Villain: After I died, all the heroines cried themselves to sleep.

Time is like an arrow, the sun and the moon are like a shuttle.

The lush green leaves turned yellow and fell with the cool autumn wind, were buried by the snow of winter, and finally sprouted new buds under the spring sun.

Luo Chuan slowly opened his eyes and looked at the scenery outside the window.

"It's been so long since I came back..."

Nearly half a year has passed since I returned to the world of martial arts.

Even the final exams have been over for more than half a month.

"However, it wasn't entirely without gains."

Luo Chuan opened the system and looked at his status panel.

……

Name: Luo Chuan

[Fate Points: 650]

[Fragment of Causality: 0]

[Personality: Serious and unsmiling (Rhodes), clear-cut likes and dislikes (Luo Tian), tenacious and unyielding (Rogge)]

[Talents: Life is Like a Play (C), Ether Domination (S), Twelve Divine Fiends (SS), Sinful Demon Sword (EX)]

[Level: Fourth-Tier Martial Artist]

【Technique: Mysterious Heavenly Treasure Mirror (S)】

[Spiritual Skills: Moonlight Sword (S), Heavenly Lock Sword Formation - Modified (S), Mysterious Heavenly Stepping Step (S), Primordial Qi (SS), Divine Power Dharma Image (SS), Soul Technique - Requiem (SSS)]

[Attributes: Strength A, Speed ​​S, Physical Fitness A, Spiritual Power A+, Perception A+, Willpower EX]

……

"I originally thought I wouldn't be able to break through to the fourth tier until the Spring Festival, but I didn't expect to complete it ahead of schedule during this seclusion."

Luo Chuan nodded in satisfaction.

His cultivation level has basically no bottlenecks; as long as he accumulates enough spiritual energy, breaking through will be a natural process.

In fact, if Luo Chuan had focused on cultivating and improving his realm, he could have reached the fourth level even earlier.

Unfortunately, he spent all his time improving his physical attributes.

"It's a pity that because the attribute rating is linked to the realm level, the rating decreases as you break through to the fourth rank, otherwise the screen would be full of S-rank starting points."

Luo Chuan shook his head regretfully.

In addition, there is another change.

That means your Fate Points have increased by 50.

However, after the midterm exams last semester, Xu Xiaojin's popularity rose again, which led the system to assign her a mission objective called "[Just a mission for the master]".

Simply put, it means having Luo Chuan act as the mastermind, manipulating Xu Xiaojin to do all sorts of things.

For example, temporarily joining the student council.

For example, participating in various volunteer activities.

Through this series of operations, Hsu Hsiao-chin's popularity and reputation soared thanks to her good looks and frequent appearances at various events, and her fame spread throughout the entire school.

During the final exams, I even received several love letters.

Xu Xiaojin originally intended to ignore it.

However, Luo Chuan shamelessly used the excuse of boosting her self-confidence to get Xu Xiaojin to accept everyone's invitations, and then cruelly rejected them all in front of everyone.

"I'm sorry, Luo Chuan instructed me to do all of this."

These words immediately ignited an uproar throughout the entire school.

Luo Chuan never expected that Xu Xiaojin would give such a reason for rejection.

This immediately confirmed his reputation as a sadistic and depraved monster.

What he said was the truth, leaving him no room for rebuttal.

"So, turning on one's teacher after completing one's studies has become a tradition within our lineage?"

Even now, when he thinks back on it, Luo Chuan still can't help but complain.

The most obvious change in Xu Xiaojin's transformation is that she has become more and more opinionated and is no longer easily manipulated by Luo Chuan.

That's what I was thinking.

Suddenly, a strange noise came from the window.

Looking up, I saw Ye Ling appear outside the window.

"It's not like there aren't doors. Why can't you knock? Why do you always have to climb through the window?"

As Luo Chuan spoke, he walked over and opened the window.

In the latter half of the previous semester, he took Xu Xiaojin to work as a hunter for practical training, and Ye Ling also often participated.

They gradually became familiar with each other over time.

"Ms. Kobayashi asked me to check on your situation."

Ye Ling got straight to the point.

"Is it really necessary to be so vigilant? I'm not going to suddenly disappear."

Luo Chuan shrugged.

There's a reason why Ms. Kobayashi is keeping such a close eye on things.

A few days ago, when carrying out a Class D bounty, Xu Xiaojin sensed that someone was secretly spying on them. Ye Ling sneaked over to investigate but found nothing.

