Chapter 53 - Welcoming

Zi Qing was almost at a loss for words, she cursed inwardly.

No one believes this guy, it’s clear he just had his fill of food and drink.

She adjusted her mindset, reached out, took the clothing off Su Mo’s head, and introduced him, “Her name is Han Na, she’s an alcoholic, you might want to be a bit careful around her.”

“Hmm.”

Su Mo responded stiffly.

Just then, a calm girl with her hair tied up, wearing a thin T-shirt and a bit chubby, put down her book and unhappily said to Zi Qing.

“Where did you go, bringing back another troublemaker?”

After hearing that, Su Mo’s expression became even more awkward, a bit at a loss.

“Let me introduce you, this is Zhang Wenjing.

Oh, and don’t bother her if it’s not necessary, she’s a bit off.”

Zi Qing seemed used to Zhang Wenjing’s way of speaking by now; she completely ignored what she just said and continued introducing her to Su Mo.

“Really?

She seems pretty normal to me.”

Su Mo was somewhat skeptical.

Although the other’s words were a bit harsh, there was no need to say that.

“I’m not joking with you, don’t be fooled by her seeming normal.

When she flips out, she’s no different from a murderous witch.”

Su Mo’s head buzzed when he heard this.

“In any case, except for me, who is somewhat normal, the others in this dormitory are all a bit off, they all have issues,” Zi Qing seriously warned Su Mo.

“Does that include Zi Die too?

Could it be that she has issues as well?”

Su Mo asked with immense curiosity.

“Of course, I don’t have any issues.

I really welcome you, big brother, I’m very happy.”

Zi Die looked naive and lively, cute as any, and no one would suspect such a lovely child could have issues.

Yet, her little hand was squeezing the neck of the teddy bear in her arms as if trying to strangle it.

Su Mo’s mouth twitched slightly.

What kind of people were these?

Zi Qing looked at Su Mo’s abnormal expression and said to him, “Well, it’s good that you know the situation now, and there’s no need for complaints.

Because you are not normal either, to put it bluntly, my job is essentially to manage people like you who have issues.

If anyone has a right to complain, it would be me.”

After hearing Zi Qing’s words, Su Mo was momentarily at a loss for words.

It seemed like she didn’t have a single flaw in her argument, he was not much more normal compared to them.

It wasn’t that Zi Qing had anything against Su Mo, but she was really troubled by his sudden placement in their circle.

Her side was already endlessly troublesome, and now another hot potato had been added.

And the most important thing was that Zi Qing couldn’t refuse Lin Zinuo.

Because she owed Lin Zinuo a big favor in the past, there is a saying, “Money is easy to repay, but favors are hard to return.”

The reason Lin Zinuo did this was straightforward, to help Su Mo reduce unnecessary conflicts as much as possible, while also maintaining the peace of the Land Combat Team.

At this moment, Su Mo also felt very conflicted.

When he came, he thought he would have a room to himself or share a dormitory with a bunch of boys.

At worst, it would be co-ed; he never expected it would be all girls, and all girls with issues.

He asked somewhat uncomfortably, “It seems our dorm is all girls; it’s not really appropriate for me to stay here, right?”

“Oh dear, the Dawn Guild leans towards girls, so naturally, there are more girls.

Besides, we don’t mind, why would you complain?

Truthfully you should be smiling secretly—many boys dream of getting to stay here, and they don’t get the treatment you do,” Han Na told Su Mo.

“If you don’t like it, you can move out,” Zhang Wenjing bluntly put it forth.

The atmosphere became somewhat awkward, and Su Mo did not know what to say.

“Come on, why talk about that, let’s have a drink together.

Oops!

I mean let’s eat together.”

Han Na lifted her bottle to invite.

“Let’s just eat first,” Zi Qing replied, not wanting to continue the discussion, especially since Su Mo had just traveled and was probably hungry.

Su Mo walked over to the table and sat down.

The table was filled with various lamb rolls, beef rolls, and a small amount of vegetables; it was quite a feast.

If it weren’t for the previous conversation, Su Mo would have definitely thought Han Na had prepared such a good feast to welcome him.

Looking at it now, it clearly wasn’t the case; several empty bottles were already discarded by the table.

Who starts eating and drinking before their guests have even arrived?

“I say, Han Na, you’ve prepared so much food; did you come into some money again?”

Zi Qing’s eyebrows were almost knotted into a mess.

Wasn’t this just squandering money?

“It’s rare we get a newcomer.”

Han Na lifted the bottle and drained it, grinning as she responded.

“That excuse doesn’t hold up; he’s not part of our Sea Battle Group.”

Zhang Wenjing spoke as if she was highly opposed to the idea, blurting it out unexpectedly.

“Ah, it doesn’t matter much.

He’s living here, right?

He’s going to be our housemate now; out of politeness we have to at least welcome him, right?

Forget all that, let’s have a drink first.”

The tipsy Han Na opened a new bottle of beer and walked forward.

“No thanks, I don’t really drink.”

“What do you mean you don’t drink?

How can you not drink?

If you want to pick up girls in the future, it’s practically essential!”

As she spoke, Han Na directly pushed the bottle into Su Mo’s mouth.

Su Mo, gritting his teeth, took a big gulp.

“Haha, why do you look so weird drinking?

You haven’t really never had this stuff before, have you?”

Han Na looked at Su Mo’s expression and nearly burst into laughter.

Zi Qing was quite surprised too and gave Su Mo another look.

It was rare for someone his age to have never touched alcohol.

“No, this is my first time.”

Su Mo responded truthfully.

“How does it feel?

Isn’t it awesome?

Haha!”

The carefree Han Na asked.

“It’s not tasty, but I can manage to drink it.”

Su Mo pondered for a few seconds and responded truthfully.

“Come on, let’s have another; you’ll get used to it after a few more.”

Han Na continued to urge him to drink.

“Really, no need.”

Su Mo hastily refused; he really didn’t like drinking, and he felt that this stuff wasn’t very good.

“Come on, drinks are here; why are you being so fussy, man?

Are you a man or not?

If you are, drink with me.

Han Na was adamant about getting Su Mo to drink with her.

Su Mo had no choice but to steel himself and keep drinking,

“That’s more like it!

Tonight, we drink till we drop!”

Han Na directly pulled out a big box of high-alcohol beer from under the table.

Seeing that whole box of beer, Zi Qing’s headache worsened, and she couldn’t help but sigh.

The next morning, a knocking sound woke Su Mo.

He struggled to open his eyes, feeling an unusual dryness in his throat and a lingering dizziness in his head; he hoarsely answered,

“Coming.”

Su Mo walked to the door and opened it, only to see Zi Qing dressed in a white JK-style outfit with a slanted collar top, a blue skirt, white lace stockings, and high-heeled leather shoes standing at the doorway.

This outfit seemed to be a uniform because there was a crossed sword and shield emblem on the chest.