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44. Edgar Reveals His Feelings


If Shu Shu went through the inner demon tribulation, he would meet with many, many dreadful snakes and some certain dangers as well. Did he still want to pass through the tribulation? 
 
Of course he did!
 
He was a daemon who could live for a long time, and a male to boot. How could he endure being pursued by beastmen? Besides . . . he was unable to give birth to children, ah!
 
If the beastmen pursuing him later found out that he was also a beastman and unable to give birth to children, they would definitely fall apart! Maybe they would even want to kill him!
 
Shu Shu’s mind was in a jumble. After pondering for a long time, he finally made a decision—he had to pass through the inner demon tribulation as soon as possible and become a beastman, so when the moment came . . . .
 
Shu Shu originally wanted to say that when the moment came, he would look for a sub-beastman to have a relationship with, but after thinking carefully, he felt that it was improbable. If he married a sub-beastman, then he definitely had to work hard to support his family and take care of the sub-beastman well . . . . The latter was no problem, but the former . . . .
 
He simply had no ability to support a family now.
 
Moreover, many of the sub-beastmen here were taller than him, and they seemed to like beastmen whose beast types were very bold and powerful . . . . He was just a little hamster, so he was likely to be disdained, right?
 
No matter, if worst came to worst and he did not marry a sub-beastman, he would just let his disciple keep him.
 
Thinking so, Shu Shu suddenly considered why Edgar sent him to study here. Could it be that his disciple wanted to marry him off and get rid of him?
 
No, no, the tuition fee was so expensive; Edgar surely wouldn’t go so far as to spend so much money to get rid of him . . . . Then, why the heck did Edgar send him here? If it was to study, Shu Shu reckoned that attending classes here was not better than studying on his own at home.
 
The more Shu Shu thought, the more muddled he was. In Synthia’s worried vision, Shu Shu had been in a tangle since lunch break.
 
"Shu Shu, what's wrong with you?" Synthia stared at Shu Shu for a long time and finally couldn't help but poke Shu Shu's arm and ask.
 
"Nothing . . ." Shu Shu returned to himself and listlessly sighed. Then he suddenly thought of something. "Synthia, what are your future plans for yourself?"
 
Synthia glanced at Shu Shu with a playful pout, and a blush appeared on his face. “Of course, I’m looking for a tall and handsome beastman who likes me, and then I’m going to marry him!"
 
Tall and handsome, ah. Shu Shu was even more depressed . . . . He supposed that since even a short and small sub-beastman like Synthia did not take a fancy to him, there was no further need to speak about other sub-beastmen . . . . In addition, he actually didn’t like sub-beastmen. Let’s say Synthia, he thought Synthia was good-looking, and he didn't dislike Synthia, but so long as he thought about the fact that this was a man, he simply couldn’t think of Synthia as soft and appealing.

"I love beastmen like the crown prince who’s tall and big and also has abilities! Unfortunately, no beastman has ever chased me . . . ." Synthia was still entangled in his own feelings.
 
The crown prince? Shu Shu’s heart gave a "thud", and he didn't know why he felt a little uncomfortable.
   
The first lesson in the afternoon was about art appreciation.
     
As a mere daemon who completely lacked painting foundation and appreciating eyes, Shu Shu thought that abstract painting was just painting at random. He simply couldn’t understand this lesson, plus he had a load in his heart, so he was even more deaf to the lecture. He ultimately passed the whole lesson in a daze.
 
Fortunately, the sub-beastmen in the class were about the same, and the teacher also wouldn’t ask any questions, so there was totally no problem in just going through the motions like this.
 
The last lesson of the day was unexpectedly "Understanding the Beastmen" that Jones taught.
 
Shu Shu formerly thought that this class was to introduce beastman facts to them, but now he already knew that this class was solely to help the sub-beastmen to find a partner.

Jones was a new teacher. He was quite famous before, but most of the students in the class didn't know him, and they didn't care about changing teacher. Therefore, Jones simply introduced himself and started the class directly.
 
"We’re going to talk about snake-type beastmen in this lesson." Jones, smiling at the students, said.
 
In the background, the sub-beastmen were somewhat lackadaisical. They used their communication devices to send messages and began to discuss what they were going to do after school. At this moment, Jones spoke again, "As everyone knows, the Crown Prince Edgar is a snake beastman."
 
In a flash, the sub-beastmen attending the class pricked their ears up.
 
Jones smiled and began to talk about the snake beastmen's tastes and weak points. He told some stories about the snake beastmen and also mentioned Edgar several times, making the students focus their attention. Some sub-beastmen even laughed and spoke up, "Teacher, when you talk about His Imperial Highness, don't tell things that everyone already knows. It's best to tell us things we don't know, ah!"
 
"Do you think that I, as a teacher, can know things you don't know?" Jones replied with a laugh and continued to talk about some habits of the snake beastmen. For example, when the temperature around them was too low, they would not want to budge. In ancient times, there was a snake beastman who accidentally hibernated, and he was thought as dead by his sub-beastman.

All the students listened with keen interest, and some of them were also having a discussion in a low voice, guessing whether the crown prince hibernated or not . . . . Seeing this scene, Shu Shu was faintly depressed. How come his disciple was so popular?!
 
Anyway, Edgar was not an ordinary snake. He grew feet and was a jiāo, so he would not hibernate!
 
While lecturing, Jones searched and found some videos of snake beastmen. Then he used the imaging device to present a three-dimensional image for the sub-beastmen to watch.
 
Shu Shu had been inadvertently off in la-la land, and when he came back to himself, he happened to see a big snake coiled in front of the classroom.
 
Suddenly seeing a big snake, Shu Shu reflexively wanted to run. Fortunately, before he ran, he discovered that the snake was just an image . . . . He breathed a sigh of relief and rested his upper body on the desktop.
 
Finding out that Shu Shu had actually been absent-minded for the whole lesson, Jones looked briefly at him in surprise. He specialized in studying beastmen, and he did surgeries on beastmen in their beast forms. He understood beastmen very well, and when he lectured, he also interspersed it with numerous stories . . . . Shu Shu actually didn't like to listen to them? And he didn’t even lift his head now?
 
No, he didn't dislike listening to them. In fact, he seemed to be afraid of snake?
 
Jones suddenly had some sympathy for Edgar.
 
Shu Shu didn't pay attention to the lesson, but other sub-beastmen in the class were listening very seriously.
 
Actually, a big part of the reason why the sub-beastmen who went to the skill class didn’t concentrate on listening to the lectures was because what the teachers taught was not useful to them, or they had already understood it.
 
For example, the previous lesson of art appreciation. People who didn't like or have no skill in this field were unable to make sense of what they were hearing, while those who had talent in this field . . . they most likely had already learned the knowledge taught by the teacher.
 
In this second class of the afternoon, Jones told many fresh facts and also talked a lot about his own experiences, and he even found some videos of fighting beastmen. The students naturally listened to his lesson happily and still wished to continue listening even after the class ended. Shu Shu was listless, though.

Other sub-beastmen all went out, but Shu Shu was still sitting in his seat, checking the communication device on his hand in low spirits.
 
Edgar had sent him a message and had him wait on his own for a while, saying that he would pick him up after work. Shu Shu saw the message but was not in the mood to reply at all.
 
Synthia didn't live on campus, and there was a family member who came to pick him up. He reluctantly left after class ended, leaving Shu Shu to wait alone inside the classroom.
 
