Boss Teacher - Extra 6: Sethia's Side Story

Sethia had once asked his father why he decided to have a child. Yi Luo replied earnestly, "I thought raising a child would give me a better life."

To find him food, to let him live a carefree life.

To realize his dream, Yi Luo created Sethia with a part of himself. When Sethia was born, he wasn't quite round; his appearance was that of a pale golden jelly the size of a fist.

He was tiny, unable to speak, only staring blankly with his big, bright blue eyes, never moving an inch, always clinging to his father and dozing off.

Yi Luo was lazy too; once this jelly-like creature clung to him, he didn't move, as if this light "burden" would kill him. Father and son huddled together like this for a month.

Because Yi Luo hadn't spoken, Sethia couldn't learn his language, only babbling incoherently. Yi Luo, annoyed by the noise, touched his forehead to his and shared a fragment of his memory with him, enough for him to learn to speak.

Sethia stretched out his little hand and poked the big jelly, uttering his first words as a jelly, "Daddy, I'm hungry."

He hadn't eaten for a month. It had rained once, and Sethia had drunk some rainwater. Now his stomach was flat from hunger, and he whimpered and nuzzled against Yi Luo, "Daddy, I want to eat."

"Sigh, I'm hungry too," Yi Luo sighed, looking at his hungry child, and preemptively said, "Why don't you go find me something to eat, and eat something yourself too? Daddy will be heartbroken if you get too thin."

Heartbroken? Sethia blinked, his still-developing mind instantly overflowing with emotion. Daddy was heartbroken for him, so he had to love Daddy too! He had to go find Daddy something delicious!

Little Jelly, burdened with the responsibility of supporting his father, voluntarily detached himself from Yi Luo, landing with a soft thud on the ground. He affectionately snuggled against Yi Luo, saying, "I'm going to find food. Be a good boy and wait for me, okay? Don't go away."

"Wait a minute," Yi Luo called after him, hanging a small bag on him. "Okay, I've found some food and put it in the bag."

Sethia, carrying a small crossbody bag, set off on his journey to find food for his father. But before he'd taken more than a few steps, a bird swooped down and stepped on him.

Little Jelly was instantly flattened.

Yi Luo, witnessing this, was speechless.

The bird, feeling the soft touch under its paw, tilted its head in confusion. "Chirp?"

What the hell?

Sethia, trapped under the bird's claws, couldn't push it away because his arms were too short. Overwhelmed with sorrow, he whimpered, "Waaaaah..."

"Chirp chirp!" Startled by the crying, the bird flapped its wings and flew away.

Sethia, tears streaming down his face, scrambled to his feet, too afraid to go any further. This world was too terrifying for a little jelly like him to face. He stumbled back to Yi Luo, sobbing, "Daddy, waaaah—"

Yi Luo, unusually troubled by a pang of conscience, hugged Sethia. "It's alright, don't cry. I'll find you something to eat."

He reverted to his human form, placed the little jelly on his head, and headed towards his usual hunting grounds. Along the way, he saw a few small mushrooms on the ground and picked them up to feed Sethia.

Sethia carefully held the mushroom stems with both hands, biting down on the cap. "Thank you, Daddy."

Yi Luo picked many more mushrooms for him, not caring whether they were poisonous or not, giving half to Sethia and popping the other half into his mouth—they wouldn't be poisonous enough to kill them.

With food, Sethia grew larger, his fist transforming into a basketball, and his attack power increased dramatically. At full sprint, he could knock a fledgling bird away.

"He's too weak." Yi Luo squatted down in front of Sethia, frowning, pondering how to make him stronger, otherwise he'd always have to find food.

To become stronger, eat more.

Yi Luo firmly believed this. He gathered all the edible things nearby and piled them in front of Sethia. "Eat it."

Sethia looked at the mountain of food, drool involuntarily dripping from his mouth. He plunged into the "mountain" and began to devour the "foot" of the food. "Thank you, Daddy! I love you the most, Daddy!"

Yi Luo smiled smugly. "Grow up quickly, then you'll be the one finding food."

Sethia nodded. "I'll take care of you from now on."

Hearing this, Yi Luo felt a little comforted. Raising a son was useful after all. But as Sethia grew older, that sliver of affection gradually faded, and Yi Luo came to understand his son.

—He's just here to sponge off his parents!

"Dad, I want to eat chicken tomorrow, the small kind. If it's too old, the meat will be tough and not tasty," Sethia said, lying next to her father at night.

Yi Luo rolled over, his back to him. "Go catch them yourself."

