"Are you a pig, Calvin? You can't even ask for help, what's the point of you going to high school?!
And just now, you were playing on your phone during class. Keep this up and you're doomed! You'll fail, retake classes, delay graduation,get it?!"
In the back row of calculus class, a petite girl in a school uniform pinched Calvin's ear and scolded him angrily.
She had twin ponytails and a sweet, innocent face. She looked barely over 150 cm tall and seemed even smaller when seated, giving off a fragile, pitiful vibe.
Her delicate features and pale skin made her look like a porcelain doll, but she was definitely not your typical little girl.
Her chest was... well-developed, giving off a bizarre contrast with her childlike appearance.
"Charlotte, stop pulling my damn ear. It's an 8 a.m. lesson. I wasn't playing with my phone,what should I play with you instead? Not like you're letting me!"
Calvin looked helplessly at the noisy girl next to him and snapped back in frustration.
"You stinky loser! What the hell did you just say? I swear I'll bite you to death!"
Charlotte's face turned bright red. What kind of nonsense was Calvin spouting?!
In a panic, she turned and bit him hard on the arm.
"Aaaahhh!!"
Calvin's scream echoed through the entire lecture hall.
Everyone in the business program turned to look at them, their eyes filled with curiosity and mischief.
Charlotte, meanwhile, sat perfectly straight, calm and collected, as if nothing had happened.
"You there.Do you have a problem with my lecture?"
The calculus professor adjusted his glasses and stared at Calvin with a stern expression.
"N-no problem, sorry, professor. I just… dreamed I was bitten by a dog."
Calvin muttered bitterly, shooting a resentful glance at the smug Charlotte.
Calvin had just entered his sophomore year, but he had failed too many classes in his freshman year.
His counselor, Betty, was also his aunt.Yes, a relative.
If Calvin didn't improve soon, the school would surely expel him.
Betty didn't want to see that happen, so she made a deal with Charlotte,top of the class and swimming in scholarships to tutor Calvin in private, and Betty would offer her some perks in return.
Charlotte initially refused. Who in their right mind wants to babysit another student in college?
But then she heard it was Calvin. With his sharp features, tall frame, and striking good looks, she gave it a second thought.
After weighing things up, she agreed.
Yeah, it's that kind of cliché. The two got familiar with each other thanks to Calvin's aunt.
Since then, this annoying little brat had stuck to him like glue.
She dragged him out of the internet café to go to class. She followed him to the cafeteria, lecturing him about what they'd learned that day.
At first, Calvin found it kind of fun. Charlotte was cute, soft, and always smelled nice.She seemed fun to mess with.
But after a while, it got annoying.
He hated studying. What's the point of getting into college just to study more? Total waste of the entrance exam.
Worse yet, Charlotte kept acting all high and mighty, calling him a "stinky loser" like some kind of queen bee...
And he couldn't do anything to her. If she posted something about him on TikTok, his reputation would be toast.
"I swear I'm gonna deal with you after class,"
Calvin growled, rubbing the bite mark and the nasty, stinking saliva on his arm.
This girl was too damn much.
If she wasn't so cute and hot, he wouldn't even give her the time of day.
So what if she had top grades? That doesn't mean anything.After graduation, she'll still be working some crap job for 3 to 6k a month!
"Stinky loser! If you keep slacking off, you'll get expelled. You won't even have the chance to deal with me then!"
Charlotte shouted in frustration.
Such a handsome guy.Why couldn't he just study?
She couldn't figure it out.
Just as Calvin was plotting his revenge after class, a strange light beam suddenly shot over every student in the room.
Not just them,even the teachers, the staff, the entire people ... vanished into thin air.
A strange mechanical voice echoed in Calvin's ear.
[Starting with one cube and one teammate. Good luck, everyone.]
[You are currently in a ten minute adaptation protection period. If you fall now, you will respawn on the cube. Once ten minutes pass, the protection will be removed! Fall after that, and you die for real!]
[Everyone has a fishing rod in their inventory. Use it to fish resources from the clouds. These can help expand your cube or provide food and more.