"Why are you so dispirited and downcast?" Jones came over and asked, smiling.
 
"I didn't know that this class is a bridal class!" Shu Shu gritted his teeth, somewhat resentful.
 
"What about that? Do you think you can’t learn anything in the bridal class?" Jones continued, "I didn't even attend university at the beginning, but I still learned a lot of knowledge, didn’t I?"
 
"But . . ." But I was not a sub-beastman! Shu Shu was about to start speaking but swallowed the words back. He was different from the beastmen and the sub-beastmen in this place. He dared to tell Edgar this one bit, but he did not dare to tell Jones.
 
“It’s very difficult to take an entrance exam for the Imperial College. If you wish to go to other classes, you have to pass the exam.” Jones said again.
 
Shu Shu stared blankly, and then the whole person immediately became discontented and unhappy. As a matter of fact, what Jones said made sense. If he went to class at other schools, he reckoned that he would not be able to understand anything at all. But here . . . he more or less learned some knowledge.
 
"If you have a mind to learn more things, you can go visit other places, and you can also go to the library. No one will stop you." Jones said.
 
So, it’s actually like this . . . . Who knew that being considered as a sub-beastman was nevertheless not that great . . . . Shu Shu raised his head and asked, "Teacher Jones, I’m very afraid of snake. What do you think I must do so I can overcome the fear in my heart?"

Fear and hate were different. For example, some people just hated caterpillars. When a caterpillar fell on their bodies, although they would screech in disgust, but they still dared to catch and throw it away. People who feared caterpillars though . . . . They most likely would have a blank mind and not dare to move.
 
Shu Shu’s fear of snake was both inherent and acquired.
 
Edgar had saved and helped him a lot, had grown claws and already didn’t resemble a snake much, and would definitely not harm him. Still, when he saw Edgar, he would feel afraid. There’s no further need to speak about other snakes.
 
"Do you fear that snakes will harm you? Actually, you don't need to worry about them at all. You can prevent ordinary snakes from harming you as long as you carry some weapons and don’t go to dangerous areas. As for snake beastmen, beastmen won’t harm sub-beastmen.” Jones explained. "On the subject of you wanting to overcome your fear . . . . You don’t think of going to virtual space?"
 
"Virtual space?" Shu Shu asked, a bit curious.
 
"There’re now special virtual game machines. They can be used to play games and also can simulate some spaces according to your preferences. You use the virtual game machine to simulate a space with snakes, and then you go in and kill those snakes. After that, you definitely won’t be afraid of snake." Jones said with a laugh.
 
"It also can be like this? But I absolutely don't dare to kill any snakes." Shu Shu replied.
 
"In that case, when you set up the world, it'd be better to set all the snakes to run away as soon as they see you. Or you can make them look outlandish. Whatever works for you." Jones said.
 
You could still play it this way? Shu Shu’s eyes lit up.
 
After chatting with Jones, Shu Shu’s mood was much better. He took out an extracurricular reading material, chose the text to speech reader, and began to learn to recognize words.
 
Edgar rushed to the school after work and happened to see this scene.
 
The sub-beastman was engrossed in his reading. The two furry ears standing up looked so cute they made Edgar can’t help but want to touch and stroke them . . . . Taking a deep breath, Edgar pressed down the thought in his mind and arrived in front of Shu Shu in a few quick steps. "Let’s go."
 
"OK." Shu Shu nodded and stood up.
 
Edgar stood there, looking very competent, mature, and steady. If the sub-beastmen in the class saw him, maybe they would throw themselves at him and climb him . . . . Shu Shu gave Edgar a quick glare.
 
"Are you unhappy?" Edgar asked. Before, Shu Shu didn't return his message, making his heart in a mess. Now, Shu Shu glared at him, making him choked with worries.

"You still ask me! You actually sent me to attend the bridal class!" Shu Shu yelled. In the end, after making a complaint against Edgar, he recalled the words Jones had said and suddenly felt that what Edgar did could not be considered as something wrong. He immediately switched to other thing to make another complaint against, "Also, why’re you so popular? All my classmates actually like you!"
 
Edgar felt a bit guilty when he heard Shu Shu’s preceding words. But when he heard the latter words, his heart actually began to palpitate—could it be that the little sub-beastman felt jealous?
 
"How can it be like this? The sub-beastmen all like you. As for me . . . Synthia actually said that I’d soon be pursued by the beastmen . . . " Both of them were daemons; why was there such a big difference between them?! Shu Shu imagined that there might be beastmen pursuing him just like those who waited outside the classroom with bouquets of flowers and got goosebumps from head to foot.

Shu Shu's face looked very gloomy, which made Edgar feel anxious and start to frown. He felt Shu Shu was still too young, so he had never thought about revealing his feelings and only thought to let Shu Shu go to school for two more years . . . . He actually forgot that there were also other beastmen in this world!
 
In the beginning, that Jeress had made an attempt at Shu Shu. Now, it was the so many beastman students at the Imperial College . . . .
 
"I don't like any other sub-beastman; I only like you." Edgar suddenly and seriously stated.
 
Shu Shu felt like being struck by lightning. He slowly recovered before asking, "What did you say?"
 
"Shu Shu, I like you. You’re still young, so you don't have to agree right away, but please give me a chance to pursue you." Edgar confessed. It was said that his father fell in love with his mother at first sight and went to confess right away, and then the two men got married on the spur of the moment. Granted, he still had to wait to get married, but he could not let other beastmen be the first to confess.

I treat you as a disciple, but you actually desire me! Shu Shu stared blankly and then exclaimed, "I’m a beastman!"
 
Edgar regarded Shu Shu for a while: "I still like you even if you’re a beastman." He grew up so big, and Shu Shu was the only one he had ever liked. Even if Shu Shu might be different from the sub-beastmen of the Beastman Empire, he still liked him.

Shu Shu, however, only gathered that Edgar hadn't believed his words from beginning to end. For a moment, he only felt that he had misjudged this guy.
 
Nonetheless, even if this was the case, he could not let this mistake to continue, ah!
 
If Edgar kept pursuing him and, as a result, found out that he was not a sub-beastman but a beastman and absolutely unable to give birth to children, what a bad luck it would be, ah!

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43. Shu Shu Wanted to Pass the Tribulation

 
Nowadays, the Imperial College required everyone who wanted to be enrolled in any of its divisions and departments to pass the entrance exam. This exam was very tough, and there would be no exam-fixing at all. If you failed the exam, you would not be able to be enrolled in the Imperial College, even if you were a prince.
 
Of course, taking into account that the children of the richer and more privileged families received better education since childhood, the majority of students in the Imperial College were either noble-born or very rich.
 
Consider this example. A nobleman who played with a toy mech when he was a child and had his own mech when he was a little older and a commoner who had never touched a mech went to take the entrance exam for the Imperial College's Mech Department together. You did not need to guess to know who would pass the exam in the end.
 
The richer you were, the more you could have your children receive the best education from childhood. As a result, the Imperial College was overflowing with the rich. Nevertheless, there were also many commoners in it, and they were all geniuses.
 
Those who were enrolled in the Imperial College were very, very outstanding people. After they graduated, every one of them was naturally an elite.
 
However, there was actually another category of people in the Imperial College. These people could play and play and play as they attended college; they basically didn’t have to do anything to graduate . . . . They were the sub-beastman students of the Imperial College’s “Bridal Class”.
 
