Chapter 29 – Am I Being Looked Down Upon?

Demon Hunter Academy, Mission Hall.

This was where students usually accepted and submitted missions.

It was arranged like an office hall. Besides counters where Academy staff sat to handle mission-related tasks for students, there was only a bulletin board displaying various mission-related information and notices.

Apart from the service counters and bulletin board, there were only rows of tables and chairs provided for students visiting the area.

Therefore, the Mission Hall was usually quite lively. Either people preparing for missions would rest and chat here, or formed teams would hold meetings or even celebrate successful missions, ensuring a constant flow of people.

Recently, instead of calming down, this situation had intensified.

With the Huaming District battle approaching in two days, students clearly had much to discuss and prepare, requiring a convenient place for meetings and exchanges – and no location was more suitable than the Mission Hall.

Thus, early in the morning, the Mission Hall was already crowded with many people occupying most seats, creating a marketplace-like atmosphere.

It was evident that many here were still looking for teammates, while numerous already-formed teams were attempting to further optimize their team compositions to perform better in the upcoming battle.

Su Ming, Lei Hao, and Ye Bai also made a rare appearance here, entering the Mission Hall and finding seats.

Many people around noticed the trio, but after glancing at Su Ming, they averted their eyes and continued with their own business.

“Huh?” Lei Hao raised an eyebrow upon seeing this and teased with a smile, “Looks like these people recognize you.”

Clearly, after the drama involving the two Academy Beauties Xu Qianqian and An Zijin, Su Ming had become widely known.

“Unfortunately, I’m not happy about it at all,” Su Ming curled his lip. “But you two, always hanging out with me, have been dragged down too. Aren’t you annoyed?”

This statement earned Ye Bai’s complete agreement.

“Among those who just looked over, there should be many who haven’t formed teams yet and are eager to find one, or those whose teams aren’t complete and urgently need more members,” Ye Bai commented. “For such people, everyone coming to the Mission Hall should be potential targets. If not for you, many would have certainly come to ask us to form a team, or at the very least, someone would have invited us to join their team.”

As the saying goes, kings match with kings, generals with generals, and common soldiers with common soldiers.

With top students like Xu Qianqian and other elite students having already formed teams where every member was among the top performers, those who failed to join good teams naturally had to lower their standards now.

Although Su Ming and his two friends had average grades and performance in the Academy, being average at least meant they weren’t at the bottom.A team formed by three individuals with average grades was quite appealing to students of the same or even lower levels.

Logically, at this moment, someone should have approached Su Ming and his two companions to request joining their team.

However, Su Ming’s presence vividly demonstrated what it meant for a life winner to attract envy.

His interactions with Xu Qianqian and An Zijin had made him a glaring figure in the eyes of many.

Especially An Zijin, who had been visiting the male dormitory to see Su Ming several times a week over the past week, infuriating the fanbase and admirers of this popular King.

As a result, many immediately dismissed the idea of teaming up with Su Ming upon seeing him.

No other reason—normies must explode.

Even Lei Hao and Ye Bai said as much.

“I’ve considered switching teams.”

“But a year of camaraderie just won’t allow it.”

The two sighed as they spoke these words. To an uninformed observer, it might even seem touching.

Only Su Ming saw through the shameless pretense of these two scoundrels on the spot.

“Did you not switch teams because of a year of camaraderie? You clearly stayed because you’re lusting after the three girls who are about to join my side!”

Su Ming had long seen through the true faces of these two rogues.

Yet, they still refused to admit it.

“I’m not! I didn’t! Don’t spout nonsense!”

As this earnest triple denial echoed in unison from the mouths of these two beasts, Su Ming silently prepared to draw the slender, flexible steel sword from his backpack.

But someone arrived just in time to save these two mutts’ sorry lives.

“Brother Su Ming!”

When this bell-like, melodious call rang out in the Mission Hall, the entire hall fell silent.

There, at the entrance of the Mission Hall, stood An Zijin with two others, excitedly waving at Su Ming.

As she waved, her extraordinarily cute face flushed with excitement, her eyes sparkling like a large-eyed beauty from an anime.

The sight, which excited countless beasts, made many unconsciously clutch their chests, hearts appearing in their eyes.

“Ah! My goddess!”

Ye Bai exclaimed raptly beside him, giving Su Ming goosebumps.

