MRSG Chapter 29

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1L: ??? How did this happen?

2L：？？！！！！

2L: ??!!!!!

3L: ?? I don’t get it…

4L: Is it just me? Have I never seen the world??

5L: So… how does this bet count now?

6L: What the heck? Why can’t all of you read the title? What are we ‘?’-ing about??

7L: You’re not on campus, huh?

8L: Ah, yeah, how’d you know? I’m off-campus doing my graduation project.

9L: Run. Don’t come back.

10L: Because only one big thing happened today. If you were on campus, you’d get it.

11L: So, what exactly happened?

12L: Shook my whole family. I still can’t believe it’s real.

13L: My brain stopped working.

14L: Just spit it out already! I’m crying out here, left out for being off-campus. Please, tell me!!

15L: Graduation bro, let me tell you—so you probably know this year’s sports competition is hosted at our school, right? Today was the team fighting finals. Unsurprisingly, Xiangbao’s team won the championship. Then, at the award ceremony, Xiangbao suddenly picked a flower and gave it to You Qi. I didn’t get it at first, either. I thought—was it a spice? Nope, it was a camellia. Don’t hate me for rambling, but the real shocker came: You Qi accepted the flower and straight-up started hugging and kissing with Xiangbao. I was stunned for a whole minute. Even more shocked than when Xiangbao’s identity was revealed.

16L: Stop calling him Xiangbao. It’s Brother Mu now.

17L: Don’t mention it. My teacher’s a small-breed dog, and his eyeballs literally fell out (physically) when he saw it.

18L: Speaking of dogs, I was sitting next to Senior Little Howl, and he looked super calm. I suspect he knew beforehand and didn’t tell anyone. Kind of hurt. Also, I bet that You Qi would get eaten first—does this count as that??

19L: Doesn’t count. No winners. [smoking emoji] Brother Mu wins all.

20L: Wait, I’m still confused. Xiangbao is Zhou Mu, right? What does ‘identity reveal’ mean? Did he use an alt account on the forum? And hasn’t You Qi always hugged him? Is this just… eating starting from the mouth?

21L: Bro, your project’s made you totally out of touch with reality.

22L: I’ve been calling him Xiangbao before the identity reveal and can’t stop. And I’m a moon spirit, okay? I’m weak to beauty QAQ. Anyway, I heard Zhou Mu never checks the school forum.

23L: Do you not have any real friends in school to keep you updated?

24L: Dude, how many classes have you missed?

25L: No one told you?? Fine, here’s the full story: Zhou Mu is a half-blood taotie (gluttonous beast). He revealed himself during the selection rounds—straight up devoured teammates, then the opponents. I was there in person, my legs shaking even from far away. I legit thought I was gonna die that day.

26L: Don’t scare me—Zhou Mu’s a taotie?? And you still called him Xiangbao?? So it wasn’t You Qi eating his mouth, it was Zhou Mu eating his mouth?! Every sentence you guys post sounds more insane than the last!

27L: It’s not eating. I mean it literally. Kissing. Making out. Smacking lips. It’s wild. We all thought it was wild.

28L: Don’t doubt it. Come back and watch the footage—fully recorded by the cameras. And rumor has it Zhou Mu also caused a scene in Jinyuan earlier today. This whole thing might go down in school history.

29L: As for him and You Qi, I don’t get it either. Technically, this should be a romantic relationship… unless they both have kissing fish bloodlines.

30L: You might be onto something—kissing fish ‘kiss’ without it meaning romance either.

31L: But why would Zhou Mu fall in love with food?? He’s still living in Chun Shijiu’s dorm. One theory: what if he kisses every ingredient first, mainly to bite their tongues off?

32L: That actually makes sense, but according to recent news from Building 5, Fragrant Zhou has already moved back to Room 1203.

33L: And You Qi’s tongue is still intact. The scene was super flirtatious— Teacher Hand even covered the little student’s eyes during the flower offering.

34L: Teacher Hand is always Teacher Hand. At first when I saw You Qi lean in, I thought they were about to throw hands, but Teacher Hand knew it was inappropriate for children. Also, when exactly did we all start calling the guardian deity of our school ‘Teacher Hand’ just because Zhou Mu does??

35L: I don’t believe it. I still can’t believe it!!

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88L: Update—latest news, You Qi went to class with Zhou Mu, stuck to him the whole time. It was Zhangzidao’s class. LMAO. At first, the scallop spirit didn’t realize it was them in the back and was muttering, ‘Who comes to class just to date?’

89L: Huh? I’m dead—what happened when they realized?

90L: What can you do? Said they had something to do and ran off. Classic move. Didn’t even finish the lecture.

91L: After two days of calming down, it looks like everyone who went feral has chilled?

92L: How could we not? My roommate and I have spent a whole day piecing together the timeline, trying to figure out when exactly things started going off.

93L: Same. The more I think about it, the weirder it gets. Checked old chat logs— something’s been off for a while. It started with Fragrant Zhou getting injured, and You Qi, as his roommate, was always carrying him around and feeding him snacks. Someone even said it looked kinda gay, but everyone was like, ‘nah, it’s just raising him to eat later.’ Then I can’t even remember when his leg healed, still always hugging, but we were so used to it, no one questioned anything [face with tears of joy].

94L: Forget when his leg healed—did Zhou Mu even ever have a leg injury? Actually, wasn’t it Senior Little Howl who had a dental issue? There was a rumor that Director Cui knocked his teeth out—but it turns out it was Zhou Mu who accidentally blasted them out.

