Capítulo 604: Chapter 586: Tongue Examination
“No wonder you’re students personally recruited by Teacher Guo; your tongues are each more beautiful and unique than the last!
A reminder to all students, I’m not here teaching for free, nor will Teacher Guo pay me a salary.
So I must charge you a related fee.
The fee for one semester is just one tongue, so please cut your tongues off completely, preferably wrapped in clean paper, and hand them to me one by one on stage.
Once you pay the tuition, I will naturally teach you some useful things.”
This is the first time everyone has heard of such conditions, but at their current stage, physical regeneration is a very simple matter.
Merely cutting off a tongue is nothing.
Several people on site immediately took action, cutting off their tongues as completely as possible.
Wu Wen glanced at Luo Di right away, and upon receiving a nod of confirmation from the latter, she and Hua Yuan also severed their tongues.
As for Luo Di, he pretended to cut off his tongue, wrapping it in the Iron Maiden container. He knew full well that the other party didn’t need his tongue… or rather, Gust had already come into contact during past Simulation Practice.
Students lined up in succession to submit their tongues,
Leading the line was the earliest batch of students, comic receptor, Ms. Song Huiwen.
Her tongue was thin and long like a giant lizard, with a fork structure at the tip, inheriting the endurance and strength of her physique.
Gust didn’t simply accept the tongue but placed it in front of him for careful observation, and touched the surface with his fingers attentively.
Nodding his head, he gave an evaluation:
“Special tongue shape, changing and flexible, slender and strong! Overall, I can give it 78 points.
Your tongue secretes relatively little saliva; the taste is sour with a slippery white coating, the yin energy is slightly heavy. Remember to gather more yang energy when you have time.
I see many students in the class have ample yang energy, maybe you can try communicating with them.”
After offering this evaluation, Gust glanced sideways at Luo Di, as if helping him out.
Who would have thought Song Huiwen would look straight at Yu Ze behind her, an exaggerated smile splitting across her face all the way to her ears.
“Don’t waste time, quickly return to your seat, next.”
Yu Ze stepped forward,
He used a special yellow talisman to wrap his tongue, and when the talisman was opened, a perfectly ordinary human tongue appeared.
This tongue contained no anomalies, no special forms.
This was the most ordinary tongue, restored by Yu Ze using the talisman, removing all effects from the Corner and Connect World.
This time, Gust not only touched the tongue with his fingers but even placed it in his mouth briefly for a taste.
He didn’t say it outright but gestured for Yu Ze to come closer, whispering in his ear.
Not even someone with superb hearing could decipher this whisper, only hearing the sound of tongue stirring.
“Thank you, Teacher!”
Yu Ze seemed to have heard something useful to him, deeply admiring this existence, turning back to his seat.
Next was Hua Yuan, handing over a young pink tongue wrapped within a flower pistil.
This was the tongue Hua Yuan deliberately severed in her girl form, with no hint of invasive flavor, but exuded a faint floral scent. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoveI(F)ire.net
Yet when Gust touched it, he felt something deeper.
“The tongue of a maiden, seemingly pink and juicy, is actually full of emptiness… looks well-balanced, but the internal focus has already shifted.
Don’t rely too much on Outer Realm power; even if you can currently harness it, there are still many risks. Focus more on your true self, as this floral scent is quite good.
This tongue I can only give 60 points.
Moreover, just like the first girl, your yin energy is quite heavy, evident in your attempt at suppression. Remember to gather more yang energy when possible.”
Upon receiving this guidance, Hua Yuan fell into long contemplation. Indeed, she recently leaned excessively on comic power, to the point of forgetting her own name after multiple splits.
She herself has sensed the danger, never expecting the new teacher to point it out so easily. It seems she’ll learn quite useful things during the upcoming school life.
She temporarily stops pondering over Luo Di’s issues and seriously prepares for class.
Tongue wrapped in soft skin handed over, this is her current tongue, without Disguise, without concealment, purely monstrous tongue.
Gust examined it closely in his hand, smiling as he even sniffed it before his nose.
“Almost perfect tongue shape, I haven’t seen such a beautiful tongue for a long time, seamless and natural, no embellishments, I can give it 86 points.
Your mastery in physical aspect is very high, one of the best young monsters I’ve seen utilizing Disguise. But beware, don’t trust too much in this Disguise.
Being called ‘Pseudo’, there must be places that can be seen through.
tongue, too perfect might be a flaw itself…”
Wu Wen’s eyes lit up, “Thank you for the guidance, Teacher!”
“Wait, don’t rush off.”
Suddenly Gust leaned forward, whispering in her ear: “Your tongue has the scent of my Luo Di, how far has your relationship gone? I don’t recall Luo Di mentioning he has a family, could it be offspring already?”
“Just boyfriend-girlfriend.”
