DEM Chapter 6: This Should Count as… Human Nature?

The truth proved that taking shortcuts led to no good outcomes.

However, the system’s accusation indirectly confirmed that Su Yuan’s actions weren’t bad, but rather a great deed, so he felt no psychological burden.

Though he couldn’t use the abandoned delivery to complete the system task, it wasn’t a big deal. He could just deliver a few more orders tonight.

Su Yuan shook his head, dismissing the thought, and stepped onto his shared flying sword to leave.

But at that moment, a sword light sliced through the rain curtain in the distance, drawing attention.

Following the direction of the sword light, Su Yuan saw a plainly dressed girl with delicate features charging toward the old neighborhood, radiating murderous intent.

Her beautiful face was icy, and a familiar aura swirled around her.

It was the resentment of a worker.

The resentment was so intense it could revive ten Evil Sword Immortals.

To Su Yuan’s surprise, this girl was someone he knew.

His classmate, one of the top three in their grade at Taihua High School, the class’s number one prodigy, and their class monitor, Chen Nuoyi.

Su Yuan instantly felt respect.

This was a monstrous talent who scored 685 on the monthly exam, a higher lifeform separated by a genetic gap from a small fry like him with a mere 550 points!

“But why would Classmate Chen be in this rundown neighborhood?”

Su Yuan found it odd.

He’d always thought the sacred top student should be driving luxury cars and living in mansions. Chen Nuoyi’s usual aloof demeanor also matched the stereotypical rich heiress from TV.

As he pondered, Chen Nuoyi had already stopped at the entrance of a building, her beautiful eyes scanning the steps, seemingly searching for something.

When she couldn’t find it after looking around, the murderous aura on her pretty face grew even denser!

Su Yuan: “…”

Why did that building look familiar?

If he remembered correctly, wasn’t that where he found the Pinhau delivery?

Could she be looking for that Pinhau order?

Su Yuan’s heart tightened. He glanced at the delivery bobbing in the trash bin’s sewage, his eyes catching the customer’s name at the bottom of the receipt.

Chen Nuoyi.

He recoiled as if electrocuted.

Hiss—sweating buckets, folks!

Though Su Yuan believed he’d done a good deed, seeing the increasingly murderous girl nearby made him a bit scared.

If the sacred top student found out he was the culprit, would she, in her rage, cut him down with a single sword?

Swallowing hard, Su Yuan inched away, ready to slip off.

But staying still was fine; the moment he moved, Chen Nuoyi’s gaze snapped to him. Seeing his face, she paused slightly.

“Class Monitor, what a coincidence…”

Caught, Su Yuan gave an awkward greeting.

Chen Nuoyi’s flying sword flashed, and in an instant, she appeared before him, her voice as cold as a winter lake. “Su Yuan, did you see a delivery left at that building’s entrance?”

Nervously, Su Yuan shifted to block the trash bin with the Pinhau delivery, shaking his head. “Didn’t notice. I just got here a minute ago to drop off a delivery.”

Chen Nuoyi nodded slightly, the murderous aura in her eyes growing thicker. “Damn delivery thief, don’t let me catch you!”

She’d been forced to work overtime during her part-time job today, so she hadn’t made it back when the delivery arrived. Drenched in the rain on her way home, she’d been looking forward to a hot meal, only to find her long-awaited delivery stolen!

One frustrating thing after another pushed Chen Nuoyi’s mentality to the breaking point!

Her seething killing intent made Su Yuan’s expression increasingly unnatural.

He could lie to Security Uncle Wang without blushing, but facing the sacred class topper, he felt an instinctive fear.

Perhaps this was the bloodline suppression of 685 points over 550 points.

And since he was in the wrong, with the victim confronting him, he figured he should make amends.

Cautiously, Su Yuan suggested, “Class Monitor, since your delivery’s gone, if you’re hungry, how about we grab something nearby to tide you over?”

Chen Nuoyi paused again, looking up at him. Noticing his uneasy expression, she said suspiciously, “Why do I feel like you’re acting guilty, like you’ve done something wrong?”

Su Yuan: … A woman’s sixth sense? Terrifying!

He had to deflect!

In this critical moment, Su Yuan’s brain worked at unprecedented speed, coming up with an excuse in a flash. “Well, it’s mainly because I’ve messed up before, so I feel guilty seeing you.”

He’d eaten snacks and played on his phone during class plenty of times. Feeling guilty around the class monitor was normal, right?

“Messed up before?”

Chen Nuoyi didn’t immediately connect his vague explanation to class matters. Instead, her mind flashed to the barrage of comments she’d seen while scrolling short videos recently.

As a kid, I messed up with *. Back then, I messed up with *. Human nature, totally get it, just a casual thing, understandable, excusable, never heard of it, Bushgomen…

Curious, she’d looked up what those comments meant, and a new world had opened to her.

Now, a similar comment was appearing in real life, and the person involved was her?!

Chen Nuoyi’s heart skipped a beat, the murderous aura in her eyes diminishing.

After a moment’s silence, she hesitated. “This should count as… human nature?”

Su Yuan: “???”

His brain froze for a full ten seconds before he pieced together the cause and effect from his words and her response, leaving him utterly speechless.

Come on, bro!

Class Monitor, you with your bright eyes and noble air, you watch those videos too?

Damn, he’d just made things worse!

So that’s what you meant by human nature, huh? Pretty confident in yourself!

But she wasn’t wrong, the girl in front of him was indeed stunning.

Su Yuan had to clarify things explicitly before Chen Nuoyi realized she’d misunderstood.

Her icy composure nearly cracked!

Chen Nuoyi, oh Chen Nuoyi, no more watching those trashy videos! They’ve corrupted your pure mind!

Thanks to Su Yuan’s interruption, she forgot about the stolen Pinhau delivery.

She politely declined his offer to treat her to food, said goodbye, and entered the building.

Watching her figure disappear, Su Yuan finally breathed a sigh of relief and continued delivering in the rain.

By evening, the showers caused by the water dragon had stopped, and Su Yuan had “lost” another meal.

[Ding-dong, Newbie Villain Task Completed]

[Task Reward “Brahma Pure Demon Heart” Issued!]

[Brahma Pure Demon Heart Effect: Keeps your spiritual platform forever pure and untainted, greatly enhancing focus in all tasks!]

The moment he received the Brahma Pure Demon Heart, Su Yuan felt his mind become incredibly calm, all the chaotic, useless thoughts in his head swept away.

This state of intense focus was something he could previously only achieve after meditating for over half an hour.

Hmph, now when he worked, his boss would never have to worry about him slacking off.

Damn it, was the system trying to make him a full-time workhorse?

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