Restricted Fantasy Invasion

Chapter 34

"Boom!" As Yan Huan walked down the hallway, his pupils contracted, and then it was as if he sensed something in an instant.

A strong current surged up his spine in reverse, slamming straight into his brain.

In that moment, his mind went blank, and his body instantly went limp.

"Ugh!"

Huh?

What is this feeling?

There's still...

There's still another expert?!

Yan Huan staggered and almost fell to his knees, but at the critical moment, he managed to reach out and steady himself against the wall.

But even just touching the wall made his hand feel numb and tingly, as if he were pressing into cotton-so soft he quickly pulled his hand back.

"Ha...ha."

His eyes widened, his breathing ragged, and his body trembled slightly.

Just now, for that brief instant-

He had felt an incredibly pleasant sensation.

That feeling had been blocked by most of his resistance. If he'd had no resistance...

Hiss!

He dared not imagine!

But even so, the backlash was intense. For example, right now, when he looked down-

"Niu Niu, the teacher didn't call on you, so why did you stand up to answer the question?!"

"Because I'm kind."

Yan Huan sucked in a sharp breath, a breeze brushing by and instantly bringing a coolness to his face.

Only then did he realize that sweat had already started to bead on his forehead.

Modifier.

Is this the effect of the fourth modifier?

"Yan Huan."

At that moment, Meow-chan suddenly appeared beside him, looking at him with clear concern.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, just... hiss."

The aftertaste of that feeling surged in like a tide. Though it hadn't reached its peak, it was still hard to resist.

He bent over, scanning his surroundings warily, but everything was quiet-he didn't see a single person.

"The fourth modifier's host is also at our school, but I didn't see where she was..."

"Wait a sec, Yan Huan, I think part of the resistance I gave you just now got pierced through."

"Pierced through my resistance?"

Yan Huan was a bit incredulous and asked,

"What do you mean?"

Meow-chan leaned in, explaining anxiously,

"Basically, the resistance only worked at about seventy percent just now. That modifier's trait is really unique-it seems to ignore part of your resistance, which is why you felt so uncomfortable."

You...

Armor-piercing, huh?!

There's even a resistance-piercing ability?!

Yan Huan remained bent over, too stunned to speak for a moment.

What was even scarier was that today he'd worn a pair of loose, black pants, and he didn't even know why he'd chosen such a conspicuous style.

Meanwhile, the stubborn Niu Niu showed no sign of calming down, as if she'd entered "Gundam Mode."

The sudden, remote attack left Yan Huan with no time to look for the culprit, and what was worse, he could faintly hear voices talking in the stairwell.

"Hehe, Sakuramiya, when can I come over to your place again to see that kitty?"

It's Yuan Lina!

"Mm, Meiyue is almost better now. How about this weekend?"

That's Sakuramiya Hitomi!!

"How about Saturday? I'll come over on Saturday!"

"Can't do Sunday?"

"Eh, I have to go to the Linmen game expo on Sunday. That event is huge and super fun. Sakuramiya, do you want to go with me?"

"Um, I'll think about it."

"No thinking! Every time you say you'll think about it, nothing happens! And it seems like Yaqiao and the president are going too-didn't they tell you?"

"...Is that so."

Crap, Sakuramiya Hitomi and Yuan Lina are back!

Yan Huan's pupils shrank. He glanced at his phone-there had been a message in the group chat earlier, but he'd set it to silent and missed it.

Sakuramiya: "President, we'll be back soon. We want to discuss the upcoming Club War with you."

The problem was, in his current "bulging" state, he absolutely couldn't go out to meet them. If the other student council members saw...

His career as student council president would probably be over, right?

Hiding in the restroom was definitely the best option. He'd just wait until Little Yan Huan calmed down.

But the problem was, he and Spencer had just walked into the hallway directly opposite the student council office. There was only one way to the upstairs restroom from here.

He'd have to go back and circle around via the hallway by the student council entrance.

Which meant he'd definitely run into Sakuramiya and Yuan Lina coming up the stairs.

So the only solution was:

Hide out at the end of this hallway, wait for them to go into the student council office and close the door, then slip off to the restroom himself.

Yan Huan, still bent over, leaned against the corner's blind spot, pressing himself against the chilly tiles, trying to use the cold to cool down.