"I can't catch them," Sethia cried, shaking his shoulders. "Daddy, I love you the most, please catch them for me, okay?"

Yi Luo was immune to the words "I love you," coldly replying, "No."

Sethia lowered his head. "Okay, then I'll eat whatever I want."

The next day, Sethia once again freeloaded off Yi Luo's breakfast. Facing this freeloader son, Yi Luo deeply understood what it meant to shoot himself in the foot. He thought he'd raised a promising talent, but it turned out to be a stubborn holdout.

Yi Luo tried to encourage Sethia's determination. "If you spend a few hours hunting and cooking every day, life will be better."

"But hunting is so tiring," Sethia leaned against him, chewing grass. "I think things are fine as they are."

Yi Luo gritted his teeth: "That's because you're living my lazy life!"

Sethia grinned and jumped onto him. "Daddy, I love you."

Love was useless.

Yi Luo tried to sneak away alone, abandoning Sethia in the dead of night, but no matter where he ran, Sethia always found him.

Then, without any hesitation, he shared half of the food Yi Luo was eating with him, followed by a harmless smile on his face. "Daddy, you actually ran all this way to find me food! You're the best dad in the world, I love you the most!"

Yi Luo: "..."

Stop loving me, please.

To get rid of this freeloading son, Yi Luo had to resort to another method and decided to send him to school in Yunzhou.

But Sethia was reluctant to go. "I want to stay home. What if the school doesn't feed me and I starve to death?"

Yi Luo took a deep breath. "The school won't starve you. On the contrary, the food at school is delicious, and you don't even have to cook. There will be kitchen staff to bring your food to you."

Sethia's eyes widened slightly. "Really? Is it really that good?"

Yi Luo, without batting an eye, replied, "Of course."

The blissful days of being waited on hand and foot... Sethia couldn't wait any longer. "Then I want to go to school!"

Yi Luo's plan succeeded. He eagerly awaited the start of the school year in Yunzhou. Not wanting to wait a moment longer, he immediately sent Sethia to Yunzhou.

"Dad will miss you." Yi Luo hugged Sethia, said goodbye, and watched him walk into the school. The reluctance in his eyes vanished instantly. Back home, he excitedly cooked himself a big meal.

The first day without his son stealing his food—it was great!

Meanwhile, Sethia wandered curiously around the campus, his keen sense of smell leading him straight to the cafeteria. The flickering candlelight seemed to indicate that this cafeteria was exclusively for ghost students.

Sethia then went up to the second floor, his eyes instantly lighting up. Various kinds of meat hung in the windows, the aroma of which made his mouth water.

"I want this, I want that, and... mmm! I want it all!"

Sethia, carrying a ton of meat dishes, found a table and sat down, feasting in the empty cafeteria. After he was full, Sethia leaned back in his chair, feeling sleepy, and closed his eyes, falling asleep instantly.

Meanwhile, in Class 1, because no one wanted to be the homeroom teacher, all the responsibilities fell on Xi Chang's shoulders. Xi Chang looked at the students in the classroom and counted them. "One is still missing."

Tan Mo raised his hand, his voice flat and emotionless. "Sethia isn't here."

Xi Chang glanced at the roster; there was indeed no record of Sethia signing in. He asked Tan Mo, "Do you know him?"

"Yeah, I've seen him once."

In reality, he had only seen him from afar. Tan Mo and his father had just happened to pass by Sethia and his father, and their naturally low profile meant that neither Sethia nor his father noticed them.

At that time, Sethia was eating a chicken leg, muttering about how delicious it was and how he wanted to eat five next time…

Seeing that Sethia hadn't arrived, Tan Mo raised his eyes. "I should know where he is."

"Then go and help find him." The new students had already exhausted Xi Chang, both physically and mentally. He slumped over the podium, silently praying that the homeroom teacher would come to his rescue.

Tan Mo got up and left the classroom. After a moment's thought, he headed straight for the cafeteria. There weren't many students there at this time. He asked a cafeteria worker and found Sethia fast asleep on the second floor.

"Wake up," Tan Mo nudged Sethia's shoulder. "Sethia, don't sleep."

"Hmm...?" Sethia groggily opened his eyes, seeing an unfamiliar boy standing in front of him. "Who are you?"

Tan Mo: "...Your classmate, Tan Mo."

Sethia was puzzled for a moment. Classmate? After a few seconds, he realized he had gone to school today, and this person must be in his class.

Tan Mo urged him, "Class has started, get up."

Sethia: "Okay."

