MORIC - Chapter 30

Chapter 30: Is She Trying to Hit On Me?

The moment mecha were mentioned, Chi Yueshan's expression changed completely.

Xi Zhoumeng had observed that Chi Yueshan was very awkward around her, perhaps due to their status as love rivals, or because of her Lower World background.

And the difference in their school years.

【System: What else could it be? It can't be because of your beauty!】

Xi Zhoumeng thought to herself: That's also a possibility.

She was very confident in herself.

But it wasn't always looks that made people click.

After Xi Zhoumeng changed her identity, she had a colleague she got along with fairly well. This colleague was also good-looking, but the partner they settled down with was, in Xi Zhoumeng's eyes, utterly unremarkable.

Even though Xi Zhoumeng thought they were nothing special, her colleague was deeply in love.

Xi Zhoumeng had started working around the same time as her, and they had even gone drinking together at nightclubs before. You could say they were equally debauched.

Unfortunately, floating in this sea of humanity for too long could make one feel hopeless. Her colleague eventually decided to "come ashore."

In Xi Zhoumeng's view, once a person obtained such a mundane emotion, once they desired to grow old together and love until death, it meant they would be bound for all eternity.

She didn't want that.

Feelings were merely a pastime.

Sadly, those who came ashore would look back on their past and say they had been foolish.

When questioned, Xi Zhoumeng wouldn't argue. She would just watch as the once wild and defiant person meekly reined themselves in, their voice filled with an unfamiliar gentleness when they answered the phone.

Leaving the party, running towards the person who came to pick them up.

Back then, Xi Zhoumeng had thought: It would be better if I didn't know her.

All these years, and she was still empty.

On the other hand, she understood. In those years of living in a drunken stupor, a youth soaked in alcohol, the loneliness after the party ended was too profound.

One would always long to find someone for a moment of tenderness.

As for looks, she herself was quite good-looking; there was no need to find someone even more so.

【System: I advise you to get your head in the game and sort out Wen Xinghuo's love life first.】

【Xi Zhoumeng: Your data is restored? Do you know what the bug is?】

The system went silent again.

The room was very quiet. Chi Yueshan nervously stroked the cover of her notebook.

A completely dried leaf was pasted on it. She didn't know how it had been treated, but its veins were clear, and it hadn't crumbled into pieces from dryness.

She thought: What is there for me to talk about with Xi Zhoumeng?

We were born different.

She was born with choices. I wasn't.

The notebook rested on her lap. Chi Yueshan smoothed down her slightly damp hair and was about to change the subject when she heard Xi Zhoumeng say, "You can."

She picked up her teacup and took a sip. The rim of the cup was ringed with golden script that still glittered in the light, casting a golden gleam on Xi Zhoumeng's face.

Chi Yueshan abruptly lowered her head, biting her lip nervously. "Of course I can. Do you even need to say it?"

Xi Zhoumeng chuckled. "You like mecha, but you can't pilot them."

There was simply no option for an Omega to fully pilot a mecha. That was the reality—spiritual power, physical strength, endurance, and so on.

Xi Zhoumeng couldn't be bothered to think about these rigid rules. Her heart was born free; she was the type to do whatever she wanted.

She had no interest in mecha, nor did she want to learn about mecha theory.

If she were truly an Omega, this would be her capital.

If she were a real Alpha, it would be a disaster. She had absolutely no desire to go around fighting and killing.

【System: Don't you dare say you love peace. That's disgusting.】

Xi Zhoumeng chuckled. Unable to refute yet somewhat angry, Chi Yueshan retorted, "That's because the mecha are no good."

Her store of knowledge was far greater than that of an ordinary Lower World Omega.

Xuan Ping's learning was conventional, but Chi Yueshan had grown up in the underground black market, where resources flowed from the gray-market trade between the Upper and Lower Worlds.

Banned books and contraband were commonplace, and there were even some decommissioned mecha.

Her master was an ordinary Beta, and had demonstrated for Chi Yueshan how to pilot a mecha.

However, a Beta's precision and control couldn't keep up; it was extremely strenuous.

