On how PhDs become human evil

P.S.: Two more chapters to go

P.S.: Although I said this volume is Cecilia's story, I also said I should stay true to the title, otherwise people will accuse me of using the title to scam people.

P.S.: It's a bit late to say this now, but... I absolutely adore the swimsuit dragon girl's artwork!

Section 150, Chapter 13. Exusiai: We lost.

Turning our attention to Exusiai, after spending most of the day arguing with Bai Jie at the shooting stall, Exusiai finally settled down somewhere and sat down.

"Haaah, the righteous one, all he knows is how to play tricks."

He played inappropriate background music, blew wind in her ear to distract her, and suddenly shouted when she fired a gun... He used every imaginable method of distraction. Even Exusiai had no idea how Bai Jie came up with those fancy methods.

Thinking about the tricks Bai Jie had used before, Exusiai couldn't help but laugh: "Spending time with Yiren is really enjoyable, even more so than spending time with everyone at Penguin Logistics."

"I wish we could stay together forever."

Exusiai really wanted to continue being with Bai Jie. She missed the days she spent with Bai Jie. When Bai Jie pursued her intentionally or unintentionally, the two were always together. Bai Jie even moved his dormitory next to Exusiai's.

When Exusiai wakes up, Bai Jie also wakes up. The two always eat together. When going on a mission, the first person Bai Jie calls is Exusiai, and he shares any good news with her immediately...

Although it was only a short three months, Bai Jie was always by Exusiai's side, like her second halo, always accompanying her.

Exusiai once thought that such days would last forever, joking around with everyone at Penguin Logistics, flirting with Bai Jie, and fighting side by side with everyone on the battlefield... Exusiai always hoped that such days could continue.

But Bai Jie confessed his feelings to her at her birthday party.

Exusiai still remembers that night when Bai Jie pulled her outside. After blushing for most of the day, he finally mustered the courage to look her in the eye and stammered, "I like you, Exusiai. Be my girlfriend."

Bai Jie really mustered up a lot of courage to say it. It was the first time he had ever pursued a woman. Although he had a crush on Chen, Exusiai was the first girl he had ever made a clear move on. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her his first love.

However, Exusiai refused; she didn't want to ruin their current relationship.

Penguin Logistics – Exusiai – Bai Jie: Maintaining this relationship is enough. If she agrees to Bai Jie's request, Exusiai feels something will go wrong, even if it's just her intuition. Therefore, Exusiai rejects Bai Jie, giving him the "friend zone" card and personally shattering the hard-won "more than friends, less than lovers" relationship between them.

Bai Jie moved out of Exusiai's dormitory, stopped sitting with Exusiai every day, and instead of going into battle, he would issue a notice instead of contacting anyone. He handled all the good and bad things on his own...

"I'm such an idiot. Happiness was so easily within my grasp." Exusiai laughed self-deprecatingly.

Looking back now, she was so naive, so stupid, so foolish. She practically pushed her beloved into the hands of another woman.

List.

A police superintendent in the Lungmen Guard Bureau, and an old friend of Exusiai.

Since joining Rhodes Island, Exusiai has rarely seen her, but she never expected that the next time they met would be in such an awkward situation.

Exusiai was practically Bai Jie's ex-girlfriend, while Chen was Bai Jie's legally recognized fiancée at the time.

It was basically a meeting between an ex and a current partner! God has no idea how embarrassed Exusiai must have felt!

After that, Exusiai always felt down whenever she saw Bai Jie and Chen together. The spot next to Bai Jie should have been hers!

"Forget it, forget it, there's no use thinking about it now. It's not easy for Yiren and Chen to accept me. It would be shameless for me to ask for more. It's embarrassing to want to pick up something that has been thrown away."

Exusiai let out a self-comforting laugh, a laugh that sounded full of helplessness and sorrow... and deep regret.

clap clap!

Exusiai patted her face to cheer herself up and stood up: "Alright, you've rested enough. Let's go get something to eat. Takoyaki or fried noodles? Four Happiness Meatballs seem pretty good too... Are those Yiren and Chen?"

Exusiai saw Bai Jie and Chen walking together, with Cecilia following behind them.

