Nobody said that teachers at elite academies have to be heartthrobs.

"So..." Yu Fuli's voice held a hint of confusion, "This world's consciousness didn't die? And because its protagonist was bullied, it blamed me?"

He blinked, his expression seeming to say: You can't blame me for this?

【No, no, no.】The system's light flickered. 【I think the consciousness of this world is a bit strange.】

It paused, seemingly unsure how to explain the feeling, and then offered an analogy: "You see, these little worlds are born from the novels written by authors. To put it another way, it's like an author planting a seed in a garden. This seed takes root and sprouts, representing the development of the little world. The seed grows and blossoms, but at this point, its connection to the author is no longer significant."

[And world consciousness is like the gardener in the garden, specifically responsible for tending to this seed.]

The point of light swayed slightly, as if it were gesturing something.

Its main function, like a gardener's, is to protect the seeds and ensure their healthy growth. However, it also limits the seeds' growth trajectory, guiding them according to the original storyline. They cannot grow crooked or haphazardly; they must bloom when they are meant to bloom, and bear fruit when they are meant to bear fruit.

Yu Fuli nodded thoughtfully.

"Because world consciousness originates from a smaller world," the system's voice deepened, "and the collapse of that smaller world will also affect world consciousness. In severe cases, it could lead to the annihilation of world consciousness."

Therefore, this is why the Quick Transmigration Bureau is so certain that the world consciousness of this world has been extinguished.

The small world has crashed and restarted multiple times, so even if the world's consciousness doesn't die, it won't live much longer.

"Furthermore..." the system's glowing dot paused, its tone becoming somewhat subtle, "not all world consciousnesses favor the protagonist."

It paused, then calmly stated an exceptionally cruel truth: "More than anything, it was out of a sense of responsibility and a necessity to survive, a forced act of protecting the protagonist."

[Based on the world consciousnesses that the Quick Transmigration Bureau has encountered, most of them don't have a good attitude towards the protagonist. In fact, they could even be described as disliking him.]

"Huh?" Yu Fuli was taken aback. "The small world was created because of the original novel, which means it was created because of the protagonist, right? And the world consciousness was created from the small world, so how could the world consciousness hate the protagonist?"

He tried to sort out the relationship between the three in his mind.

When I used to read transmigration novels, the world consciousnesses in them all doted on the protagonist, wishing they could hold the protagonist in their hands and treat them like a treasure, and even took the initiative to help the protagonist cheat. How come it's all the opposite in reality?

The system continued, "The world consciousness loves the small world, but it doesn't like the protagonist."

Imagine you are a world consciousness born from a small world. You love the world you were born into, every blade of grass, every tree, every storm. Then one day, you are suddenly told that everything you cherish is bound to one person.

The system's voice was neither hurried nor slow.

If this person gets into trouble, everything you like, including yourself, will also get into trouble.

Once this person dies, everything you cherish, including yourself, will be destroyed along with them.

Yu Fuli fell silent.

And all you can do is stay by this person's side, watch him complete the original storyline, make sure he lives, make sure he doesn't do anything reckless, and make sure he doesn't harm the world you love or yourself.

After the system finished speaking, the light spot swayed slightly, like a helpless shrug.

Yu Fuli was stunned for a while before slowly realizing what she meant.

It turned out to be the case.

The small world was born because of the protagonist, and the world consciousness was born because of the small world. The world consciousness loves everything in the small world, but it dislikes the source that gave birth to all of this.

However, it also possesses certain powers, such as the ability to restrict and guide the protagonist, ensuring that he completes the original storyline and stabilizes the world.

And what about the main character?

The protagonist doesn't have to do anything; simply by existing, he holds the power of life and death over the small world and its consciousness.

Yu Fuli couldn't help but click his tongue.

The relationship between these three is truly a chaotic mess; they are born from each other, yet they also restrain each other.

【but……】

The system's tone shifted, becoming more mature and knowledgeable.

[It's not necessarily a bad thing that the world's consciousness ignores or dislikes the protagonist; in some ways, it might even be safer.]

Yu Fuli pricked up its ears.

[Think about it, the world's consciousness can, after all, interfere with the original plot. If it took a liking to the protagonist and proactively intervened to help them solve problems, that would be quite a spectacle.]

The system's light flickered, as if it were shaking its head.

[Not only does it directly disrupt the plot, but it also triggers a chain reaction. The final result is often: the protagonist dies, the world collapses, and the world's consciousness perishes along with it.] It sighed, [and these self-destructing world consciousnesses are not uncommon.]

His tone carried a hint of regret, as if he were lamenting the cases of people who had acted recklessly over the years.

Yu Fuli: "...Is it really that childish?"

"Of course." The system's tone carried a hint of nonchalance and disdain. "Don't think of small worlds as something so lofty; their birth and destruction are actually quite simple and brutal."

[There's a book in the Quick Transmigration Bureau's library called "On the Billion Ways to Die in Small Worlds," which records cases that the Main God has personally witnessed over the years. The ways to die in those stories are truly bizarre and varied!]

The system's voice became more lively, [like how the protagonist woke up at 1 a.m., found a cockroach the length of a finger on the bathroom door frame, and was so scared he died, causing the small world to collapse; or how the protagonist fell in love with the world's consciousness, which then became jealous and corrupted, perishing together with the protagonist, and the world was destroyed along with it...]

It paused, then added, as if still wanting to continue: "Wait, wait, wait, there are so many types!"

Halfway through the conversation, the light suddenly stopped.

[Ahem...] The system's voice trailed off slightly. [Sorry, I got carried away.]

Yu Fuli silently processed these outrageous cases, unsure of what expression to make.

In short,] the system's tone became serious again, ["This world's consciousness is very strange."]

If it's blaming you for all this because it likes Lin Xun too much... then why doesn't it just eliminate the culprit who caused Lin Xun's death?

[Jiang Yu was the one who strangled Lin Xun. Wasn't he?]

The light flickered as if deep in thought.

"And..." the system's voice held a hint of doubt, "Why did it apologize to you in the end?"

[You even managed to blow yourself up?]

[It's not like we're setting off fireworks for you, is it? Are we risking our lives to set off fireworks?]

PS: The author is the one who saw a cockroach as long as a finger on the bathroom door frame when he woke up in the early morning. This happened a few years ago when the author was hospitalized. He stayed up until the early morning and thought he would go to the toilet and then go to sleep. Who would have thought that when he looked up, there was a cockroach as long as the width of the door frame lying there.

I was so scared I almost jumped out of my skin.

I even took some photos back then, but unfortunately I lost them after changing my phone, otherwise I could have shared them with you all (◔◡◔).