"Piloting a mecha requires immense spiritual power and control. Those who earn a military rank are even more outstanding in combat."

Chi Yueshan was still young that year. She stared at the behemoth, its scratches glaringly conspicuous, like unignorable scars on a person's body.

After speaking, her master patted her head. "If Yueshan likes it, go and study it yourself."

The woman's health was poor, and it seemed as if that brief demonstration had drained her life force even further.

But the Chi Yueshan of that year was completely unaware. She touched the mecha and felt as if she was innately meant to understand it.

The present-day Chi Yueshan still felt this way.

But she looked like she was about to cry.

Xi Zhoumeng never expected that the Omega who could send an ordinary Alpha flying was actually such a crybaby.

"Crying already?"

Her tone was teasing. Chi Yueshan retorted indignantly, "You're the one who's crying."

Xi Zhoumeng: "Someone like me never cries easily."

She closed her book and glanced at the wall clock. Time was almost up.

"But you, if you really like mecha, you have to rank in the top three of your year to even have a chance to apply, right?"

Xi Zhoumeng didn't pay much attention to these things; this was something Duan Daizhen had told her.

Coincidentally, Miss Duan was in charge of this area, but it was a sinecure. Duan Daizhen was only fulfilling the duty for her resume.

Speaking of this, Chi Yueshan became even more furious.

"Being in the top three is useless! You still need a letter of recommendation."

She was so aggrieved she was on the verge of tears, completely unaware of how vulnerable she was in front of Xi Zhoumeng.

It was almost instinctual. Neither of them had noticed the changes brought about by their compatibility rate.

The system remained silent. It should have reminded Xi Zhoumeng.

But this host, compared to the records in its corrupted database's residual data, was far more perceptive and lawless.

It vaguely felt that it should be happy to see this unfold.

Xi Zhoumeng: "Can you even get into the top three of your year?"

Xi Zhoumeng set her book aside and had the robot clear away the desserts.

Chi Yueshan let out a choked sound, and all her anger turned into embarrassment.

It finally froze on her face, making her look as if she'd been steamed.

"I... I can, of... of course I can..."

She was still being stubborn, but secretly, she was dying of anxiety. These Omega courses were torturing her to death.

Xi Zhoumeng: "Flower arrangement class is over? What was your score?"

Chi Yueshan: ......

Talk about hitting a sore spot.

Xi Zhoumeng: "What about the tea ceremony class?"

Chi Yueshan: Just let me die.

Her despair was almost palpable. Xi Zhoumeng's smile grew even more delighted.

The walls of the common room had been switched to full-length glass, the sofas had been moved away, and the center was especially empty.

Xi Zhoumeng walked up to Chi Yueshan and looked down at her.

Chi Yueshan turned her face away. "So what if you're tall."

An Omega that tall! It's not normal! And a 'goddess'!! Bullshit! Not even a goddess is this... this...!

Xi Zhoumeng pinched her chin, forcing Chi Yueshan to raise her head.

The posture sparked a faint, almost nonexistent sense of familiarity in Chi Yueshan, along with one hundred percent vigilance!

She subconsciously tried to leave, but was pulled back by Xi Zhoumeng, her face cupped in her hands, completely unable to break free.

Damn it, in terms of strength, this person is quite a match for Senior Wen.

Damn it!!! I will absolutely not acknowledge their marriage!!

"If you fail all your electives, the retake fees are very expensive. Are you going to get a part-time job?"

Xi Zhoumeng was skilled at twisting the knife. "Failing an elective also requires you to form a theater troupe yourself, with five or more people."

Chi Yueshan: So cruel!!

Her glasses were taken off by Xi Zhoumeng and casually tossed aside, only to be perfectly caught by an AI robot.

"So ugly."

Her tone was full of disdain. Because they were so close, Chi Yueshan could not only smell the perfume on her but also that faint, barely-there scent of her pheromones.

Why, why do I find my love rival's pheromones so pleasant!

Is this a thought a normal Omega should have?!!

I don't even find Xuan Ping's osmanthus scent that nice...

