[World 01] : Campus literature

 [Host: Song Yu.]

[Appearance Level: S+]

[Physical Ability: C]

[Personality Analysis: Slow-witted, delicate, prone to attracting perverts.]

The mechanical voice in his head woke Song Yu from his drowsy state. He opened his eyes and saw the atmosphere around him was high, cheering for the basketball game in front of him.

Song Yu then remembered that he was doing a mission—he was just a passerby in this world, and today he was to be the atmosphere-maker for the main characters in the basketball game.

He hadn't heard anything the system had said earlier, so he called out: [Little N?]

[You have been bound to the "Cannon Fodder Attacker 3" system, I am 009.]

Song Yu's expression was a little stunned, and he reacted after a few seconds.

Little N was the system he bound to when he died in the original world. It detected that his body was too delicate, and the possibility of failing the mission in the small world was too high, so it automatically upgraded.

Before upgrading, it even comforted him: [I will upgrade to a scumbag persona, host, you will definitely get some training!] It

seems 009 is an upgraded version of Little N.

However, 009 is much more aloof than Little N, doesn't like to chat, and directly sent the information about the current world.

This world is a popular campus romance novel that turned straight men gay recently. The plot isn't complicated; the main characters are childhood friends, one a handsome sports student, the other a cold art student. The bottom is gay, and the top is straight. When the two have a falling out, and the bottom is about to date the basketball team captain, the top gets jealous, realizes he likes the bottom, and then they naturally start dating.

The basketball team captain is a dashing and heroic character. Song Yu, thinking about how he's not very athletic, felt a little embarrassed: "Am I that basketball team captain?"

009 quickly denied it: "No."

...It felt like he was being looked down upon.

Song Yu was silent for a moment, then heard 009 continue—

"The basketball team captain is Zhou Yanming, and you are Zhou Yanming's roommate, a gloomy guy who secretly loves the bottom protagonist." [

Due to your gloomy personality, you only dare to do things like stalking, secretly taking photos, sending harassing text messages, and picking up things the main character has used, but you don't dare let them know about your crush. You are extremely jealous of people who are close to the main character and will secretly do things to them.]

[These things you do will eventually be discovered by the main characters, ruining your reputation and leading to your expulsion from school.]

Song Yu's eyes widened, his mind buzzing.

This...this shouldn't be considered a scumbag, right?

He thought he would be a womanizing scumbag, but he's being asked to be a pervert right from the start! Song Yu was somewhat resistant and discussed it with 009 for a while, finally compromising under the temptation of a huge amount of points.

He needed a lot of points to restore his life points.

009: [These small worlds are all data. After you cooperate with the main characters to complete the mission, the entire world will be recycled. You don't need to worry about these.]

Finally, 009's reassurance reassured Song Yu, and he accepted the mission.

Today's mission has two parts: take a photo of the main character later, and send a confession text message to the main character tonight.

Time to do something bad.

Song Yu thought.

Actually, quite a few people in the front row were taking photos, and some were even recording videos. Such actions wouldn't arouse suspicion at all. But Song Yu was still a little guilty. The high temperature and nervousness made a layer of fine beads of sweat appear on the tip of his nose, and his cheeks turned pink.

He took out his phone and pointed the camera at Xie Zhiyan.

Xie Zhiyan was the protagonist of this world, and his appearance and height were undoubtedly superior. Even though Song Yu wasn't good at choosing angles when taking photos, the picture still had a handsome and aloof temperament.

As soon as he finished taking the picture, Song Yu immediately put his phone away.

[Task 1 completed. Please complete the second task before 8 PM tonight.]

Finally, he had taken the first step. Song Yu breathed a sigh of relief. His back was covered in sweat, which was damp and sticky on his body, making him feel uncomfortable.

He planned to go back to his dormitory to take a shower and then think about what to send as a harassing text message.

On the court.

"Captain, is that person from our class?"

