mijobooks Chapter 86 The Great Demon King
Chapter 86 The Great Demon King
"Hey...stop laughing, it's the Great Demon King."
"Huh? Why do you call her the Great Demon King?"
"Are you new here? That girl has been holding the top spot in the grade for years with her inhuman scores! Don't you know?"
I heard that last year, a group of upperclassmen formed some kind of "study group," hoping to work together to challenge her academic record, but...
She pulled ahead by a full fifty points! The entire team was wiped out!
Several people had their Dao hearts shattered on the spot and almost dropped out of school!
Although she tried to keep her voice down, every word of these childish whispers still reached Lin Shuwan's ears.
She clenched her fists, a nameless rage rising from the depths of her heart, a murderous intent surging within her!
"Who are you calling the Great Demon King? You bunch of blind little brats!"
Her previous title was at least "Cold and Aloof Queen," but now the title "Great Demon King" is a hundred times worse than the witch in fairy tales who eats children!
How did these cheesy jokes that the boys made up in private because they felt intellectually outmatched become such a well-known, even terrifying, urban legend throughout the school?!
"Well, you guys go back first, I ran into someone I know."
Noticing Lin Shuwan's unfriendly expression and the murderous aura emanating from her, Su Hao quickly dismissed his classmates as if they were plague carriers.
"Sister Lin, what's wrong? You look terrible, and your dark circles are so bad. Are you feeling unwell?"
As soon as the crowd dispersed, Su Hao quickly stepped forward, looking at Lin Shuwan's pale face with concern, like a caring young man looking after an elderly person living alone.
"...It's nothing, I just... happened to be passing by."
For some reason, faced with Su Hao's concern, Lin Shuwan suddenly felt that her appearance, which she had specially tidied up and ran out to "save the miserable and lonely boy," was incredibly ridiculous and laughable.
Her only thought right now was to run away from this incredibly embarrassing situation as quickly as possible.
"Wait a minute! Want to grab something to eat together?"
"what?"
Lin Shuwan was completely stunned.
This...this was clearly the line she had prepared! How did he steal it?!
......
pat.
In the coffee shop outside the school gate, Su Hao placed a tray on the table, and sat down with two steaming cups of hot cocoa and several cookies that looked excessively sweet.
"Drink it while it's hot. This is Su Hui's favorite. She says that eating something sweet can make her feel better when she's feeling down."
The sweet aroma lingered around her nose, but Lin Shuwan had no interest in tasting it at the moment; she had a more important question she wanted to figure out.
"You...how do you have friends?!"
The once-dominant top student, the "Demon King," was now unable to speak coherently.
His face, etched with an expression of "I don't understand" and deep hurt, perfectly resembled that of a tragic figure betrayed by a comrade-in-arms.
"Huh? Sister Lin, don't you have quite a few friends too?" Su Hao blinked and asked innocently.
puff--!
These words, spoken unintentionally, struck a nerve like a devastating blow, hitting Lin Shuwan right where it hurt.
She clenched her fists tightly, her knuckles trembling slightly with anger, and even her breathing became heavy.
"How could this be... I always thought that geniuses are destined to be lonely."
Her voice trembled with a hint of faith crumbling.
"I thought we were comrades-in-arms, walking side by side on the same dark, lonely road that no one could understand!"
As if to vent some grievance in her heart, Lin Shuwan grabbed a piece of pastry and took a big bite as if she were tearing at the flesh of an enemy.
Snoring.
Then he picked up the cup and gulped down a mouthful of scalding hot cocoa, letting the cloyingly sweet liquid flow down his esophagus.
At this moment, the body, which had been cold from excessive shock, finally began to warm up a little.
"Friends? I don't have that kind of boring thing, nor do I need to."
I thought you, like me, had long seen through this boring interpersonal relationship.
In this extremely competitive environment, where people will fight to the death for even a fraction of a point, so-called close friends...
In the end, they're nothing more than a masked confidant who secretly envy your talent and is always ready to stab you in the back.
She had long seen through this disgusting coldness of human nature and regarded it as a stumbling block on the road to success.
Upon hearing Lin Shuwan's extremely cold remarks, Su Hao's originally sunny expression instantly dimmed.
"But I... have always considered you, Sister Lin, to be my most precious friend here."
Seeing his slightly lowered head and aggrieved look, Lin Shuwan's heart suddenly ached, and an extremely strong sense of guilt surged up.
Holy crap! What am I doing?
Did exam week ruin my brain? Why am I arguing with a little kid?!
"Ah...no! You've misunderstood!"
The Great Demon King, unusually flustered, clumsily tried to mend the broken situation.
"What I mean is, even without those superficial friends, I can manage on my own."
But I absolutely did not mean to say that I didn't need you as a friend!
Upon hearing this, Su Hao's eyes lit up.