95L: According to my little cousin in the elementary division, back during orientation, Zhou Mu made You Qi act like a puppy—and he did. All I can say is: respect. Either he’s a fierce beast, or he’s just that charming. He tamed You Qi barehanded.

96L: …So they were in a slow-burn power struggle this whole time, and we just didn’t clock it?

97L: Then what about Chun Shijiu? He lives right across from 1203 but was still trying to poach until right before the sports competition.

98L: We ignored the signs… and Chun Shijiu maybe ignored his brain?

99L: Let’s be bold: he has no brain.

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203L: Dug up a ton of old pics—mostly snapped in the cafeteria. I was one of the first from Chuanfang Tower to catch a whiff of Fragrant Zhou, so I low-key stalked him ever since. [Zhou Mu eating meat.jpg] [Zhou Mu taking a huge bite.gif] [Zhou Mu drinking a soda.gif] [You Qi princess-carrying Zhou Mu.jpg] [Zhou Mu gazing into the camera.jpg] [Me crying that I’m once again eating dinner to Fragrant Zhou content.jpg]

204L: So many pics?! And you even posted chat logs?? I’m dying. Do you scream in the group every day?

205L: [sweating soy bean emoji] Busted. Yeah, I used to drop crazy fanfic stuff in the group chat every day during that phase.

206L: OP takes great photos—like, they really look like a gay couple here. HELP!

207L: In that photo where Zhou Mu is looking into the camera—was he looking at You Qi? His eyes look so affectionate. Can we say that?? Did Zhou Mu already have feelings back then…?

208L: Wait, that pic? Lemme find it.

209L: Found it—sorry, turns out he was looking at Gui Youqi, not You Qi.

210L: ………………

211L: RIP your ‘deep gaze’ theory, my guy.

212L: HELP how did the whole school convince itself their relationship was normal? They were always hugging and carrying each other, and we just didn’t bat an eye? Even Old Jin from the library would’ve blushed seeing that!

213L: Old Jin would’ve busted out a poem on the spot.

214L: And illustrated it too—I remember he owns an embroidered edition of Jin Ping Mei (a raunchy classic).

215L: LSSS (long story short): Zhou Mu really is that fragrant. Back then everyone who saw him wanted a hug. Don’t suddenly pretend you forgot just ’cause Fragrant Zhou went full fierce mode.

216L: Keep posting pics! I wanna analyze exactly when You Qi’s hugs got suspicious.

217L: I don’t know about You Qi turning weird, but I just found an old photo where Zhou Mu’s in his arms, sniffing him like crazy [scared][scared]. Maybe analyze when Zhou Mu started acting sus instead.

218L: Are we turning this into the official Zhou Mu × You Qi special thread?

219: Heck yeah, special thread! I’ve got tons more pics. Not gonna lie—I secretly shipped them for a while and even drew fan comics. Shame though…

220L: Wanna see [smirking][smirking] You got anything spicy?

221L: What do you mean ‘spicy’? Be honest—is there NSFW? I’m Old Jin himself, I order you to share for scholarly purposes or be banned from the library!

222L: It’s not that I don’t want to post; it’s that I drew it so long ago it’s all OOC now [weary] How was I supposed to know the characters would change this much?? Can’t post it, or I’ll get roasted for being outdated!

223L: HAHAHAHA man, so tragic! Officially outdated fan content!

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404L: Who’s outside frantically digging old threads again? My eyes!

405L: Ever since Zhou Mu’s identity reveal, digging-posting hasn’t stopped. Even the mods gave up.

406L: I’ve seen it too. It’s spammy but hilarious. The thread titles kill me: [Zhou Mu—five of him is a full meal for me [drooling]]; [Is someone gonna eat this or not? If not, send to my dorm.]; [You Qi and Fragrant Zhou fall out—now forming a snake-hunting squad!]; [Fighting match soon—worried someone from another school will take a bite out of our sweet Fragrant Zhou!];  There’s so many. I didn’t even notice them before. Now all those old posters are getting flamed hard.

407L: I’m actually grateful for the digging. I found a post I made back then—so embarrassing. I wrote a whole dream about accidentally bumping into Zhou Mu in class, and he blushed and kept sneaking glances at me like he was falling in love.

408L: Dude, I just came from your post. You really had wild imagination back then.

409L: HAHAHAHA peeking at you?? Seems like you had a type, huh?

410L: I looked through a bunch—everyone in those threads used to praise Zhou Mu’s fighting skills. It hasn’t even been that long, and everyone’s doing a 180. Your school might be mid-tier, but it ranks #1 in admiration for strength.

411L: Praising Zhou Mu’s power is just facts. Guess why Hualing doesn’t dare force him to wear a muzzle?

412L: Guess why Xie Rulin always dodges Zhou Mu’s physical contact?

413L: Just saw a ridiculous post—OP bragged that Zhou Mu once said they smelled ‘pretty fresh’ today.

414L: Honestly, post-worthy. That’s basically a runner-up in the fighting tournament.

415L: Embarrassing? Nah. I’d put that on my resume for job hunting.

416L: You laugh at OP for worshipping strength—OP laughs at how you’re just not fragrant enough.

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OP: [folded hands emoji] Respect, truly. I’m impressed that the ‘thirst brigade’ and ‘combat power stans’ can coexist in this thread, each doing their thing, completely unfazed by the other.