On how PhDs become human evil

However—by merely dodging the leopard man's charge with a slight turn, Bai Jie sighed: "Boxer briefs, boxer briefs, your speed is too slow, it's like an old man throwing a baseball, so slow that I can't bear to watch it."

"You bastard... stop being so arrogant!"

The leopard-man, his pride wounded, instantly lost his temper. His claws shot out with incredible speed, their sharpness nearly twice as intense as before, and landed on Bai Jie's shoulder—

"Clang!"

A silver-white machine gun suddenly pierced through, accurately blocking the descending claws. Immediately afterward, the figure of a black-haired girl appeared in the leopard man's eyes, delivering a powerful blow to the abdomen with lightning speed!

boom--!

With a muffled thud, the leopard-man was sent flying backward, while Bai Jie looked at the suddenly appearing girl and asked, "Why are you here, Ji Qiu?"

"It's because you suddenly disappeared from home, senpai, that I rushed out to look for you in such a hurry." Himeragi Yukina put away her Snow Wolf and pouted. "What are you trying to do, senpai, running all the way from home to such a far place all of a sudden?"

“Ask Teacher Nangong about this. She dragged me out too. Do you think I wanted to come out in the middle of the night?” Bai Jie scratched his head. “Well, the person I needed to deal with has already been taken down by you, so I have nothing to do. Just tie this guy up and hand him over to the security guards.”

Bai Jie took out a talisman from his pocket, infused it with spiritual power, and transformed it into a rope of spiritual energy. He then used it to tie up the unconscious leopard-man, and clapped his hands: "Let's go back then, Ji Qiu. We have class tomorrow."

"Senior... Haa."

Himeragi Yukina sighed helplessly, suddenly realizing that Hakuge had disappeared. She had finally found Hakuge after traversing most of Itogami Island, only to find him fighting a beastman as soon as she found him. After the fight, she immediately went back. Himeragi Yukina felt like an incredibly hardworking nanny taking care of a troublesome young master.

"Waaaaah~~~~~~"

Suddenly, a deep rumble came from the distant sea, and a huge, all-white cruise ship slowly appeared on the horizon.

P.S.: I suspect miHoYo is carrying out a conspiracy to ruin the physical and mental health of today's youth by releasing one cute, pretty, and alluring young woman after another, even dressing them up in erotic outfits. To this utterly heinous act, I only have one thing to say—go all out! I can handle it! Rita from the winter event is so beautiful!

Section 381, Chapter 16: The Ball Games

"A ball skills tournament?"

The next morning, Hakuge, who was on the same train as Himeragi Yukina to Ayakami Academy, heard the word after meeting Aiba Asagi, who had boarded the train halfway.

"What's that? Is it for the sports meet?"

"Well, you could call it a sports meet, but the events are only ball sports, like badminton, table tennis, basketball, and the like," Asagi Aoi explained. "Will Himehime participate? You're an attack mage, so your physical fitness should be pretty good, right?"

After the Rudolph incident, Yukina Himeragi's true identity could no longer be concealed from Asagi Aiba. However, directly stating that she was sent by the government to monitor Hakuge might provoke Asagi Aiba's hostility, putting Hakuge in an even more troublesome situation. Therefore, Hakuge explained to Asagi Aiba that Yukina Himeragi was a demon hunter sent by the government to assist Natsuki Minamiya in resolving a series of problems on Itogami Island.

Nangong Nayue's identity as a national magic master was also known to Lan Yuqian, so she easily accepted this setting. Although she was still annoyed that Bai Jie had kept it from her, she made Bai Jie treat her to a meal.

I feel sorry for Bai Jie's wallet.

However, as Asagi Aiba said, with Yukina Himeragi's professionally trained physical abilities, winning a school-level sports meet should be a piece of cake.

However, when asked, Yukina Himeragi blushed and lowered her head: "No, I didn't participate in any events, but I joined the cheerleading team."

"Cheerleaders?"

"Well, because all the boys in the class begged me to dogeko, saying that if Himeragi-san could wear the cheerleading uniform, they would fight tooth and nail to win, so I reluctantly agreed."

Listening to Himeragi Yukina's words, Bai Jie and Ai Yu Asagi briefly imagined the scene of a class of twenty-odd boys kneeling before Himeragi Yukina, and they all looked at her with admiration.

