some?"

When she came over from home, Yun Zhenyue had specifically packed a bunch of high-calorie chocolates for emergencies.

"Chocolate? Can I have a piece? I haven’t eaten any in so long!" Loo Huan pleaded, her eyes wide with anticipation.

"Of course."

Yun Zhenyue nodded gently and reached into her pocket. Just as she pulled out two pieces of chocolate, her pinky finger snagged the board of directors’ medal, pulling it out along with them.

CLINK~

The medal fell to the floor.

Yun Zhenyue saw it and hurriedly bent down to pick it up.

Suddenly!

Loo Huan, seeing this from the side, gasped sharply.

Her pupils trembled, seeming to freeze in place, her eyes filled with disbelief.

"Wait, where did you get that medal?"

"Isn’t that a medal from the board of directors? No, that’s not right, it even says ’Chairman’ on it! Y-you... If you have this medal, what are you doing in Class Two? Are you trying to act weak when you’re actually strong?"

Yun Zhenyue: "???"

’Why does every person I run into recognize this medal?’

The thought that her cover being blown could summon the principal and lead to a mountain of trouble flashed through her mind.

Yun Zhenyue put on an awkward yet polite smile.

She hastily snatched the medal, shoved it back into her pocket, and played dumb. "Um, Loo Huan, you must have seen it wrong."

"What medal? Tee-hee~ That was just a piece of chocolate I dropped..."

Loo Huan’s eyes widened.

She couldn’t believe someone so shameless existed!

"What do you mean, ’tee-hee’?!"

"Don’t try to play dumb and change the subject. I have eyes, you know," she mumbled, complaining.

"Fine..."

Yun Zhenyue sighed. Since she couldn’t fool Loo Huan, she pleaded, "In that case, can you please keep it a secret? It’ll cause a lot of trouble for me otherwise."

"Definitely! What are desk-mates for?"

Loo Huan huffed softly, looking a little smug.

At this, she furtively poked Yun Zhenyue’s shoulder again.

"Hey~ Miss Yun, are you really planning a secret flex?"

"When you do it, can you let me in on it? I want to join in! A despised, hated student from Class Two turns out to be the chairman of the board in secret! Everyone will be completely shocked when it gets out!"

"That sounds so awesome! Take me with you, please! C’mon, big shot, let me tag along~"

’M-Miss Yun?’

Yun Zhenyue blinked.

She felt a little helpless against Loo Huan’s wild imagination.

’This girl’s mind is completely occupied with flexing.’

"How about I lend you the medal, and you can do the flexing yourself?" Yun Zhenyue asked innocently.

"Ah, about that..."

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, Loo Huan chickened out!

She hemmed and hawed, suddenly acting as bashful as a little girl.

"On second thought, never mind. I’m actually pretty introverted."

"..."

’You, introverted? As if!’

Yun Zhenyue wearily unwrapped a chocolate bar and handed it to Loo Huan.

She felt like she was babysitting a child.

However, after all this tomfoolery,

and now that they shared a little secret, their bond had naturally grown much stronger.

...

Seeing this unfold,

the audience from the Dragon Country was rather confused.

Previously, the foreign viewers had sworn up and down that the medal was fake!

This had caused many from the Dragon Country to believe it as well.

But Yun Zhenyue had only just arrived at the school and had already been found out?

Could it be that every student recognized the board of directors’ medal?

[Honestly, I don’t even remember my own school’s emblem.]

[How did that ghost girl recognize the board of directors’ medal in a single glance?]

[Besides, the medal looks really worn down. You’d think she’d need a second look at least.]

[I’m not sure anymore. The medal is kind of Schrödinger’s medal now. One second I think it’s real, the next I think it’s fake. If a ghost teacher confirmed it, then maybe it really is legit.]

[As a teacher myself, seeing the state of Class Two just makes me want to faint!]

...

A moment later.

RING RING RING~

The school bell rang again, signaling the start of class.

The ghost students of Class Two, however, remained exactly as they were.

They didn’t even try to restrain themselves in the slightest!

The ones playing kept playing, the ones sleeping kept sleeping, and the ones crying kept crying.

’This is supposed to be a class?’

Yun Zhenyue was completely baffled.

Soon, the stone-faced ghost homeroom teacher entered.

He was carrying a thick stack of test papers and stood at the lectern.

Upon seeing the unruly ghost students, a look of disgust filled his eyes.

His hateful gaze fell upon Yun Zhenyue as well, lumping her in with the rest.

"Class representative, pass out these papers."

"This is a history test. If anyone fails again, don’t blame me for being cruel."

’A test as soon as I get here?’

Yun Zhenyue sensed this would be tricky.

’I wonder how different tests in the Ghost World are from the ones in reality?’

"Hey~ I have a pen," Loo Huan kindly offered.

"Thank you."

Yun Zhenyue took a deep breath.

She spread the test paper out on her desk.

The fluorescent lights overhead hummed and flickered.

The paper itself was an unnatural shade of gray, resembling some kind of skin that had been soaked in water and then left to dry in the dark.

With a serious expression, Yun Zhenyue looked at the first question!

"It is common knowledge that long ago, the Ghost World existed in an Age of Chaos. Ghosts ran rampant, and all living things suffered immensely."

"Then, a mysterious being, unable to bear the sight, descended with a decree and changed the world, transforming it into an Age of Order."

"He not only established a clear hierarchy for ghosts but also laid down various rules to keep them in check."

"Ultimately, he even created Ghost Coins, which gave ghosts the driving force to manage their dungeons."

"Please write the title of this mysterious being. (10 points)."

Yun Zhenyue was completely dumbfounded after reading the question.

How was she supposed to know the secrets of the Ghost World?

All this talk of an Age of Chaos, an Age of Order, and a mysterious being had her utterly confused.

Just then,

seeing that Yun Zhenyue had frozen,

"No way, Miss Yun. You don’t even know the answer to the first question?"

"This is a giveaway question! The dumbest student in the class could get this right!"

Loo Huan whispered in astonishment from beside her.

"It’s Mr. Gu! The answer is Mr. Gu!"