Come on, Niu Niu, behave!

But Niu Niu still did as she pleased, her unspent energy completely unstoppable, refusing to listen to anything.

Dressed in a western-style dress, Sakuramiya Hitomi and the bouncing Yuan Lina reached the top floor and soon arrived at the office door.

Sakuramiya Hitomi raised her delicate hand and knocked gently, greeting softly,

"President, we're back."

"..."

No response.

Yuan Lina tilted her head, looking at Sakuramiya Hitomi,

"Is the president not in the office?"

With that, she gave a little "heave-ho," gently pulled the door handle, and pushed the door open, revealing the empty office inside.

"She's really not here. The president probably went to the restroom... Let's wait here for her to come back."

Yuan Lina ran over to the leather sofa and sat down, but Sakuramiya Hitomi wasn't so casual.

Always eager to get to the bottom of things, Sakuramiya Hitomi, who loved keeping an eye on Yan Huan, couldn't resist checking out what had just happened-even if the president had just gone to the bathroom.

Her eyes flashed, and rather than entering the student council office and closing the door, a phantom image appeared before her eyes.

Room Barrier, activate!

Reviewing previous security footage-

In the footage, Yan Huan sat at the desk reviewing documents.

Then, there was a rough knocking at the door-clearly, whoever was outside was kicking it.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

"Who is it?"

That's what the president said.

"It's me, Spencer."

That person?!

Sakuramiya Hitomi's eyes narrowed slightly, and she watched as the president stood up and walked toward the door.

When the door opened, since the area outside the office wasn't covered by her barrier, she couldn't see what kind of expression Spencer had-she could only hear that annoying voice.

"I'm here, president~"

Even just calling the president sounded so gross, and always seemed to have some deeper meaning...

Sure enough, Yan Huan in the office showed a "disgusted" expression.

But then, he glanced back at the office, pointed outside, and said,

"Let's talk over there."

"OK~"

Talk outside?

Sakuramiya Hitomi dismissed the phantom image, frowned, and looked outside.

So right now, the president is alone with that Spencer?

Still not back yet?!

"Sakuramiya, I want to drink your black tea."

Yuan Lina's voice pulled her back to reality.

"Mm."

With a frown, Sakuramiya Hitomi replied perfunctorily to Yuan Lina.

And seeing Sakuramiya Hitomi still standing at the doorway while she was busy pouring drinks, Yuan Lina asked in confusion,

"Aren't you coming in?"

"I'm going to the restroom."

"Okay~ Hehe, Sakuramiya's black tea..."

Ignoring Yuan Lina behind her, Sakuramiya Hitomi closed the door to the student council room and walked outside.

Over there, Yan Huan heard the sound of the student council door closing and thought they had all gone inside. He was just about to get up when Meow-chan beside him hurriedly stopped him,

"Don't move, Yan Huan, that Sakuramiya Hitomi is still outside, nya."

Sakuramiya?

Yan Huan sat down again. He didn't squat, though, because it was just too uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, Sakuramiya Hitomi had walked to the intersection of the corridors.

If you walk forward a bit and turn right, that's where Yan Huan is hiding. On the left side of the corridor are the spots where An Le is hiding, and to the right are the stairs and the restroom.

All you can say is, at this very moment, the top floor of the student council feels like "a storm is brewing."

Standing at this intersection, Sakuramiya Hitomi lowered her head and took out her phone.

She opened plane, opened Yan Huan's chat, and dialed him directly.

Fortunately, Yan Huan had the foresight to set his phone to silent mode in advance.

He was sitting on the ground, that lingering pleasure still hadn't completely faded from his body. A bead of sweat slid down his forehead, and he pressed the lock screen button as well.

He didn't answer, nor did he hang up-just left it like that.

"Doo doo... doo..."

The constant inability to get through made Sakuramiya Hitomi even more worried.

That Spencer, after all...

What exactly is she saying to the president?

Sakuramiya Hitomi shifted her steps and turned her head, planning to check in the direction of the restroom first. Of the two barriers she set this week, one had already been placed in the equipment room behind the gym.

Although there's still another one, she would have to remove the student council barrier to release it.

Unless absolutely necessary, she didn't want to do that.

Walking toward the restroom, Sakuramiya Hitomi softly called out,

"President! Are you in the restroom?"

