Chapter 8: Professor vs. The Noobs
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“Frankie. Lee.”
“Who called me?” “Who called me?”
They turned around, all cocky. When they saw me, their faces fell. They tried to run, but I pinned them down, took off their headphones, and whispered in their ears.
“Frankie, didn’t you tell me yesterday your hamster died, so you had to mourn for three days and couldn’t come to class?”
“Lee, didn’t you say you went to Frankie’s hamster’s funeral?”
Frankie wailed pitifully, “Oh, Professor Miller, we’re in college, why are you still keeping tabs on us?”
I snorted, “Even if you go to heaven, the Dean will find you! Get back to class, or I’ll wipe your credits this semester!”
I pulled out my trump card. Sure enough, the next second, they grabbed their bags and ran out, crying.
I smugly raised my eyebrows at Ben White, who seemed amused. Even with a mask on, his eyes were smiling.
“Those two are really unlucky—beat by you in-game, then run into their professor in real life, haha~” I licked my Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, chatting about the mishap.
“You’re even better. I just do magic damage, you do true damage~” Ben White grinned. I didn’t really get the joke, but with that face, anything he said sounded good.
That night, I played online with Ben White from home. Without a headset, I couldn’t hear him, so I typed in chat.
After dying three times, Ben White’s name popped up in the chat.
“Stay behind me, don’t be afraid.”
I pursed my lips, trying not to laugh, pretending to be calm as I typed “Mm.”
But in the next half game, I died again. After Ben White returned from mid lane, he circled my character several times, then typed:
“Who bullied you?”
I sent a crying emoji. “I don’t know, they just kept targeting me...”
For the next half hour, Ben White went full bodyguard, taking down anyone who touched me. The chat suddenly said, “So unlucky to run into such a wife-protecting maniac!”
My heart soared. He must have seen it, right? No denial... does that mean he agrees?