Note! Connected cubes can float! Unconnected ones and other items will be affected by gravity!]
[Teammates are matched based on social and interpersonal relationships. Your best match has been selected. Don't despise or abandon your teammate,unless you're confident you can survive alone!]
[After surviving for three days, the Sky Island Exploration feature will be unlocked...]
In the next moment,
Calvin and Charlotte appeared on a small dirt block...
Just the two of them on one dirt block, floating in midair above a bottomless abyss.
Nothing surrounded them. Not even a single cloud.
The two of them stared at each other, completely dumbfounded.
The cube was about one meter by one meter. Calvin and Charlotte were squeezed tightly together.
Because of Charlotte's generous figure, Calvin was very uncomfortable.
Add to that her adorable JK uniform...
Charlotte quickly processed what had just happened.
Her pupils trembled, the broadcast voice still echoing in her ears, the wind howling, Calvin so close, and only a single cube beneath their feet in an empty void.
The next moment, she fainted and toppled over.
Calvin couldn't catch her in time,not just because he was shocked, but also because they were too close and she fell backward with no leverage.
He watched helplessly as she fell.
For some reason, Calvin felt a sudden emptiness inside.
"Charlotte!"
Even though the strange rules said she could respawn during the protection time,
seeing Charlotte fall still made Calvin feel terrible.
Luckily the next second, Charlotte reappeared in front of him, pale and shaken.
They were once again squeezed together on the cube.
Although Charlotte was petite, her figure was too incredible...
Even better than some mature women!
And then...
"Calvin, watch out!!"
With a blissful look, Calvin fell off too.
"Calvin!"
...
"Ahhh, Calvin, stop pushing! Help!"
"Charlotte, you're too big! Don't face me directly, you're pushing me off!"
"You jerk! If you don't like my size, then why do you always sneak glances at my chest during class?!"
"How do you know?!"
"Don't drag me down with you, Calvin! Where do you think you're touching?!"
"If we die, we die together! Might as well enjoy something before that!"
"Ahhh! Calvin, I won't let you get away with this!"
"..."
After falling over ten times,
the two finally stood at perfect angles, each on opposite corners of the cube, glaring at each other.
Charlotte panted softly, her face red, eyes teary.
Not from embarrassment due to all the bumping around,
but because she'd just gone through what felt like ten freefalls!
If she weren't mentally strong, she might've wet herself by now!
"What the hell is going on... Am I dreaming? Boohoo..."
Charlotte, who had just been arguing with Calvin, now couldn't accept the reality and burst into tears.
Calvin, who originally wanted to tease her, was stunned when he saw her crying.
"Alright! Stop crying. You heard the broadcast, right? This looks like a mass crossover event for humanity!
Crying won't help now. You'd better listen to me from now on.
When time's up, don't move around recklessly. If we fall again, we're really done for!"
Having read countless web novels, Calvin said seriously.
He'd seen all kinds of bizarre survival scenarios,
but a one-meter cube with two people standing on it?
This was creativity to the extreme!
Damn it, which idiot came up with these rules?!
With Calvin's comforting words, Charlotte soon stopped crying.
Time passed second by second.
Calvin held the fishing rod.
About a hundred meters away, a cloud slowly drifted toward them.
[Ding! Ten minutes have passed. The chat channel and trading market will open in thirty minutes!
From now on, falling means real death. Everyone, stand firm!]
With that prompt,
Calvin seemed to realize something.
If they remained standing, it would be very hard to fish on such a tiny platform. One misstep and both of them might fall!
But if they sat down, it would be much better.At least he could hook his heels to the edge for balance.
This survival test was clearly about balance and opening strategyand of course, luck.
"Add in the disabled, vegetative, elderly, and those with a fear of heights.After the protection ends, I bet at least half... no, over 60% of people will be eliminated on day one."
Calvin thought grimly.
Looking at the terrified Charlotte, he tried to speak gently:
"Charlotte, in a bit, we need to sit down. And you have to sit on my lap, okay?"
Charlotte was stunned. Right here? She wasn't ready at all!!
And this damn idiot.Does he not know how serious the situation is?!