Zhong Siji watched Zheng Zipan suddenly lean his head in and nearly jumped out of his skin.
But if he really did that, wouldn’t it just prove that he hadn’t changed at all compared to before?
He could only once again forcibly suppress the instinct to flee while mentally telling himself that in this world it was perfectly normal for boys to be a little closer with each other.
Besides, there was no such meaning behind it.
He shouldn’t be so sensitive.
A hero couldn’t desert the battlefield!
That was what he told himself, yet Zhong Siji still couldn’t help shrinking back a little.
Zheng Zipan didn’t mind.
After all, compared to before, Zhong Siji had already gotten much closer to people.
“Siji, between Classmate Yan Yan and Classmate Runhui, which one do you like?”
Topics like this were something boys could never escape.
“……Ah!?”
If Zhong Siji hadn’t been without water at the moment, he would definitely have sprayed it all over Zheng Zipan’s face. Wh…… what the hell?
Where had this even come from?
He was only treating them as friends—why would Zheng Zipan have such a misunderstanding?
Looking at the completely blank expression on Zhong Siji’s face, how could Zheng Zipan not know what he was thinking?
He said in considerable shock, “Don’t tell me you don’t like either of them?”
Zhong Siji really wanted to say, Am I supposed to like them?
They had only been friends for less than two days, and their understanding of each other was still limited.
Although both Yan Yanyan and Xu Runhui were very beautiful, he, Zhong Siji, wasn’t a pervert who fell for every pretty girl he saw.
More importantly, he wasn’t considering romance at all right now. So under Zheng Zipan’s astonished gaze, he decisively shook his head.
“No way……” In truth this reaction of Zheng Zipan’s wasn’t entirely unfounded.
After all, just yesterday Zhong Siji had still been like an aloof male god whom strangers dared not approach.
Today he could suddenly chat and laugh with the girls in the same class, and even planned to let them eat the bento he had made with his own hands.
For a boy, other than falling in love, how could there possibly be such a huge change?
Even if it was an experimental bento made for his little sister, how could a boy’s bento be something just anyone could eat?
“You don’t even like Classmate Yan Yan?”
Zheng Zipan continued pressing.
Zhong Siji still shook his head.
Although Yan Yanyan had helped him a great deal, he only regarded her as a good friend.
By the way, why is it ‘not even Classmate Yan Yan’ instead of ‘not even Classmate Runhui’?
Zhong Siji could roughly guess the reason, but he was still truly curious—after the world changed, why had men who originally loved breasts like their lives come to deeply detest large breasts so much?
Taking a huge step back, the boys nowadays also liked soft plush toys.
What possible reason could there be to hate a pair of equally soft white buns?
Of course he, Zhong Siji, wasn’t a breast-con either.
As long as it was a girl he liked, whether large-breasted or flat-chested, he would love her the same.
“Ahem, I was just curious. Class Monitor, why don’t you ask about Classmate Runhui?”
Speaking purely in terms of feminine charm, Zhong Siji actually felt Xu Runhui was a bit more charming.
Of course this had nothing to do with her chest; he simply felt Xu Runhui was a little softer and cuter.
She had even subconsciously called him “Dad” before.
“Classmate Runhui is actually pretty good too, but compared to Classmate Yan Yan she’s still far behind, right?”
Zheng Zipan evaluated mercilessly.
“And how should I put it—those breasts are just too big, aren’t they? Classmate Runhui is only a first-year right now? I don’t even dare imagine what kind of monsters those breasts will grow into by the second or third year.”
As he spoke, Zheng Zipan patted his own chest with a serious expression, looking as if he were truly terrified.
Zhong Siji really couldn’t hold back the curiosity in his heart.
Although he had already seen all sorts of answers online, he still wanted someone to explain this doubt to him in person.
“Class Monitor, are large breasts really that terrifying?”
“Of course! Basically no man would like a woman with large breasts, right?”
Zheng Zipan nearly blurted it out, then looked at Zhong Siji with some suspicion.
“Don’t tell me that as a man, Siji, you actually like huge breasts?”
Zhong Siji had a string of swear words he truly didn’t know whether he should say.
What the hell does ‘as a man you actually like huge breasts’ mean?!
And can’t girls with large breasts have anyone who likes them!?
At this moment he only wanted to raise his arms and shout: “Breast equality! Women shouldn’t feel inferior just because they have huge breasts! Men should also have the freedom to like huge breasts or flat chests!”
Of course, although he really wanted to speak up for Xu Runhui, doing so would definitely make others—and even Xu Runhui herself—treat him like a lunatic.
Moreover, he didn’t want to ruin the efforts Yan Yanyan and Xu Runhui had put into helping him integrate into the class.
So he could only stroke his chin and ask with a somewhat serious expression, “I just simply wanted to discuss this question with the class monitor.”
Zheng Zipan nodded and didn’t dig deeper.
After all, although men who liked huge breasts weren’t completely nonexistent, that kind of fetish was truly too niche—hardly one in a million could be found.
“Although there have always been all sorts of explanations for why men dislike or even fear huge breasts, there is a relatively accepted theory—the Breast-Pressure Theory.”
“Breast-Pressure Theory?”
“That’s right. This is the most authoritative report in recent years from the World Institute of Gender Relations. It uses nearly the most scientific methods to explain why men feel disgust or even panic toward women’s huge breasts.”
Zhong Siji really wanted to say, What the hell are you people researching!?
Can’t you damn well spend the money and energy on something more meaningful! But he still nodded seriously and let Zheng Zipan continue.
“Research has found that a man’s sense of anxiety when facing a woman increases linearly with the size of her breasts. This is because men possess a special gland inside their bodies—the ‘Breast-Pain Gland.’ When subjected to the visual impact of huge breasts, it secretes specific hormones that disrupt hormone levels and cause a man’s anxiety to rise sharply. Of course, this physiological stimulation only occurs when directly looking at exposed breasts. But under its influence, men will still feel varying degrees of psychological rejection even when seeing non-exposed huge breasts.”
Oh my fucking god! So it really is a physiological reaction after all.
Zhong Siji couldn’t help feeling pity for Xu Runhui and all the other huge-breasted girls.
They had truly been born at the wrong time.
If it had been before the world changed, wouldn’t they have been absolute magnets for everyone’s attention?
What the hell had this world even changed into?
And what the hell was a “Breast-Pain Gland” supposed to be?
Could it get any more ridiculous?
Wait, why don’t I…… A sudden realization struck Zhong Siji.
He hadn’t been changed by the world, which meant!
He might be the only existence who didn’t feel aversion toward huge-breasted girls! ……So what the hell was the use of that!!!
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……
In just an instant Xu Runhui understood what Yan Yanyan meant.
Classmate Siji’s beauty was the reason everyone could accept him.
After all, he hadn’t actually done anything excessive.
But what exactly did that tone of hers mean?
Xu Runhui was still pondering when she completely failed to notice the two shadows approaching from behind.
“Caught you! Xu—Run—hui!”
“……Waaaaaaaaah!”