"You're really something, Himeko. Maybe you'll become the queen of the junior high school."

"Making all the boys in the class kneel down... Even Lan Yu wouldn't dare to do that."

"Hmm... I didn't think that way either!"

For the very serious Yukina Himeragi, wearing such a revealing cheerleader outfit must be a challenge. I bet we'll see her blushing expression then.

"Speaking of which, Ashiya, have you decided which activity you want to participate in? It's mandatory for boys to participate, you know."

"I only found out about the ball skills tournament today. I think I heard Yase mention it before, but I just brushed it off. But it'll probably be an easy event, since I'm not very good at sports."

In Bai Jie's original form, his physical abilities are definitely up to par; he could even contend with Beast King 666 under the enhancement of magic. However, in this virtual world, Bai Jie's physical abilities are only at the level of an average high school student, which is definitely not outstanding. For example, he would probably be exhausted after playing basketball for about twenty minutes.

"Hmm... So that means you don't have any events right now. Do you want to play badminton with me? It seems like it's been changed to mixed doubles this year."

"I refuse."

Bai Jie refused without even thinking.

"Mixed doubles usually involves couples, and I don't want people to mistake us for a couple."

The event is a mixed-gender event, and it's a project where students choose their own partners. Without a doubt, the pairs in the preliminary rounds will be recognized as a couple. If Bai Jie agrees to Lan Yuqian, then at least when they play badminton, they will definitely be considered a couple.

In other words, Asagi Aiba wanted to use badminton as a pretext to become Bai Jie's girlfriend, or rather, to experience what it was like to be Bai Jie's girlfriend—what a wicked idea!

"Senior Lan Yu, I won't let you succeed!" Himeragi Yukina suddenly stepped between Bai Jie and Lan Yu Asagi, spreading her arms like a mother hen protecting her chicks, shielding Bai Jie behind her.

"What does it matter... I'll gain an advantage, it won't cost me anything."

(No, for me, that might mean my original body would die again.)

Bai Jie was certain that if he cheated on his wife again in this virtual world, his body in the real world would definitely be ravaged again, in every sense of the word—of course, Bai Jie was unaware that his first wife and third wife had already started compiling a list of rivals.

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After leaving the tram and entering Ayakai Academy, Himeragi Yuki walked alone towards the junior high school building, while Hakuge walked towards the senior high school building with Aiba Asagi.

Good morning, everyone—uh...why is everyone looking at me like that?

After habitually walking into the classroom and greeting everyone, Bai Jie found that almost everyone in the class was looking at him, or rather, at him and Lan Yuqian who came in with him.

"We were just talking about the two of you, and here you are. It seems you really are destined partners."

On the other side of the stage, Motoki Yase said this to the two of them with a happy and cheerful tone.

"Partner? Yase, what are you talking about?"

"Look at the blackboard."

In response to Bai Jie's question, Yase Motoki pointed to the blackboard behind him. The blackboard was currently filled with rows of names and event names, indicating that preparations were being made for a badminton tournament. And next to the "Double Badminton" column in the center of the blackboard, the names of the participants were none other than Bai Jie and Aiba Asagi!

[Ashiya Doryu], [Azure Asahi]

The two names were placed together as if they were the perfect match, and some mischievous scoundrel even wrote them in pink chalk, making it seem as if Bai Jie and Lan Yu Qian Cong were a perfect couple.

"Hey Yase, explain yourself properly why you paired me up with Aiba?"

"You two are always together, so it's much easier for you two to team up than with other people."

"So why did you make me play? Couldn't you have had another group play?"

"We wanted to too, but it seems like the boys' and girls' doubles badminton matches are assumed to be a couple's competition by each class. There aren't any couples in our class. If we had to say, it would only be you and Asagi, so this is the only option."

Looking at Yase Motoki's grinning face, Bai Jie wished he could just throw a Fire Blockade Curse at his face. This was clearly a fabricated reason! And judging from Aiba Asagi's knowing smile next to him, there was obviously something fishy going on! This was rigged, right? It was definitely rigged!

"Haa..."

Bai Jie sighed, as if utterly exhausted.

"I give up, whatever."

"Hehe, then I'll take that as a yes, Ashiya!"

Aiba Asagi smiled brightly, just like a kindergarten girl who had been rewarded with a small apple by her teacher.

