After a full day of military training, even Wen Yang—the one with the best physical fitness—was feeling a little tired.

The dorm was unusually quiet. Wang Jie had gone to bed early, and by a little after nine, he was already snoring. Zhang Shaoqing and Wen Yang were playing a co-op game, but neither felt like talking. The only sounds in the room were the clatter of keyboards and mice.

After taking a shower, Ning Chu changed into a pair of silky, ice-cool pajamas and climbed into bed.

The fabric felt soft and was especially comfortable against the skin. The only problem was that summer pajamas were rather thin, and the little red beans on his chest always showed through.

Lying in bed, Ning Chu was tired but not sleepy. He turned to watch Zhang Shaoqing’s computer screen, hoping to pick up a few gaming tricks so Wen Yang wouldn’t call him a noob again the next time they played.

He’d been in this world for over a week now. Unlike the debauched scene he’d imagined at first, it didn’t seem all that different from his previous life.

There were just more monster girls, the girls were prettier, and they dressed a little more provocatively.

And maybe they were more forward, too?

So why hadn’t any girls hit on him? Was it because Wen Yang was the protagonist?

Ning Chu sighed softly and buried his face in his pillow.

He glanced at Zhang Shaoqing’s screen again, only to see the victory sign appear. Zhang Shaoqing immediately switched over to a video player, propped his chin on one hand, leaned toward the screen, and watched the movie with complete focus.

The sound from the speakers caught Wen Yang’s attention, too. He quit the game, rolled his chair over beside Zhang Shaoqing, and reminded him, “Turn it down. Wang Jie’s asleep.”

“Yeah.”

A group movie night, huh~

A regular dorm-room activity.

Propped on his side at the head of the bed, Ning Chu glanced at the movie.

The picture was crisp and polished, and the heroine was gorgeous. It was obvious at a glance that this was a big-budget movie, and it caught his eye at once. Curious, he asked, “What are you watching?”

“Come down and watch. Why ask?”

Zhang Shaoqing crossed one leg over the other, took a bag of chips from his drawer, and tore it open.

“Coming!”

Ning Chu eagerly climbed out of bed and carried over his chair. But just as he was about to sit beside Zhang Shaoqing, he froze, then hurriedly moved to sit beside Wen Yang instead.

That guy was a villain. He seemed mentally sound so far, with no weird behavior, but it was still safer to sit beside the protagonist.

“Why are you acting like you can’t stand me?” Zhang Shaoqing muttered, turning his head. “Are you jealous of rich people or something? You’ve been fine these past couple of days, but before that, you looked at me like you’d seen a ghost.”

“Yeah. I’m jealous of the rich!”

“Hey, this is the result of two generations of hard work—my dad and my grandpa. You should be asking why your dad didn’t work harder. Why take it out on me?”

Ning Chu couldn’t be bothered to entertain that twisted logic. He wasn’t really jealous of the rich anyway, so he simply looked at the screen and focused on the movie.

But the longer he watched, the more something seemed off.

Was this movie a little too explicit? It hadn’t even been two minutes, and the heroine was already groping and kissing someone. Half her clothes were off!

And there wasn’t even any censorship blur?!

He leaned back without meaning to, wearing the same awkward expression as an old person staring at a phone on the subway. Then he looked at the two beside him. Both of them were watching with rapt attention.

Good grief. Was this an adult film or what?

Wen Yang at least knew to keep it together and watched in silence. Zhang Shaoqing, on the other hand, went right ahead and commented, “Damn, the heroine’s something else~ So juicy!”

The movie was reaching its climax. Ning Chu awkwardly turned his head toward the dorm door, but his eyes still kept sneaking back to the screen.

It wasn’t that he was a pervert. He was just curious about how this world’s movie industry differed from the one in his previous life.

Mm... So big and so fair.

This was the first time Ning Chu had ever been in a situation like this. In this life, he’d only watched a handful of films out of curiosity. He’d merely heard of Aoi-sensei, Luo-sensei, and a few others, let alone watched anything with other people.

With his two roommates right there, he felt terribly self-conscious. He didn’t even dare let his eyes linger on the screen, and embarrassment flooded him until his ears were burning red.

The speakers were turned down low so they wouldn’t wake Wang Jie, but the heroine’s breathy moans still came through loud and clear to Ning Chu.

Lewd thoughts slowly filled his mind.

He pressed his lips together. He could feel his body temperature rising and his heartbeat quickening. His legs drew together and squeezed tight, and he wrapped his arms around his lower belly, brow furrowing slightly.

This didn’t feel right.

For no reason at all, he wanted to be held. For no reason at all, he could feel himself drawn to Wen Yang and Zhang Shaoqing, and he couldn’t help glancing toward the two beside him.

Wen Yang had crossed one leg over the other, while Zhang Shaoqing leaned forward and blocked Ning Chu’s view.

Maximum recoil control.

Ning Chu saw right through what they were doing. But it only raised a question that gave him pause.

Why was his little brother still completely unmoved?

His face was already bright red, a tempting pink spreading from his ears down to his neck. Even his breath seemed warm. His body grew more and more restless and agitated, and his tightly pressed legs began rubbing together slightly without him realizing it.

He let out a soft breath, then abruptly stood and rushed out of the dorm in a panic.

“Tch. Look at him, acting like he’s never seen anything before.” Zhang Shaoqing glanced at Ning Chu washing his face on the balcony and snickered. “Could he still be a virgin?”

Wen Yang’s smile, ready to join in the teasing, froze.

“What? You too?”

He tried to bluff his way out, though he sounded guilty. “Have you seen how many girls in our class are after me? How could I be like Ning Chu?”

“Oh~” Zhang Shaoqing rubbed his chin and nodded thoughtfully. “So Ning Chu’s the only poor little virgin in our dorm. Should we take him out this weekend and broaden his horizons?”

“Uh, isn’t that a little much?”

“Chickening out?”

“I don’t think Ning Chu would want to go.”

Zhang Shaoqing sighed helplessly. “He’s a little introverted. He probably wouldn’t...”

“I’ll go! If you’re paying, I’m in.”

At the sudden sound of Ning Chu’s voice, Zhang Shaoqing stopped mid-sentence and turned to look at him standing by the balcony door. “You’re really going?”

“I want to broaden my horizons~”

Zhang Shaoqing scratched his head, looking awkward. It wasn’t that he didn’t know where to go. He just felt a strange pang of guilt looking at Ning Chu’s young, baby-faced features.

“W-Well...”

“You’ve probably never even been there yourself.” Ning Chu spoke sarcastically, snorted loudly, then turned and climbed back into bed.

Part of him really was curious about what the monster-girl hostesses here were like.

On the other hand, Zhang Shaoqing had been given a very strict upbringing in the book. Before he turned into a villain, if he dared go somewhere like that, his dad would beat his legs until they broke.

Ning Chu wondered if having such strict parents was what made him turn out so twisted in the book.

Once he was back in bed, Ning Chu couldn’t help sighing. He rolled over to face the wall, curled up, and pulled the blanket over his head.

He had the feeling his life was getting worse and worse...