Chapter 105: Chapter 105: Shadow Principal, Reward: Limited Unrivaled Level Divine Skill

CREAK~

Yun Zhenyue cautiously pushed open the door to the equipment room.

A cloud of dust immediately billowed out, making her instinctively hold her breath and pinch her nose.

"So much dust... Every time I come to the equipment room, I just want to leave as fast as possible," Loo Huan said with disgust from the side. "Miss Yun, how about we just go?"

"Let’s take a look first."

Yun Zhenyue shook her head.

Since there was danger in this equipment room, she wanted to scout it out first to avoid bringing harm to her classmates.

Besides, she had a trump card. If she ran into any danger, she could just use the Love Contract.

The two of them walked past rows of stacked mats, saw dust-covered shot puts and jump ropes, and finally found badminton rackets and shuttlecocks in a corner.

And at that very moment.

Yun Zhenyue suddenly had the feeling she was being watched.

She turned her head, but there was no one there.

All she saw were the spreading shadows...

"Am I imagining things?"

Yun Zhenyue murmured under her breath.

She then bent down, picked up ten badminton rackets, and gestured to Loo Huan beside her. "Why don’t you grab a few?"

"Me?"

Loo Huan looked at the filthy rackets, her eyes filled with disdain.

She tentatively picked up ten rackets as well, but the next second, she stumbled and nearly fell over.

"Loo Huan, you can’t even carry a few rackets?" Yun Zhenyue was shocked.

"I... I’m a little weak."

Loo Huan wiped the sweat from her forehead.

She was lying.

If she were to actually use her powers, carrying everything in this equipment room would be a piece of cake.

But the moment she used her powers, she would be...

The thought of that outcome made Loo Huan hold back.

"Are your kidneys weak or something?" Yun Zhenyue asked suspiciously. "You’re always saying there’s nothing wrong with you. I’ll take a look for you when we get back."

"Hmph, *you’re* the one with weak kidneys! I don’t even have a husband!" Loo Huan huffed.

The two started goofing around in the equipment room again.

...

「At that moment.」

In the shadows behind the two of them.

The Shadow Ghost was hesitating, lurking in the darkness, unsure if it should make its move.

’If it was just one little mouse, I could hunt it down easily.’

’But she has an unfathomably powerful ghost following her?’

’And how did those two end up together?’

’A ghost making friends with a mouse?’

’This puts me in a tight spot.’

’Forget it. I’ll just wait a bit longer, until that other ghost leaves.’

The Shadow Ghost observed calmly.

But just then!

CLACK~

The equipment room door was pushed open again.

A female ghost with her head lowered and a frosty expression walked in.

Her target was clearly the two of them, Yun Zhenyue and her companion, who were moving things.

The Shadow Ghost saw this and was completely baffled.

’Wait, someone’s trying to steal my job?’

And at that very moment.

He heard the three of them talking.

"Huh? Xiaoxue, you’re here! Quick, help me carry this. It’s so heavy!"

"Huan, Yun, you don’t have to help. Just put the stuff down."

"It’s fine. Miss Yun and I are just warming up."

’This female ghost is here to help them?’

The Shadow Ghost was stunned. He had never seen such a picture of unity and friendship.

’Where does that leave me?’

’Is this still the Ghost World?!’

’Still, now that this female ghost has moved so much stuff, she should be leaving soon, right?’

But just then!

BANG!

The equipment room door was kicked open!

When he saw the scene at the doorway, the Shadow Ghost’s eyes widened, and he froze on the spot.

A massive, surging crowd of nearly thirty ghosts all rushed inside in a flash!

When they saw Yun Zhenyue carrying equipment, they rushed to take it from her. Every single ghost scrambled to help her, to the point that there weren’t even enough badminton rackets to go around!

"HISS~"

The Shadow Ghost stood there dumbfounded, his eyes filled with disbelief.

’These have to be the ghosts from Class 2, right?’

He distinctly remembered that the ghosts of Class 2 were the most peculiar ones—some liked to gouge out people’s eyeballs, others knitted sweaters with blood. Every one of them was terrifyingly powerful and had a bizarre personality.

