When Fang Zheng walked into the classroom of First Year Class A, the previously bustling room fell silent in an instant.
"Yo, morning."
Looking at the freshmen staring at him, Fang Zheng chuckled and greeted them before casually taking his seat—at the very back, naturally. Truly a Holy Land for slacking off, sleeping in, sneaking looks at manga, and eating instant noodles.
After Fang Zheng sat down, it was as if time began moving again. Voices gradually returned to the previously silent classroom, though the freshmen spoke much more quietly than before.
They could hardly be blamed. During the Opening Ceremony, Fang Zheng had beaten the Student Council vice president senseless in front of everyone, driven him into a breakdown, and forced him to withdraw from school. Combined with the aggressive and domineering things he had said at the time, the freshmen did not dare approach him. Fang Zheng did not care, however. He simply took out a novel and began reading.
After a while, Fang Zheng heard footsteps approaching, followed by a voice beside his ear.
"Good morning, Senior."
"Who are you calling Senior?"
Fang Zheng looked up and saw Miyuki Shiba standing before him.
"Good morning, Shiba. Isn't calling me Senior a bit much?"
"I'm sorry, Kasugano, but for some reason, whenever I see you, I instinctively feel like you're a senior..."
As she said that, Miyuki Shiba smiled somewhat sheepishly. Just as she had said, although Fang Zheng looked about the same age as them, the aura surrounding him always made Miyuki Shiba feel as if he were older than her. There was an indescribable quality about him. Whenever she saw Fang Zheng, she could not help but treat him as a senior rather than a classmate.
Not only that, Miyuki Shiba had realized that she had