Quancheng No.3 Middle School, inside the infirmary.

A boy who looked as ordinary as a certain principal lay on the hospital bed, clutching his head.

Next to his bed stood a one-meter-tall Little Skeleton, with a pale skeleton and a somewhat adorable, dumb look amid its eerie appearance.

Yes, this Little Skeleton, which could hardly stand steadily, was one of the major reasons the boy on the bed had a headache now.

"You say I traveled through time, but why couldn't I travel a bit earlier? Not too much, just an hour earlier, just one hour would be enough!

If I could have traveled an hour earlier, with my talent, with my looks, there's no way I would have summoned such a wretched thing."

Lu Wu was particularly frustrated at this moment.

Time travel should be a good thing.

Traveling from his twenties to an 18-year-old high school student was even better.

Even if the world he traveled to seemed to change.

Even if the once harmonious and stable society now had the chaos of monsters and the unscientific existence of secret realms, it was something Lu Wu found worth celebrating.

But Lu Wu couldn't be happy at this moment because his start seemed a bit poor.

Just one hour ago,

the school organized a Summoning Ceremony for their second-year students before the summer vacation began.

For students aspiring to become Professional Summoners, this was both their first summoning and the most important one in their lives.

This summoning would greatly impact their future possibilities of becoming true Professional Summoners, as important as college entrance exams in his past life.

But during this ceremony, Lu Wu, or rather, his former self, summoned this thing beside him as his initial Summoned Beast.

When this Little Skeleton appeared, his former self got so excited that he passed out directly from the shock.

Then he was sent here, and then Lu Wu time-traveled.

After taking in the memories left by his former self, Lu Wu's state of mind was also a bit shattered.

Looking at the Little Skeleton in front of him, he felt that perhaps, maybe, he should choose to pass out too.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Lu Wu was grappling with whether to pass out or not when there were knocks at the door and a particularly crisp voice sounded.

"Lu Wu, are you awake?"

Lu Wu recognized the voice; it was his childhood friend Pang Duddu. Well, the surname seemed wrong, but it was more fitting.

"Yes!"

The moment Lu Wu responded, a particularly large, round body cautiously squeezed in.

This was Pang Duddu, real name Pang Duddu, nickname Fat Duddu.

Eighteen like Lu Wu, less than 1.7 meters tall, but weighing over 200 pounds.

Pang Duddu, holding a newly summoned, fist-sized Mini Pig in her arms, asked with concern, "Lu Wu, are you okay?"

Lu Wu glanced at the pig in Pang Duddu's arms, then at her, and rubbed his head.

"Feeling much better now!"

Indeed, happiness is a matter of comparison.

Comparing with his time-travel accompanying cheap childhood friend, Lu Wu felt he was doing okay.

Although the Little Skeleton was a bit weak, it should be better than her pig, and he outmatched her in looks.

"That's good!"

Completely unaware of Lu Wu's thoughts, Pang Duddu was very happy to hear he was better, her chubby face full of smiles.

When she smiled, Lu Wu got upset.

"Stop smiling, your flesh jiggles when you laugh. How many times have I told you not to eat junk food, to lose weight, but you just won't listen.

Look at other people's childhood friends, all pretty girls, but mine is a chubby one like you."

After saying this, Lu Wu was stunned himself.

He didn't expect to say such words, but Pang Duddu seemed used to it.

Not only was she not angry, but she also particularly obediently stopped smiling when Lu Wu told her not to.

Seeing her like this made Lu Wu feel uncomfortable, because his words were influenced by his former self's memories and weren't his true intentions.

If Pang Duddu retorted, he would feel a bit better, but seeing her like this made his heart uneasy.

"What's the matter with you? When I scold you, why don't you scold me back? Do you just let me bully you?"

Pang Duddu scratched her head, responding with a shy smile.

Seeing her like this made Lu Wu's frustration dissipate. His childhood friend was good at everything, except for being too fat and too soft, plus his former self was a bit of a jerk, almost treating her as an outlet for his frustrations.

Adjusting his mindset, Lu Wu got off the bed and asked about another childhood friend in his memory: "Where's Old Lin? Why hasn't he come?"

It was better if Lu Wu didn't mention Old Lin.

As soon as he did, Pang Duddu's face looked a bit unnatural, and she ducked her head.

Noticing something was wrong, Lu Wu turned to look at Pang Duddu, narrowing his eyes: "I'm asking you a question."

"Um, Old Lin went to the training ground with the class monitor. He said he wasn't going back with us and told us to go back ourselves."

After saying this, Pang Duddu hung her head even lower.

She seemed like she wanted to find a hole to bury her chubby body in.

She knew Lu Wu would surely be angry upon hearing this.

Because Old Lin betrayed them when they had agreed yesterday.

After summoning their beasts, the three of them would team up for the National High School Summoner Tournament. Now, after the ceremony, seeing that their initial summons were a Mini Pig and a Little Skeleton with no potential,

he wouldn't even go home with them, but went off with the class monitor. Clearly, he abandoned them.

Considering Lu Wu's temper, he would surely get furious, so Pang Duddu was a bit scared.

Lu Wu's temper was terrible.

To Pang Duddu's surprise, Lu Wu didn't get angry, only froze for a moment and responded flatly, "Oh, I know," then got up and walked out.

Seeing this, Pang Duddu hurriedly followed with the Mini Pig in her arms.

The Little Skeleton that had been standing by Lu Wu's bed also wobbled along behind him as he left.

However, the little guy walked slowly, its bones rattling and swaying. It hadn't gone far before it fell with a 'thud'.

The Little Skeleton didn't feel pain and didn't cry.

It just got up and continued chasing after Lu Wu, then fell again after a few steps.

Getting up again, chasing again, and falling again.

After several repeats, Pang Duddu felt both distressed and scared.

She didn't dare to touch this undead creature and worried that helping it would anger Lu Wu.

Just when Pang Duddu didn't know what to do, Lu Wu, walking in front, stopped, sighed, then turned back to pull up the Little Skeleton.

As Lu Wu pulled up the Little Skeleton, his expression paused slightly but soon returned to normal. He walked off, carrying the unsteady Little Skeleton.

Watching Lu Wu leave with the Little Skeleton, Pang Duddu was stunned. For some reason, she felt that today, Lu Wu was a bit strange, not like himself...