At the beginning of the Imperial College’s establishment, there was a special division called the Skill Division. Only sub-beastmen could study this subject, and sub-beastman could only study this subject too.
 
At that time, there were very many sub-beastmen who went to study in the Skill Division. Almost all sub-beastmen who were born into major nobility would go there to study. Inevitably, sub-beastmen who were born into minor nobility didn’t get their turn, so they thought of using any means to force their way in . . . . Anyway, until now, the old Skill Division had only one class called the Skill Class, and the whole class only had twenty or thirty people.
 
After all, nowadays, there were not many sub-beastmen who were willing to stay at home and do nothing all day long . . . . Even if they could not become mech warriors, they could still learn mech maintenance. In the field of scientific research, literature, and design, sub-beastmen were more gifted than beastmen.

Just like that, the skill class declined . . . . However, there were always some sub-beastmen who were high-born but essentially had no ability and merely wished to marry an outstanding beastman in the future. Only by admitting them did the Imperial College manage to retain the skill class.
 
As long as the noble-born sub-beastmen could afford the expensive tuition fee, they could be enrolled in the Imperial College’s Skill Class.
 
As for whether the beastmen who were noble-born but had no ability could be enrolled in the Imperial College or not . . . . The Imperial College expressed that as beastmen, if they actually thought they could get ahead and enter the school without taking an exam, they might as well not go to school!
 
The skill class in the Imperial College in fact didn’t teach anything important, so that some of the high-status sub-beastmen would rather retake the exam next year or enroll in other schools if they couldn't pass the Imperial College’s entrance exam. They were not willing to enter the skill class because they felt that attending such a class was very shameful. But Shu Shu . . . .
 
Edgar cast a brief look at Shu Shu. He was aware of the little sub-beastman’s knowledge level. Although the little guy had learned to speak, but he hadn't learned to write. If he was really going to go to school according to his actual level, most probably he could only go to the kindergarten. But, could Edgar let his own sub-beastman go to kindergarten?
 
The skill class was actually quite good. It did not have an exam, and it would not give the sub-beastmen any pressure. As long as the sub-beastmen’s behaviors did not violate the school rules and regulations, they could do anything as they wished . . . . As a matter of fact, didn’t the class suit Shu Shu perfectly?
 
There, Shu Shu could also make some friends.
 
After obtaining Shu Shu’s approval, Edgar immediately helped Shu Shu register and paid the tuition fee. Tomorrow Shu Shu could go to school.
 
By the way, other classes in the Imperial College did not accept transfer students, but the skill classes was different. As long as you met the conditions, you could transfer class and join the skill class at any time.
 
The next day, the dawn sky was still dark when Shu Shu woke up. After waking up, he did not want to sleep any more.
 
He was going to go to school!
 
He had had many owners before. Among them, there were some junior high school students. Many of them didn't like to study. Even though their grades were quite good, they would also complain that they were too tired to study. Every day, they looked forward to have a holiday.
 
Shu Shu was quite envious of them though. After all, he couldn’t even change into a human form at that time. Going to school was simply impossible.
 
At that time, when he wanted to learn things, he could only self-study secretly. Using claws to practice writing characters on the bottom of the cage was certainly arduous. The most tragic thing was that all he had painstakingly learned was actually of no use now.
   
Shu Shu had always thought that he would not have another chance to go to school in his lifetime. He hadn’t expected that he could actually be enrolled in such a good school now . . . .
 
Compared with the Imperial College, Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge, and Oxford were nothing, ah! These universities were just ones of the best schools on one planet, but the Imperial College . . . . Its students came from more than a hundred different planets!
 
Shu Shu was very excited but also couldn't help feeling unsettled. He knew what his own level was. If he entered this kind of school, he probably wouldn’t be able to understand anything, would he?
 
Thinking about this, Shu Shu had no appetite when eating breakfast, and his food intake was surprisingly only twice as much as that of an ordinary sub-beastman.

"Why do you eat so little?" Edgar was a little worried.
 
"I’m afraid that I won’t be able to keep up with school work . . . . What’s to be done if the teachers want to call the parents?" Shu Shu sighed.
 
"They won’t." Edgar said. The teachers of the Imperial College would absolutely not call the parents, and it would not matter one bit to them if you couldn’t keep up with the skill class . . . . Anyway, he really should try to explain the situation to Shu Shu now. "You go to the skill class. It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to attend the class. Just learning as much as you can is also fine.”

Such things could also be done? The management of this class was too relaxed, right? Shu Shu was somewhat puzzled by it. "What exactly do I study?"
 
"Painting, for example." Edgar answered, a little guiltily. The Imperial College had its own Fine Arts Division, and the painting skill learned in the skill class could not be compared with that in the Fine Arts Division.
 
"So it’s studying art!" Shu Shu actually knew about studying art and also had confidence in doing it. Although he didn't particularly understand art, so much so that he couldn’t make head nor tail of it, but his memory was good, ah! He surely would be able to learn it quick. Moreover, abstract painting and what-nots, weren’t they paintings he could paint according to his wishes?
 
Shu Shu finally set his heart at rest and was even more eager to go to school. "When will I go to school? How do I get there?"
 
"I’ll send you there." Edgar said. In the following days, he would send Shu Shu to school first, and then he would go to the military department. After he got off work from the military department, he would go back to the school to pick up Shu Shu. Once Shu Shu graduated, they could get married!
 
The Imperial Palace’s area was already very, very big, but the Imperial College’s area was even bigger.
 
The college was located on the coast; half of it was built on the land, and the other half was on the sea. Not to mention how beautiful the scenery here was, you could also see all kinds of different landscapes and the world at the bottom of the ocean. A hundred years ago, all the students even enjoyed a tsunami together, watching the seawater swallow up the entire school with their own eyes . . . .
 
Of course, because the college turned on the protective cover, there was no injured student from beginning to end.
 
"It's so beautiful here!" When Shu Shu looked down at the school from the sky, he thought the place was very beautiful. As per the instruction sign, Edgar parked the aircraft under a big tree. After they got off the vehicle, Shu Shu was further surprised by the surrounding scenery that was more beautiful than he could imagine.
 
"The skill class is in front. I’ll take you there." Edgar said. Showing Shu Shu the way, they soon arrived in front of a castle surrounded by green trees. "All students of the skill class go to class here. There’re lounge and game room for student use, and there’s also an independent dining hall. If you want to go out, you can use the navigation on the secondary communication device to give you directions."

"Okay." Shu Shu nodded. He now had an identity chip, and not only that, but Edgar also allocated him a latest model communication device.
 
The Beastman Empire's communication device had the same function as that of a mobile phone, but its main function was to inspect and verify a person’s identity. After all, a person’s identity chip was installed inside it. And so, the communication device was usually divided into two parts. One was the main communication device, which contained the identity chip and was bound to the bank account. It was small in size and generally designed to be carried on one’s person like a wrist watch, a necklace, a ring, or such an accessory. The other one was the secondary communication device, and its size depended on personal preference. It could be the size of a mobile phone on Earth, or it could also be the size of a tablet, and it could be used to communicate with people, to connect to the star network, and so on. In short, it had all the same functions as a mobile phone.
 
Shu Shu had a new model communication device. The main communication device was made into the shape of a wrist watch, and a space button was installed on it. Even though the space button’s space was not big, but it had several cubicles. When the secondary communication device was not in use, it could be put inside the space button, and so could some food and clothes.
 
