Chapter 6

Half a month later.

Teitan High School, Class 2-B.

The bell rang, and the students quickly returned to the classroom, but they continued to whisper to each other.

A girl with chestnut shoulder-length hair leaned on the desk behind her. Although she lowered her voice, she still spoke with excitement and volume: "Ran, Ran, have you heard? We have a new transfer student today! I heard, I heard, he's a big handsome guy~"

"Oh? Is that so?" The girl called Ran brushed her hair and said, "Yoko, I think you should sit down properly. If Kato-sensei sees you like this..."

"Kato-sensei, Kato-sensei, who cares!" Yoko waved her hand, looking fearless, then slapped the desk loudly, "Ran, didn't you catch the main point of what I said? I'm talking about a big handsome guy! A big handsome guy is coming to our class! Don't you feel excited?"

"Not really." Ran still had an indifferent expression.

Yoko deflated, then a mischievous smile appeared on her beautiful face: "Ah! I get it. It must be because your husband is right there, so you're trying to act like a good wife, right? Isn't it because of that big, stupid, detective maniac, right?"

Yoko's eyes glanced at a handsome boy sitting next to Ran.

Ran's face turned red as if she had been steamed, and she glanced at the boy next to her, raising her voice three octaves: "No, no! How could that be? What husband, good wife? Yoko, you're just making things up. I haven't even talked to Shinichi..."

"Oh? Did I say it was Shinichi?" Yoko still had a mischievous smile.

"Anyway, it's not! It's not!" Ran looked like she was about to lose it.

The other students were watching the commotion, as if teasing Ran and Shinichi was their homework.

The boy called Shinichi touched his forehead, muttering to himself: "Yoko, that busybody!"

"Quiet! Everyone, quiet! Mouri Ran and Suzuki Yoko, it's class time." A voice came from the door, and the students in the classroom immediately quieted down. The named Ran and Yoko bowed their heads and said, "Sorry, Kato-sensei."

The male teacher called Kato brought in a student wearing a school uniform and said, "Hello, everyone. This is Shu Yunwen. He was originally a student at Teitan High School and is your senior. However, due to certain reasons, his studies were delayed, so he is now transferring to our class. I hope everyone can get along well. Now, Shu Yunwen, please introduce yourself to everyone, okay?"

"..."

The classroom was silent, deadly quiet.

Everyone stared at Kato-sensei and Shu Yunwen on the podium, looking back and forth.

Shu Yunwen, wearing a school uniform and carrying a backpack on one shoulder, smiled helplessly and said, "Hello, everyone. My name is Shu Yunwen. I am eighteen years old. My hobbies include reading, adventure, fortune-telling, and... deduction. In the future, I will be your classmate, and I hope everyone will take good care of me..."

"Hello, Shu Yunwen. I have a question..." A boy who looked very mischievous raised his hand and asked loudly, "Shu Yunwen, are you sure you are eighteen, not forty-eight?"

Forty-eight, my sister!

Shu Yunwen glared at the boy, his mouth twitching.

Then, the classroom erupted in laughter. Even with the strict Kato-sensei present, the students couldn't stop their whispers:

"Shu looks so old!"

"Right! He looks older than Kato-sensei. Kato-sensei is forty, right?"

"Hasawa is right. He looks forty-eight. Hey, what are you looking at? Why do you have a calendar with you?"

"Let me check if today is April Fool's Day. Kato-sensei wouldn't bring his friend to play a prank, would he?"

"..."

On the podium, Shu Yunwen's head was full of black lines as he listened to the students' comments, feeling even more helpless.

He couldn't help looking old... what could he do?

In the hospital, Shu Yunwen hadn't tried practicing the ghost witchcraft, so he still looked like a young, handsome guy. However, after returning home, Shu Yunwen tried practicing the ghost witchcraft for one night, and a tragedy occurred. In just one night, Shu Yunwen's face aged by thirty years. When Kojima Gensuke and Kojima Mie saw Shu Yunwen, they thought they had seen a ghost—

That's right, Shu Yunwen looked almost exactly like his deceased adoptive father, and they really thought they had seen a ghost.

Later, Shu Yunwen explained for a while and mentioned the "Family Exorcism Technique," but Kojima Mie was still uneasy and took Shu Yunwen to the hospital for a check-up. After confirming that only his appearance had aged and his body was fine, they finally stopped.

Of course, the attending doctor, Tanaka, wanted Shu Yunwen to stay in the hospital for observation, but he was refused.

Well, poor Shu Yunwen. He only got to be a handsome young man for a month before becoming a middle-aged uncle. His heart was shattered to pieces. Fortunately, through practicing ghost witchcraft, everything would be restored, or Shu Yunwen would definitely be depressed to death.

All of this was Shu Yunwen's inner monologue.

