Chapter 485: I Swear I'm Gonna Smack You, You Absolute Menace!
There did indeed seem to be something extraordinary about March 7th.
If not for the game Honkai: Star Rail, perhaps even March 7th herself wouldn't have noticed these anomalies. She would have simply continued being naive and innocent, occasionally indulging her imagination about her origins based on the Xianzhou novels she read.
But now.
She was one of the main protagonists in this universe-wide hit game.
In the storyline, even the smallest details would be meticulously analyzed by players again and again!
By now, almost all players had basically confirmed one fact: March 7th was bound to have a massive background!
The most obvious piece of evidence was that whenever the main story chapter ended and the credits rolled, the actor listed for March 7th's role was always "???".
And on the Honkai: Star Rail forums, the loudest theory was that March 7th had a major connection to [ Remembrance ]!
There was a very high probability… that she was at least an Emanator of Remembrance!
At the venue.
Looking at the stream of bullet comments, Stelle couldn't help but lick her lips. She turned to March 7th and asked, "Are you really an Emanator of [ Remembrance ]?"
"When are you going to awaken your hidden power?"
"Don't forget me when you strike it rich!"
March 7th immediately rolled her eyes. "Come on, do you really believe internet memes?"
"If I were an Emanator, would I still be sitting here?"
"I would have already had you mortals prostrating yourselves at my feet~"
Just then, a voice coming from the big screen interrupted March 7th's fantasy.
The BananAdvisor, who had just been praising March 7th's skill as "comparable to a professional Dreamweaving Monkey," suddenly changed his tune!
Pointing at the Six-Phased Ice March 7th created, he commented, "However, 0 points!"
"Why?"
"What banana-peel use is a huge block of ice? I asked you to draw a Slumbernana Monkey, not make shaved ice! Even a professional Dreamweaving Monkey has to obediently listen to the client's demands!"
"What?! Didn't BananAdvisor say to let the classroom be free? Your demand isn't free at all!" March 7th argued.
"You have the freedom to cause trouble in class, and I have the freedom to give you a low score. Isn't that free enough? Paying the price for being unconventional comes with being unconventional. Get down, nana!"
Seeing March 7th get chewed out so severely, many players at the venue broke into mischievous laughter!
"Hahahaha…"
"This plot is so hilarious!"
"LMAO, every single one of them is a character."
"One second: 'Heehee, this lady is truly a genius!' The next second: 'Heartbroken, sob sob sob, so pitiful!'"
"I don't even watch the Interastral Peace Gala, I just watch this!"
March 7th instantly dropped her head, wishing she could dig a hole and hide in it!
It was her first time making such a huge fool of herself in public.
Unlike Stelle, who was completely shameless to begin with and had long been accustomed to such scenes.
Stelle patted March 7th's back. "It's fine, you'll get used to it."
Fortunately, there was someone doing even worse than March 7th and Stelle…
It was a Pepeshi girl named Chaletka.
After trying to weave dreams for a long time, the wall was still completely blank. She was met with ruthless mockery from the BananAdvisor.
"Stop babbling! The mouth is meant for eating bananas, not for dreamweaving—blank paper! 0 points!"
"Without love for the Slumbernana Monkey, no amount of time will let you draw it… I remember you're the dead last in class, nana?"
"Sigh, every time I see a student like you, I feel exhausted. A monkey without a talent for tree-climbing will never reach the bananas. Why bother coming up to embarrass yourself?"
"Better face reality and give up on this path early, nana nana nana."
…
"Is this Dreamweaving BananAdvisor possessed by Dr. Ratio?"
"Wrong! Dr. Ratio will call you an idiot, but he won't tell you to give up."
"Good thing Ratio didn't come, or he'd be so mad he'd beat up all the Teaching Assist-nanas on the spot [ not really ]."
"And yet many physics geniuses didn't have high diplomas, or even any at all."
"Professor Ratio: 'A failed life is still a life; they have the right to taste it to the end.'"
"Dr. Ratio's value keeps rising!"
"I'm transferring to the First Academy of Veritas. I can't stay at Paperfold University for another second!"