Zhou Yanming wiped the sweat from his forehead. The boy was tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His arms had clearly defined, smooth lines; his physique was somewhere between a teenager and a mature man, clearly indicating he exercised regularly.

Following the direction the boy pointed, he saw a slender figure and a fleeting glimpse of half a profile. It looked a lot

like his roommate, Song Yu.

Zhou Yanming was generally easygoing and popular, but he'd only exchanged a few greetings with this roommate. Song Yu was taciturn and never initiated conversations, spending most of his time alone. He'd invited him to the basketball court before, but he'd always refused, so he stopped trying.

Why would Song Yu be watching a game? Could it be for someone in particular?

Zhou Yanming dismissed his thoughts.

He must have been mistaken.

*

Song Yu left the court and hurried back to his dorm. Standing in front of the mirror, he saw his flushed face.

The sun was blazing today; he'd rushed out and forgotten his jacket, getting sunburned for two whole hours.

Song Yu's current body was his own, without any adjustments or enhancements, making him exceptionally delicate and requiring careful handling.

His neck seemed to be sunburned, burning painfully. Song Yu took a soft breath and asked 009, "Do you have sunburn medicine in the shop?"

009: "Yes, it costs 500 points."

That was a lot.

It was all his savings.

Having been background characters in the previous two worlds, Song Yu didn't have the authority to spend money in the real world; he could only use his points to buy things in the shop.

After thinking about it, he decided not to buy anything.

500 points were what he had painstakingly accumulated as a passerby in the two worlds.

Song Yu turned to get a towel from the wardrobe. As he reached the bathroom door, 009 suddenly spoke: "I can give you sunburn medicine as a gift."

The boy was slightly surprised, then smiled. His smile relaxed his brows and eyes, his light-colored pupils reflecting the water, making him exceptionally lively.

After exchanging the medicine from the system, the effect was immediate.

Song Yu thanked 009.

Of course, he didn't know that 500 points were missing from 009's account.

It was already 5 PM after he finished showering, with three hours left until the deadline for the second task.

During this time, his personal belongings had changed.

The plush toys that had been on the table were gone, the bed sheets were now dark gray, and the drawer was locked. Inside was a stack of photos and an old cell phone.

Song Yu was a little confused. He sat down in a chair and picked up the top photo.

It was a picture of several boys playing basketball, with Xie Zhiyan in the middle.

The angle was much better than the one he had taken today; it seemed he was quite skilled at photography now.

009: [Your items have been adjusted according to the character settings of this world. The photo was taken when you were watching the protagonist on the basketball court. The phone is a different SIM card, so you can send messages to the protagonist.]

Just as 009 finished speaking, a loud, chaotic knocking sounded at the door, like someone banging on it.

Song Yu was startled.

009 explained: [It's Zhou Yanming's friends outside. Last week, a nail was put in his basketball shoe, and you happened to be in the locker room. Everyone suspects you did it.]

It added: [But you didn't do it.]

Song Yu tried to put the photo back, but the drawer seemed too old and stuck; he couldn't pull it out after two tries.

The knocking grew louder, and combined with the boys' noise, it felt particularly oppressive. He hastily put the photo in his pocket and hurriedly ran to open the door. The

boys who came to find him were all sports students, tall and strong. Song Yu had never interacted with so many people before, and he was completely bewildered. He was pushed and dragged to a corner of the corridor.

Someone pushed him, not with much force, but it hurt Song Yu a little, and he cried out in pain.

That cry made the people surrounding him pause for a moment.

It was an indescribable feeling, just... the voice was a little soft, and it made them feel a little itchy.

None of them usually interacted with Song Yu, but now that they were close, they could even smell a faint fragrance on him.

"You did the nailing thing?" The boy closest to him was named Chen Yue, and he looked like the kind of person who was not to be trifled with. He was on good terms with Zhou Yanming, and after learning that Song Yu might have done it, he came to find him.

Song Yu lowered his head, and was about to explain when he heard the OOC warning in his head.

