Everyone's eyes turned toward him.
Faces shocked, confused, annoyed.
Up on stage, the principal's face went red.
Neck veins bulging.
His hand gripped the mic so tight it shook.
"Hahaha! Hahahahaha! Hahahahahaha!!"
Alex sat on the bench.
Eyes closed.
Drool dripping from his mouth.
Head bobbing up and down.
Whole body shaking.
"I am the strongest god in the world! I'll enslave the universe and crush the gods!"
"Beautiful goddesses are just my harem!"
"The God of War is my servant!"
"The God of Wealth is my butler!"
"I, Alex, am the ruler, the king of this world! Hahahahaha! Hahahahaha!"
Next to him, his buddy poked him.
"Alex... the principal's giving a speech! What the hell are you saying?!"
Alex slapped his hand away.
"Don't interrupt! I'm in a great mood! Principal? He's just a mortal! What's he gonna do to me?"
The hundreds of students couldn't hold it in anymore.
Burst out laughing.
The auditorium filled with laughter.
The principal slammed the table.
Ground shook.
He roared: "You!! What are you doing?!"
"Who taught this dreamer?! What's his name?!"
A math teacher wiped his sweat.
Mr. Lee.
Asian guy with glasses.
"His name's Alex... but I only taught him for one year..."
"Wake him up!"
Lee took a deep breath.
"Alex!!"
"Get up!"
But Alex still wouldn't wake up.
Kept sleep-talking.
Right then—
His buddy Bob leaned in close.
Whispered:
"There's a hottie with huge, soft boobs, long legs, barely dressed, dancing right there."
"Hottie?! Where?!"
Alex jumped up.
Arms swinging wild.
Knocked over everyone around him.
Groans filled the air.
The auditorium exploded with even louder laughter.
Some people had tears streaming down.
Some clutched their stomachs.
Got sent to the hospital.
Alex was confused as hell.
Wasn't he sleeping at home?
How'd he end up here?
He looked around.
Didn't recognize a single person.
And why was everyone laughing?
"What's so funny?! Aren't you gonna look at the hottie?!"
Another wave of laughter crashed through.
The principal couldn't take it anymore.
Waved his hand.
A giant golden hand grabbed Alex.
Dragged him onto the stage.
Alex froze.
What the hell?
Was this still Earth?
Was this still 2025??
The principal's lips curled into a smile.
Face red as lava.
"Having fun showing off huh?"
Massive pressure crashed down on Alex.
He swallowed hard.
"No..."
The principal's eyes rolled back.
Staggered a few steps.
Clutched his chest.
Pointed at the screen behind him.
"Basic Beast-Taming Mantra."
"You wanna show off? Fine. Recite this mantra and I'll let you slide."
"Otherwise... hmph. Get ready to run your legs off in the training field."
The principal squinted.
Smiled sweetly.
Alex was fully awake now.
Totally lost.
Who am I? Where am I?
What even is this?
Beast-taming?
Isn't that stuff from web novels?
But under the stares of hundreds of eyes and the principal's glare, even if he didn't know jack, Alex had to bullshit his way through.
He swayed his body.
Face turned serious.
"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna turn around~ and hurt you..."
"Never gonna make you cry, never gonna say goodbye! Never gonna tell a lie, and hurt you!"
"For my cutest beast!"
Dead silence.
Alex cracked one eye open.
Did I nail it?
Then he saw the principal's huge face.
Trembling.
Breathing hard.
Brows furrowed deep.
The principal took a deep breath.
"Alex, what exactly did you come to school for?"
Alex gulped.
Wrong?!
No way...
The next second—
A voice rang in his head.
"Successfully bound to the God-Level Choice System!"
Alex froze.
System?!
Three options popped up in front of him:
[1: Drop to your knees and yell, "Principal, I was wrong! I'll never do it again! Punish me however you want!"
Reward: Small amount of Spirit Energy
Title: "Female Repellent" (Your charm toward the opposite sex -50%)]
[2: Spread your arms and say, "I'm just here to have fun! Do whatever you want! I'm a bad student anyway! I fear nothing!"
Reward: Large amount of Spirit Energy
Title: "Brave One" (Everyone's respect +10%)]
[3: Stay silent and play the "whoever speaks first is a dog" game with the principal
Reward: Level 1 Vine potion]
Choice system?
What is this?
Protagonist cheat codes?
Alex's eyes lit up.
This was definitely main character treatment!
Just transmigrated and already got a system!
Who else but him?!
And the rewards were pretty clear:
Since this was a beast-taming world, Spirit Energy must be some kind of upgrade power, right?
Whatever.
Just pick one!
Option one?
Hell no.
A guy who lives for beautiful women could never accept that title.
And "small amount of Spirit Energy" was pathetic.
Option three?
Not his style.
He wasn't gonna swallow his pride like that.
Plus option two's "large amount of Spirit Energy" was way too tempting!
So...
Option two it is!!
Under hundreds of stares, Alex strolled around.
Hands behind his back.
Looking seriously at everyone.
Nobody looked more like a principal than him right now.
Male teachers, female teachers, male students, female students.
They were all confused as hell.
What was Alex doing?
In his head, Alex was rating them all.
"Hmm, that one's got huge boobs. That one's gorgeous. That one's got long, killer legs! ...That one's a dude, skip."
After a few more seconds of appreciation, he came to a conclusion.
The average beauty level of this world was insanely high!
One in five girls was a total smokeshow!
This was exactly his dream world!
Satisfied, Alex flopped down on the floor.
Principal: "?????"
Students: "?????"
Alex rolled over.
Looking totally chill.
"Originally, I wanted to go through school as just a regular guy, but all I got was suspicion and distance."
"But now..."
Alex yawned.
"No more pretending! Cards on the table! I'm a bad student! The worst of the worst! Isn't it totally normal for a bad student not to know the mantra?!"
Silence.
Then—
Even louder explosion of laughter!
The laughter nearly tore the roof off.
Almost blew the principal's wig clean off his head.
Who would dare?!
Who would dare piss off the principal in public like this?!
Countless looks shot toward Alex.
Including several from pretty girls.
Alex soaked it all in.
Even threw them some flirty winks.
The system dinged:
[Option Two Complete! Host gains Large Amount of Spirit Energy!]
[Title Earned: Brave One!]
[Your performance was so shocking that an extra reward has been granted: Level 1 Vine Elixir +1!]
[Elixir placed in system inventory!]
Alex closed his eyes.
Pure bliss.
Felt some clean energy flowing into his body.
Felt like a hot girl touching him all over with her warm, soft hands.
Transmigrating was freaking amazing.
The principal's voice boomed:
"Alex, come with me to the training room."
Alex's heart skipped.
The giant golden hand grabbed him again.
Even as he got dragged off, he still snuck glances at the pretty girls.
The students stood there like soldiers watching a hero march off:
"Holy shit, in the whole school, who else would dare pull this off?! A true warrior!"
"It's only 'cause the first beast contract awakening is tomorrow. The principal can't expel potential talent, or he'd have thrown him out already."
"You know what, he's actually pretty handsome. Even I'm impressed, and I'm a guy."
"Bro, you're not gay, are you?"
"Depends."
"WTF you mean depends?"
A long-black-haired beauty narrowed her eyes.
Nudged her best friend.
"I'm kinda curious what level beast he's gonna awaken. Such a weird guy."
"Same, maybe F rank?"
"Haha! No way it's that bad! That's like one in the whole country!"
Bob puffed out his chest.
Stood tall.
"No doubt about it! That's my bro! A role model for all of us!"