"Why aren’t you in class? What are you loitering around for?"
Seeing Teacher Yan approach, Feng Yuan scratched his head in confusion, just as he was about to explain, Teacher Yan pulled him aside and said,
"Never mind, just come with me."
"Have you had breakfast?"
"Good, come with me to the Special Duties Squad."
Feng Yuan was completely puzzled about what Teacher Yan wanted, who glanced at Feng Yuan then said,
"To register your information. From now on, you need to report for duty with the Special Duties Squad every weekend."
"Your punishment has been decided. The compensation part, Lorraine Tower and the others have paid for you, but your punishment is to join the Special Duties Squad as an auxiliary member, accompany their operations every weekend, for the duration of one year."
"Eh?! Is it that troublesome?"
Teacher Yan glanced at Feng Yuan and said, mildly irritated,
"You’ve caused such a big mess, this punishment is already lenient. What else do you want?"
"Also, because of you, Captain Chen has been disciplined. If you behave well this year, his punishment will be lifted, otherwise..."
Feng Yuan frowned and said nothing more, while the Dreaming Dragon Baby looked up at Teacher Yan excitedly. Teacher Yan, with a look of resignation, glanced at Feng Yuan and said,
"Never mind despicable or not, just tell me if you’ll do it or not."
"Tch, counting on my not wanting to drag others down, huh... just a year, I’ll begrudgingly do it..."
"Then let’s go to the Special Duties Squad so I can get you registered, and I’ll get you an excuse for missing class."
"Big Cat, why don’t you go back first?"
Glancing at Big Cat who was following behind, Feng Yuan suggested. Big Cat shook its head and stayed close by Feng Yuan, who got into Teacher Yan’s car, looked out the window at the scenery, and said with a smile,
"I never thought I’d get to stay here~"
"What, do you like it here?"
"I wouldn’t say I like it, nor do I dislike it. It’s just that there are familiar people and things here."
As he said this, Feng Yuan hugged Xiao Ji tightly. Xiao Ji, uncomfortable under the pressure, shifted its body a little. Letting go of Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan said,
Feeling Feng Yuan’s joy, Xiao Ji snuggled against him. Occasionally talking with Teacher Yan, Feng Yuan followed him to the Maomu City Special Duties Squad. Looking at the squad’s entrance, Feng Yuan complained,
"Having to come here every weekend, such a hassle."
"It’s your own doing that brought this trouble; it can’t be helped."
"It’s all those people’s fault."
Feng Yuan grumbled while petting Xiao Ji, and Teacher Yan sighed,
"Just don’t get into any major incidents this year, or you really might end up with a severe sentence or even in jail."
"With Lorraine Tower’s warning, I believe no fools will provoke trouble~"
Taking Feng Yuan with him, Teacher Yan walked to the reception and said,
"Could you contact Chen Chao for me? Tell him Feng Yuan has come."
The policewoman at the reception looked curiously at Feng Yuan, who was peeking around behind Teacher Yan, and said,
"Please wait a moment."
After a while, Captain Chen came out and clapped Teacher Yan on the shoulder,
"You’re here. He didn’t object, did he?"
Teacher Yan looked at Feng Yuan and said,
"It seems not for now. Feng Yuan, come here and register your information."
Accepting the form that Teacher Yan handed over, Feng Yuan took a pen and began filling it out on the side. Captain Chen stood by, watching Feng Yuan fill it out, providing clarification on the form’s requirements. After a while, when he saw that the ’Main Combat Spirit Beast’ section was filled in with Agunas and Eggshell Chicken, he looked at Feng Yuan somewhat amazed and said,
"Isn’t Agunas a Divine Beast?"
"Right, but during this time it’ll follow me and protect my safety."
Captain Chen looked doubtfully at the quiet Agunas following beside Feng Yuan and said with confusion,
"Are you sure its main attribute is the Time Series? Why did it use a Death Series ultimate move then?"
Feng Yuan glanced at Agunas, who was recording something, and continued filling out the paperwork as he said,
"Agunas itself is a Time Series Divine Beast. The use of the Death Series ultimate move was just a problem with the book; Agunas can use different ultimate moves by using different books."
