I really don't want to date a girl addicted to the internet!

"So why did the Protoss come to Earth in the first place?" Cheng Fei shrugged.

“Like other alien civilizations that came and went, the reason is unknown. The only certainty is that the relics left behind by the Protoss on Earth are extremely dangerous, including some world-destroying weapons. Each one needs to be strictly managed. What initially prompted the establishment of Deep Blue was a crisis caused by Protoss relics.” Tang Yu’s voice was very soft.

"World-destroying level?" Cheng Fei raised an eyebrow. "What exactly is that?"

“Only the most senior experts are sent to handle those relics; you don’t need to know about them yet,” Tang Yu said casually.

Cheng Fei gave up on his question. "Okay, so our main task right now is still playing games?"

Tang Yu said seriously, "That's right, the corridor is a great training ground that can help you get used to the threat of the Protoss in advance."

"Understood." Cheng Fei observed another moment of silence.

"That concludes this training session." Tang Yu said, then disappeared from their sight with a swipe gesture.

So only Cheng Fei and Shen Xi remained, standing side by side, gazing at the large teleportation portal below.

"It seems they only have a superficial understanding of the Protoss." The silver-haired, aloof girl scoffed, her expression tinged with disdain.

The boy tilted his head. "Teacher Shen, is it really appropriate for us to continue discussing these things online?"

Isena's figure appeared with a bang, closing her white umbrella. "Rest assured, Your Excellency, your and the Queen's data are encrypted and will not be eavesdropped on by outsiders."

"That's good." Cheng Fei turned his head again. "Teacher Shen, I'm starting to wonder if it was a mistake to pledge allegiance to you. You wouldn't suddenly regain your memories one day and destroy the Earth, would you?"

"Doesn't that perfectly satisfy you, you inhuman trash?" Shen Xi sneered.

"Not at all, what I hope for is to rule the Earth, not destroy it," the boy shook his head and sighed.

"Sorry, but I might be what she calls a world-destroying entity. If you're two-faced Cheng Feiyu and don't want to be loyal, you might as well run away as soon as possible." The girl glared at him and kicked him again, her displeased tone leaving one wondering if she was just throwing caution to the wind or something else entirely.

“That makes sense, Ms. Shen. Then we shall part ways here.” The boy met her gaze and nodded earnestly.

Shen Xi stared at him expressionlessly, her stubborn pink lips tightly closed, and a chilling aura that kept strangers at bay slowly emanating from her body.

"Just kidding, cutie. Don't look like you're about to sever all ties. That's too much. We're best friends for life. If we're going to destroy the world, we'll destroy it together. I'll destroy the Northern Hemisphere, and you destroy the Southern Hemisphere. How about that?" The boy changed the subject and smiled at her.

The girl took a deep breath, gritted her teeth, and kicked him hard. "Nobody here wants to be friends with a shameless scoundrel like you, Cheng Feiyu. I think you're the biggest scumbag who's endangering humanity. Goodbye!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she swiped her hand and disappeared from the spot.

Cheng Fei hesitated, then looked at Isena beside him, and they stared at each other.

"Little Yi, are you interested in destroying the world?" the boy asked seriously.

The innocent-looking girl said, "Governor, I obey the Queen's orders."

"I understand. It seems you want to be an accomplice." The boy nodded in understanding and swiped to exit the game.

……

When Cheng Fei opened his eyes, Nagasaki Asuna was busy.

The boy looked at the ceiling, then ruffled her hair. "Nana, classmate."

"Hmm?" The sweet girl looked up, blinking her innocent and naive eyes.

Are you interested in destroying the world?

"Huh?" Nagasaki Asuna looked like she was thinking seriously, then shook her head after a second. "No."

"So what are you interested in?"

"The cat... is only interested in this?" The girl lowered her head, as if demonstrating to him.

"Well, you're still more hopeless," the boy sighed.

……

The entire weekend, apart from receiving online newcomer training from Tang Yu with Shen Xi, Cheng Fei spent all his time with Nagasaki Asuna.

The sweet girl relentlessly pursues her own antidote with cat-like clinginess.

Until Sunday night, although Nagasaki Asuna really wanted to stay, Cheng Fei still sent her back to the other side.

The Saturday meeting only lasted an afternoon, and we didn't spend the evening together. I have a feeling that the Protoss Queen's anger has accumulated enough. If this situation continues for a few more days, she might really explode and destroy the world.

