“It’s you.”
Tang San forcefully halted his recoiling movement, his hoarse voice emerging from his throat.
Oscar seemed to realize he had startled his new roommate. He stepped back and brought a cup of water from the room’s only wooden table, along with a plate holding three steaming roasted sausages.
“Have something to eat. After the dorm assignments, you fainted as soon as you entered the room. Fortunately, it was just exhaustion. You’ll be fine after a nap.” Oscar placed the plate on the bedside table between their two single beds. He then sat on his own bed, and for some reason, a silly smile spread across his face.
Paired with his full beard, he looked somewhat like a miniature version of someone...
Tang San let out a breath, propped himself up on the bed, and with a slight push, sat up.
Their dorm room wasn’t large, about ten square meters.
Besides the bed he was lying on, there was Oscar’s bed next to it.
The walls were haphazardly plastered with advertisements for "Sausage Specialty," each in a different design.
Tang San rubbed his temples, picked up the cup of water Oscar had poured for him, which had long since cooled, and took a sip. The sweet spring water quenched his parched throat, and his empty stomach finally had something in it.
“If you’re hungry, have a sausage. They’re free. You look a bit weak anyway.” Oscar, seeing Tang San’s pained expression, couldn't help but say.
Tang San glanced at the three sausages on the white plate but, thinking about how they were made, lost his appetite, no matter how hungry he was.
“No, thank you... I just need a moment to recover.” At worst, he could find Sui Sui later.
Sui Sui had stocked up on many snacks in her Purple Crystal Jade Bangle, so he could...
“Right, where are Sui Sui and Xiao Wu?” After finishing the entire cup of water, Tang San felt as if he had come back to life, regaining his strength and his ability to think. He immediately asked about their whereabouts.
Oscar looked momentarily bewildered, then his expression cleared as if he had suddenly remembered. “Oh! You mean those two girls who are close to you? They should still be in the girls’ dormitory at this hour.”
As he spoke, a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes, and he began to chatter like a stream of beans. “Your name is Tang San, right? You and your sister Tang Sui are truly amazing! I never expected you to make someone as formidable as Teacher Zhao suffer such a great loss! I’ve never seen Teacher Zhao’s face turn that dark!”
Tang San forced a smile, his eyes clouded with a hint of darkness and a flicker of resentment.
In a situation like yesterday, if they had faced a real enemy, they would have had no chance of survival without Sui Sui’s intervention.
Moreover... he was the elder brother, yet he had to be protected by his sister in moments of danger. What an incompetent elder brother he was!
From now on, he would become stronger!
Tang San’s new roommate, Oscar, didn't notice Tang San’s unusual mood. He was thinking about Ning Rongrong, whom he had fallen in love with at first sight, and continued to babble about the situation. “You fainted later and didn’t fill out the accommodation form, so I filled it out for you. If you’re looking for your sister and the others, they chose to share a dormitory. However, the girls’ dormitory is on the back mountain, and it’s a bit of a walk.”
“Also, that seemingly aloof beauty and the pretty Ning Rongrong are sharing a room, hehe.”
Thinking of Ning Rongrong, it seemed as if tiny pink flowers were blooming around Oscar's head.
Tang San let out a sigh of relief, feeling a weight lifted.
It was good that they were alright.
...
Tang Sui felt as if she had slept for an incredibly long time.
It was now noon. The sun outside shone through the window, casting flickering specks of gold into the room. It was peaceful and beautiful.
Tang Sui opened her eyes on the bed, now fully awake. She didn't move, staring blankly at the ceiling as if trying to make a flower bloom there.
‘System...’
After a long while, Tang Sui tremulously called out to the system.
【Host, I am here.】Su Dan Novel Network
The ever-ready system responded immediately, like Tang Sui’s caring little padded jacket.
However...
‘Why was I in such an... abnormal state last night?’
The word "silly" that came to her lips just wouldn’t come out, so Tang Sui could only manage to utter another adjective.
【Because your demon power, mental power, and soul power were excessively depleted during the day, and you have not 'hunted and fed' for a long time. The demon power insufficient for repairing your body became too low, naturally leading to a state of hunger.】
The system explained in a flat tone.
But for some reason, Tang Sui heard a hint of a cold sneer.
Excellent... it was the familiar mocking tone.
—Author’s Notes—
Help me, I originally planned to add an extra chapter, but the power went out at Mo Li’s house last night.
This chapter was painstakingly typed on my phone. I’ll make up the extra chapter and the owed ones tomorrow, woohoo. My phone only has 10% battery left. I need to turn it off and sleep tonight.