So even when I “stroked” that hard, I still didn’t trigger the lowest level of memory wipe?
Just how much strength does this bloody thing need?
Looking at Big Wolf Extinctor’s flushed cheeks, how could Jiang Nan bear to slap her little face?
He glanced around. He couldn’t exactly try it on someone else either.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Nan clenched his teeth and decided to experiment on himself.
He double-checked: one stroke only erased up to 60 seconds, he wouldn’t turn into a complete idiot.
Resolved, Jiang Nan wound up and gave himself a massive slap across the face!
I slap myself!
Σ(ŎεŎ(＃)
*SMACK!*
A crisp sound echoed through the cabin.
Jiang Nan literally slapped his own head sideways, his face instantly red, a clear handprint appearing. He really hadn’t held back.
Every single person in the cabin turned to stare at him, faces full of shock.
What’s wrong with Nan Shen?
He slapped himself?
Does he have to be that brutal?
Xia Yao’s eyes went wide, staring at Jiang Nan in horror.
What on earth is he doing?
Jiang Nan’s eyes lost focus for a split second…
Then he looked utterly helpless. “Tch! Can’t exactly do it to someone else. Guess I’ll have to use myself as the test subject!”
He swung again and delivered another huge slap to his own cheek!
*SMACK!*
Σ(유ε유(＃)
Xia Yao was stunned!
Everyone: ∑(°口°๑)
Two massive self-slaps in a row?
And both with full force? Does he hate himself that much?
Stop hitting yourself!
If you need to hit something, tell us! We’ll help!
Jiang Nan frowned. “Tch! Can’t exactly do it to someone else. Guess I’ll have to use myse…”
“Huh? Why does my face hurt a bit?”
Jiang Nan rubbed his cheek, confused.
“Whatever!”
He raised his hand and *SMACK*, another slap. His pupils instantly lost focus.
[…]
[…]
[⊹(ಡᗜಡ)⊹]
Jiang Nan: ???
Why is the system sending me emojis again?
“Whatever, guess I’ll have to use myse…”
Xia Yao launched herself at him like a wolf, grabbing both his arms tightly, eyes brimming with tears.
“Xiao Nan! No! Xiao Nan, please stop hurting yourself!”
“Are you angry with me? Then touch my face again, okay? As long as you want, as hard as you want!”
“Just don’t slap yourself anymore, it hurts me to watch!”
Jiang Nan: (･᷄ὢ･᷅(＃) Huh?
How does Big Wolf Extinctor know I was going to slap myself?
I haven’t even done it yet!
Zhong Yingxue gently stroked Jiang Nan’s cheek, tears in her eyes. “It’s all red! Why are you doing this to yourself? It breaks my heart…”
Wu Liang looked dead serious. “Brother Nan! If you need to vent, hit me instead. I can take it!”
The other classmates chimed in.
“Yeah, Nan Shen! There’s no hurdle in life you can’t get over!”
“Exactly! If something’s bothering you, just say it!”
“You mustn’t hurt yourself! Those three slaps were seriously hard!”
Jiang Nan was baffled.
What? I already slapped myself three times?
But I hadn’t even started…
Wait!
I lost my memory? I actually lost my memory?
Every time I slapped myself, I forgot about it afterwards?
That chunk of memory got wiped?
Jiang Nan’s little face instantly filled with terror.
If nobody had been around, wouldn’t I have kept going in an endless loop?
I could have slapped myself to death!
No wonder my face was burning and the system was gloating with emojis!
Damn, this is so embarrassing!
Seeing how everyone in the cabin was looking at him, Jiang Nan’s eyes welled up.
He clenched his teeth, face full of guilt.
“I feel remorse! I blame myself!”
“At Thousand Island Lake Spirit Ruins, I could have rescued the students sooner, spared them more fear, kept everyone safer!”
“I could have done better! But… I failed! It was me!”
As he spoke, he raised his hand to slap himself again!
Xia Yao hugged his arm tightly. “No! I won’t let you hit yourself!”
“Xiao Nan, you already did amazingly well!”
“Yeah, without you, who knows how long the Thousand Island Lake incident would have dragged on!”
“You really were brilliant! You saved everyone! In my heart you’re the best!”