……

Campus life continues on Monday.

As the bell rang for the end of the last get out of class in the afternoon, the boy walked through the long corridor covered with wisteria and headed to the club activity building.

"Senior Cheng Fei, is it really not possible for me to join the Corridor Research Department?"

"Senior~ We've started a new club, it's all girls, are you interested?"

Along the way, as usual, I received all sorts of bold advances.

He climbed onto the rooftop and pushed open the only door.

A cool, aloof girl with long, dark hair sat upright in a steel tube chair reading a book. Her delicate and beautiful features exuded a fragile, glass-like quality. Her slender, long legs beneath her skirt were dazzlingly white. A sweet girl with long, coffee-colored hair sat to the side. Noticing his arrival, she immediately looked up and revealed a gentle, healing smile. Everything seemed like an eternal scene.

"Good afternoon, both of you." Cheng Fei sat down opposite Nagasaki Asuna.

"Good afternoon, Cheng Fei~" the sweet girl said in a cheerful voice, resting her chin on her hands as she looked at him.

"Nana, what's with this feeling of being fully charged?" the boy asked calmly.

"It's fully charged, hehehe~" Nagasaki Asuna was even happier, her smile bright and sunny, her fair and delicate legs pressed tightly together under her skirt.

The aloof young woman in the middle frowned slightly, took a deep breath, and released a palpable sense of disgust, "Disgusting vixen."

Cheng Fei said nonchalantly, "Teacher Shen, what important business is there today? I saw the message that you called everyone together."

Shen Xi said coldly, "I don't want to talk to this kind of trash who's been fooling around with vixens for days and nights."

"Teacher Shen, please don't be like this. Everything was fine before. Did Nana upset you again?" the boy asked suspiciously.

Asuna Nagasaki shook her head from side to side, her sideburns swaying, "Nana-san didn't... Shen Xi asked her herself last night..."

"You vixen! You talk too much, don't you?" Shen Xi glared at her fiercely.

The sweet girl quickly covered her mouth and gave the boy a helpless look.

"Understood. I'm glad the two of you have gotten along better recently." The young man nodded formally and took out various documents and began to read.

"The important matter today is to vote on how to deal with your cute little sister." Shen Xi stared at the book with a furrowed brow, emphasizing the words "cute little sister."

"Intending to accept her into the department? As expected of the magnanimous Empress." Cheng Fei bowed respectfully, paused, and then said seriously, "But let me correct you, she's not a cute little sister, she's a cheap little sister."

"Perhaps," Shen Xi said with a cold laugh, neither confirming nor denying.

Asuna Nagasaki watched the two with her hands supporting her chin, a smile of unprecedented intimacy on her face. Her bright eyes curved into crescent moons, and she didn't care at all even when attacked by the cold girl's gaze, as if all the gloom of the past had been swept away.

Cheng Fei began to wonder if a large dose of the antidote would have a significant effect on Nagasaki Asuna's mental problems.

Some time later, Miriam was the first to push open the door to the Corridor Research Department.

"Miss Nagasaki, junior, good afternoon!" The blonde girl was as energetic as ever, making one sigh that it's good to be mentally healthy (probably).

Later, Zhou Han and Ruan Jingyi, who were traveling together, arrived late.

When all members of the Corridor Research Department except Ye Shuang and Lin Xuanqi arrived, the door to the activity room was knocked on cautiously. Then, a young girl with sweet and innocent features peeked out. Seeing Nagasaki Asuna waving at her, she walked in with a restrained air.

“Miss Kato, please have a seat.” Miriam was very attentive.

Kato Ai sat down, glancing at Cheng Fei before looking away.

Following Nagasaki Asuna's advice, she didn't show up rashly for the past few days, and only came today after receiving the message.

"Minister, may we begin?" Cheng Fei asked Shen Xi with a serious expression.

The aloof girl ignored his gaze as he looked up, her expressionless face sweeping over the room. Her nonchalant, cold voice betrayed no emotion, "Given the school's regulations regarding clubs, we have to recruit a new member this semester. The tentative candidate is Cheng Feiyu's younger sister. Although it seems pointless, let's vote."

878. When autumn arrived in Academy City, Cheng Fei and Lin Xuanqi broke up.

Kato Ai looked around with a blank expression, seemingly understanding but not quite.

