"Jiang Yun, are you heading to the club again?"
Afternoon, Far Moon Academy, Second-Year Division.
Jiang Yun arrived at the door carrying her school bag. Just as she was about to leave the classroom, her attention was caught by the voices of several female classmates.
She looked up and saw a few fashionably dressed girls from her class staring at the bespectacled Jiang Yun, covering their mouths as they chuckled.
"I rember you joined that Doujinshi Society founded by Spencer, right?"
"Oh, the Doujinshi Society? What a dirty na. You guys don't just watch adult films in the club every day, do you?"
"..."
Facing her classmates' seemingly caring but actually sarcastic remarks, Jiang Yun sighed.
If it had been before, she would have most likely retorted in anger, only to have it end hastily under their even harsher teasing.
But now, facing all this, she only felt like laughing.
She turned around, calmly pushed up her spectacles, and spoke with perfect composure.
"Well, a dirty mind sees dirt in everything. It seems this saying holds true..."
"First, you have never visited the Doujinshi Society. Second, you know nothing about us, yet you dare to jump to conclusions. How foolish. Going by your logic, President Yan is also a mber of the Doujinshi Society..."
"Are you implying that President Yan spends every day doing dirty things at school?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yun steer the topic toward Yan Huan, the girl's expression instantly changed, and she retorted angrily.
"I-I didn't say that! Stop making slanderous accusations!"
"Oh... so you do know what a slanderous accusation ans."
"W-Who's making slanderous accusations! Aside from President Yan, everyone else in your Doujinshi Society used to be... used to be that kind of person! Am I wrong?"
Hearing this, Jiang Yun gave a faint smile, but then her expression turned serious.
"Yes, perhaps Spencer and I didn't handle things well in the past, but we have completely turned over a new leaf now."
"Spencer hasn't caused any trouble for you lately, has she? Do you still have any complaints?"
Seeing the forrly invisible Jiang Yun actually dare to speak to them like this, the girls were instantly consud by anger.
"You!"
Just as the girl was about to step forward and continue arguing, an icy cold hand suddenly gripped her shoulder from behind.
In an instant, a bone-piercing chill spread from her shoulder throughout her entire body, causing the girl to break out in a massive wave of goosebumps.
"..."
Trembling with fear, she blankly turned her head to look back.
Behind her stood a tall, expressionless girl with long, straight, black hair, looking down at her condescendingly.
Her eyes were calm, yet they seed so soul-stirringly intimidating that no one dared to et her gaze directly.
"Y-Ye..."
In front of this girl, everyone present subconsciously fell silent, not daring to move a single muscle.
The newcor was none other than Ye Shiyu, who was also in the Second-Year Division.
"..."
Even Jiang Yun felt a bit intimidated in front of Ye Shiyu, only daring to cautiously observe her.
But she noticed that today, Ye Shiyu seed... different from usual.
First of all, she had actually applied so light makeup and wore a faint nude lip gloss.
She wore a Chanel-style black-and-white pleated skirt suit, paired with a well-fitted white shirt underneath, and a black ribbon tied into a bow at her neck.
Below the pleated skirt was a pair of semi-transparent black knee-high socks paired with small leather shoes.
From head to toe, there were only two colors: black and white.
This seed to represent the entirety of this young girl.
"...Xiao Huan is my younger brother. You ntioned him just now... is there a problem?"
Just as Jiang Yun was blankly staring at this ethereally beautiful girl, Ye Shiyu suddenly tilted her head and asked in a flat tone.
"N-No..."
But the girl who spoke seed terrified, forcefully squeezing out a smile on her face.
"...Is that so? That's good then."
"Ugh..."
Ye Shiyu stared at the girl for a long ti before finally releasing her grip lightly.
The mont she let go, the girl seed completely drained of all her strength, unable to even stand steady.
Fortunately, her companion next to her had quick reflexes and hastily supported her so she wouldn't fall over.
But Ye Shiyu didn't even spare her another glance, simply walking straight away.
As she left, she happened to pass by Jiang Yun and gave her a glance.
In that single glance, Jiang Yun surprisingly read...
'Appreciation?'
"??"
Jiang Yun was a bit puzzled, considering she wasn't familiar at all with this intimidating girl.
'Could it be that she heard sothing she acknowledged in what I just said?'
'I don't know, I have absolutely no idea...'
'However...'
'Is she going out to have fun today? She looks so beautifully dressed.'
"..."
Looking back at the clearly dressed-up Ye Shiyu, Jiang Yun was still completely baffled.
