Rules-related weird stories: 4016

She endured the erosion of the white powder particles with a blank expression until the last bit left the pool water, then she pulled her foot out of the water.

Then, someone's back truly surfaced…

She placed her foot back on the edge and looked at Lin Yi.

The white tiles beneath Lin Yi's body were faintly distorted, but—it was only a distortion.

She bent down and reached out, preparing to pull Lin Yi out of the water.

But before she could completely bend over, Lin Yi had already sprung out of the water, a confident smile on his face, radiating an aura of "I came prepared."

It gave the impression of "The same trick can't work on a Saint Seiya twice."

The athletic girl was stunned; Lin Yi's adaptability exceeded her expectations, so…

She pressed on Lin Yi's shoulder, shoving half of his body back into the water.

“Keep practicing.”

Seeing that Lin Yi was fine, she stood up again and walked to the other side.

“Hey…”

Lin Yi's voice suddenly came from behind her.

She paused, turned around, and revealed her flawlessly beautiful profile.

“Something wrong?”

“Are you okay?” Lin Yi asked with some concern.

She realized something, her gaze shifting downwards, landing on the white powder particles that had almost climbed halfway up her thigh.

“That's not something you should be concerned about,”

She said coldly, then walked straight towards the edge of the swimming pool.

Lin Yi puffed out his cheeks, but his gaze still followed her.

She naturally noticed this, so she deliberately stopped and said:

“What are you looking at? Practice properly!”

After saying that, she continued walking towards the edge of the swimming pool.

Lin Yi shrank his neck and silently kicked his legs in the water.

For some reason, after these two kicks, he felt like his Ren and Du meridians had been opened, feeling refreshed, as if some kind of shackle had been shattered.

He knew this was definitely thanks to the athletic girl, so he secretly glanced at the athletic girl's back and immediately looked away.

The athletic girl, walking towards the edge, didn't stop, but muttered softly:

“Idiot.”

「As if I couldn't feel it?」

The edge of the swimming pool area was a deep corridor.

Old kerosene lamps hung at intervals along the corridor.

She arrived at the corridor and stopped before a white line.

This white line was the boundary of the experience area designated for student trials in the gymnasium rules.

She glanced at the white line, then lifted the leg covered in white powder particles and stepped over it.

After being covered by the white powder particles, her leg seemed to be wearing thick, knee-high white stockings, and when she stretched her foot into that area, the light from the old kerosene lamp enveloped her leg at once.

「Whoosh…」

The flame of the old kerosene lamp flickered slightly, as if swayed by a gust of wind.

She looked at her leg, and the white powder particles hardened at a speed visible to the naked eye under the light of the old kerosene lamp.

The white powder particles turned into a white, plaster-like substance.

That leg quickly became like plaster.

She frowned, golden flames rising in her eyes.

She raised her foot and stomped heavily on the ground.

「Crack… snap…」

Fine cracks spread across the plaster-like substance in response.

She shook her foot, and the white plaster-like substance, covering almost her entire leg, fell off like withered old bark.

She glanced indifferently at the white plaster-like substance, retracted her leg, and walked back towards Lin Yi without looking back.

Lin Yi quickly withdrew his gaze and immersed himself in practicing his swimming skills.

“Get up, it's over,” the athletic girl said calmly, walking to the edge of the swimming pool.

“I was actually checking the time just now…” Lin Yi quibbled, “I only swam for 50 minutes, not a full hour…”

“Then continue, I'm leaving,” the athletic girl said, heading directly towards the opposite direction of the women's locker room.

A "splash" sound came from behind her; she knew without looking that Lin Yi had come out of the water and was on the shore.

“Um… you seem to be okay?” He looked at the athletic girl's leg, which had looked like it was painted white, but now had returned to its fair and flawless state, faintly reflecting light under the LED lights…

“There's a bit too much information in your eyes. If you look one more time, I'll throw you into the pool.”

The athletic girl's icy voice made Lin Yi shiver, and he quickly withdrew his gaze and stood up straight.