Section 382, ​​Chapter 17: A Shikigami Technique That's Like Showing Off One's Abilities Before an Expert

The day's classes ended as usual. With Nangong Nayue's words of advice, the bell rang, signaling the end of get out of class. Generally speaking, most students in the class would immediately pack their bags and go home. In Caihai Academy, there were quite a few students in the "Going Home" club.

But today is different. The ball skills competition is just around the corner, and most students have been assigned to a single event. If they don't want to get completely thrashed at the competition, they have to make good use of their after-school time to train.

Fortunately, the school has taken this into consideration and has made it clear that during the ball games tournament, anyone who has a project must stay after school for group training. As for whether they will miss the bus home because it gets dark, there is no need to worry at all, as the trains on Itogami Island run even in the early hours of the morning.

After changing his clothes in the locker room, Bai Jie looked at himself in the mirror and sighed, "This body is too weak. Luckily, I only play badminton."

"Speaking of which, Lan Yu is really capable of doing things like this, resorting to underhanded tactics. This process is really troublesome in every sense of the word."

Bai Jie knew very well that the reason why Ai Yu Asagi liked him and actively pursued him was mostly because of the emotional program loaded into Dan Kuroto's system. Although there had been signs before, it was the loading of the emotional program that truly made her certain.

To be honest, as a researcher, Bai Jie sees Lan Yu Qian Cong as nothing more than a mass of data. Can a person fall in love with data? Obviously not. This is the reason why Bai Jie has always rejected Lan Yu Qian Cong. Now he doesn't intend to hide his philandering ways anymore, but even he can't possibly fall in love with a bunch of data.

Similarly, the same applies to Yukina Himeragi. Judging from the typical light novel formula, a junior like Yukina Himeragi who suddenly appears out of nowhere is most likely the main heroine, while Shiro is the protagonist whose backdoor is set up by Dan Kuroto through connections. There will definitely be some romantic interaction between the two, but as mentioned before, Yukina Himeragi is ultimately just a piece of data. Humans and data can't fall in love, including programmers, who probably wish they could beat up the data in every way possible.

"Ha! You know I already have seven wives at home, yet you still try to force them into my household. Li Dou, you're definitely asking for trouble. Go back and give him a good beating."

Scratching his hair, Bai Jie pushed open the locker room door and walked towards the gymnasium.

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Bai Jie felt a little embarrassed.

The once empty gymnasium was now full of students, and every single one of them was a boy and a girl. Some were setting up the badminton net, while others were carrying shuttlecocks and rackets... Although it was all normal preparation work, in Bai Jie's eyes, it was clearly a group of couples showing off their love and showering each other with affection!

Each couple is surrounded by an intimate atmosphere that makes it difficult for outsiders to intrude; it could be described as a world for two, but in short, there is an atmosphere that makes people not want to get close.

Those pairs practicing were even more excessive, gazing deeply into each other's eyes while practicing serves, and occasionally making intimate contact, the pink atmosphere was overflowing!

In such an environment, Bai Jie stood alone at the door, looking so lonely and desolate. Although he was already a winner in life with seven beautiful wives, each of whom was more attractive than any of the girls present, it was still very difficult and heartbreaking to face dozens of couples alone!

(Why not just burn this place down with a Fire Realm Spell? It would be quite a sight to see these couples huddled together, wailing as they perish in the flames.)

For once, an extremely dark idea popped into Bai Jie's mind, and he even seemed ready to put the flame in his hand into action.

"Sorry I'm late."

Aoi Asagi's voice rang out from behind, and then Aoi Asagi, wearing a pink and white tracksuit, jogged up to Bai Jie.

"I chatted with Alan for a while while changing clothes, so I didn't have to wait long."

"No, I've been waiting for quite a while, about three or four minutes."

"...Shouldn't you say you just arrived at a time like this?"

"Why? Three or four minutes is a long time to me. Why should I say I just arrived?"

Hearing Bai Jie's blunt and straightforward words, Lan Yuqian felt a chill in her heart. He definitely looked angry. Was it really too impulsive to pair her up with him on her own? Would it have been better to take it slow?

(So...girls who are obsessed with love can't stand it.)

With a sigh, Bai Jie reached out and patted Lan Yuqiancong's head, who was lost in thought: "Alright, stop thinking about nonsense and go to training. I've never played badminton before, and I don't know any of the rules. Remember to teach me."

"Ok!"