"..." Looking at the massive lipstick print that looked exactly like the Pot of Greed and bore absolutely no resemblance to Alexis's delicate lips, Jiang He's eyes twitched.
He really couldn't understand how, in the original timeline, Syrus Truesdale Jaden's little lackey had actually fallen for this. How could he possibly believe a letter like this had been written by Alexis Rhodes?
To go all the way to the Obelisk Blue girls' dormitory in the middle of the night for this...
With a Pot of Greed lipstick print that size, it had to be the only one of its kind in the entire Duel Academy!
Jiang He rubbed his chin thoughtfully. Then, he simply slid the letter into Syrus's shoe locker right next to his.
Letting things develop according to the original path didn't seem like a bad idea. It would be the perfect bait to lure out that golden-haired mushroom-head, Professor Vellian Crowler, and give him a little "lesson" while he was at it.
After finishing his work, Jiang He returned to the classroom as if nothing had happened. He went back to focusing on the female health teacher ahem, back to focusing on the health class with everyone else.
A moment later, Syrus came running clumsily toward the lockers.
Muttering "I'm late, I'm late," he hurriedly prepared to change his shoes for class. As soon as he opened his locker, a letter stamped with a lipstick print fell out.
"Huh? What's this?" Curious, Syrus picked it up and opened it. His face instantly turned bright red!
"I've liked you since the first moment I saw you. I'll be waiting for you behind the Obelisk Blue girls' dormitory tonight... From Alexis Rhodes!"
"No way!" Syrus stammered, his face flushed with disbelief. He stumbled back several steps and collapsed onto the ground. "But since I received it, I should probably go to the back of the Obelisk Blue girls' dorm tonight and take a look."
Syrus quickly tucked the letter away.
What he hadn't finished reading was the part right after "waiting for you behind the girls' dorm"... which actually addressed a specific person by name: Jiang He.
Professor Crowler's forged love letter, combined with Syrus's flustered state that caused him to skip the middle and jump straight to the signature, created the perfect conditions for a massive misunderstanding.
That night, behind the Obelisk Blue girls' dormitory.
A sturdy iron fence blocked the only path to the luxurious women's apartment complex from the rear. Beyond the fence lay a small lake within the island, further discouraging anyone from attempting to peep.
However, at that moment, a figure with a golden mushroom-head, dressed in a ridiculous black skintight diving suit, emerged from the lake onto the steps. He produced a pair of pliers, quickly snipped the chain on the back gate, and thoughtfully left it slightly ajar.
Then, with surprising speed, he darted from one low shrub to another, hiding himself with the agility of a trained ninja.
"Good grief, can Professor Crowler actually move that smoothly?" Jiang He was hiding behind a tree outside the iron gate, watching the scene with a strange expression.
He really couldn't figure out how Crowler's seemingly ordinary body could burst forth with such speed. Jiang He had arrived slightly earlier, rowing a small boat across the lake. He hadn't entered the dormitory grounds but had found a spot behind a small tree near the shore just outside the fence.
He was just waiting for that poor old soul, Professor Crowler, to show up!
Seeing his target arrive, Jiang He grinned mischievously. He pulled a small camera one he'd bought from the shop earlier that afternoon out of his Slifer Red jacket and aimed it toward the professor.
Meanwhile, the figure in the black diving suit, crouching in the bushes, was completely oblivious. He was still snickering to himself.
"Whee-hee-hee! This spot is right behind the indoor hot spring baths of the Obelisk Blue girls' dorm."
"Even though the design prevents anyone from seeing inside without breaking in, once that clueless slacker boy Jiang He arrives, I can snap a photo of his confused face!"
"Once I have that photo, anyone who sees it will surely think he's a pervert trying to peep on the girls' baths! Whee-hee-hee!"
Crowler chuckled deviously, holding a waterproof camera in both hands. He kept glancing toward the path leading from the iron fence.
It was a classic case of the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Splash, splash.
Before long, Crowler saw a small figure rowing a boat appear outside the fence. The figure quickly hopped out and walked inside.
He didn't even notice the cut lock on the gate. However, no matter how he looked at it, that figure definitely wasn't Jiang He!
"Mamma mia! Why is it Syrus instead of that slacker boy?"
As Syrus stepped a bit closer into the faint light, Crowler froze, his camera poised mid-air. He was completely dumbfounded.
Then, he saw a faint camera flash from a small tree near the iron fence. He could even vaguely make out Jiang He's annoying, smiling face peeking from behind the tree, flashing him a peace sign!
"Ultra Mamma Mia!"
Crowler couldn't hold it together anymore. He grabbed his head in shock and literally jumped into the air.
Why was that slacker boy there? And why was he taking photos of him instead?
"Who's there? Is someone outside?"
The noise alerted the girls in the indoor hot springs. An interrogating voice drifted out from the building clearly one of Alexis's followers.
"Oh, no!" Crowler panicked.
Ignoring Jiang He for the moment, he covered his face and darted through two sets of bushes before diving headfirst back into the lake.
Syrus, on the other hand, was startled by the sudden appearance of the jumping Crowler and the questioning shout from the Obelisk Blue girl. But because Crowler was just a dark blur in a diving suit and had moved with unscientific ninja-like speed, Syrus didn't even have time to recognize him in the dark.
By the time he regained his senses and tried to run, several girls had already emerged from the bathhouse, fully dressed.
They caught Syrus red-handed.
A ruthless scapegoat indeed.
"The kid is just born unlucky..." Jiang He sighed, wanting to cover his own face in pity.
He had originally thought that once he took the photo of Crowler, the farce would essentially be over. He never expected the golden mushroom-head to jump like that out of sheer fright. And that ninja-like speed was simply unscientific.
In the end, the situation had circled back exactly to the original plot.
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