Green Tea vs. Straight Man of Steel

Kong's pupils contracted.

How did he know? Only my sister and I know this secret!

Caroso silently watched Kong. The future Card God of Utopia, the only person with a chance of creating a God Card?

If either of the two died, the other would gain EX-class mental potential—the potential to step into the God Domain!

The origins of my S++ could still be traced, but this person before me... he truly had the qualifications to pursue the path to godhood.

Seeing Kong's expression, Caroso knew he had been right. Or rather, the bullet comments had not lied to him.

"Don't worry, Dean. Everyone has their own secrets," Caroso said calmly. "I'll keep it for you."

"Even if you're exposed, I'm the same anyway. Everyone's attention will still gather on me, the one who hasn't matured yet, won't it?"

"Mm, this is our little secret." Kong patted Caroso on the shoulder.

[Hahahahaha, my confused expression is way too funny.]

[Kong probably never expected that we'd sell ourselves out.]

[Boss Caro, keep it up. Build your career together with Kong.]

[Yeah, make cards together! Let Kong provide the ideas, then we'll test them in our world and give Kong the results. Kong will be shocked to death when the time comes.]

In truth, the most terrifying thing about the Netizens was not their knowledge of the plot. After all, this game was full of riddles, and even the Netizens did not know the details of many things.

What was truly terrifying was that their materials were unlimited, while materials in this world were limited.

Experiments in this world had to be conducted with extreme care, especially when using materials that could not be replicated.

But in the hands of the Netizens, everything could be used as they pleased.

Even without a simulator, one still had to trust in the Netizens' ability to grind for materials...

The remaining basic assessments were no longer important. Caroso had always been a top student, and completing this sort of test was effortless for him.

Combined with his heaven-defying talent, he was directly admitted into the Alchemy Academy's S Class, a class with only seven students, personally taught by Blank.

After Caroso completed the assessment, he moved into the dormitory.

Uniforms, student IDs, textbooks—Caroso did not need to collect any of them himself. Someone would deliver them to his dormitory.

Caroso had not brought much luggage, and he was not picky about things like bedding, so he simply used what the school provided.

After entering the dormitory, Caroso looked through the textbooks and found that they were all things he had learned before.

Even so, he carefully reviewed everything once before setting them aside.

Knock, knock, knock...

While Caroso was meditating on his bed, someone knocked on the door.

He walked over and opened it, only to find Elena standing prettily outside.

She had long brown hair and a petite frame, but her figure was rather imposing, completely at odds with her age and exceptionally lethal.

Especially in her pure white dress, she gave off the feeling of a girl next door, making people want to protect her at first sight.

At that moment, two party poppers exploded toward Caroso, showering him in colorful confetti.

Caroso focused his eyes. Were those two summoned little fairies?

The little fairies looked adorable, tiny and wearing blissful smiles.

It was said that these fairies were the purest creatures, and only the purest people could use them.

Hmm, she was giving me a psychological suggestion.

"Hehe, congratulations to our future greatest card maker for passing the entrance test!" Elena pulled out a box of cake from behind her and said to Caroso, "Brother Caroso, I made this cake myself!"

"Thank you." Caroso accepted the cake, his feelings somewhat complicated.

If I didn't know about Elena, I probably would have become friends with her, right?

Since I had begun guarding against her, I naturally felt that everything she did had an ulterior motive.

Then... what if I had no guard against her at all?

Caroso's heart chilled.

No wonder Father said that taking women seriously would only affect a man's career.

"Then, since you accepted my cake, we're friends from now on." Elena blinked at Caroso. "If there's something I don't understand, I'll ask you, Brother. You're not allowed to refuse to teach me!"

"Mm." Caroso nodded. "Why not ask Your Highness Rayne?"

"Him? He's so stupid. He's nowhere near as capable as Brother Caroso." Elena pouted. "He only wants to play with boys stronger than him. For someone like Brother Caroso, how could there possibly be room in his heart for a little sister like me?"

Hearing Elena's flattery, Caroso did not modestly claim that Rayne was better. Caroso had never been a modest person.

"What, aren't you going to invite me in?" Elena curiously glanced into Caroso's bedroom. "They say boys' rooms have little secrets. Brother Caroso isn't that kind of person, right?"

"Come in." Holding the cake, Caroso turned and entered the room, with Elena quickly following behind him.

She did not look around. Instead, she sat on Caroso's bed without the slightest hesitation.

"Brother Caroso, aren't you going to visit Nimel?" Elena seemed a little jealous as she spoke. "I thought I would be the most outstanding girl of this class, but Nimel turned out to be first. As expected of Brother Caroso's younger sister. I'm so envious."

"She can take care of herself," Caroso said casually.

"Hmm..." Elena's eyes shifted, and no one knew what she was thinking. She casually picked up a book and said in surprise, "The Effects of Demon Blood on Priest Cards... Brother Caroso, you're reading this? Isn't this a little too advanced for us?"

"It's fine."

"Hmm, could you explain it to me? I'm especially interested in priest cards." Elena eagerly carried the book over to Caroso's desk, then brought him a chair. "Eat first. Teach me after you're done."

"Sure."

Caroso set down the cake and ate it bite by bite.

Before long, under Elena's expectant gaze, Caroso finished the entire cake.

He did not even seem to have any intention of sharing some with her...

[Holy crap, this woman is way too good at this, isn't she? With all those "Brother"s, I can't imagine that poisonous woman acting like this.]

[If I didn't know the plot, I'd genuinely think she was my good little sister...]

[Baby Caro, she's green tea. I know this routine! Asking questions satisfies your male chauvinism, and calling you Brother while praising you by putting someone else down works the same way. Before long, you'll feel protective of her. Then she comes in and sits on your bed without any guard up—that's seducing you! Finally, she uses Nimel to start the conversation. That envy leaves you unable to tell whether she envies Nimel's talent or envies her for being by your side. When you study, she'll probably create little touches that seem accidental, brushing your arm with that chest now and then. You definitely won't be able to take it. You'll dream about her at night.]

[Holy crap? A green-tea master teaching by example?]

[There really are all kinds of people...]

[Will Boss Caro, this straight man of steel, fall for it?]

[This move is specifically for straight men. Someone like Nimel wouldn't stir up Caroso's protective instincts, but Elena absolutely can!]

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