…
Having suffered consecutive blows, Chaletka had almost lost all her confidence.
Just then, Rappa suddenly stepped forward and spoke resoundingly, "Is your speech finished, sir?"
"If it is finished, then turn your gaze back here."
On the wall in front of them, a colorful, highly expressive graffiti artwork had appeared out of nowhere!
"This is the Dazzling Seal. Please evaluate it, Big-Headed Evil Spirit."
The Dreamweaving BananAdvisor flew into a rage: "Evaluate a banana peel! Can this stuff even be wiped off?!"
"This scenery is precisely what is in the Sweetie Ninja's heart. The moment you turned around just now, her thoughts manifested, and inspiration erupted like a gushing spring. The entire process took only 0.1 microseconds—even a ninja's super-vision couldn't capture it!" Rappa praised.
"What utter nonsense! This is obviously drawn by you!"
"Cooked salmon cannot swim, and ninjas do not delude the public. The Sweetie Ninja Disciple merely needed an assist. I was willing to serve as her paintbrush to aid her training."
Rappa's gaze was incomparably firm. "Your Excellency Big-Headed Evil Spirit, a teacher imparts the Way, teaches skills, and resolves doubts. You must never lightly deny a ninja disciple's Ninja Way!"
March 7th chimed in from the side, "Exactly, exactly! No matter how you put it, that criticism just now was way too harsh. Besides, my Six-Phased Ice wasn't bad either!"
Behind Rappa, several ninja fan-girls looked at her with pure admiration.
"So cool, Miss Rappa!"
"Ahhh, Miss Rappa, when can you guide my training?!"
"I was originally just attracted by Miss Rappa's beauty and cool demeanor, but the more I watch the plot, the more I'm captivated by her charisma! I love her to death!"
"Please rest assured, Dazzling Ninja Hero! Once the story chapter ends, I'm pulling for you! E 6S 1!"
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"You're driving me bananas! Where did this stray monkey from outside campus come from? Not only disrupting classroom order, but also using absurd logic to incite my monkey students."
The Dreamweaving BananAdvisor's expression turned into an angry monkey.
"Get out, or I'll use iron fists to educate-nana you—and you bad monkey students who joined the commotion, nana!"
A battle was inevitable.
A few minutes later, standing before a heap of paralyzed Teaching Assist-nanas and the Dreamweaving BananAdvisor, Rappa formed a hand seal.
"The outcome is decided. Allow me to recite the Ninja Mantra for you—"
"Whatever treaties or laws exist, those who resort to violence must prepare to face violence in return."
Just at that moment, a figure arrived behind everyone.
"Alright, student… he's already been broken by you."
The newcomer was none other than the Acting Dean Profnana!
He was still wearing that exaggerated, comical monkey head mask.
"Dear students, I am truly sorry. The school failed to properly manage these Bananacademics, causing trouble for everyone."
"Are you the Lord of this Paperfold Village?" Rappa asked coldly.
"Lord? You jest. I am merely a faculty member. The masters of this campus are always the students."
"I heard there was some unrest in the Dreamweaving Design class, so I came over to check. Turns out these Sweet Dream Troupe members lost control. My apologies to everyone once again."
"However, student, you look a bit unfamiliar. You shouldn't be a student of Paperfold University, right?"
"Speaking of which, it is said that an unidentified stowaway recently snuck into Penacony… pink hair, red clothes, a burning scarf—the Hound Family's eyewitness reports share quite a few similarities with you, student."
…
"This old geezer is here again?"
"He commands such a strong camera presence; he's definitely got a major role later."
"Bold prediction: this guy is the main BOSS of this storyline!"
"Just look at these Bananacademics and you can tell this Acting Principal is definitely no good."
"I saw a post on the forum earlier—someone at the Paperfold University venue knocked out this Acting Principal with a single shot? What an absolute powerhouse!"
"Which expert predicted it in advance?"
"It was done by Stelle!"
"Huh?"
"It's the Stellaron Hunter/Stellaron trashcan lover, and March 7th was at the scene too!"
"Holy crap! What did I miss? The venue is this hilarious?!"
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