“Today's swimming lesson is over. Remember to be on time for the next lesson,” she said calmly, looking at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi's heart leaped with joy: “Will you be giving me swimming lessons next time too?”

The athletic girl rarely considered it for a moment, then slightly nodded her head and said, “If nothing unexpected happens, yes.”

“Then… what should I call you?” Lin Yi said awkwardly, “Oh right, my name is Lin Yi.”

“I know your name is Lin Yi,” the athletic girl glanced at his waterproof card holder and said, “As for me, you can call me the same as them…”

“‘Boss.’”

“Bo…ss?” Lin Yi repeated softly, and for some reason, calling someone, especially a girl, "Boss" always felt a little strange.

Like eating soft rice, but clearly the rice is harder than him…

“Oh right, remember to rinse your body before you leave. If there are any other sports students around, you can ask them to keep an eye on you and wash your hair properly.”

“Looking like this, I don't recommend you wash your hair in the dormitory.”

After the boss finished speaking, she walked straight towards the women's locker room.

Watching the boss disappear around the corner of the women's locker room passage, Lin Yi slowly withdrew his gaze.

He looked back at the swimming pool. At this moment, he was the only one left in the swimming pool.

A cool breeze blew, and he couldn't help but shiver.

…

May 7, X023, 15:53, first floor of the gymnasium, swimming pool, bathing area.

「Splash splash splash—」

Lin Yi was taking a hot shower, the steam spreading to his calves, making his bathroom misty white.

After some consideration, he finally decided not to wash his hair for now. Although his head felt a little uncomfortable, it felt slightly better after he scratched it.

Moreover, although the notice in the changing room mentioned what to do if he wanted to wash his hair, the boss said it was best to ask a sports student to keep watch, so he felt that there might be some tricks involved.

Plus, there were no sports students around, so he would just let it go for now.

It couldn't be—asking the boss to watch over him while he washed his hair, right?

That would probably get his head blown off by the boss.

After a brief thought, he decided to just grab a towel, wet it, and wipe it off after he finished showering.

But just as he was showering, he suddenly and keenly noticed that the water mist in the bathing area fluctuated slightly…

The changing room was a relatively enclosed environment, and the water mist in the bathing area was always in a state of natural diffusion, dissipating immediately once it left the bathing area.

But the feeling just now was like someone had knocked off the mud seal of a wine jar, and a new atmosphere poured into the jar, washing away the original wine aroma.

"Someone... came in from outside?"

A glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes unconsciously.

Immediately afterward, a wisp of cool air scurried along the floor, causing his hair to stand on end.

He quickly flashed back through his memories.

If he remembered correctly, everyone in the swimming pool had already left, there were only a few people left changing in the locker room, and there was almost no one in the shower area...

And the feeling just now was like someone had opened the door of the locker room, either leaving or entering, and then bringing in the outside air.

It seemed like a normal scene, but Lin Yi felt that something was wrong.

Because...

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"The Yin energy is too heavy!"

He had only felt such a cold aura from those strange classmates!

"Can such people emerge in the gymnasium?"

He didn't believe it, but he'd rather believe it than not.

He didn't turn off the shower. Instead, he quietly grabbed his swimsuit and towel, moved to the side shower area, quickly dried his body and hair, and, holding his changed clothes, tiptoed out of the shower area.

When he walked out of the shower area, he warily scanned the surroundings.

No one.

There wasn't a single person in the locker room, at least... no one in his field of vision!

But the cold air was spreading along the non-slip floor, invisible, but he could feel it.

He quickened his pace towards his locker.

Many rules mentioned the concept of "ignore". Since that's the case, there's no one in his first field of vision, that's good, he was too lazy to even ignore!

Now he only needed one thing—to change his clothes and leave.

Before leaving, he would conveniently throw all the swimwear into the recycling bin.

Moreover, the gymnasium rules stated in advance:

【As long as it is within the experience area marked on the map, the gymnasium is the most normal and safest place for you during your school years (none other)】.

With such a big amulet in front of him, there was no reason not to believe it.