Therefore, for safety reasons, Ms. Kobayashi decided to temporarily suspend club activities.

And he often cared about the situation of everyone.

"Since everything's alright, just be careful. I'll be going now."

Ye Ling didn't say anything more and turned to leave.

"Wait a moment."

Luo Chuan called out to Ye Ling and then reminded her.

"You should also be careful. If someone is really spying on us, then you are quite likely the target."

These days, apart from doing hunter bounties, he and Xu Xiaojin have spent the rest of their time in special training.

Almost no accidents will happen.

In contrast, Ye Ling, who often goes out, is different.

"..."

Ye Ling pondered for a moment and accepted Luo Chuan's reminder.

"Thank you, I understand."

……

A few more days passed.

As Lunar New Year's Eve approached, Luo Chuan received a steady stream of well wishes and greetings from everyone.

It has to be said that after a full semester, Luo Chuan's relationship with the other students in the class has warmed up considerably.

Especially after the midterm exams, those bastards in the class, envious of Luo Chuan's practical teaching, shamelessly sought him out for sparring, and no amount of chasing them away could get rid of them.

As a result, when the final exam came, everyone's abilities improved by leaps and bounds, resulting in almost no change in the rankings.

But the homeroom teacher was still very happy and took the initiative to pay for a lively celebration banquet.

Then the bastards tossed Luo Chuan high into the air, saying they wanted to thank him for his teaching.

Luo Chuan was thus soaked in wine.

The whole person is not well.

Back to the present.

Luo Chuan glanced at his phone and saw that, in addition to a few familiar S-level classmates, even Luo Xi had sent him a message.

Luo Xi had added Luo Chuan as a friend a long time ago, and for the past six months she had treated Luo Chuan as her confidant, chatting with him about all sorts of things whenever she had free time.

Luo Chuan would usually listen silently, occasionally offering a few perfunctory words to get through the matter.

Luo Xi didn't care at all.

As night fell.

Lu Zhiyao suddenly called.

"Luo Chuan, I know you actually live alone, right? My Lu family has prepared a very lavish New Year's Eve dinner this year. Considering you helped me a little this semester, I'm giving you special permission to come to my house for New Year's Eve dinner. How about it, aren't you so touched you're about to fall in love with me?"

"Please allow me to refuse."

Luo Chuan said decisively and hung up the phone.

If he goes to the Lu family for New Year's Eve dinner, wouldn't he become a live-in son-in-law?

After checking the time, he immediately called Xu Xiaojin to check her homework.

Xu Xiaojin honestly reported to Luo Chuan, and just before hanging up the phone, she suddenly spoke.

"Grandma heard that you've been living alone, and since it's just the two of us, Grandma and I, we wanted to ask if you'd like to come and spend New Year's Eve with us?"

"..."

Why are you using this trick too?

Luo Chuan's lips twitched slightly. After thinking for a moment, he did not completely refuse.

"I'll think about it."

"……good."

Xu Xiaojin didn't press the issue and quickly hung up the phone.

Luo Chuan looked at his phone and had a strong premonition that someone would call him again.

as predicted.

The phone vibrated again the next second.

It's Ms. Kobayashi.

When Luo Chuan answered the phone, Teacher Lin first inquired about Luo Chuan's situation, told him to have a peaceful New Year and not to cause trouble, and then, unsurprisingly, changed the subject.

"I wanted to say this last year, but you were still missing at the time. Come to my house for New Year's Eve dinner this year. After all, I am your teacher, and I have also invited others, including Ye Ling, so you don't need to feel too much pressure."

"..."

Luo Chuan's lips twitched slightly.

He knew that Ms. Kobayashi would definitely ask this question again.

Whenever Luo Chuan encountered such a multiple-choice question, he felt as if he were facing a branching option before the ending.

It seemed to confirm his idea.

The system's voice suddenly rang out.

[A turning point in fate has been detected!]

Unbeknownst to you, a life-or-death crisis is quietly brewing.

Luo Chuan looked helplessly at the system taskbar.

The moment he saw the system task, the expression on his face froze.

[Objective: Get out of here quickly! Don't die! Escape!]

[Reward: I forgive you.]

[Punishment: I hate you.]

Before Luo Chuan could react...

The next instant.

Rumble!!!

A terrifying pressure of spiritual energy descended from the sky.

In an instant, the apartment building where Luo Chuan lived suddenly shattered and turned into dust.