On the other side, hearing Sakuramiya Hitomi's voice, Yan Huan couldn't help but smile wryly and said to Meow-chan,

"Knew she'd come looking for me..."

"Nya~"

Meanwhile, on the other side, An Le, who had caused a huge mess, hurriedly hid.

Just now, seeing Yan Huan staggering along the wall, barely able to stand, she didn't dare to look anymore.

She squatted beneath the fence, hugging her knees, looking anxiously at Little Finger beside her,

"Wh-what should I do, I-I didn't mean to, I didn't mean to make Xiaohuan like this, I just..."

"..."

Little Finger was really at a loss for words.

The original plan went smoothly-let her get a taste of sweetness, experience the joy of using the modifier, then gradually deepen her usage.

Was there a problem with the plan?

Absolutely not!!

But it never expected this idiot would do something so dumb.

Damn it, told you a thousand times just to give a little, now look, you've completely overloaded your President Yan!

What are you doing?

Did you think you were playing one of your weird galgames?!

Now that things have gone wrong, An Le probably won't use the modifier again for a long time!

Sigh, why is my fate so bitter, picking a host like this!

So, the two hiding here-

One was An Le, one was Little Finger; one was so guilty she wanted to cry, the other was doubting her snake life to the point of tears.

But just as An Le didn't know what to do, Sakuramiya Hitomi's voice calling for Yan Huan came from over there,

"President! Are you in the restroom?"

An Le blinked her tear-stained eyes and exchanged a glance with the tearless Little Finger beside her.

Sakuramiya Hitomi called out at the entrance to the restroom, then glanced around at the empty surroundings before walking into the girls' restroom.

Finding nothing, she squinted and walked straight into the boys' restroom.

Usually, only student council members came to the top floor-no one else used it.

All the stalls inside were open; there was absolutely no one inside.

"..."

Not in the restroom.

Sakuramiya Hitomi walked back to the previous corridor intersection, as if thinking about the earlier scene.

She remembered seeing Yan Huan point in a direction just now and say "let's talk over there."

Which meant, they must have talked about things on this floor.

If not in the bathroom, then-

Sakuramiya Hitomi's sharp gaze swept toward Yan Huan's hiding place, lifting her foot to head that way.

"Yan Huan! She's coming!"

The phantom Meow-chan was startled and quickly turned to warn Yan Huan.

Turning his head, he saw Yan Huan with his eyes closed, muttering something,

"Frozen through the ages, all things are still; when the mind is calm, I alone am divine."

"What are you chanting, nya?"

Yan Huan opened his eyes, panting. Though his face still carried the afterglow of pleasure, looking down, it seemed that classmate Niu Niu had already been transcended and converted to the Daoist path.

He finally let out a sigh of relief and gave Meow-chan a wry smile,

"A marvelous tool for abstinence from a previous life."

"..."

Meow-chan opened her cat mouth wide, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Yan Huan straightened his clothes, then quietly stood up, his expression precisely controlled by Perfect Expression Management.

So, as Sakuramiya Hitomi frowned and searched this way, she happened to run into Yan Huan coming around the corner.

When he bumped into Sakuramiya Hitomi, who was just about to walk over, he was slightly stunned, then smiled and said,

"Sakuramiya."

"President?"

Sakuramiya Hitomi looked up at the president before her, and after a careful look, she accurately noticed his somewhat rapid breathing and the fine sheen of sweat on his face.

What's going on?

Sakuramiya Hitomi's internal police siren blared, yet she seemed calm as she asked,

"President, what were you doing just now? I called you, but you didn't answer."

"Ah, a call?"

Yan Huan pretended not to know, hurriedly took out his phone, glanced at it, and then said apologetically,

"Sorry, I was busy with study group stuff just now, so I didn't see it."

"Study group?"

Sakuramiya Hitomi quietly glanced at the corridor Yan Huan had come out of earlier. There was no one there, just a few classrooms-she wondered if he'd done something in one of them.

The key thing is...

The president's current state...

Did he just exercise?

Why does he look a bit tired, and also...

...like he hasn't had enough?

She noticed that on Yan Huan's face, the lingering traces of pleasure that could pierce even some resistance were still faintly visible-something Sakuramiya Hitomi picked up on.

The moment that thought popped up, Sakuramiya Hitomi's heart skipped a beat.