Although the level of science and technology here was very high, but most of the household goods were easy to operate. In any case, Shu Shu was a hamster spirit who had seen his owners play with their mobile phones on Earth, so he could also use a mobile phone correctly.
 
He could even study in a magnificent castle . . . .
 
Glancing at that beautiful castle, Shu Shu was even more excited. Right at this moment, he saw someone coming out of the castle.
 
"Mr. Jones?" Shu Shu stared at Jones, a sub-beastman he was very familiar with.
 
"Shu Shu," Jones saw Shu Shu and smiled. "I’ll be one of your teachers in the future."
 
Seeing Jones appear here, Edgar was a little surprised but soon recovered. "I entrust Shu Shu to you."
 
"Rest assured, I’ll definitely take care of Shu Shu well." Jones smiled.
 
Edgar nodded and then left. Afterwards, Jones took Shu Shu into the office and registered Shu Shu. He gave Shu Shu the electronic textbook and the class schedule and also explained the details of the skill class.
 
For example, the skill class generally started at nine o'clock. Shu Shu was sent to school by Edgar before eight o'clock, which was an hour too early. Other details were how to have a meal, how to go to class, and so on.
 
"Teacher Jones, what do you teach? Medical skills?" Shu Shu asked. He remembered that Jones was a very brilliant doctor?
 
"No, I teach . . . how to understand and pacify beastmen." Jones said while regarding Shu Shu with a smile, the eyes behind the lenses narrowing.
 
To understand beastmen? This subject was very suitable for him to learn! Shu Shu nodded and immediately expressed that he would definitely study hard.
 
It was still early, so Shu Shu went back to the classroom and began to study his own schedule.
 
The arranged course was very light. There were only two classes in the morning and two classes in the afternoon, and each class was fifty minutes long. Among these classes, there were "understanding beastmen" taught by Jones, painting appreciation, history, humanities, cooking, gardening, and many others.
 
Although the course seemed very light, but there were so many things to learn! It was said that all university students had to rely on self-study. Apparently, it was real. Later on, he should go to school early in the morning every day to prepare for the lessons. He should make use of the long break time at noon and the intervals between classes as well.
 
The electronic textbook was a B5 paper-sized tablet. It contained all the textbooks and also had a notebook app and so on that could be called up and used at any time. After Shu Shu called up the notebook app, he realized that it was very much impossible for him to type, so he chose the voice input and decided to give himself a daily study plan.

After that, he opened a book and began to read.
 
He couldn't read many of the words, but he could use the text-to-speech beside the picture to read out all the words above. Shu Shu quickly read a textbook all the way through and memorized the words and their pronunciation.
 
These textbooks were quite short, and the information inside was really not much. However, the texts mentioned many reference books that could be looked upon as extended reading. Those books were also available in electronic format. If he had time, he had to check them out.
 
Shu Shu finished reading and was ready to study hard. Presently, it was finally close to the class time.
 
But . . . the class was about to start, how come nobody was coming?
 
Waiting until it was nine o'clock, Shu Shu finally saw ten sub-beastman coming in from the outside. These sub-beastmen were all very pretty/handsome and dressed in luxurious clothes, and their every movement was full of character.

A group of handsome guys! Although they were not the man of steel type that he liked, but every one of them was absolutely the white and tender teen idol type . . . . Shu Shu stared at them and then, after encouraging himself, stepped forward and greeted them: "Hello all."
 
These people looked briefly at Shu Shu, and the one in the lead asked: "Are you the new transfer student? The one called Susu?"
 
"Yeah." Shu Shu nodded, showing a big smile. He did not know what he should say now, but he really hoped that these people would talk to him.

However, these people did not talk to him at all. Instead, they all sat in their seats and took out their mirrors to inspect their own faces.
 
"I started late today. I didn’t do my eyebrows well.”
 
“Damn it, I have a pimple!”
 
“XX’s newly launched foundation is really good. Not only it’s breathable, but it’s also effective for keeping your skin in good repair. I’ve used it for several days, and my face is much whiter now."

. . . . . .

These people just chatted with each other, and then one of them turned his head and looked at Shu Shu. "Your skin looks really good, very natural . . . . What do you use?"

Listening to their words, Shu Shu was mystified. Among his successive owners, some would also put on makeup, but the way people putting on makeup on Earth was completely different from the way here. At least, he had not seen how these people put on makeup.
 
He didn't understand how to put on makeup, and he had never heard of those cosmetics. How could he join the current conversation?
 
Seeing that Shu Shu did not speak, the man thought that Shu Shu was keeping it a secret and not willing to talk about it. He snorted and turned his head.
 
Shu Shu sat back on his chosen seat, all along thinking that everything was so bizarre.

Although the sub-beastmen here assumed the responsibility of giving birth, but most of them were not womanish. Why did they even put on makeup?
 
Shu Shu was just thinking about this when several sub-beastmen came in. Some of them came alone, and some were sent by the beastmen. Nevertheless, after entering the classroom, every one of them looked very bored and idle. Even if those faces were not an eyesore, they also did not provide some entertainment for him.
 
Not only that, but . . . these people were not feminine at all. Shu Shu was just sighing with regret when he suddenly saw a very, very feminine sub-beastman walk in.
 
Even if the other sub-beastmen put on makeup, they still didn’t look feminine. In Shu Shu's eyes, they were about the same as some male celebrities on Earth. After all, didn’t male celebrities also put on makeup?
 
But the one who came in now . . . .
 
It was a sub-beastman who simply looked better than a woman!
 
He looked better than a woman, so delicate, and his build was also short and small. When he walked, he walked one step at a time, his hands making the orchid fingers . . . . To tell the truth, when Shu Shu just caught sight of this sub-beastman, he thought he was looking at a woman.
 
Even if the clothes worn by this sub-beastman were men's clothes and not skirt, he still looked like a woman . . . . Shu Shu’s mind came out with the word "pseudo-female".
 
Shu Shu was momentarily stunned before coming back to himself. Then he discovered that the sub-beastmen in the class seemed to be unfriendly to this pseudo-female classmate. Some of them even directly turned over to give him a supercilious look. This pseudo-female classmate unexpectedly didn’t care at all. He walked all the way to the back and sat alone in the corner.
 
"Hello!" Shu Shu turned his head and greeted this sub-beastman. He was initially very surprised seeing a pseudo-female all of a sudden, but soon, he felt that it was nothing. There were many transgender people on Earth; what was a pseudo-female?

Moreover, this sub-beastman was really good-looking! Of course, it was the kind of womanly good look.
 
"Hello." The man greeted Shu Shu back and glanced at Shu Shu shyly. Seriously, that was such a coy look.
 
Shu Shu felt that it was really difficult for him to consider this classmate as a man!
 
"My name is Shu Shu. What’s your name?" Shu Shu asked.
 
"My name is Synthia." The man replied and then asked in a low voice, "Are you a new student?"
 
"Yeah, today’s my first day of coming to school." Shu Shu answered.
 
"The teacher spoke of you yesterday." Synthia showed a shy expression.
 
Shu Shu could see that Synthia's every move was very natural and not feigned at all. He reckoned that it was a habit from childhood.
 
With this in mind, Shu Shu was more relaxed and unaffected when facing Synthia and no longer thought about the fact that a man should not be so feminine like this . . . . In fact, whether it was a sub-beastman or a beastman, they all were different from the men on Earth.
 
Shu Shu felt like having a conversation with his new friend, but the teacher came at this moment, so he immediately turned his head and began to attend the class.
     
Their first lesson was about cooking.
     