She didn't overthink it, just grabbed her bag and planned to head to the Club Instruction Building.
What she said earlier about turning over a new leaf was entirely the truth.
After all, the na Doujinshi Society sounded like sothing that would easily let one's imagination run wild.
Even if they hadn't actually done anything dirty in the club before—considering Spencer was an idiot on the level of a toddler's cartoon—turning over a new leaf ant people wouldn't misunderstand them anymore, right?
"Well, to think I would only experience normal club activities in my second year, it's really..."
Arriving at the door, Jiang Yun shook her head helplessly and was about to speak,
"But it's never too late to start. I'm not the sa as before either... From now on, I'll properly enjoy my normal school life."
"Click~"
Thinking this, Jiang Yun pushed open the door, a bright smile appearing on her face as she wanted to greet the club mbers inside,
"Spencer, An Le, good after—"
However, as soon as she looked inside, she saw An Le and Spencer sitting in front of a laptop, each wearing one half of a pair of headphones, fully engrossed in studying the material on the computer.
"Look, Spencer, what I told you before... is roughly like this and this..."
An Le stared at the screen with her usual expression, even holding a ruler to point at the mosaic on the screen and explain the details.
"Awooo... it feels... it feels so amazing, awoo..."
anwhile, beside her, Spencer's small face was flushed red. Her mouth dry, she swallowed a mouthful of saliva, absorbing knowledge like a dry sponge in an ocean of learning.
"..."
But behind them, Jiang Yun was left standing there, completely dumbfounded.
It was only at this mont that An Le and Spencer finally realized soone had co in behind them.
Their expressions changed, and they hurriedly looked back. Seeing it was Jiang Yun, they sighed in relief, wearing a so-it-is-just-one-of-us expression,
"Ah, Jiang Yun, you're here, awoo! Co quick, co quick, An Le is showing
sothing super amazing, awoo!"
"Spencer..."
But seeing their expressions, Jiang Yun had her defenses broken. She clutched her head in agony and scread,
"Ahhhhh!! Why are you showing such a relaxed expression in front of
so naturally?! You're making it seem like I'm a really dirty person too..."
"E-Eh, Senior Jiang!"
"What happened to turning over a new leaf?! Even when we were called the Doujinshi Society before, there was nothing like this going on. Why has it beco like this after we supposedly changed?!"
Spencer didn't answer, rely looking at An Le beside her.
An Le felt embarrassed being stared at. She quickly reached out and lightly pounded Spencer, complaining,
"Ugh... y-you're the one who wanted to learn this..."
"Hmm... that does seem to be the case, awoo."
Looking at the two unrepentant girls in front of her, Jiang Yun found it even harder to bear. Her face flushed red, she dropped to her knees on the floor, on the verge of crying out,
"I just confidently boasted to my classmates a mont ago, and you guys... W-Waaaaah..."
"..."
"The situation... I... I roughly understand it now."
Not long after, inside the Doujinshi Society room, Jiang Yun rubbed the space between her eyebrows, her face full of distress.
In front of her, Spencer sat upright and proper, while An Le closed the laptop, ending today's study session.
"So, you an to say that Spencer is catching up on biological knowledge?"
"A-Almost..."
An Le had just nodded, but Spencer beside her eagerly shook her head and swayed her body, picking up her mobile phone to show Jiang Yun.
"I also want to learn this, awoo!"
"Huh?"
Jiang Yun and An Le both looked at her phone, only to see a fashion vlog from an online influencer playing on it, featuring various beautiful clothes and matching hairstyles.
"...Ah, I didn't realize Spencer had already reached this age."
"Yes, yes..."
After watching, Jiang Yun and An Le fell silent for a few seconds. Then, bizarrely, they simultaneously revealed the gratified expressions of old mothers watching their child grow up.
It was no wonder.
Spencer was like a boy. When she dressed, she only ever considered comfort—whether the clothes could support her jumping and bouncing around.
So she basically always wore sportswear. She had never worn a dress or skirt even once.
Oh, wait, she did wear one once when cosplaying earlier.
She wasn't quite used to it, but she always felt that Yan Huan's gaze was different when he saw her wearing a dress.
Anyway, it was just that...
Spencer quite liked the way Yan Huan looked at her back then. She always felt that when he looked at her, her body would get hot, very similar to the feeling when they were kissing.
Therefore, she had developed such an idea.
"Mmm..."
However, hearing An Le and Jiang Yun say this, our Golden Bomb Pig was displeased. Crossing her arms, she couldn't help but complain,
"Aren't we all about the sa age? Why are you talking like that, awoo?"