"That direction... leads to a shrine for worship. I'll go and pay my respects too."

After saying that, Exusiai followed.

Because of the considerable distance between them, there were dozens of groups of people between Exusiai and Bai Jie. Exusiai finished her worship more than ten minutes after Bai Jie and Chen finished their worship.

“Just now, Yi and Chen headed in this direction, right? Let me see if they’re planning to do something outrageous!”

Exusiai also had her own selfish reasons for doing this, because she felt that if Chen and Bai Jie really made it to the next level at this temple fair, then she would have truly lost.

—We absolutely cannot let Chen succeed!

Aren't you afraid I'll do something reckless?

Exusiai suddenly heard Bai Jie's voice. Almost instinctively, she walked straight through a grove of trees, but stopped just before she was about to leave.

She saw them, the two of them kissing deeply.

(We lost...)

P.S.: There's one more: Burn, my life!

P.S.: I feel like I'm turning into stomach medicine as I write this. Also, I'm still struggling with whether to write a harem ending or a Chen route ending. I started this because I wanted to write a love triangle, but now dealing with it is such a pain!

Chapter 151 Extra: Honkai Impact 3rd (Part 1)

Honkai Glory

This is a simulated war program jointly developed by the Tianming Technology Department and the Anti-Entropy Technology Department. In this program, users can form a five-person team, choose a simulated character within the software, and compete fairly with opponents worldwide.

Because this is a five-on-five battle with excellent character balance, teamwork and individual skill are even more important than one person dominating the game.

Furthermore, this software was jointly developed by Destiny and Anti-Entropy, two long-time rivals. Therefore, the top management on both sides strongly supported their subordinates in defeating each other in this game and curbing each other's arrogance.

To satisfy the boredom of the two leaders, the first World Honkai Glory Tournament was born. After a difficult round-robin selection battle and twelve rounds of brutal elimination battles, the two teams chosen by fate and standing out from many strong people finally stood on the stage of the finals - the Moonlight Throne!

Standing in front of the live broadcast camera facing a global audience, Himeko Murata, the host of this competition, wearing a fiery red cheongsam and holding a microphone, smiled and said: "Honkai Impact 3rd players around the world, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. I am Himeko Murata, the host of this competition."

"After three days of selection battles and elimination rounds, the finals of the first World Honkai Glory Tournament are finally about to begin! Without further ado, let's welcome the two teams that have entered the finals!"

On either side of the arena were two large gates, one red and one blue. As Himeko's voice fell, a thick red mist burst out from the red gate, and then people wearing red team uniforms walked out of the gate.

Leading the group was Bai Jie, followed by Fu Hua, Bronya, Kiana, and Mei.

"Out of the red gate is the Destiny's [Five-in-a-Row] team! We don't need to introduce this team any further."

"Mid laner and captain Fafnir, with twelve of the strongest mages in the Chinese server, his mid lane is always the most stable in every battle. In this tournament, the first tower in the mid lane has never fallen in any of his games. I think no one would disagree that he is the strongest mid laner."

"Top laner and vice-captain Fu Hua, like captain Fafnir, also boasts a double-digit ranking as the strongest warrior in the Chinese server. However, what we are most familiar with is not her numerous comebacks in the top lane, but her amazing pentakills in every team fight! A total of twenty pentakills have occurred in all the matches of this tournament, and she has achieved nine of them! I wonder if she will achieve her tenth world pentakill in today's match!"

"Jungler Raiden Mei, her mechanics and awareness are top-notch in this tournament, but what's most commendable is her sense of rhythm. If Fafnir's command accounts for 30% of the reasons for the [Peerless] team's victory, and Bronya's support for 30%, then her sense of rhythm accounts for 40%!"

"Support Bronya, who was the top laner before Fu Hua joined, was doubted by many when she announced her switch to the support position. Although the support role is inconspicuous, the outcome of a team fight is often decided by the support. Bronya did not disappoint us, and her average support score in this competition was as high as thirteen points!"

"Finally... Marksman Qiyana. As we all know, in high-level games, marksmen are often neglected because they are too fragile and easy to catch. In this version where the style of double warrior side lanes is popular, Qiyana is definitely an anomaly. She will find the best output position and become a ruthless output machine to kill the enemy. In fact, we have seen her terrifying team output data more than once."