"Although beastmen eat so much, but we sub-beastmen don't need to personally prepare their entire meals. Just occasionally cooking them some food can also make the beastmen very happy . . . "
 
The above-mentioned was what the teacher lectured. Shu Shu had been listening properly but always felt that it was a little wrong.
 
Cooking was cooking, right? Why was it always linked with the beastmen?
 
Also, he had been worried that he would not be able to understand what the teacher said, but now . . . . Being unable to understand meant what, ah. Most of the students in this class were not listening to the lecture!
 
Looking at the classmates who were doing their own things, Shu Shu was a bit stupefied—totally not listening to the lecture like this was really fine?
 
The second class today was gardening lesson. The teacher’s words were about the same as those of the previous teacher. "Now we come to talk about it, for sub-beastmen, having life inclinations and interests is very important, and planting some plants at home will make sub-beastmen  look cultured. Although beastmen are generally carefree, but some small green objects at home will make them more relaxed . . .”
 
Once again, it was linked with the beastmen!
 
After finishing two classes, Shu Shu faintly felt that something was wrong. At this moment, quite a lot of beastmen gathered together outside their classroom.
 
"How come there’re so many beastmen suddenly?" Shu Shu was surprised.
 
"They’re all the lovers or pursuers of our classmates." A soft voice answered. Shu Shu turned his head and saw Synthia smile to him.
 
"Do you have a lover?" Shu Shu asked.
 
Synthia sighed and shook his head: "No."
 
"Then . . . let's go eat together?" Shu Shu said. He did not dare to eat on the sly when attending the class, so he was hungry to the max now.
 
"Okay." Synthia replied with a smile, revealing a row of tiny teeth; his face was flushed red from excitement.
 
There was a dedicated small dining hall in this castle, but there were not many sub-beastmen who ate here. After eating, they went to other places, while Shu Shu and Synthia returned to the classroom.
 
"Why don't you go out to play?" Shu Shu asked.
 
"They don't like me." Synthia said, forcing a smile. Both his hand were gripping and twisting the strap on his clothes. "They all said that I was weird."
 
It turned out that in the Beastman Empire, being too feminine was also weird? Indeed, the sub-beastmen he had seen before, even if they looked delicate, but their behavior and bearings were not completely feminine . . . .
 
Shu Shu had some sympathy for Synthia, so he immediately said: "You’re not weird at all. I think you’re very good."
 
Synthia looked at Shu Shu with sparkling eyes. "Thank you. You’re really nice."
 
Synthia was truly good-looking, and Shu Shu was blinded by him. At the same time, he suddenly thought that even if he passed through the inner demon tribulation and became a beastman, it was possible that he would not be strong enough. When the moment came, he really didn’t wish to look for a sub-beastman who were taller and more powerful than himself. But if it was Synthia . . . .
 
Shu Shu tried to remember and abruptly realized that Synthia was shorter and thinner than himself!
 
Although these points in a man were no good, but they might be able to cultivate some feelings . . . . Thinking so, Shu Shu asked: "Would you like to sit with me?"
 
Synthia was ecstatic, sitting directly beside Shu Shu. Because his behavior and bearing were considered weird, while the beastmen tolerated him, the sub-beastmen basically ignored him, and so he had never had friends. He was extremely happy that Shu Shu was willing to acknowledge him.

"Synthia, why does everyone not listen to what the teacher lectures?" Shu Shu suddenly recalled everything he had questioned before.
 
"It doesn't matter if they don't listen. We go out and attend school not to listen to the lectures but to find a beastman to marry, don’t we? They all have targets, so it doesn't matter if they don't listen . . . . Once they’ve confirmed their relationships with the beastmen, they’ll accept the beastmen's beast bead. I reckon they won’t come to class after that." Synthia explained, feeling a bit depressed afterwards. "Unfortunately, I’m unappealing and also can't talk. No beastman has ever chased after me. I don't know how long I must attend classes here."
 
"How could this be?!" Shu Shu was shocked. They attended school just to marry a beastman?
 
"Why not? Isn’t it the purpose of the bridal class?" Synthia blinked, looking at Shu Shu with confusion.
 
"Bridal class?" Shu Shu asked in reply.
 
"You didn’t know? Our skill class is also called the bridal class. You can look it up on the Internet." Synthia said.
 
Shu Shu took out his communication device and connected to the star network to check.
 
The circumstances of the skill class was easy to check. Shu Shu soon knew what exactly was going on. At the same time, he also saw some beastmen or sub-beastmen evaluating the skill class.

"Aren’t the sub-beastmen of the skill class just a group of leeches? If it’s me, even if I can't take the exam for attending the Imperial College, I won't go to this kind of class."
 
"If you’re looking for a sub-beastman, you’d better not look for him in the skill classes. They’re not worth mentioning."
 
"Previous poster, who are you sour with? You speak like that because you can't find a sub-beastman, right? I like the sub-beastmen of the skill class! Those sub-beastmen, they’re gentle and soft and good at taking care of the house. Some sub-beastmen are too busy working and not willing to give birth to children. The sub-beastmen of the skill class won’t be like this."

. . . . . . .

Shu Shu was dumbstruck.
 
Sub-beastmen who went to other colleges seemed to particularly look down on the skill class. For the most part, the beastmen had no bad impressions on the skill class, but sub-beastmen of the skill class were apparently just good wives and loving mothers in their eyes.
 
Moreover, the skill class had a specific name, which was called the bridal class.
 
He actually studied in the so-called bridal class!
 
He was absolutely not a sub-beastman; he was a beastman, ah! Edgar actually sent him to attend the bridal class!
 
“You can rest assured, Shu Shu, although many people don’t like our skill class, but we, the sub-beastmen of the skill class, all marry well. You’re so cute; I believe that you’ll definitely have many beastmen chasing after you!” Synthia, seeing how unpleasant Shu Shu look, comforted him.
 
Beastmen chasing after me? Shu Shu wanted to explode imagining such an event. Could it be that his disciple wanted to marry him off?
 
No way, he definitely wouldn’t marry!
 
Shu Shu urgently wished to become a beastman.
 
Regarding the matter of passing through the inner demon tribulation, Shu Shu was a little scared, so he had been deliberately ignoring it. His mouth said he wanted to pass through the tribulation, but in fact, he had been dragging it out and was satisfied just to get through . . . .
 
He did not want to face all kinds of vipers, so he was not willing to go through the inner demon tribulation. But at this moment, he suddenly wanted to pass through the tribulation.
 
He did not want to be a good wife and a loving mother, and he did not want to be pursued by men!
 
Thinking of this, Shu Shu poked the red bead within his body with the spiritual power: "When can I go through the inner demon tribulation?"
 
The red bead quickly sent back a simple information. Shu Shu faintly knew, so long as he was ready, he could go through the inner demon tribulation at any time.
 
Of course, if he did not pass . . . he might likely be beaten back to his original shape.
 


TL’s notes:
才艺 (cái yì) = talent
For the name of the class, I chose to translate it as skill because talent is “an inborn and the special ability of a person to do something” while skill is “an expertise, which is acquired by the person by learning”. Since the bridal class actually teaches skills like cooking, gardening, painting, etc., so it’s a skill class, not talent class.

伪娘 (wěi niáng) = false; fake; forged; bogus | mother; young lady; (coll.) effeminate
According to Chinese Wikipedia, the characters don’t mean a transexual or an intersex, and not really a cross-dresser too. In Japanese, it’s otokonoko, and their version is actually a male cross-dresser. Translating the characters as girly-boy or ladyboy is rather derogatory, so I just translated them as pseudo-female.