“I see…” Gust’s expression suddenly changed, his tongue swiftly slipped into Wu Wen’s ear hole, reaching her brain.
Scraped lightly against the surface, seemingly verifying something, he nodded and said, “Good! Next.”
Wu Wen’s back was already soaked in cold sweat, that instant of intracranial licking made her feel as if all her memories were sampled by the other party.
After returning to her seat, she wrote a small note and secretly passed it to Luo Di to inquire about this person’s information.
Inside the classroom,
Lebeite and Dormo, who were initially considering whether to “cut off their tongues,” decisively chose to tear off their tongues after hearing Gust’s detailed commentary on each tongue.
The first to submit was Dormo.
“This tongue might be thousands of years old; you love spending time wandering in dreams, living a hundred years in one dream, multiple lifetimes. You can gain various insights into different lives while honing your special abilities.
However, being too immersed in dreams is not necessarily a good thing; maintain [balance].
It seems you already know this from the appearance of your tongue, nothing more to say… I’ll give you an 80.”
“Thank you, Teacher!”
Even Dormo had a whole new perspective on this teacher, who could figure out his long dream times just by looking at the tongue. It was terrifying.
Gust had noticed him early, the first time he had seen such a monster that could grow in a corner.
But when Lebeite presented his tongue, Gust frowned a bit.
“You… don’t just have this one tongue, right? Is it convenient to show the other? If not, you can come to my dorm later.”
Lebeite saw that the other party could see through his inner self at a glance, and decisively unzipped the back, releasing the inner monster and actively severing the tongue.
A pure, completely untainted transparent tongue fell onto the desk.
“I see, a natural monster needs an external shell to achieve balance! No wonder you could grow in a corner, truly impressive.
The combination of two tongues, irrespective of balance and symmetry, is impeccable, 93 points.
Aiser has a remarkable son! I suppose your father must also be extraordinary. I hope there will be a chance to meet him.
You are currently on the right path, but slightly different from us monsters, I have nothing to guide you on.
Just a reminder: human beings are full of dross, and whether to accept it is your choice.”
Lebeite was surprised when the other party actually mentioned his mother’s name. He knew his mother never revealed her name to outsiders and might have even abandoned it long ago.
“You know my mother?”
“Between the two of you, who is stronger?”
“Can I challenge you during break?”
“You are welcome anytime, but I can’t guarantee I won’t accidentally kill you.”
After getting a satisfactory answer, Lebeite returned to his seat, becoming more intrigued by the school. Though he still wanted to play games, he also needed to keep up with his studies.
Following closely, Luo Di submitted his tongue, which had the surface shaved off and had [curse] printed on it.
“Your tongue is pitted and filled with all sorts of stuff: Hell, tentacles, dungeon, question mark residues, and some Outer Realm junk; what a load of garbage, fail!”
“Senior, don’t joke around. When will you teach me how to use the tongue?”
“I’ll naturally teach the class content. If you want private tutoring, you’ll need to show some sincerity, like giving me the question-marked tongue, or that zombie’s.”
By the time Gust proposed the ‘deal,’ Luo Di had already returned to his seat.
When everyone had queued to submit their tongues, the chubby Katayama slowly squirmed his way over,
only to hear the voice from the podium as soon as he stood up.
“Enough, enough! This student’s tongue need not be submitted; just pay more attention to hygiene management normally; we’ll discuss next time.”
Just as Katayama was about to retreat in slight dejection, Luo Di slapped him on the back and implanted a piece of metal in him.
As moisture evaporated,
Katayama quickly thinned out and lost his infectiousness, while also being pushed onto the podium by Luo Di’s slap.
“As long as you control the proportion of moisture inside, you won’t release infections anymore… Alright! Hand me your tongue to check.
I’ve never seen a monster like you who cannot fully control themselves.”
Katayama forcefully pulled out the shriveled tongue from his mouth and handed it over.
Swirling in shape, it felt like it had a hardened shell texture.
After Gust touched it once, he understood its disease mechanics and extremely terrifying infection efficiency. It was certain that when Katayama first became a Pseudo-Person, the root of fear was related to the disease.
As he arrived at Vortex Town and was influenced by Teacher Guo, the vortex characteristic subtly fused with his own disease.
But Gust still felt there was something deeper that caused this mysterious fusion, and elevated the disease’s level within him beyond his control.
“Let me taste it more carefully…”
As his fingers touched the limit,
due to professional ethics, Gust could only slowly put the tongue in his mouth and slightly suck it.
His thoughts suddenly jumped to the depths of these diseases, and it seemed that besides being associated with the corners, Katayama’s disease ability was related to something very distant.
Gust couldn’t trace back to the source, and even as he delved deeper, it caused his own tongue to fill with sores.
“The students of this school are no simpletons.”