Returning to the classroom, Kato-sensei's face was already black: "Quiet! Everyone, quiet! Is this how you welcome a new classmate? Especially you, Hasawa Eiji. If you don't want to stand in the hallway with your backpack until class ends, you'd better apologize to Shu Yunwen right now!"

Hasawa Eiji was stunned for a moment, then stood up with a dejected look and bowed to apologize: "Shu Yunwen, I'm really sorry. I didn't mean it, please forgive me."

"Hehe... It's okay." Shu Yunwen nodded and said, "Hasawa Eiji, right? I accept your apology. But, you need to be careful today!"

"What, what do you mean?" Hasawa Eiji's eyes widened.

Is he threatening me?

Kato-sensei also said, "Shu Yunwen..."

Shu Yunwen smiled and said, "Kato-sensei, Hasawa Eiji, don't misunderstand. I'm not a delinquent. However, my family has been cursed, so those who mock my appearance will also be cursed and have bad luck all day!"

Is there such a thing?

A curse?

Are you kidding me?

The students in the classroom all had disbelieving expressions.

Hasawa Eiji was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "A curse? I'm not afraid..."

"Um..." Shu Yunwen nodded, smiling, and silently recited a few witch spells. Then, a strange force enveloped Hasawa Eiji.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

Ghost witchcraft—Bad Luck Follows!

After nearly half a month of practice, Shu Yunwen didn't have much witch power, but he could still cast a few simple spells.

A spell like "Bad Luck Follows" is a very basic witchcraft, not even a first-level spell. It's just a trick to make someone have bad luck without causing any harm. So, using it now was completely stress-free.

Why did Shu Yunwen use ghost witchcraft to play tricks?

He had no choice!

If he didn't say this, many people would keep talking about his old face. It's fine once or twice, but if it happens too often, it gets annoying. So, he decided to scare everyone from the start, and then there would be no problem.

After casting the spell, Shu Yunwen continued, "Also, in the next twenty-four hours, please try to stay away from Hasawa Eiji to avoid being affected."

The classroom erupted in laughter.

Kato-sensei said helplessly, "Shu Yunwen, you're not allowed to make such jokes in the future..."

Before he finished speaking, Hasawa Eiji suddenly said "Ouch" and fell on his butt: "What, what happened?"

A boy next to him said, "Eiji, you need to lose weight! You broke your chair!"

"Ha ha ha ha..."

The classroom erupted in laughter again as Hasawa Eiji got up, looking at the broken chair.

Kato-sensei frowned, "Hasawa, use the class's spare chair and don't cause trouble. And Shu Yunwen, you will sit..."

Kato-sensei looked at the empty seats in the classroom, hesitating.

Shu Yunwen pointed to a seat and said, "Kato-sensei, can I sit there?"

"Of course." Kato-sensei nodded and looked at the seat next to it, "Kudo, Shu Yunwen will sit next to you. You need to help Shu Yunwen get familiar with the class environment, okay?"

"Ah, I understand, Kato-sensei." Kudo Shinichi stood up and responded.

Kato-sensei also turned to Shu Yunwen, "Shu Yunwen, you need to get familiar with the environment, adapt quickly, and get along well with your classmates. Study hard, okay?"

"Hai."

Kato-sensei left, and Shu Yunwen walked to the seat next to Kudo Shinichi and sat down.

Kudo Shinichi greeted him, "Hello, Shu Yunwen. My name is Kudo Shinichi..."

Shu Yunwen smiled and took out a textbook, "Kudo Shinichi, right? You're quite famous, the high school detective, the Sherlock Holmes of the Heisei era, the savior of the Japanese police. Your name has been in the newspapers recently! And I'm Shu Yunwen. I hope we can become good friends."

"Ha ha ha..." Kudo Shinichi scratched his head, "Am I that famous?"

On the adjacent seat, Yoko looked annoyed, propping her head up and rolling her eyes, "Hey, hey, hey! Ran, that new uncle is chatting quite well with your husband!"

"Yoko, stop it, I already said it's not..." Ran scolded, then smiled and teased, "By the way, Yoko, he is a big handsome guy! He just looks a bit old..."

"Please! Is he just a bit old? He looks the same age as my father!" Yoko pouted, "I thought we'd get a big handsome guy, but we got an uncle. He's not my type... I don't lack fatherly love..."

"Ha ha ha..." Ran laughed softly.

At this moment, the Japanese literature teacher walked to the podium and started the class.

Hasawa Eiji had just moved a chair and sat down. He reached out to support himself on the desk, and with a "crack," the desk also broke, and Hasawa Eiji fell flat on his face.

"Ha ha ha ha..."

The classroom erupted in laughter again.

Shinichi said, "Eiji seems to be really unlucky today."

Shu Yunwen glanced at him and smiled, "It's just the beginning."