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42. He’s Actually the Crown Prince
 

"Julian, it's you again." Catching sight of the sub-beastman who came in from the door, Frank's expression was a bit ugly. Gritting his teeth, he said: "How does me being poor concern you?"

"You being poor doesn’t concern me. Could it be that you can’t let people speak about it because you’re indeed poor?" The incoming sub-beastman, Julian, was a very good-looking sub-beastman with a delicate, pointed face, big eyes, and a small and exquisite nose. His appearance was classified as the most popular among beastmen, but the way he was looking at Frank now, which was full of malice, made him look quite unpleasant. "Poor boy, a man like you shouldn’t appear in the Imperial College at all. Becoming your schoolmate is simply losing face."

"You . . ." Frank glared at Julian. He knew Julian couldn't bear to see him, but he didn't expect that Julian would speak to him like this in public.
 
"Don't tell me that I spoke wrongly, poor boy who can’t even afford the clothes here." Julian said again. Then, unexpectedly, he glanced at Edgar and sneered, saying: "Oh, that’s right, you now have an intimate relationship with a beastman who can buy up all the clothes here. Congratulations, ah." As a beastman, taking a sub-beastman to this kind of place to buy clothes was nothing much. It was truly ridiculous of that beastman to still assume an air of “I’m very rich”. Anyway, Frank could only be together with such a beastman.

"Julian, stop talking nonsense! This beastman has nothing to do with me!" Frank took a quick look at Shu Shu and promptly clarified—he certainly didn't want to be misunderstood by Shu Shu.
 
"So you’re related to this sub-beastman who looks like he came from a backwater planet? Is he your poor relative?" Julian turned towards Shu Shu.
 
Shu Shu didn't expect that the fire of war suddenly approached and burned himself and Edgar. He rolled up his sleeves and exclaimed angrily: "You’re poor! Your whole family’s poor!"
 
Julian originally didn’t take notice of Shu Shu. Catching a glimpse of Shu Shu with very ugly sportswear on his body and a large bucket of ten credit popcorn in his hand, Julian said with a sneer: "I’m poor? I clearly have more money than you!"
 
Shu Shu indeed had no money, not even a cent, and he immediately felt a bit self-conscious. Edgar frowned. As a beastman, he shouldn’t rudely interrupted the altercation between sub-beastmen, but he also shouldn’t just look on unfeelingly while his own sub-beastman was suffering losses.
 
However, relying on himself to give the sub-beastman before his eyes a beating was out of the question . . . . Edgar frowned again and turned to his communication device.
 
A moment ago, he had sent a message to Calvin, asking Calvin what’s to be done when the sub-beastman he took out to buy clothes met someone who looked down on him. Calvin already gave him a reply now: "Smash them with money! Make people who look down on your man see how much money you really have! Take your sub-beastman to buy, buy, and buy!"

How this was going to work specifically? Edgar still hadn't figured out the way when a beastman’s deep and low voice suddenly came through from the outside, "Julian, are you here?" In the wake of the voice, a tall, handsome beastman walked in from the outside.
 
"I saw Frank, so I came over to say hello." Seeing the beastman, Julian's whole person became gentle, and a sweet smile hung on his face. He stepped forward to hold the beastman's hand and then said: "Let's go. Didn't you say that you’re going to take me to wander around the Imperial Plaza?"
 
The beastman gave Frank a quick look and a nod and then left while holding on to Julian. After walking a few steps, Julian turned his head. It seemed like he did that just to glance provocatively at Frank.
 
"Who is he, ah?!" Shu Shu frowned.
 
"He’s my schoolmate." Frank was a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry for involving you two."

"Never mind. I still have to thank you for helping me pick clothes." Shu Shu said, after which he found out that Edgar had already paid the bill. "Hey, why did you pay?"
 
"You like them, so just buy." Edgar also paid the bill for the two sets of clothes that Frank wanted to buy. Then he pulled Shu Shu along: "Walk. Let’s go to the Imperial Plaza.”

“The Imperial Plaza that the guy mentioned just now? Where’s this place?” Shu Shu asked, puzzled.
 
"I originally planned to take you there." Edgar said.
 
"Wait a minute, you two! I’ll give you the money." Frank was holding his own communication device at this moment, wanting to transfer the money to Edgar.
 
"No need." Edgar said. At first, he wanted to leave quickly, but he suddenly thought of something. Brows wrinkled, he looked briefly at Frank. "You go too. Help him pick clothes." He really knew nothing about clothes, and in addition, it was also good for Shu Shu to have a few sub-beastman friends.
 
Apparently this Frank was truly a student of the Imperial College.
 
"Eh?" Frank stared blankly and perplexedly at Edgar. "You aren’t really going to the Imperial Plaza, right? Only people with membership cards can go in there. I don’t have a membership card, so I can’t go in." For security reasons, not everyone could go into the Imperial Plaza as they wished. They had to have a membership certificate, and that membership certificate not only verified their identity but also their assets.

The Imperial Plaza not only sold a variety of luxury goods but also dealt in interstellar spaceships and other bulky merchandise.
 
"I have a membership card." Edgar said.
 
Edgar didn't look like he was telling a lie, which made Frank feel at a loss. "Then you . . ." Why did you take the sub-beastman here? Only by going to the Imperial Plaza could you make a good impression on the sub-beastman.
 
Of course it was because Shu Shu wanted to come in. Anyway, there was no need to tell the other sub-beastman this.
 
"Imperial Plaza . . . Imperial . . . . You . . ." Shu Shu gave some thought to it and suddenly remembered that Edgar was the crown prince. In that case, the Imperial Plaza . . . .
 
"The property right of the Imperial Plaza was given to the crown prince by the emperor as a coming of age present ten years ago." Edgar said. He had not yet taken over the estate of the Imperial family, but the Imperial Plaza was in his hands, and he was able to get a big rent every year . . . . That’s where his savings came from.
 
So that Imperial Plaza thingy was Edgar’s? Why didn't Edgar say so earlier? You should go to your own family to do your shopping, ah!
 
Shu Shu didn't know anything about the Imperial Plaza, so he straightaway said, "Let's go to the Imperial Plaza then. Hurry up!"
 
Standing on the side, Frank was mystified. Who the heck were these two people? This reaction was really wrong!
 
There were a lot of small-sized city flying cars in the business district. Using the communication device to call one of them, it would stop in front of you and take you to any place in the city . . . . At the shop doorway, Edgar immediately found a car coming.
 
"It's black! Someone’s driving!" Frank looked at the flying car in shock. This kind of flying car was usually white and drove automatically, and the price was quite cheap. But if you were willing to spend more money, you could also find flying cars with other colors. For example, red, blue, green, and purple.
 
But among the so many flying cars, the ones you saw least was the black ones.
 
Black flying cars had dedicated drivers to drive them, and most people simply couldn't call them!
 
This beastman . . . . He actually had the ability to call a black flying car!
 
Although Frank was a commoner, but he was admitted to the Imperial College and mixed with a group of wealthy and respectable sub-beastmen. Even if he didn't have much money in his hands, he still had a little knowledge and experience. When he saw the black flying car, he knew that Edgar's identity was definitely not ordinary.
 
