Where's the cute girl we were promised? She's completely wiped out S-rank dungeons!

Song Yuan remained silent for a moment, seemingly lost in thought, and then commented:

"It seems their president really likes you."

Qiao Ran made a face: "I don't want that kind of pervert to like me. You all probably know I'm second on the looks list right now, right?"

An Xiaoyou replied indifferently, "I don't know. You're not that famous, okay?"

Qiao Ran: "Hey, just let me finish! I'm currently second on the looks list, and the first place is the Puppeteer. His Crystal Guild is full of players with ordinary looks, or even fierce and ugly ones, but he himself is not like that! I don't have any photos to show you... Anyway, you'll know when you meet him in the game."

Although they didn't know which member of the Midnight Guild the Puppeteer was going to lead into the dungeon to ambush them, the three of them weren't afraid at all. This time, the interval between entering the game was even shorter. After returning to the real world and resting for a night, the three entered the new dungeon early the next morning:

[Ding~ Welcome to the dungeon, "Yucai Private High School"]

[Player Name: Song Yuan (ID: Please Maintain Social Distancing)]

[Initial Health: 100]

[Spirit Value: 100]

Luck Value: 0.01

Appearance rating: 79

Attack power: Unknown

Agility: Unknown

[Wisdom: 87]

[Skills: None]

[Weapon: None]

Overall Rating: C

This is a six-player instance. Participating players include: Handsome is my sin, Please maintain social distancing, Puppeteer, Rising Step by Step, Can't see me, Can't see me.

[Dungeon Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐]

This is a renowned private high school that attracts countless talented individuals, and you are fortunate enough to be one of its students.

To improve grades, students must dedicate all their free time, except for essential activities like eating, drinking, and using the restroom, to studying. They eat while running, attend classes while running, sleep while running, and even run during morning runs! Even their timetables are calculated down to the second.

[While at school, players must complete the three most basic daily tasks: eating, showering, and sleeping. Failure to do so will have very serious consequences!]

[Completion condition: Escape this high school]

Song Yuan frowned in confusion when she heard the system announce the player IDs—weren't there six players? Why were only five IDs announced?

She opened her eyes to find herself in a typical 21st-century high school classroom. She was wearing an oversized white T-shirt and blue and white sweatpants—a common uniform for many high schools.

It was the height of summer, and the sun outside made the concrete floor appear white. Cicadas chirped incessantly, but there wasn't even air conditioning in the classroom. The only thing there was a fan at the top—which was broken. The blades spun slowly, but there wasn't even a wisp of cool air.

The classroom was so stuffy it felt like hell. It was completely silent, with every student engrossed in writing something in their notebooks, making a uniform "rustling" sound. Not a single student was daydreaming.

Song Yuan wiped her forehead—it had only been three seconds since she entered the dungeon, and her forehead was already soaked with sweat. Just as she was about to get up to find Qiao Ran and An Xiaomei, a male teacher, around fifty years old, wearing a striped shirt and suit pants, with a bunch of keys around his waist, burst in:

"Hey! You over there, girl!"

Song Yuan paused, then slowly extended a finger and pointed at herself: "Are you talking about me?"

"Who else could it be but you?!" The male teacher strode up to her. "Did you look up just now?"

"What's wrong with looking up?" Song Yuan asked, confused. "Did I break the rules?"

"Of course! You're a freshman, right? Freshmen always hear the opening speech and attend class meetings, right?"

The male teacher pulled a large, purplish-red notebook from his pocket—yes, it was indeed a large notebook. It looked to be over a hundred pages long, with the words "School Rules" written in large gold lettering at the very top.

"Our school is now implementing a 'zero head-up rate' policy. Don't you know what a zero head-up rate means?"

Looking up proves you're daydreaming and not concentrating on your studies. If your mind is truly on your lessons, why would you shift your gaze away from your book?

Song Yuan: "Oh..."

She never went to school. Is this what high school is really like?

"You think a simple 'oh' is enough? You think you can just ignore school rules like that?" The male teacher pointed a stubby finger menacingly towards the door. "Go! Go stand in the hallway as punishment!"

Just then, Song Yuan complained that the classroom was too hot. When she left, she made a point of observing the students. Despite the commotion she had caused, the students in the classroom remained completely unmoved, like machines programmed with code, continuing to bury themselves in their homework. Not a single curious student even glanced at her.

She walked out of the classroom and stood in the hallway as punishment. Just then, she saw Qiao Ran being dragged out by the back of the collar by the female teacher, who was stomping around in high heels.

The female teacher was so angry she looked like she was about to faint.

"You little rascal! You should be studying properly, not dressed like that. Are you trying to seduce girls and date them?! And your hair! The standard hairstyle for boys at our school is a buzz cut. Did you even read the school rules?! You even dyed your hair... And what are those glasses you're wearing, colored contacts? And what are those earrings? My goodness..."

Qiao Ran raised both hands and stood obediently in the corridor: "Teacher, my eyes and hair are natural, and loving beauty is not a crime, right? I have excellent grades."

"I don't care about your grades! High school students aren't allowed to care about their appearance. Take your hair to the administration office and get it cut! And plug up all the piercings above your ears!"

Song Yuan and Qiao Ran exchanged a glance in the corridor, both showing speechless expressions. After the male and female teachers left, Qiao Ran made sure no one was around, then walked up to Song Yuan, rubbing her forehead in frustration:

"Excuse me, student, which school rule did you violate that led to your expulsion?"

"I looked up during self-study." Song Yuan looked Qiao Ran up and down. "Why are you dressed like that? Aren't you hot?"

When Qiao Ran first entered the instance, he was wearing the same school uniform as Song Yuan, but he thought it looked bad, so he opened his system inventory and changed his outfit. Standing in front of Song Yuan, Qiao Ran was wearing a navy blue British-style uniform, black suit pants, and a tie that was tied perfectly; he was also good-looking, so dressed like this, he looked like a campus heartthrob who had just walked out of an international academy.