"I support Ms. Kato joining the club!" Miriam was the first to raise her hands, pretending she had two votes.

Asuna Nagasaki raised her hand with a smile.

Cheng Fei coughed lightly, keeping his eyes down and looking into his mind. "I abstain."

"Abstain." Shen Xi said coldly, her eyes lowered.

Just as Zhou Han was about to raise her hand, she saw this and her expression hardened. "I also abstain."

“…Abstain,” Ruan Jingyi said softly.

Cheng Fei immediately said in a businesslike tone, "Two votes in favor and no objections, Ai Yi's application to join the club is officially approved."

"Ai, congratulations on joining the club." Nagasaki Asuna winked at Kato Ai and clapped her hands slightly.

Miriam clapped her hands loudly, but after a few claps, she winced in pain and quickly blew air into her palms.

The shy girl, who had been the center of attention, shrank her neck, then stood up abruptly and bowed at a ninety-degree angle with a restrained air, "Please, please take care of me...!"

"Don't be nervous, Xiao Aiyi. Our club is very relaxed." Zhou Han smiled and waved to her to reassure her.

Shen Xi said coldly, "The induction training for Cheng Feiyu's cheap sister will be handled by the vixen. Make her register a Corridor account as soon as possible. She will not be able to purchase the infiltration helmet herself; the club will not reimburse her."

The boy beside her hesitated, wanting to speak but ultimately refraining from commenting on how she addressed him.

“Yes~” Nagasaki Asuna replied, drawing out the last syllable.

"Also, when you get back online, there's something important to announce," Shen Xi ordered.

……

The club activity has ended.

As night fell, all members of the Corridor Research Department went online as requested by Shen Xi.

……

In the dark and desolate dimensional rift, a planet made of roots floats silently in the vacuum, and the enormous World Tree emits an orange-yellow halo.

The teardrop-shaped airship docked next to the Protoss research station, and several figures appeared on the teleportation platform and entered the cockpit of the Miriam.

"Speaking of which, will Leia and the others ever come back? It feels like it's been so long." Zhou Han sat down at the map table, looking at the familiar cabin, a touch of melancholy appearing on his energetic face.

Cheng Fei shrugged, as if it were none of his business. "They're busy conveying the truth about the World Tree. It's not easy to convince the higher-ups that the world is about to perish."

"Take care of yourself before you worry about others." Shen Xi glanced at him expressionlessly.

“Your Majesty is right. Our planet Earth is also facing a crisis, though we won’t go into the origin of that crisis.” The boy bowed respectfully, only to be met with an annoyed glare.

The first few people who arrived didn't have to wait long before faint conversations could be heard from the deck.

"My sister said this isn't a game..." came the delicate voice.

“That’s right, this is a special space, a dimensional rift…” Nagasaki Asuna explained gently.

"Dimension...?"

"Dimension is..."

Under the watchful eyes of the people in the driver's seat, Nagasaki Asuna appeared with a young girl with light purple hair.

"Hey~ Ai-kun is here! I helped her with her initial gear setup a bit, what do you think?" Nagasaki Asuna pushed Kato Ai-kun in front of the group, her smug smile as if she were showing off something.

The young girl wore a white novice mage robe, and her delicate legs, just like when she was at school, were covered in white pantyhose, revealing a hint of tender pink.

Faced with the focused gaze, the sweet little face with no expression shrank back and gripped the novice magic staff in her hand.

Zhou Han was the first to step forward, smiling as she gently patted the young girl's head, praising her like a young mother to her child, "Little Aiyi is so cute, so cute~"

"Oh, Sister Zhou Han..." Kato Ai lowered her head and made a shy, cat-like sound.

Just like in real life, Ye Shuang was originally the shortest member of the Corridor Research Department, but now Kato Ai has taken that position and is far ahead of her.

“I knew Ms. Kato’s stand would be extraordinary!” Miriam also stepped forward, her eyes shining.

Cheng Fei stood to one side with his hands in his pockets, casually observing the new members of the Corridor Research Department, when he suddenly felt a sharp gaze piercing him from the side. He shivered and quickly looked away.

"You filthy, disgusting trash." Shen Xi stared at him with narrowed eyes.

"Teacher Shen, I didn't do anything wrong, did I?" The boy turned around, looking wronged.

"You know perfectly well what you were staring at just now," the aloof girl scoffed.