Frank was quite amazed; on the contrary, Shu Shu didn't feel amazed . . . . He simply didn't know that flying cars were also divided by grade. Moreover, he didn't know that having a driver was a symbol of privilege. You had to know that on the earth, all taxis had drivers.
 
"Get in." Edgar said, bringing Shu Shu and taking the lead to get in.
 
Frank gritted his teeth and got in. He was an ambitious person, and he hoped that in the future, he would be able to go far and have his own career. Now that he met two people whose identities were unknown but definitely not ordinary, of course he would choose to make friends with them.
 
The black flying car flew very fast in the sky, so that people below who saw it did not have enough time to take a picture. It then stopped directly on the platform of the fifth floor of the Imperial Plaza.
 
"The fifth floor specializes in selling all kinds of sub-beastman apparel, and the sixth floor specializes in selling all kinds of accessories. You can go and see." Edgar said, walking in.
 
The Imperial Plaza was very, very tall, and the floor area was also very, very big. There were many shops on the fifth floor, and these shops were bustling with many people who were buying clothes.
 
Although it was quite difficult to become a member of the Imperial Plaza, but the Beastman Empire had countless planets, and there were countless people on those planets. Therefore, the Imperial Plaza was not lacking customers at all, so much so that people were always coming and going.
 
It was the first time Frank came to a place like this, and he felt a little dazzled as he saw the finely made clothes around him.
 
It would be nice if he could be a frequent visitor to this kind of place . . . . Frank suddenly had such a thought in his mind, but he quickly put an end to it.
 
Since he had no money, he should not wish too much. If he had time, he was better off reflecting on how to improve himself and make his child have a chance to come to this kind of place.
 
"You help Shu Shu choose a few clothes." Edgar said to Frank.
 
"No problem!" Frank nodded and took Shu Shu into a nearby shop.
 
The price of a piece of clothing here could equal the price of more than ten sets of clothing sold outside through and through. Shu Shu looked at the marked price and was stupefied. Frank also felt his hands tremble a little. Studying in the Imperial College, his monthly living expenses were only five or six thousand. He had to find a part-time job to have an extra income to be able to spend money like today. But here . . . the cost of a piece of clothing was enough for his living expenses for several months!
 
At that time, when he was with that person, that person was also reluctant to buy him such clothes, ah . . . .
 
The clothes in the Imperial Plaza were actually so expensive . . . . Shu Shu almost turned tail, but he at once recalled that this place was apparently Edgar’s.
 
Shu Shu abruptly turned towards Frank: "Is the Imperial family very rich?"
 
"Of course, they’re the richest people in the Empire. Why do you ask this?" Frank was a bit puzzled.
 
"Will they feel that buying clothes in this place is expensive?" Shu Shu asked again. He was a man who was happy to partake but not prepared to do any work. In the future, he would depend on his disciple for many things, but he still needed to behave appropriately when spending money.

"Impossible! They’ll not feel it’s expensive even if they buy up all the clothes in this place." Frank said. Although the clothes here were expensive, but they were truly nothing compared to a spaceship, and the Imperial family . . . . They were the people who owned the largest civilian spaceship shipyard in the whole Empire! The money they earned by selling off a spaceship was estimatedly enough for them to wear a new outfit every day. "Moreover, this plaza is also the Imperial family’s!"
 
Shu Shu listened to Frank’s explanation and immediately felt relieved. He started to browse the clothes happily.

Frank’s looks were definitely not the delicate type; his facial lines were a bit rugged, but he was still quite good-looking and classy. Shu Shu though . . . Shu Shu had a round face, and his looks were classified as the cute type.
 
When buying clothes, one naturally should highlight one’s own strong points . . . . Frank started to choose the style that suited Shu Shu and quickly picked a cute coat.
 
After Shu Shu put it on, he looked even younger . . . .
 
"For him . . . choose more mature clothes." Edgar couldn't help but speak. Shu Shu looking so young was an inconvenience for him . . . . He might have to wait for at least two or three more years to marry Shu Shu.
 
Frank glanced at Edgar and sympathized with him a little. Since the sub-beastman was still too young, the beastman had to wait!
 
Frank turned back and continued to choose clothes. Right at this moment, Julian, the sub-beastman they had met back then, unexpectedly walked in with his beastman.
 
"You . . . . Frank, how can you be here?" Julian stared at Frank incredulously. After he had come across Frank, he rode the flying car to get here without any delay. They hadn't even had time to go around properly. How could Frank already be in the middle of trying on clothes?
 
No, what he should ask was . . . how could Frank come in here? This was not right!
 
"You can come, why can't I come?" Frank turned towards Julian and tried to look down his nose at him.
 
"Did you all just recklessly come in?" Julian frowned and turned towards Shu Shu: "Do you have a membership card here?"

"No." Shu Shu shook his head. He didn't even have an ID card now, let alone a membership card.
 
"Shop assistant! They came in illegally, and they all don't have the membership card here!" Julian raised his voice.
 
The store here had robots to help customers choose clothes, but there were also real person shop assistants. Hearing Julian’s words, the real person shop assistant immediately said: “Mister, the Imperial Plaza’s guards are very strict. If you don’t have a membership card, you absolutely can’t go in. I think you must be mistaken."

“They all admitted that they don’t have membership cards! "Julian said.
 
"There are some ways to get in without a membership card." The shop assistant said again.
 
"Do you think that these three people, who were almost unable to pay in the Core specialty store outside, have the ability to use special means to come in?" Julian said. Even the beastman at his side frowned and turned towards Frank: "Frank, I know you want to compare with Julian in everything, but you also can't break in like this. It's very dangerous."

When Frank heard the beastman's words, his face changed. Then he replied with a sneer, "When did I compare with Julian persistently? Obviously, it’s Julian who has always entangled me in. As the other man who has stolen another person’s boyfriend, he has a guilty conscience and is afraid that his boyfriend will run back to the ex. Could it be that he wants to keep suppressing me because he’s overly suspicious of me all the time?"
 
There seemed to be quite a melodrama between these three people! Shu Shu’s eyes instantly opened wide; his gaze curiously moved back and forth between Julian and that beastman . . . . Could it be that these two men were the scum male and the mistress?
 
"Frank! You not only broke in illegally but also tried to use lies to shift the subject!" That beastman said, and a thread of guilty conscience flashed in his eyes when he saw how Frank looked.
 
"What I said is not a lie; it’s a fact. I previously didn’t see that you’re a man who is never satisfied with what you have. If everyone had minded their own business from the beginning, then it wouldn’t have mattered. In the end, you two still aim at me everywhere. And now you even have the nerve to frame me!" Frank said loudly.
 
There was already a crowd around them at this moment. These people listened to Frank’s words and their gaze toward Julian and the beastman at his side became strange.

"Frank, you’re talking nonsense. Obviously, it’s you who are pestering him, and you still blame me for it!" Shame flashed across Julian's face.
 
"I’m pestering him? Then, why do you still take him with you when you come to me to show off? Shouldn't you take him far away?" Frank said.
 
Julian stared at Frank with hatred but then abruptly smiled: "Frank, your mouth is vicious. I’ve no more words to argue with you, but I’ve already called the security guards. Do you think it’s all right for you to come in recklessly? You obviously don’t have a membership card, yet you still come to the Imperial Plaza and hinder us. Don't you think about the consequences?"
 
Hearing this speech, Frank’s expression changed, but he quickly calmed down.
 
Right at this moment, some voices were heard from not far away. The Imperial Plaza’s security staff was coming at a fast speed, and walking in front was a man whom everyone was very familiar with.
 