Not had enough?

What kind of thing would leave you unsatisfied?

And he just went out with Spencer-he was fine when he left, so why is he like this now...

Huh?

Sakuramiya Hitomi's mind went completely blank, but her heart started to tremble,

"President. The thing with the study groups, does it have something to do with that Spencer?"

"Spencer?"

Yan Huan was momentarily stunned, then said,

"She did come by just now, but she left quickly."

But as soon as he finished speaking, he himself felt something was off.

Hiss.

No, why does this feeling of déjà vu seem even stronger?

Going out alone with the blonde, and then when the male lead arrives, what he sees is a heroine who's been ravaged by pleasure but is still pretending nothing happened.

Could it be that this pleasure is also part of the blonde's modifier?!

But if that's the case, then Spencer's modifier is way too powerful, isn't it?

There's the conscious-level change, and the ability to alter the room's rules, and now even pleasure that can pierce through my resistance.

That's pretty much impossible.

Yan Huan privately thought that the superpower that attacked him just now came from another modifier's host.

But looking at the worried Sakuramiya Hitomi before him, Yan Huan was genuinely a bit concerned about what effect Spencer's modifier might have on her.

After thinking for a moment, he smiled and said,

"I had an argument with her. That person doesn't want to join the study group, and we parted on bad terms. I don't really get along with her, so maybe it'd be better to have Yaqiao help out instead."

Hearing Yan Huan say this, Sakuramiya Hitomi quickly spoke up,

"President, please let me help too. I'll take responsibility for her."

"Mm, Sakuramiya, of course you can help, but it'd be best if you could help me or Yaqiao share some of the work with the other students."

"Why?"

Yan Huan smiled at her and explained,

"Even I got angry because of her, so I'm sure she'll put you in a bad mood too. I just don't want you to feel upset."

"Eh?"

Sakuramiya Hitomi's eyes widened slightly, then she quickly looked away,

"What about Yaqiao? Won't he get upset too?"

"Yeah, that's why I want him to help too. The two of us are both pretty easygoing. Anyway, it's a school assignment-just do our best. If Yuan Lina improves at her studies, maybe letting her handle Spencer would actually work wonders."

"Hehe."

Sakuramiya Hitomi covered her mouth and let out a soft laugh. Looking at Yan Huan beside her, she slowly walked side by side with him toward the student council office,

"Maybe we could even have Yuan Lina as a backup."

"That's true."

Over in the hallway, faint voices of conversation drifted over.

It made An Le unable to resist raising her head to sneak a glance in that direction.

But what she saw was Yan Huan and Sakuramiya Hitomi-a handsome boy and a beautiful girl, chatting and laughing together.

Xiaohuan looked at Sakuramiya Hitomi in front of him, and it seemed like his eyes were filled with only her.

And Sakuramiya Hitomi also covered her mouth and laughed softly, shyness mingling with passion.

An Le's tear-filled eyes widened bit by bit as she gazed at that fairy-tale couple over there.

"Hiss."

Little Finger beside her flicked out her tongue, glanced over there, then glanced at the dazed An Le beside her.

Another wicked plan started brewing in her heart.

"Ah, looks like there's nothing to worry about after all. Thanks to that Sakuramiya, even if he's upset, as long as Sakuramiya is there, it doesn't matter."

"Eh?"

An Le stared wide-eyed and turned to look at Little Finger, only to see her clicking her tongue and sighing as she looked over there,

"I didn't see it with my own eyes before, but now that I do, those two actually make a pretty good couple."

A... a good couple?

Xiaohuan and that Sakuramiya Hitomi-

An Le's little face turned pale, and that wave of inferiority surged up again, making her want to bury herself in the ground.

But Little Finger's voice sounded at just the right moment,

"But, don't get discouraged. She doesn't have superpowers like you. Next time, don't make that kind of mistake again. If you make Xiaohuan happy, you still have a great chance."

"R-really?"

An Le, as if grabbing onto a lifeline, quickly looked at Little Finger.

"Of course. Why would I lie to you? I already told you."

Little Finger let out a sigh and looked at An Le too.

In her crimson snake eyes, the reflection of An Le's gradually distorted figure appeared,

"You are the true child of fate in this world.

"Whatever you want to do, just do it."

(End of this chapter)