[A seemingly ordinary, laid-back otaku who's actually an utterly unflappable powerhouse top x A demanding, pampered prince of heaven's favor bottom]
There's a rumor on the Ellis Military Academy forums.
If you can't get up for an early class, got stuck with a ridiculous group-project partner, or are worried about failing a course, you can post for help late at night.
Student A: I have a date tomorrow. Can someone go to class for me?! I'm desperate, name your price!
Before long, he received this private message.
AAA Professional Class Attendance, Group Projects, Fitness Tests, and Exams: Hey, 30 star coins per class. I'll make sure you're marked present, take notes, and answer questions for you~
There was also a signature below: Available for Mecha, Command, Maintenance, Medical, and more...
Student A didn't think twice before placing an order.
But skipping class is a habit that either never starts or goes on forever...
AAA Professional Class Attendance, Group Projects, Fitness Tests, and Exams: Monthly and semester packages now available. Interested, bro?
Student A gritted his teeth and glanced at his wallet. He was sprawled on his soft bed. Finally, he caved: Give me a discount for the semester package, bro~
Ye Mo, looking at the extra digits in his balance from the payment, was moved to tears. He finally had enough money to retake his courses.
As for attending classes for someone else?
That was a piece of cake for him.
**
With a professional class stand-in, Student A slept like the dead. When he finally opened his eyes again, it was already vacation. He sprang out of bed and opened the school's academic portal, only to find he'd gotten perfect marks in every class!
!!!
??? Perfect marks?
**
There's another rumor about Ellis Military Academy. Strange explosions can always be heard coming from the Culinary Arts building.
And every time finals roll around...
AAA Professional Class Attendance, Group Projects, Fitness Tests, and Exams: Help, help, help, help! Can someone teach me how to cook?!
**
The academy was overrun by alien beasts.
Everyone was locked in a desperate struggle...
Just then, a fiery red figure streaked across the sky like a meteor. Wherever he went, the beasts' bodies exploded with a roar, like fireworks.
And the weapon in his hand...
Seemed to be a frying pan.
**
The hero returned in triumph. A black-haired, dark-eyed man who looked utterly unremarkable stepped out of the fiery red mecha.
His black hair was a mess, and he looked like he hadn't even woken up yet.
Mecha, Command, Maintenance, and Medical students...: ? Isn't he my classmate?
? What? He's in your class?
? You mean this guy's studying several majors at once?
In the end, everyone pieced things together and finally realized their utterly ordinary classmate was the famous stand-in guy from the forums.
**
Because of his bad luck, Ye Mo missed one exam during the entrance assessment and was assigned to the Culinary Arts major.
In a world with smart cooking robots, Culinary Arts was far less popular than Mecha and the other majors.
And besides...
He really couldn't cook!
He failed every class and had to retake them all.
There was no mystery to it. Ye Mo liked to improvise while cooking. Forget practical exams, even his answers on theory tests could be as ridiculous as dumplings dipped in yogurt.
Improvising felt great in the moment, but the consequences were disastrous.
When he saw all those zeroes on his tuition bill, Ye Mo squeezed his eyes shut.
He had to find a way to make money.
Later, he noticed one classmate changed faces every class.
That's when Ye Mo learned that people could actually hire stand-ins to attend class for them.
That very night, a new account appeared on the school forums:
AAA Professional Class Attendance, Group Projects, Fitness Tests, and Exams.
Ye Mo declared:
Can't get up for an early class? I'll go!
Don't want to attend a pointless lecture? I'll take your place!
Don't want to do your group project? I'll do it for you!
Can't beat a monster? I'll fight it!
Don't want to get married? I'll take your place!!!
??? Hey, wait, something's not right here!?
**
Bottom's POV:
The imperial crown prince was famous for being picky, but lately he'd been pressured to marry.
So he came up with ten requirements. 1. Handsome. 2. Tall. 3. Eight-pack abs. 4. Good personal hygiene. 5. Perfect grades. 6. Knows how to pilot a mecha. 7. Knows maintenance. 8. Knows command. 9. Knows medicine. 10. ...
The crown prince: Hmph. I haven't decided yet. I'll think of something later.
Everyone: He's not looking for a crown princess, he's looking for a superhero!
They'd assumed the crown prince would be alone for the rest of his life, but unexpectedly, he really did find someone.
News quickly spread that the imperial crown prince had brought a male consort back from a border planet, and that they would soon be married.
In a detached villa in the city center...
A tremendous crash came from the kitchen, followed by billowing black smoke.
The crown prince scowled. "Move. Let me do it."
At the same time, he remembered his last requirement: 10. Knows how to cook.
Theme: Study hard and keep improving