"Really? So I'm also Sister Lin's friend, right?"
"Hmm." Lin Shuwan turned her head away and responded through gritted teeth.
"This fucking world is so unfair!"
Lin Shuwan roared wildly in her heart.
If someone like myself, who maintains first place by working desperately and exhausting their energy, is a "great demon king" feared by ordinary people;
Then this boy in front of me, who skipped several grades, treats advanced mathematics as if one plus one equals two, and whose talent is so extraordinary that it is despair-inducing, must at least be at the level of an "ancient demon god" capable of destroying the universe!
But what gives him the right?
Why is it that he, with an IQ that surpasses everyone else's, can still get along so well with those jealous "mortals" around him without any arrogance?
Undeniably, Lin Shuwan, who was accustomed to being surrounded by the jealousy, awe, and passive-aggressive behavior of her classmates for years...
Before Su Hao's pure and unadulterated eyes, I felt a long-lost sense of relief, as if I could let down all my guard.
Because she knew better than anyone that the boy in front of her was someone with an extremely pure heart.
His world revolves solely around the deduction of truth, and he would never harbor such dark feelings of jealousy towards her.
"Su Hao, what are your plans for further studies? Will you go abroad to study at an Ivy League school?"
To cover up her embarrassment, Lin Shuwan changed the subject.
"No," Su Hao shook his head.
"Maybe I'll go to a top 2 university first. Professor Liu Zhiyun told me she has a special exchange student spot..."
Lin Shuwan was stunned for a moment.
Go to that concentration camp that gathers the nation's most outstanding and eccentric geniuses? That's typical of him.
"Oh, I see! That suits you perfectly."
She finished the rest of the hot cocoa in her cup in one gulp.
After finishing the sweet cookies, the exhaustion that had brought me to the brink of collapse vanished, and I felt my body was once again filled with the energy to continue facing the sea of questions.
"Speaking of which," Lin Shuwan said, holding the empty cup in both hands and staring intently at Su Hao,
"Why did you think I had a lot of friends just now?"
She knew that Su Hao's words just now were not at all sarcastic or mocking.
This genius with such a unique way of thinking must truly believe this from the bottom of his heart.
Having lived this long and full of life, this was the first time she had ever been misunderstood in such an absurd yet strangely warm way.
Su Hao looked at her, his eyes bright and earnest:
"Because of everyone I know, Sister Lin, you are the bravest person!"
Lin Shuwan was stunned.
Su Hao continued, "You always find ways to care about my helpless situation without even realizing it."
Moreover, faced with such a vast and complex system of knowledge, you always maintained a proud and uncompromising attitude...
On this thorny path filled with unknowns and pressure, he fought alone, frantically expanding his territory!
How could someone so charming not have any friends?
"...The only person in the whole school who would think that way is probably someone with a distorted brain like you."
Lin Shuwan's voice trembled slightly with a hint of soreness as she answered, and she quickly turned her head to look out the window.
Even the fearsome, aloof demon king who struck terror into the hearts of all his classmates, paled in comparison to this true demon god before him...
In the end, she was just an ordinary girl whose eyes would well up with tears from a simple word of affirmation.
......
Late that night, the servers of the campus anonymous forum were almost overwhelmed by the surge in traffic, and two new posts were added to the top of the thread.
[Urgent Notice During Exam Week]
The first exam will begin promptly at 09:00! Please arrive at the examination room 20 minutes prior to the start of the exam.
- **Make sure to shower and change into clean clothes before the exam!** During the exam, emitting any unpleasant odors or launching any form of biological or chemical attack against other students is strictly prohibited! Violators will be held responsible for the consequences!
Calculators, mobile phones, and any form of electronic communication device are strictly prohibited from being brought into the venue!
Below this official announcement, a post radiating a dazzling light was instantly pushed to second place!
[Duck God's Problem Solving Collection V.3.0 Ultimate Final Release]
- [Editor's Note: Brothers, after countless sleepless nights of painstaking effort, the final battle version is finally released tonight!]
- This version includes the ultimate integration of mathematics, physics, and chemistry, plus an exclusive inclusion of "special derivation annotations" that Duck God casually wrote on scrap paper and that I desperately rescued!
(Extremely precious; it is recommended to bathe and change clothes before studying it, as you may receive divine guidance from afar!)
- "Solemn declaration: After this period of reflection, I have had an epiphany."
The Duck God has transcended the student level; his realm is beyond our comprehension.
Anyway, it's best to understand it; if you don't, just memorize it!
- Final warning: If you want to get your hands on this insider study material safely for the midterm exams next semester, please keep your mouths shut.
Whether in real life or online, never, ever make any disrespectful remarks towards deities!
Every punctuation mark of the gods guides us toward a glorious other shore!
Amazing, Duck God!