In the capital star, there were a good deal of sought-after sub-beastmen and beastmen. This one before their eyes was one of the latter—the only son of the Duke of Mund, Calvin.
 
Calvin was high-born and also excellent himself. In many sub-beastmen’s hearts, he was second only to the Crown Prince.
 
"I heard that some people have sneaked into the Imperial Plaza? What about them?" Calvin walked over with a smile.
 
"Senior Calvin, it’s them!" Julian immediately said.
 
When Calvin heard the word "senior", he at once knew that the talking sub-beastman had to be a student of the Imperial College. He truly did not like others use this identity to worm their way into being friends with him, but this one was a pretty sub-beastman after all.
 
Smiling at Julian, Calvin turned towards the three people pointed out by him.
 
The smile on Calvin’s face that made people feel like being cleansed by the spring breeze abruptly disappeared. Looking at Edgar, his expression froze. Only after a while did he return to normal. “Edgar?”
 
“Calvin.” Facing the other party, Edgar nodded.
 
Edgar? Wasn’t this the crown prince’s name? Julian and those onlookers looked over.
 
"What’s going on here? Have you been reported because you don't have a membership card?" Calvin felt a little dumbfounded.
 
"Yes." Edgar replied.
 
Hearing Edgar and Calvin’s conversation, Julian’s expression instantly changed, and he also realized that he most probably had done something stupid. In fact, before engaging in an exchange, he should’ve realized that he absolutely couldn’t offend any person in the Imperial Plaza, even if the other person wore tattered clothes. But Frank . . . was a thorn in his heart, so he really couldn’t help it.
 
And now, this thorn not only did not get plucked, but it seemed to be scratching him as well!
 
"The Imperial Plaza is yours, and you actually still get reported!" Calvin started to laugh, and his words made the surrounding people convinced. This beastman who looked like the crown prince was indeed the crown prince.
 
In this way, they actually sympathized with Julian, but at the same time, they also felt that Julian was rather laughable. This sub-beastman kept saying that the other sub-beastman was coming to hinder him and pester his beastman too. While in reality, that sub-beastman had come with the crown prince all along!
 
"Edgar, is this the sub-beastman you’re accompanying to buy clothes?" Calvin curiously turned his sight towards Frank who stood beside Edgar. He knew that Edgar should be pursuing that sub-beastman. But now that the matter was not yet set, he would not say more.
 
"Not him." Edgar immediately stated: "He’s the one I found to help Shu Shu choose clothes."
 
Saying so, Edgar pulled Shu Shu close. "This is Shu Shu, a relative of my mother who’s just come from another planet."
 
Seeing Edgar actually hold Shu Shu's hand, Calvin’s eyes went round from shock but quickly returned to normal: "No wonder Uncle Ian also came here and has been looking for you to boot."
 
"Take us to him." Edgar said and then pointed at Frank: " Send him back.”
 
Calvin left with Edgar and Shu Shu, while the security guard came to Frank and politely sent Frank back.
 
Frank glanced at Julian with a complex expression and then walked away; both his hands couldn’t stop shaking from being excited.
 
He knew that the identity of Shu Shu and that beastman were not ordinary, and previously, he got a little idea of exploiting them. Julian had stolen his boyfriend and still tried to find trouble for him everywhere. He wanted to borrow these two men’s identities to give Julian a lesson, or else, he would not have opened his wounds in public and aired everything Julian had done . . . . However, he did not expect that said beastman was actually the crown prince.
 
The crown prince could definitely see his cheap trick, so he was sent away like this, but he did not regret it.
 
He really had had enough of getting insulted by Julian all the time!
 
Julian had looked very embarrassed just now . . . . Covering his mouth, Frank laughed silently.
 
Shu Shu went with Edgar to see Ian and then was taken along by Ian to buy clothes.
 
Shu Shu had thought that he was already a big spender, but after following Ian who started to buy clothes, he realized that he was actually a total miser . . . .
 
First, Ian bought him dozens of clothes at a time, and this was after he tried his best to put a stop to it. After that, Ian bought him a mountain of jewelries and wristwatches!
 
One wristwatch actually cost a million credits. This was highway robbery, right? One million, ah! It was enough to build a hamster cultivation base!
 
Shu Shu stared at the wristwatch on his hand with a solemn expression. Should he put this wristwatch in his food pouch? If he put this wristwatch in his food pouch, later, he could sell it and continue to live comfortably even if Edgar did not keep him anymore . . . .
 
When Shu Shu was pondering this matter, the news of the empress receiving a sub-beastman relative of his from a remote planet had already spread widely in the capital star’s upper circle.
 
The crown prince had always shown that he did not care about sub-beastmen or marriage. Maybe the reason the empress received this relative was because he wanted to marry off his relative to the crown prince?
 
The first thing people thought of was this possibility, but after they had seen the sub-beastman’s photo, they vetoed it.
 
This sub-beastman looked underage, and moreover . . . the crown prince initially didn’t take him to the Imperial Plaza but took him to an inexpensive brand name shop to buy clothes instead . . . . It might be assumed that the crown prince didn’t like him at all.
 
Shu Shu was not aware of other people's guesses. During the following days, Edgar always accompanied him, and he had been feeling great.
 
But tonight, Edgar told him one thing: "I must go to the military department tomorrow."

"You’re going to start working tomorrow?" Shu Shu asked.
 
"Yes."

"Oh. Then I’ll wait at home for you to come back." Shu Shu said.
 
Shu Shu’s words made Edgar’s heart beat faster, and he felt like he was a married beastman who had a sub-beastman waiting for him . . . . Anyway, he soon calmed down and asked Shu Shu: “You . . . do you want to go to school?
 
“Go to school?" Shu Shu stared blankly. He had just learned the spoken language and was still not very skilled in the written one. Could he go to school like this?
 
"Yes, that’s right, go to school. I think you better go to school to learn some subjects." Edgar said.
 
"But I don't understand anything . . ."
 
"It doesn't matter."
 
Shu Shu was still very interested in going to school, so he immediately agreed. "Alright then, I’m going to school! Where can I go? Shall I go to kindergarten?" He was still unable to make sense of the teaching materials for elementary school . . . .
 
"No, you go to the Imperial College." Edgar said.
 
Shu Shu had already looked up the Imperial College on the Internet. He knew that it was the best school in the Beastman Empire. Countless beastmen and sub-beastmen wanted to enter this school, but only a minority of them could be admitted. For a moment, he was speechless with shock: "What did you say? I can go to the Imperial College?"
 
"Yes." Edgar nodded.
 
"Hahaha, I didn't expect that I can go to the Imperial College too!" Shu Shu was extremely happy. The day when he could study in school and become a top student finally came! Once he graduated from the Imperial College and got a diploma, would he be able to reach the pinnacle of life, find a good job, and marry a Ms. Perfect?
 
Looking at Shu Shu's appearance, Edgar swallowed back the words he was going to say next. He didn't tell Shu Shu that there was actually a bridal class in the Imperial College.
 
The Imperial College in ancient times accepted both beastmen and sub-beastmen. The beastmen could learn all kinds of subjects, but the sub-beastmen could only learn flower arranging, painting, cooking, and the like. After going through a reform, all these things changed to some extent. The sub-beastmen were now allowed to learn all kinds of subjects and go to class together with the beastmen.
 
But the bridal class that only taught flower arranging and cooking still existed.

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