Chapter 9: Night Sickness

Chapter 9: Night Sickness

The process of enrolment was much easier than he thought.

In the Academic Affairs Office, all he did was review his application for deferment and his original admission notice before filling out simple forms and handing them to the teacher in charge.

It took less than half an hour.

Alright, Mr Lu, you can go to the department over there to report.

Thank you.

As he was stuffing the documents in his bag, he overheard whispers from the office behind him.

Let me guess. Hes another student who took an extended leave from school. Thats like the 5th one this week..

Yeah. Its getting worrying.

Excuse me Yibei thought as he pretended to drop his papers so he could listen to the gossip. He couldnt believe they were talking behind his back.

Remember that student from last year? When the police broke into his dorm, his room was full of garbage, and he slept with mice! Mice, I tell you! And they found-

Enough about that. I just ate! Anyways

Yibei couldnt hear the rest of their conversations, so he crept closer.

This must be because of the Sun. All these strange diseases popping up dont you think its strange?

So, they think I have that Night Disease Yibei thought as he pouted. Ill have them know I was in a car accident! Bet; they wont have anything to say if I tell them that.

During his stay at the hospital, he vividly remembered rumours of a strange disease called Night Sickness.

Night Sickness does not refer to a single disease but is a general term for strange diseases that modern medicine cannot explain.

Since there is no definite cause, there would be no definite cure.

Before he was discharged from the hospital, he overheard a nurse saying that there were over 200,000 people diagnosed with Night Sickness, and it was increasing daily.

Night Sickness. Right. Remember when everyone on the Internet said that the End of the World was coming? Within ten to fifteen years, there will be no more daylight.

Shh! If the director hears us, were done for!

Lu Yibei sighed as their gossip stopped, and he left the office and headed towards the Chinese Language Department.

In a polytechnic university, choosing to major in Chinese seems weird. However, this was his fathers last wish before he died. Since he had a good relationship with his father, it feels weird to not honour his wishes.

His father wrote online novels, and at the time, writing novels was a dead-end career.

Only those incredibly successful writers made a living.

His monthly income was barely enough to support both of them.

In a creative aspect, he thought that his father had excellent writing but lacked creativity.

Nobody wants to read a generic story.

In my opinion, he shouldve written something out of the box. Perhaps someone who was forced to be a Magical Girl.

Yes, mistress. The roulette wheel is spinning; please wait a moment.

Ding! the system sounded. You have received a 300-yuan campus card! Ding! You have received a 500-yuan campus card!

Yes! She cheered. I dont have to worry about food this month! I can buy myself some snacks too!

Congratulations, mistress. Do you want to collect your rewards now?

Yes, please, she thought politely. By the way, that Lu Yibei hes not a real witch yet, right? Since hes human, I cant exactly kill him now, can I?

He will ultimately destroy the world. Killing him while hes still weak will be the best choice.

My job is to protect every human being. If I kill a human being, wouldnt that mean Im going against protocol?

Mistress.

Shut up! Just tell me when hes about to become a witch! When hes halfway done, Ill chop his head off. There. Is that better?

Im afraid I cant do that.

What the hell The girl sighed helplessly. He could transform at any time, but she cant follow him around all the time. She still had her own things to do.

System?

Yes, mistress.

Youre really useless.

On the other side of the playground was the Faculty of Arts.

Lu Yibei walked to his dormitory behind an enthusiastic senior. He listened to his ramblings absent-mindedly.

Under the scorching sun, the entire playground seemed coated with a layer of gold. His vision blurred when the suns reflection hit his eyes, but in a trance, he could see a figure with loose long hair wearing a white dress. She was being stalked by a huge, hazy figure that was distorted and deformed, exuding a dark aura.

That figure leapt from the ground and opened its maw as it devoured the female ghost, sinking into the ground.

Lu Yibei froze and rubbed his eyes, but all he saw was a girl cheering alone. He recognised her as the girl he bumped into but decided not to delve into it.

He made a mental note not to involve himself in anything related to her.

Junior, you there?

My bad.

The senior followed Lu Yibeis gaze and saw the girl cheering on the playground: Oh, I see. I understand, really! Who doesnt want their university love story?

Riiiight. How old are you again, senior?

Thats not important.

Have you found love yet?

Oh! My boyfriend and I share a dorm together. Were really happy!

Lu Yibei didnt want to continue the campus tour anymore.