All My Ship Maidens Are BUG-Level! - Chapter 2:

Chapter 2: You Actually Chose a Yellow-Haired Punk? (Part 1)

His fingers tapped lightly against the railing of the second deck.

Zheng Hao had just come to a realization…

Tap tap tap~

Tap tap tap~

From the deck walkway below, hurried footsteps sounded.

Liu Ruyan rushed up the stairs with a dark expression, her face so gloomy it seemed as if water could drip from it.

Until…

Those venomous eyes locked directly onto Zheng Hao.

“Zheng… Hao!!! What do you mean by this?! I’m asking you! What exactly do you mean?!!!”

Her beautiful peach-blossom eyes were bloodshot.

In the past, Zheng Hao had always nodded obediently and paid for her. But today, not only had he defied her, he had even forced her, a girl, to pay for something herself. The humiliation burned in Liu Ruyan’s chest like fire.

“What do you mean, what do I mean?”

Looking at her agitated face, Zheng Hao kept his hands in his pockets, his expression calm.

“Stop pretending!”

“You’re still pretending?!”

“I told you to pay for me!”

“Are you deaf?!”

“Huh?! What do you mean running up here? Are you ignoring my request?!”

Her face flushed red. She had just signed a loan in the [Ship Store] and run out, already seen by many classmates. She felt utterly humiliated. Instinctively, she wanted to vent all her shame onto Zheng Hao.

But…

The moment she finished speaking, she froze.

Zheng Hao’s face gradually turned cold, completely devoid of his former submissive demeanor.

“Tell me… Before you entered the [Ship Store], which ear heard me say I would pay for you?”

“You! What do you mean?!”

“What do I mean? The Zheng Family may have money, but it didn’t fall from the sky. Why should I spend it on you?”

“You… Zheng Hao… Don’t think acting like this will get my attention! You… you hurry up and pay off my [Loan], and I might still allow you to bring me breakfast every day…”

“You acting like this…”

Snap!

Before she could finish, Zheng Hao suddenly stepped forward two strides and raised his hand.

“You!!!”

Liu Ruyan quickly stepped back, instinctively thinking this “loser” was about to hit her.

But…

His hand simply hovered in the air, reaching toward her.

“You… what are you doing?”

“Return my [C-Class Sail] component.”

“You… you gave it to me! Why should I return it?!”

Clenching her teeth, Liu Ruyan stared at him again. His face was expressionless. He felt like a complete stranger.

“Gave it to you?”

“Think carefully… did I ever say I was giving it to you?”

“When I brought this [Component] to you, didn’t you just grab it immediately? Then you shouted that even if I gave you a [C-Class Sail], you still wouldn’t be my girlfriend?”

“Excuse me… did I ever say I was giving it to you?”

“Answer me!!!”

His sinister gaze made her words catch in her throat.

“You… You bought it for me anyway… I…”

“I’ll count to three. Return it. If you don’t, you know what will happen, right? The Ship Maiden of [Shanhai Academy] witnessed the entire process. If I accuse you of snatching something, that’s reasonable, isn’t it?”

“The dignified campus belle reduced to stealing…”

“Liu Ruyan… you don’t want the whole school to know you have a habit of grabbing other people’s things, do you?”

Chin raised, Zheng Hao looked at her with disdain.

He despised girls like this who wanted everything while stringing others along.

“You… you… Zheng Hao, considering you’ve chased me for so many years! I’ll give you one chance. Pay off my [Loan], and I’ll agree to list you as one of my boyfriend candidates… As long as you pay off my [Loan]…”

Frowning, Liu Ruyan tried to manipulate him again.

Unexpectedly…

Zheng Hao turned and started walking toward the third deck. “Looks like you really want the whole school to know about your little hobby…”

“You! Stop right there! Take your stupid thing and get lost!!!”

Snap!

Seeing that he was truly going upstairs, Liu Ruyan panicked. She pulled the scroll from her sleeve and threw it at him.

“Sob… Zheng Hao! Don’t you ever think I’ll talk to you again!!!”

After shouting that, Liu Ruyan ran down the stairs with reddened eyes.

A cool sea breeze drifted by. Bathed in sunlight and wind, Zheng Hao paused, caught the thrown scroll, and smiled faintly.

[Ding! Congratulations on successfully stopping Liu Ruyan from exploiting you!]

[You have once again suppressed Liu Ruyan’s Chosen fortune and obtained five strands of Heavenly Dao fortune!]

[Your probability of awakening the SSS-Class talent “Dice of Destiny” has increased by 5%. Current probability: 28%!]

The system’s notification echoed in his ears. Zheng Hao felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

As expected…

Stopping the female lead from draining the villain also counted as plundering their fortune.

Their fortune?

Damn it.

She was simply sucking the blood of a simp to strengthen herself.

Thump thump thump~

He slowly walked down from the second deck. The moment he appeared, countless eyes turned toward him.

“Wow… he actually made Liu Ruyan cry! How did Young Master Zheng become such a jerk?”

“Ugh! Girls, never date a boy like this! How can a boy make a girl cry?”

“Exactly! Don’t find a boy without responsibility like that!”

“What the hell? Are you crazy? Just because Zheng Hao didn’t pay, he’s irresponsible?!”

“Damn! So if I stay at home all my life and can’t afford Ship Maiden components, does that mean I’m irresponsible too?”

The crowd buzzed with arguments. Zheng Hao ignored them and walked deeper into the first deck.

…

[Shanhai Ship Academy · Class 304].

The moment he entered the classroom, he could feel countless eyes staring at him.

In the front corner seat, Liu Ruyan’s eyes were red. She glanced at him briefly before lowering her head.

Beside her, a round-faced girl with long hair over her shoulders and a white dress looked at him.

“Zheng Hao… I heard you didn’t pay for Ruyan’s [Maintenance Package] just now? You’re a grown man. How can you be so stingy? You…”

The girl pointed at him self-righteously.

“Shut up!!!”

In the next instant, Zheng Hao’s eyes turned cold as he yelled at her.

“You!”

“Zheng Hao… you…”

“Why are you yelling at me? What I said is reasonable! If you keep treating Ruyan well and wait until the Talent Awakening, as long as your talent isn’t bad, she’ll definitely choose you! You don’t even have perseverance! No wonder you can’t win her over!”

Ignoring the girl in white, Zheng Hao knew exactly what she meant.

What did she mean by treating her well until awakening and then she would choose him if his talent was good?

Heh.

Just another trick to string along a fool.

If she could string you along for a while, she could string you along forever.

On the surface, she said she was waiting for you. In reality, she was keeping you on hold while searching for someone better. Only when she grew older and truly couldn’t find someone better would she claim it had all been a test and graciously agree to be with you.

Only an idiot would chase such a girl.

Real affection was always mutual effort, mutual dedication. Not one side endlessly demanding and throwing tantrums.

Step step step~

He walked straight to the back row of the class, usually reserved for students from poor families or those with low [Ship Body Grades].

Zheng Hao did not sit there, but his gaze locked onto a girl in the corner.

She wore thick foundation, had short yellow hair, and an earring in one ear. One foot rested on a chair while the other hung loosely. She looked like a delinquent.

Her name was Mo Yurou. Zheng Hao remembered her clearly.

At 16, she had awakened a [Demon Ship] body. All attribute evaluations were E.

To be honest, a Ship Maiden like her might never find a good [Navigator] in her lifetime. At best, she could sign temporary contracts with some [Navigators] to earn money and get by.

But at this moment…

The way Zheng Hao looked at Mo Yurou was filled with greed.

Because he knew…

This was the Ship Maiden with the fastest growth rate.