Xi Zhoumeng lowered her head again, gazing into those emerald green eyes. Her hands were cool to the touch, and their caress on Chi Yueshan's face made her shiver.

Chi Yueshan desperately wanted to struggle, but Xi Zhoumeng was too strong. It felt as if she had been drained of all her strength, her legs even going weak.

What's going on? Is it because I got caught in the rain today?

Chi Yueshan couldn't figure it out herself. Xi Zhoumeng took a lock of her hair, the damp sensation making her frown.

"I think you need to change your hairstyle before the play."

Before Chi Yueshan could even get out a "By what right," the door to the lounge was pushed open, and a male and a female Beta froze simultaneously.

The male Beta was introverted. In contrast, a female Beta named Jiang Xian blurted out a "Holy shit," subconsciously grabbing the male Beta, Shi Yangshu's, hand and pulling him out, shouting as she went—

"Sorry!! We're interrupting!!"

It was no wonder the two of them got the wrong idea, especially since they couldn't even see clearly who the other person was.

They only saw Xi Zhoumeng holding a petite Omega, one hand caressing the other's face. The atmosphere was so ambiguous it was particularly embarrassing.

To make matters worse, Xi Zhoumeng even glanced over at that exact moment.

Only after the door slammed shut did Jiang Xian snap out of it. She asked Shi Yangshu, "Wait a minute! Senior Xi is an Omega, right!!"

Shi Yangshu nodded.

Jiang Xian wailed, "I just now subconsciously thought she was an Alpha! Help me, her presence is so powerful, it was like I'd accidentally interrupted her... doing business!"

"Then who was the other one!!"

Shi Yangshu stared at the door to the common room and pushed up his glasses. "I think it must be Chi Yueshan."

Jiang Xian let out another "Holy shit." "What are they doing! Aren't they love rivals? So intimate! My brain subconsciously judged them to be a couple!!"

Shi Yangshu said calmly, "Weren't there rumors before that their compatibility rate was 100%?"

Jiang Xian: "But wasn't that debunked? Besides, they're two Omegas, how can they be together?"

Betas have no pheromones but still have heat cycles. They are the most common type and don't have as many troubles.

An unrealistic thought flashed through Shi Yangshu's mind, and he chuckled at himself. "They might be rehearsing. After all, Senior Xi's character and Chi Yueshan's character are a couple."

Jiang Xian let out a choked sound.

A stepmother and daughter, appearing as mother and child on the surface, but secretly a couple.

So damn stimulating. Her mind was suddenly filled with the uncensored scenes she'd seen while cramming the original work these past few days.

It was simply too steamy. To think they could play around so wildly back before there were secondary genders!!

Chi Yueshan abruptly pushed Xi Zhoumeng away. "Did someone just come in?"

She was mortified, but because her glasses had been removed, she felt very uncomfortable, her eyes habitually blinking more often.

Xi Zhoumeng tilted her head. "Those two first-year Beta classmates."

Chi Yueshan cursed, "Holy shit," and snapped at Xi Zhoumeng without reservation, "Don't get all handsy with me! My glasses are expensive!"

Something about that sentence made Xi Zhoumeng laugh, her tone growing even more cheerful. "The glasses with the broken temple?"

She reached out, seemingly intimately tidying Chi Yueshan's hair, but her fingertips brushed over the pheromone suppressor patch on the back of Chi Yueshan's neck.

Chi Yueshan shivered instinctively.

Xi Zhoumeng: "Five hundred Star Coins a piece. You owe me a lot."

Chi Yueshan was speechless.

Just then, Jiang Xian and Shi Yangshu pushed the door open again, just in time to hear Xi Zhoumeng say—

"I can consider letting you be my servant."

Shi Yangshu's mouth twitched. He felt the statement was a bit too arrogant, but he didn't expect Jiang Xian to mutter—

"They really are love rivals! So intense!! Just how amazing is Senior Wen from the Alpha division, to make them go at each other's throats like this!"

Sheng Yangkui walked in silently, thinking: What do you people know.

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