Hearing this, the two were slightly taken aback, but their expressions grew even more gratified, to the point where they even started wiping tears from the corners of their eyes. "You're absolutely right, Spencer~"
"She really has grown up..."
At this, the Golden Bomb Pig was absolutely ready to explode,
"Ugh!"
Fortunately, perhaps due to secretly seeking advice from Yan Huan at night, An Le was now also a mature master of temperature control.
Before Spencer could get truly upset, she tapped her chin in distress and explained to Spencer,
"But Senior Jiang Yun and I don't know how to dress up or match outfits. For this sort of thing, wouldn't it be better to ask other girls, or maybe your mother, Spencer?"
Hearing this, Spencer crossed her arms and shook her head even more vigorously.
"No way, awoo. My mama won't teach . She said I'm not allowed to learn these things yet."
"..."
An Le originally wanted to say, 'I feel the sa way,' but on second thought, she had already taught her much more excessive things, so what was the point of saying that now?
"But speaking of which, it would be great if we could find out where Senior Student Ye learned how to match her outfits."
Bringing up this topic, Jiang Yun suddenly had a flash of inspiration.
Senior Student Ye. There was only one person surnad Ye in the entire school; it went without saying who it was.
The mont Jiang Yun ntioned this na, An Le's expression turned peculiar.
Perhaps it was because Ye Shiyu was a Modifier Host, which made her particularly vigilant.
"..."
"What about her, awoo?"
Spencer also didn't care for Ye Shiyu and had no good impression of her, so she asked about it very casually.
Speaking of which, among the other Hosts, Sakuramiya Hitomi was actually quite well-liked by them.
Because Vice President Sakuramiya not only followed the rules strictly but was also quite good at taking care of people.
Previously, when they were in Sakura Country, although Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi didn't say it out loud, they secretly looked down on the idiotic Spencer in their hearts and were unwilling to tutor her in her studies...
Only Sakuramiya Hitomi patiently accompanied her for an entire afternoon, taking care of her through her words, and even preparing a knife and fork for her because she knew Spencer couldn't use chopsticks.
So when they were in Kyoto and Akihabara, Spencer was willing to carry the physically frail Hitomi on her back and run.
She even let Hitomi escape alone at a critical mont, allowing herself to be devoured by An Le's tentacles instead.
As for An Le, Ye Shiyu and Bai Yi were both annoyed by her and wanted to fight her to the death.
Only Sakuramiya Hitomi sought to understand why she had suddenly attacked, and even wanted to negotiate peace with her, promising not to continue using her Modifier on Yan Huan...
Therefore, Sakuramiya Hitomi actually had the best popularity among all the Modifier Hosts.
No matter who it was, they would basically give her face.
Ye Shiyu, on the other hand, was the exact opposite; she looked like she wanted to slap everyone she saw.
Though recently...
She hadn't been seen causing trouble or attacking anyone for a long ti.
"Oh, just now in the Second-Year Division, I saw Senior Student Ye looking unprecedentedly beautiful. Anyway, it was vastly different from before."
"She wore makeup, and her outfit was super gorgeous. I wonder if she has a date tonight or sothing..."
Jiang Yun explained nonchalantly. Spencer tilted her head, still pondering where Ye Shiyu learned her fashion coordination.
Only An Le had already reached the atmospheric layer of deduction,
"A date?"
In an instant, she figured out a certain possibility behind Ye Shiyu's abnormal behavior.
"Ding~"
Right at that mont, her mobile phone suddenly rang.
She looked down and saw it was a Plane ssage from Yan Huan.
"Sorry, An Le. I have so business tonight, so I might return to the South Ward a bit late. I won't be coming ho for dinner either."
"How about you just grab sothing simple tonight, and we can go out to eat tomorrow night?"
"Eh..."
An Le blinked, raising her hand to hesitantly type a few considerate and agreeable replies.
"What's wrong, An Le?"
"Ah? Nothing..."
An Le opened her mouth, but ultimately chose to turn a blind eye to it, just smiling faintly and looking at Jiang Yun.
Just as she was about to steer the topic back, the blonde hair of Spencer beside her suddenly lit up brilliantly.
"Hum~"
An Le blinked. Seeing that blonde hair suddenly gather into a pair of illusory ox horns, her expression slightly changed.
Spencer's Modifier...
But looking at Jiang Yun in front of her, she seed completely oblivious to it. She rely picked up her phone again and looked at the outfit video on Spencer's screen,
"Ah, but I still feel like this style doesn't quite suit you, Spencer..."