“See that sense of responsibility? We should all learn from it! A model volunteer of our time! Truly admirable!”
Jiang Nan rubbed his eyes and finally sat back down.
That was close. Nearly made a total fool of myself.
Good thing I’m quick-witted.
Jiang Nan swore to himself: from now on, even if he died, he would never use the Passion Burning Gloves to slap himself again!
Way too dangerous.
At least the memory-wipe effect worked. He had experienced it personally!
One merciless slap erased less than a minute of memory?
Each pair lasted 30 minutes. How many slaps could he get in?
This thing was practically a divine artefact!
“Hehe~ hehehe!”
Countless immature ideas flooded his mind in an instant.
Having just cried, Jiang Nan was now giggling like an idiot again.
Zhong Yingxue and Xia Yao looked at him with deep concern.
Did Xiao Nan slap himself stupid with those three hits?
By midday Sunday they were back at Pioneer Academy.
Tao Xinyi received the news and was stunned. She hadn’t expected Jiang Nan’s team to finish a tricky S-class mission in under two days!
Even including travel time! That was ridiculously fast!
A hundred volunteers went out, a hundred and one came back?
“Principal Xiao told me you found an outstanding student for our academy? Wants to join our class?”
“Which one? I’ll take him to process the paperwork!”
Jiang Nan grinned and dragged Xiong Er forward. “Sister Xinyi, it’s him! Platinum rank one! Super talented!”
Tao Xinyi: (*ﾟﾛﾟ)!!
This… this is a bear?
This is the outstanding student you were talking about?
Why is it wearing human clothes? It… this!
Jiang Nan elbowed Xiong Er. “Hurry and greet her! What did I teach you before?”
Xiong Er looked shy, scratched his head and said, “Sister Xinyi old!”
Tao Xinyi: (ꐦˆᴗˆ)
[Resentment from Tao Xinyi +1000!]
[From…]
Jiang Nan: !!!
“No no no! I didn’t teach him to say that! It’s ‘hello’, not ‘old’! Xiong Er’s got a thick tongue!”
He stepped forward and flicked Xiong Er on the forehead.
Four words! I taught you the whole way! And you still mess it up!
One wrong word makes a huge difference, okay?
I’m telling you, say it like that and you’ll get extra homework!
Xiong Er clutched his head, looking wronged.
Seeing Xiong Er actually speak, Tao Xinyi let out a sigh of relief. Ah, it’s just a costume!
Of course, how could it be a real bear?
Bears can’t talk!
Costumes these days are insanely realistic!
“Heehee~ that outfit must be really warm, right?”
Xiong Er grinned. “Yep! Brain warm!”
“Come with teacher! I’ll take you to complete enrolment! Don’t forget your mission reports are due Monday!”
After giving instructions, Tao Xinyi dragged Xiong Er off.
Everyone’s faces fell. They still had reports to write.
Jiang Nan, however, wasn’t worried at all. Homework had nothing to do with him all term.
Everyone else went back to the dorms to write reports.
Jiang Nan rang Wei Teng and arranged to meet outside the physical training hall.
He had business with him.
Right now, in the academy admin building’s HR office,
Tao Xinyi was helping Xiong Er process enrolment with a full set of ID documents.
More than once she sneaked glances at Xiong Er’s back.
Every time she spotted the big zipper at his neck, she relaxed.
You couldn’t blame her. The costume was just too realistic!
“Mmm~ this is fingerprint registration. Put your palm here and we’ll collect your prints. Then we’re done!”
Xiong Er looked eager, raised his massive paw and slammed it down!
*CRACK!*
The fingerprint machine was mercilessly crushed into scraps by Xiong Er’s thick paw…
Then he gave an expectant “praise me” expression. “Like this meow?”
Tao Xinyi: (≖_≖)
Are you teasing teacher?
“You can’t do it through the costume! You need to use your real hand!”
“Can’t you reach the zipper? Here, teacher will help!”
She walked behind Xiong Er and reached for the zipper, secretly a bit excited.
She was really curious what it looked like inside!
She even thought it was cute and wanted to borrow it for a few days.
Wearing it would be super adorable!
Just like those people on the street handing out flyers in teddy bear suits!
