How to Be a Good Homeroom Teacher in a World of Ghost Stories

Teacher Du Jue thought she would die in a cold, gloomy alley, but as she hovered on the brink of death, she heard a mechanical female voice:

"Welcome, player Du Jue, to the Light and Shadow Survival Game."

"System loading..."

"System loading failed. Restarting..."

"Ding~"

"Light and Shadow Education Group has sent you an employment invitation. Please check your messages!"

Du Jue pressed a hand to the wound on her neck, which was bleeding nonstop, and struggled to turn over and sit up.

Looking at the kraft-paper envelope that had appeared on her out of nowhere, Du Jue still couldn't tell whether everything that had just happened was real or a hallucination caused by blood loss.

Unexpectedly, the voice sounded again the next moment:

"Welcome, Teacher Du Jue, to Light and Shadow Education Group. Your employee ID is 80001."

Light and Shadow Group Teacher Guidelines:

1. "A teacher without students is no good gardener."

2. To ensure the quality of instruction, rewards will be issued at random during class. Please check your messages.

3. Pay attention to students' emotions and help them develop healthy ways to express them.

In the blink of an eye, Du Jue found herself sitting on a rural bus. Several passengers were slumped awkwardly in their seats.

The bus's loudspeaker crackled for a while before finally speaking:

"Welcome, everyone, to the Light and Shadow Battle Royale Game."

"This instance is titled 'Seeking a Daughter.'"

"Difficulty rating: C."

"Enjoy your game. Goodbye!"

Instance worlds:

1. Seeking a Daughter

Since I was little, the thing I've heard most often is, "Who can blame you for not being a boy?" The neighbors say it, my father says it, my grandmother says it, even my mother, who has gone mad, says it when she's lucid! But what did I do wrong by being born a girl? I was confused and angry, until I met a woman whose eyes glittered with shattered stars.

She told me: People should exist as people in their own right. There is no sin in the gender we are born with.

-- A Sheng

2. The Whimsical Amusement Park

Standing high above everything, I suddenly realized that the shadows that loomed like mountains were now as fragile as ants. I knew it was wrong, but the screams and cries sounded like a slapstick comedy. I couldn't get enough of it... When I tried to pull away, I suddenly realized that, without even noticing, I had fallen into an even bigger cage...

-- Cui Baiyi

3. The Perfect Score Hospital

Is excellence a glory or a shackle? The longer I go on, the harder it is to tell where one ends and the other begins... As the honors of my past gradually crumble, I can no longer tell who I am... Who am I? What have I done? What... can I do?

As my perception grew confused, my world turned upside down. Those looks and whispers became a quagmire, dragging me toward an even darker abyss...

-- Jia Man

Du Jue: "In this class, I'll teach you only three things: be confident, be independent, and be strong!"

Theme: I will save myself ten thousand times over!