He swiped his student ID to open the locker room door and reached out to take the clothes from the locker, but at that moment, he suddenly felt a cold wind blowing on his back...

It was as if something had closed the distance between them at an extremely fast speed, and then slammed on the brakes right behind him!

Although that thing had stopped, the wind it brought still rushed onto Lin Yi's back.

The shower area was still on the side, and the warm water vapor was still spreading. A cold aura that shouldn't belong here appeared in the originally warm locker room.

A chill that pierced the bones!

An ice that froze the soul!

"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?!"

"I'm screwed!"

Lin Yi cursed inwardly. The evaporation of water vapor and the envelopment of cold air made his body tremble slightly.

A sentence appeared in his mind:

【Don't look back!】

If you're unsure what to do, fix your gaze on a fixed reference point!

He didn't know if the rule of staring at the street lamp would work in this situation, but since the weird thing hadn't attacked him yet, it probably had some similar behavior logic to the thing that looked like a female teacher wandering behind him in the thick fog...

He gritted his teeth and fixed his gaze on the depths of the locker.

Then, he tiptoed to take out his clothes, leaving the thing behind him a bare back, and neatly put on his clothes.

Soon, there was only one shoe left and... a pile of socks.

The corners of Lin Yi's mouth twitched fiercely.

"Damn it! I'm not wearing socks!"

He gritted his teeth, stuffed all the socks into his pocket, and then took out his student ID from the waterproof card holder and clenched it tightly in his hand.

Throughout the whole process, he could feel the faint cold aura spraying onto his back.

His body trembled uncontrollably, and he could clearly feel the other party wandering around him.

A picture naturally appeared in his mind—an ice sculpture, glaring at him around him.

"Gulp..."

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, desperately trying to restrain the fear in his heart, trembled and wrapped all the swimwear in a towel, and then went through the route of leaving in his mind.

After doing all this, he took a deep breath, and then...

Took half a step back.

The non-slip floor was slightly cool, but he stepped on it very steadily.

"Very safe, very safe..."

He kept his gaze fixed and continued to retreat slowly.

"Good, good, that's the feeling... Ouch, damn it!"

His ankle bumped against the bench in the locker room, and the pain was so refreshing.

"Damn it... I didn't consider the details carefully..."

He adjusted his breathing and continued to retreat...

After retreating about three to five meters, the feeling of being stared at closely had not dissipated, and it was becoming more and more intense, but he had not been attacked.

He felt a little more at ease in his heart, thinking that being with Liangzi for a long time was not without some progress. At least, at a critical moment, he could really come up with some crooked ways...

Although he hadn't reached Wei Liang's level of ingenious skills, it was enough to have a pot of fun.

But he hadn't been complacent for long when suddenly...

"Thump!"

He felt his back hit something cold.

Like rotten wooden boards soaked in water for many years, like smooth stones covered with slippery moss, like sculptures constantly sliding with silt, like... ice sculptures covered with thin ice and snow?

At this moment, a cold, bone-chilling, low voice finally came from behind him:

"Student... Swimming is too exhausting. Would you like something to replenish your energy?"

A pale, bloodless, skinny palm quietly stretched out from Lin Yi's shoulder and neck.

It held a scarlet tomato in its hand, slowly handing it to Lin Yi's mouth.

"Freshly picked tomatoes... fresh, delicious, and palatable... Would you like to try one?"

The cold, demonic voice, with a bit of bewitching taste, floated and swirled around Lin Yi's ears like an icy wind.

Lin Yi's gaze was still fixed on the locker, but he couldn't stand the thing deliberately raising the height of the tomato, from his mouth to his eyes...

"Okay, okay, you play like this...?"

Lin Yi gnashed his teeth in hatred, and his mind raced wildly.

But he still saw the tomato.

"Damn it, this tomato... Wait, is this even a tomato?!"

He looked at the pale hand in disbelief. For some reason, a layer of fine blood vessels appeared on the surface of the tomato in the hand, and the whole tomato was faintly "bubbling"...

This is a fresh tomato? This is clearly...

"A... heart!!"

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