Katou Kirin's appearance temporarily put an end to the tense atmosphere, allowing the blonde girl to breathe a sigh of relief.
"Katou, you know him?"
"Yes."
Facing the blonde girl's question, Katou Kirin nodded and introduced him.
"This is Kasugano Masaru. He's my duel opponent today. President, you remember, right?"
"Ah, so it was him..."
Hearing Katou Kirin's reply, the blonde girl finally looked enlightened. Fang Zheng's pressure had been so overwhelming just now that she had completely forgotten about it.
Katou Kirin then introduced Fang Zheng to her.
"Masaru-niichan, this is Miss Claudia Enfield, the Student Council President of St. Galahad Academy."
"Oh, hello."
Fang Zheng nodded in greeting.
"Hello, Kasugano-kun."
Claudia also relaxed somewhat and stiffly greeted Fang Zheng.
"May I ask what exactly happened here?"
"Oh, nothing. These idiots didn't know what was good for them and wanted to cause trouble for me, so I taught them a lesson they'd remember for the rest of their lives."
Looking at the bespectacled man groaning beneath his feet, Fang Zheng snorted and kicked him away, sending him flying. He then looked at Katou Kirin.
"Your old man still has no eye for people. He even stuffs trash like this around you. Has he gone blind in his old age?"
"Um... Father is still in very good health."
Katou Kirin did not know how to respond to Fang Zheng's words and could only answer timidly.
"All right, there's nothing more to say. Let's go to the duel arena and let me see how much you've improved over the years."
Fang Zheng shrugged. Claudia seemed about to say something, but at that moment... Julie stepped out from the crowd, walked over to Fang Zheng, and handed him the juice in her hand.
"Masaru, your juice."
"Oh, thanks."
Fang Zheng reached out