Little N had mentioned this when he was first bound to him: when playing a role in the small world, you cannot deviate from your character setting, otherwise you will be severely punished.

009: [Your character setting in this world is gloomy and paranoid, and you are not good at communicating with people.] Song

Yu frowned and thought for a few seconds. Then, he looked up and glared at the other person,

trying to appear gloomy and aloof.

The boy didn't know that his glare wasn't cold; instead, it startled Chen Yue. Perhaps because he had just showered, his face was still damp, making him look somewhat aggrieved.

Did Song Yu used to look like this?

"I didn't bully you, why is a man crying?"

Chen Yue's tone was disdainful, but his eyes couldn't help glancing at the small red patch at the corner of Song Yu's eye.

Seeing that Song Yu didn't speak, the boys behind him began to impatiently question him. After a while, a voice suddenly rang out from behind the crowd.

"What are you doing?"

Zhou Yanming was still talking to Xie Zhiyan about the competition when he heard the noise in the corridor and saw Chen Yue and the others standing there.

It seemed they had someone cornered.

He instinctively walked over, and after a few steps, he saw Song Yu's face through the gap in the crowd.

Small, with drooping eyelashes.

He looked like he had been bullied.

Zhou Yanming's voice turned cold: "You guys aren't bullying me, are you?"

"Of course not! I didn't even touch him, I just asked if he put that nail there last time," Chen Yue explained. "I only asked one question and you're here."

Zhou Yanming looked away: "There's no evidence for that, don't go around spreading rumors."

Hearing Zhou Yanming help him out, Song Yu breathed a sigh of relief and looked up at him, only to see the person next to him.

The protagonist was here too!

Fortunately, Xie Zhiyan wasn't one to meddle in other people's business and was looking down at his phone.

Thinking about sending him harassing text messages that night, Song Yu felt incredibly guilty and wanted to sneak back to his dorm as soon as possible, so he reached out to push Chen Yue.

But he couldn't move him, and the photo in his pocket fell out with the movement.

Song Yu: ...Ugh.

The boy almost stopped breathing, but in just a few seconds of reaction time, the photo was already in Chen Yue's hands, and several boys around him swarmed over.

"It looks like he's taking a picture of Brother Zhou."

"Yeah! It's from last week's basketball game, right?"

"Could it be that he has a crush on our Brother Zhou?"

The photo was quickly snatched away.

Song Yu quickly put the photo back in his pocket. The near-failure on the first day of the mission had flushed his cheeks, and his voice trembled as he tried to sound tough and sullen: "Get out of here!"

However, his embarrassed and indignant expression only convinced everyone present—could he really have a crush on Zhou Yanming?

Even Zhou Yanming himself thought so.

It seemed Song Yu had come to the court more than once…just to see him.

Realizing this, Zhou Yanming's heart inexplicably raced. He coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness: "What nonsense are you talking about? I asked Song Yu to take the picture. Those guys in the publicity department always make me look so ugly. How am I supposed to find a girlfriend?" He then

went over and patted Song Yu's shoulder, pushing him back to the dorm: "Let's go. You guys should go back too. Don't cause trouble. My roommates and I are very close!"

Everyone: "?"

You hadn't spoken to anyone before, had you?

Song Yu's emotions were still in turmoil, her expression blank, until she returned to the dorm and was reminded by 009 to do the second task, only then did she belatedly realize—Xie Zhiyan probably hadn't seen that photo.

*

Night fell.

Xie Zhiyan came out of the bathroom, his wet hair all pulled back behind his ears. Under the fluorescent light, his cold face seemed even more unapproachable than during the day.

His phone vibrated.

The boy's slender fingers tapped the screen, and a text message popped up—

[You look especially good when you play basketball.]

This wasn't the first time this number had texted him; today's content was relatively normal, but the previous ones were much bolder and more explicit.

They even asked him to send those kinds of photos.

Xie Zhiyan didn't delete it with a cold face like before; instead, he stared at the screen for a long time.

Found you.

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