’It’s practically a gathering place for a pile of monsters!’

’Even I don’t dare to provoke them lightly!’

’How could this be?’

’How did they become so united?’

’Are they having a team-building event over here or what?’

’What kind of background does this little mouse have?!’

’The entire class of ghosts is here to be her assistants?’

The Shadow Ghost rubbed his eyes, dumbstruck. His knife slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor.

CLANG~

A strange noise echoed.

The Shadow Ghost was so scared that cold sweat dripped from his temples. He immediately froze, not daring to move.

"What was that?"

"There’s a noise coming from that corner."

A few ghosts walked toward him curiously.

’If they find me, I’m totally screwed!’

In the nick of time!

"SQUEAK SQUEAK~"

The corners of the Shadow Ghost’s mouth twitched as he pretended to be a squeaking mouse.

"Oh, it’s just a mouse. For a second, I thought some ghost was hiding there trying to harm Yun."

"You’re overthinking it. Our whole class is here. What kind of idiot would even try that?"

"True. If anyone wanted to harm Yun, anyone from our class could crush them easily!"

"..."

The ghosts chatted and laughed.

They didn’t think much of it.

The more the Shadow Ghost listened, the more terrified he became. He was just a small, pitiful, high-level Fierce Ghost. How could he dare to make enemies with nearly thirty other ghosts?

’Good thing I’m skilled at vocal mimicry!’

’They call me the Jade-Faced King of Oral Skills!’

Just as he breathed a sigh of relief, he glanced over and saw a female ghost, who seemed to be their class monitor, suddenly glare at him, her eyes filled with warning.

The Shadow Ghost completely lost his nerve!

’Actually,’

’it doesn’t really matter if this knife draws blood or not.’

’Wiping it with a little water is basically the same thing!’

...

「Shortly after leaving the equipment room.」

Yun Zhenyue was wiping a badminton racket in her hands with a tissue.

Suddenly, she heard a system notification!

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the ultimate hidden mission for Chilling Middle School: Shadow Principal!]

[You have completed the three prerequisite hidden missions, listed as follows.]

[1: You threatened the school staff, forcing them into humiliating submission and gaining control over them!]

[2: You have earned the respect of the entire ghost student body, gaining control over the students!]

[3: You terrified the Shadow Ghost and other ghosts in the neutral instance, gaining control over third parties!]

[Your unique blend of dark and innocent qualities has given you a one-of-a-kind appeal, which is conducive to marital bliss. The matchmaking system grants an additional reward: a random skill draw...]

In that instant!

Yun Zhenyue was lost in a daze.

’Shadow Principal... Are they talking about me?’

’Threatening the ghost teacher... Wasn’t that Loo Huan? I was just watching from the sidelines.’

’Earning the respect of all the ghost students was the Class 2 monitor’s doing.’

’Shadow Ghost?’

’Where did that one come from?’

’And what was that "and other" part?’

’When did I ever scare these ghosts?’

Yun Zhenyue was completely baffled.

’I’ve spent most of the last two days just reading!’

’I’m clearly a good student!’

’And now I’m the Shadow Principal?’

’Anyone who didn’t know better would think I was some kind of delinquent!’

Feeling rather helpless, Yun Zhenyue absentmindedly heard the result of the draw.

[Ding! You have obtained the limited Unrivaled Level Skill: On-Site Replication!]

"Limited... Unrivaled Level?"

Yun Zhenyue’s eyes widened slightly. Seeing the system’s explanation, she realized it was actually a limited skill!

’A top-tier skill that only I possess?’

It has a seven-day cooldown!

It lets her replicate another ghost’s abilities on the spot!

Of course, the ability only lasts for five minutes.

It can’t be saved permanently, or else it would be too overpowered.

But the powerful thing about this skill was that it had no limit on the power level of the one being replicated.

In other words, even if it were a top-tier Great Evil, she could still borrow its power for a bit?

At a critical moment, this could be a god-tier skill capable of turning the tide!