That Junior Sister Isn't Quite Ordinary

This is a fictional world with plenty of foreshadowing, and some timelines may take a while to play out. [It includes modern terminology and is not a traditional cultivation novel.] An ensemble story about a group of people. Ship whoever you like; friendship takes center stage. There are no couples in the main story, though there are one-sided crushes, and the ending will include alternate “what if” timelines. The main cast grows over time, both in strength and maturity. Feel free to criticize, but please be gentle. I welcome feedback and suggestions. (Updates are not daily.) As a new student at Yaoguang Academy, Qu Zhaozhao hopes she’ll be assigned to a dormitory full of easygoing, communicative people who are all at least somewhat normal. Then she can avoid failing any team assessments, pass her individual graduation exam as soon as possible, ascend to the upper realm, and hunt monsters while searching for her family. …But can someone tell her what on earth is wrong with this bunch?! A money-grubbing chef whose poisons may not kill you, but will make you wish they had; a seemingly gentle, jade-like prince who’s secretly a scheming black-hearted type; a middleman who looks normal but is the least normal of all; an insecure elf who’s sensitive and snarky; a cold-blooded assassin who says one thing to your face and another behind your back; and a notoriously wicked, unhinged princess. She thought the well-behaved merfolk was innocent, pure, and adorable, but it turns out they have a second personality!? The frail, coughing, blood-spitting daughter of a secluded clan turns into a sword-wielding maniac in seconds!? Qu Zhaozhao is at a loss. Fortunately, she isn’t normal either. So, in everyone else’s eyes, the hardworking Qu Zhaozhao, whose talent scores are off the charts, has become Qu Zhaozhao: “Quick interruption: please call me the King of Overachievers, thanks~”