He secretly glanced at Tan Mo. Black hair, black eyes, and black clothes. His face was expressionless, but he looked fierce. What if he yelled at him?

Sethia gritted his teeth. He'd devour him whole! He wasn't some weak little jelly to be trampled underfoot by birds; he was super strong now!

"Are you still hungry?"

Tan Mo suddenly asked. Sethia, who was figuring out where to start eating, jumped in surprise at the sound of his voice. "Hungry... I'm not hungry, I'm already full."

"Well, school lunches are at noon. If you're worried about getting hungry, take some patties back with you."

Upon hearing this, Sethia immediately went to buy ten beef patties.

"Thank you," Sethia said with a smile. Anyone who reminded him not to go hungry was a good person. Although this classmate looked unapproachable, his personality was quite nice.

Tan Mo glanced at him but didn't say anything. "Let's go."

As soon as they entered the classroom, Xi Chang told them, "Can you two share a dorm? The others have already been assigned."

Tan Mo had no objection and returned to his seat. "Just ask him."

Xi Chang then looked at Sethia, who didn't object to living with Tan Mo and nodded in agreement.

Xi Chang wrote their names on the dormitory roster, resolving the last major issue. His duty as acting homeroom teacher for the day was complete, and he didn't want to stay a moment longer. "Your homeroom teacher probably won't be back for a few weeks. In the meantime, if you need anything, find… find Teacher Lin. Don't cause trouble, Teacher Lin is very strict."

Having uttered this intimidating statement, Xi Chang left the classroom satisfied.

Sethia didn't care who the homeroom teacher was. He sat next to Tan Mo, took out the still-warm beef patties, and ate three in one go, leaving his mouth greasy.

Suddenly, a piece of white paper appeared before him. Sethia's cheeks puffed out as he looked at Tan Mo. Tan Mo glanced at his mouth. "Paper, wipe it."

"Oh, okay." Sethia hastily wiped the oil from his mouth after finishing his meal. "Is it okay now?"

Tan Mo: "...Mmm."

Life in Yunzhou was heaven for Sethia. Every day, he would take a huge pile of food from the cafeteria to the classroom to eat. Sometimes, he had so much food that it wouldn't fit in his drawer, so he would give it to Tan Mo.

Tan Mo was truly a super good friend!

Sethia was inseparable from Tan Mo every day, and he never guarded his food when he was around. But Tan Mo never took his food. They would eat like this all day until school was over, and after dinner in the dormitory, he could lie down in bed and sleep soundly.

Until Yan Chi arrived and ended all of this.

"No eating in class, and you have to hand in your homework on time every day."

Sethia: QAQ

Everyone else had no objections, but Sethia felt like his world had collapsed. Luckily, Teacher Xiaochi was strict about academics, but very kind in general, and would even cook delicious meals for him.

A hundred times better than what he got in the cafeteria!

As for the homework… well, he had Tan Mo, so it wasn't a big problem.

"You're even better than my dad." Sethia accepted the breakfast Tan Mo brought him, his blue eyes full of smiles, and said as he ate, "I like you so much!"

Tan Mo's expression was indifferent, but he couldn't hide his reddened ears. "Don't talk while eating, you'll choke."

Sethia nodded, eating a big bun one after another, his eyes fixed on Tan Mo. He was so kind; if only he had met him sooner.

Of course, Sethia didn't expect this wish to come true so quickly. After Shen Mingsu used time travel, Sethia also returned to his childhood.

Miniature Sethia gazed at the blue sky and suddenly asked Yi Luo, "Daddy, do you want to raise me?"

Yi Luo was shocked. "You want me to raise you again?"

Everyone remembers! Don't try to play the baby and sponge off your parents!

"Not this time. I can go find Tan Mo to raise me." Little Jelly slung his crossbody bag over his shoulder, picked a small flower and put it in the bag, intending to give it to Tan Mo as a gift. He waved goodbye, "Goodbye, Daddy."

Yi Luo's lips twitched. "...Goodbye."

Little Tan Mo, who had been hiding in the shade, couldn't contain his joy upon hearing this. He promptly appeared, picked up Little Jelly, thanked Yi Luo, and went home contentedly.

He made Sethia a warm, yellow little nest, bathed in sunlight, filled with colorful candies. Little Jelly was surrounded by his favorite foods.

Sethia looked up at Tan Mo, tiptoed, and held up a small, pale pink flower. "Here, these flowers are for you. Thank you for taking care of me."

Tan Mo accepted the flower and gave him a strawberry milk candy.

[The End]

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