"Even though your aura is indeed very cute, your facial features are defined and you're quite tall. I feel like sothing more elegant and dashing would suit you better..."
Yes, what Spencer unexpectedly liked was the cute, sweet-girl style of clothing.
It was completely incompatible with her tall, healthy figure and big, wavy blonde hair.
"Mmm... I'll research it more later. For now, An Le, you've taught
so much, and I've been practicing for so long. I want to go find Yan Huan and test the results, awoo!"
'Eh?'
'Why suddenly right now?'
An Le blinked, still wondering why Spencer was suddenly so motivated.
But looking up, she saw that the pair of illusory golden ox horns was still shining dazzlingly.
'Ah, could it be...'
An Le's pupils shrank. Her expression mirrored the one Yan Huan had when he first witnessed the imnse power of Spencer's Modifier.
Because Spencer's Modifier had a cross-spatial auto-targeting function!
"Let's go, let's go!"
"H-Hey, but—"
Caught completely off guard, An Le was dragged up by Spencer without any power to resist.
"Jiang Yun, we're heading out first, awoo!"
"Ah..."
Jiang Yun blankly watched Spencer drag An Le away, belatedly waving her hand.
But it wasn't until they closed the door and left that she slowly caught on and realized sothing,
"Just now? Practicing? Ah?"
She suddenly realized what exactly Spencer ant by practicing.
'But...'
'Doesn't An Le also... like President Yan?'
'Why would she teach her love rival such things?'
'Moreover...'
'Thinking about it carefully, when I ntioned that Ye had a date earlier, An Le's expression had also looked strange.'
'Could it be...'
"..."
The more she thought about it, the more cold sweat gathered on Jiang Yun's forehead.
Because she seed to have inadvertently discovered sothing massive.
Just like an investigator in the Cthulhu Mythos discovering the truth of the Elder Gods, she was rapidly losing her sanity...
"Ah... I-I'd better stay out of this kind of thing... I get the feeling... it's incredibly dangerous..."
Jiang Yun, once again, made a judgnt completely aligned with her survival instinct!
"Wait a minute, Spencer! You don't even know where Xiao Huan is. Where exactly are you going right now?"
Dragged across the campus by Spencer, An Le felt sowhat helpless.
Just as she was about to speak, sharp-eyed Spencer spotted soone in the distance and pointed over there.
"Ah, An Le, look! He's right over there, awoo!"
"Eh?"
An Le took a quick glance and found that it really was Xiao Huan!
At this mont, he had just exited the teaching building and was rushing hurriedly toward the school gate.
'It could actually do that?!'
An Le shot a surprised glance at Spencer beside her, or rather, at the Modifier on her body.
She was truly glad at this mont that Spencer wasn't very bright, because if a normal person possessed a Modifier with such overpowered functions, the consequences would be unimaginable...
"..."
During this brief mont of surprise, Spencer had already pulled her all the way to the school gate.
At this very mont, Yan Huan had also just slowed his pace.
Seeing Yan Huan stop, Spencer's little face flushed red. She raised her free hand, intending to call out to him from afar.
But before she could even open her mouth, a tall, beautiful girl with long, straight, black hair suddenly appeared in front of Yan Huan.
She stood tranquilly in the wind, her makeup immaculate, her black hair swaying with the breeze.
Her eyes, usually as quiet as the abyss, were now as gentle as a serene lake.
"Sister Shiyu, I'm not late, am I?"
"No, Xiao Huan."
It wasn't until she saw Yan Huan that she seed to peel herself away from her surroundings and regain her vitality.
She brushed her black hair aside, looking at the hurriedly arriving Yan Huan with a faint smile, and then surprisingly reached out to tidy up his collar...
"..."
In the distance, Spencer, who was just about to greet him, couldn't help but freeze slightly, stopping in her tracks.
Beside her, An Le also witnessed this scene.
She pursed her lips, and in the next second, her cheeks puffed out bit by bit.
Even though she had guessed it long ago, inexplicably...
She still felt a little annoyed...
"Hmm?"
Right at that mont, Ye Shiyu, who was adjusting Yan Huan's clothes, seed to acutely sense sothing and abruptly raised her eyes to look in their direction behind him.
But compared to the still-dazed Spencer, An Le reacted extrely fast.
She grabbed Spencer and hastily ducked into a blind spot in her field of vision nearby.
As a result, Ye Shiyu ended up looking at nothing.
"..."
Finding her search without result, Ye Shiyu retracted her gaze, looked back at Yan Huan in front of her, and spoke softly,
"Let's go, Xiao Huan. Where do you want to go?"
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