With a five-game winning streak, this team has been a favorite to win the championship throughout this tournament. Just as Himeko said, with two of the strongest junglers in the national server, a great sense of rhythm, and a top-notch support and carry, it's hard to imagine which team could stop them.

However, a team appeared that stood in their way on the final stage.

From the "Sister is a Legend" team of Anti-Entropy!

Mid Laner: Walter Yang (Entropy Leader), Top Laner: Einstein, Jungler: Tesla, Support: Lilia, Carry: Rosalia.

The mid laner and top laner are both top players with the title of the strongest in the national server. The jungler's control of the early game rhythm is even stronger than Mei's. The support and carry are twin sisters, and their synergy has long reached the realm of divine understanding!

(Himeko's introduction will be omitted here...)

Looking at Walter Young, who was facing him, Bai Jie smiled and said, "It's been a long time, Mr. Walter. I hope we can have a game today that neither of us will regret."

"I hope so. Also, don't even think about keeping a tower in my hands. Today we will break your unbreakable legend."

Bai Jie didn't dismiss Walter's declaration with a laugh, because he knew that Walter wouldn't make empty promises. In fact, Bai Jie had almost lost a tower to Walter once in a ranked match.

"Alright, both sides' contestants are ready, so I hereby declare the first World Honkai Glory Tournament Grand Finals officially open!"

As Himeko's voice rang out, the familiar match footage appeared on the large screen behind her, followed by the usual hero banning phase after a brief loading period.

The ban slot in this match went to Bronya from the five-time champion team. She immediately banned the mage hero [Wolong Strategist], who is currently in a strong position due to skill and equipment enhancements.

On the commentary desk, seeing this scene, Otto chuckled and said, "This move was very decisive. It seems that it was planned in advance. Moreover, Welt's best hero is the strategist, which is equivalent to giving the Anti-Entropy team a warning shot."

"But our leader anticipated this as well," Cocolia said confidently from the commentary booth.

As she said, Welt remained calm despite having his signature hero banned. When the banning power was in his hands, he decisively banned Kiana's best hero, "Cannon Princess".

After another round of bans, the Celestial faction finally banned [Sleeping Dragon Strategist] and [White Tiger Divine Hook], which happen to be Walter and Tesla's signature heroes.

Meanwhile, Anti-Entropy banned [Cannon Princess] and [Musical Nursery Rhyme], seemingly targeting Bai Jie's core damage dealers—Kiana and Bronya.

The final lineup was decided two minutes later.

The Destiny Unrivaled Team: Top Laner [Knight King], Mid Laner [Frenzied Beat], Jungler [Unrivaled], Support [Arrogant Taunt], Marksman [Magnificent Revolver]

The Anti-Entropy Legend Team: Top Laner [Demon God Descends], Mid Laner [Chess Master], Jungler [Mad Axe King], Support [Devouring Dragon King], Bottom Laner [Three-Eyed Lord]

The competition begins now!

P.S.: Finished at dawn, going to sleep.

P.S.: This is a silly side story, so just enjoy it. The author is only a Diamond-level player, so just take the team composition with a grain of salt. However, the "Peerless Team" is a team that my friends and I often use when we play together as a five-man team, and it's really fun.

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Section 152, Chapter 14: Tsukasa Kadoya, the Man Who Read the Script

After a long, deep kiss with Chen, Bai Jie released his grip on Chen's waist, and Chen, as if exhausted, loosened her arms from around Bai Jie's neck and nestled into his embrace like a little bird.

Chen thumped Bai Jie's chest a few times, then punched him hard: "Are you trying to suffocate me?"

"Who can blame me when my wife is so beautiful and alluring? What if someone else snatches her away if I don't keep a close eye on her?" Bai Jie chuckled and playfully pinched her nose. "It's about time, let's go watch the fireworks."

"Um... but could you help me up? My legs are a little numb."

It seemed to be a side effect of holding the same position for too long. Bai Jie smiled indulgently and picked Chen Yong up in a princess carry.

"Alright, let's go."