"Similar to Drudgeon?"
"There are some differences, I suppose..."
"Is this good enough now?"
Feng Yuan handed the completed form to Captain Chen, who checked it carefully before pocketing it and said,
"Alright, I’ll take you to get your uniform later, and from next weekend, you will report here."
"Uniform? Do I really have to wear it?"
Feng Yuan looked disdainfully at the uniform Captain Chen was wearing. After a glance at Feng Yuan, Captain Chen said irritably,
"If you don’t wear the uniform, who would know you are part of the special task force?"
"Alright, get your uniform and then go back to class. I’ll have Old Yan bring your ID to you later."
After receiving an ill-fitting uniform, Feng Yuan rode back to school with Teacher Yan, who kept instructing him on the special task force’s regulations. Watching outside, Feng Yuan stroked Xiao Ji and said helplessly,
"Teacher Yan, you sure know a lot about the special task force’s rules."
"It’s all because of you! If you cause any more trouble, it won’t be so easy to get off the hook! Just be careful, alright?"
Returning to his dorm, Feng Yuan casually threw the uniform onto the table and, looking at the time on his phone, said to Xiao Ji,
"I’m going to sleep for a bit, we’ll go for lunch later. Are you hungry now?"
Xiao Ji shook its head, while the Dreaming Dragon Baby looked at Feng Yuan with drool. Feng Yuan took out a tissue to wipe the drool and said with some disgust,
"What are you craving now? Never mind, we’ll talk after I wake up."
As Feng Yuan went straight to sleep, the Dreaming Dragon Baby covered its mouth and floated over to Najia. Seeing the dragon’s expression, Najia chuckled and handed over some Spirit Beast Candy. The Dreaming Dragon Baby hesitated for a moment, then couldn’t resist the temptation and started munching on the candy given by Najia. Xiao Ji sat quietly at the table, watching Feng Yuan rest.
"Let’s go~ Time for food~"
After waking up, Feng Yuan picked up Xiao Ji and called out to the Dreaming Dragon Baby. Seeing the baby peeking from the upper bunk with its mouth full of food residue, Feng Yuan shook his head amusingly and said,
"Clean your mouth first, or don’t come near me."
Najia smiled and handed the Dreaming Dragon Baby a tissue. Feng Yuan turned to Najia and asked,
"Are you coming with us? Just to the cafeteria."
After thinking for a moment, Najia floated down from the upper bunk and landed on Feng Yuan’s shoulder. Watching the Dreaming Dragon Baby wipe its mouth and paws clean, Feng Yuan said,
"Let’s go, let’s eat something. I’m hungry~"
Just then, Qi Chen happened to walk in. Seeing Feng Yuan, he was somewhat surprised and after watching Feng Yuan for a while, he said,
"What’s the matter with you?"
"Had a bit of an accident, but it seems I don’t have to leave~"
Seeing Feng Yuan’s relaxed expression, Qi Chen said with confusion,
While walking with Qi Chen to the cafeteria, Feng Yuan started explaining the morning’s events. After hearing Feng Yuan’s explanation, Qi Chen let out a sigh of relief and said,
"It seems the Elder Council shielded you this time."
"Probably, but I guess the government also agreed. After all, the Elder Council can only make suggestions; they can’t do anything if the government objects."
"Well, that’s that for this incident. But don’t you go causing any more trouble next time."
"Trouble what? There goes all my weekends for a year... Next time, next time I’ll let the White Wolf Deity take the lead, so they can’t trace it back to me~"
"Is there some kind of turnaround?"
Seeing Feng Yuan appearing in the cafeteria with Qi Chen, Zhong Liuyan said with some surprise, having learned the final punishment decision from Qi Chen, and happily said,
"Really great, you tricked me into a free breakfast."
"Forget it, at least you’re fine. I’m going to be magnanimous and not fret over that," said Pei Yu, glancing at Feng Yuan, who scratched his head and chuckled sheepishly.