“In…incredible. She truly rivals my goddess as an Academy Beauty. Such cuteness—if I weren’t a staunch supporter of Xu Qianqian, I’d probably have fallen for her too.”

Lei Hao wore a look of lingering fear.

An Zijin, however, paid no mind to the onlookers’ stares. Holding a girl with each hand, she walked toward Su Ming.

“I’m here, Brother Su Ming.”

An Zijin happily addressed Su Ming, sitting beside him without hesitation and naturally reaching out to wrap her arms around his.

“Stare—→_→”

In that instant, Su Ming felt countless gazes fixated on him, each carrying a sharp Killing Intent.

Su Ming’s eyelids twitched, and he instinctively tried to pull his arm back.

But An Zijin showed no intention of letting go. With a firm tug, she trapped his arm in a place of softness.

Su Ming lost his strength.

What man wouldn’t?The exquisite sensation made Su Ming want to exclaim, “Is this the ultimate Spirit Art, the Hundredth Style? To possess such binding power!”

Faced with such formidable strength, it was only natural that Su Ming couldn’t break free, right?

But when had this girl developed to this extent?

She was so flat as a child, yet now she had grown like this. Seventeen-year-old girls in this era were truly remarkable.

“Ah, Senior Lei Hao, Senior Ye Bai, hello.”

Unaware of Su Ming’s inner thoughts, An Zijin politely greeted Lei Hao and Ye Bai sitting across from her.

“Hello, Junior An.”

Lei Hao responded casually.

“You… you came really early! Hahaha!”

Ye Bai, however, seemed somewhat flustered, laughing uncontrollably as if unable to contain his excitement. He fidgeted restlessly, resembling a country bumpkin who had never seen a beautiful girl.

An Zijin didn’t mind, simply offering everyone a sweet smile.

“Let me introduce you. These are my two roommates.”

An Zijin introduced the two girls she had just brought along.

“Hello, seniors. I’m Yao Beibei.”

The girl sitting beside An Zijin, who appeared somewhat reserved, spoke first to introduce herself.

“Hello, seniors. I’m Jiang Wanyu.”

The girl next to Yao Beibei, her eyes darting around mischievously, also introduced herself.

“H-hello.”

Facing these two first-year juniors, both Lei Hao and Ye Bai became visibly tense and awkward.

Seeing this, Su Ming found it both amusing and couldn’t help stealing another glance at Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu.

He hadn’t expected An Zijin’s roommates to be quite attractive.

Yao Beibei was a bespectacled girl who seemed reserved and quiet, like an intellectual younger sister, yet her figure was explosively curvaceous. Her Academy uniform shirt was stretched taut, the buttons seemingly on the verge of popping off at any moment, involuntarily drawing people’s gazes.

Jiang Wanyu, on the other hand, had the vibrant aura of a lively, energetic girl. Her skin was exceptionally fair, even paler than An Zijin and Yao Beibei’s. While her figure wasn’t as explosive as Yao Beibei’s, she possessed a pair of slender, long legs boldly exposed to the air, stirring in Su Ming an impulse to reach out and touch them.

In terms of looks, these two might not be as stunning as An Zijin, who could captivate anyone instantly, but they were undoubtedly standard beauties.

If beauties like Xu Qianqian and An Zijin could be rated 99 points—just one point shy of human perfection—then these two, though not as exaggerated, would still score at least 90.

Coupled with their distinct physical advantages, they might even surpass An Zijin in the eyes of certain specific groups.

Su Ming genuinely hadn’t anticipated An Zijin having such roommates.

Lei Hao and Ye Bai clearly hadn’t expected it either, which was why they were caught off guard, acting like bashful, inexperienced boys.

Su Ming decided he would tease these two pure-hearted virgins thoroughly later. Then, he turned to greet Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu.

“I’m Su Ming. Nice to meet you.”Su Ming’s greeting was quite standard, leaving no room for criticism.

However, Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu both looked at Su Ming with rather unfriendly expressions.

Especially Jiang Wanyu, who suddenly placed her hands on her hips and spoke up.

“Are you the Su Ming senior who whisked away our Zijin?”

While sizing up Su Ming, Jiang Wanyu muttered under her breath.

“I don’t see anything special about you. Why is Zijin so infatuated with you?”

With that opening remark, she was clearly being an old hand at Yin and Yang.

“…”

Su Ming blinked.

Was he being looked down upon?

(End of Chapter)