This Is An Order

"Well fought. For some reason, even though the words were polite, Kare felt a fire burning inside him, unable to vent it.

This feeling of being stifled was incredibly uncomfortable.

'What kind of cards is Caroso even using...'

'I don't know.'

'Isn't that too powerful?'

'The cards Caroso used are new ones that haven't appeared yet. If you had that same spirit of research, you could also become famous in battle.' The vice-principal glanced at everyone and left.

Seeing the vice-principal leave, many people followed, leaving Kare standing alone on the stage.

Kare carefully recalled his life up to this point; he hadn't done anything too excessive, had he?

Well, he had gotten a few girls pregnant, and when he drank, he liked to smash shops and beat people up, but he had paid for all the damages.

Today, what was the conflict about...

I called him rude, and then he challenged me to a duel.

Because of Elena? You just met her!

You're going to steal a woman directly, and right in front of me, how can you be so arrogant?

If you have something to discuss, we can sit down and talk it over slowly. A duel is too much, is Caroso a barbarian?

Our High Rock Province and their Azure Wolf Province don't have any conflicts!

Could it be that he simply wanted to step on me?

The more Kare thought about it, the angrier he became. After much thought, the probability that Caroso simply wanted to step on him to rise was the highest.

Now, Kare had become famous in the academy. A third-year student being defeated by a first-year student was too embarrassing!

'Caroso...' Kare clenched his fists.

Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river; I will definitely get my revenge next time!

Thinking of Caroso's indifferent gaze, Kare became even more infuriated.

With these eyes of yours, I will dig them out when you are most sober, so you can never look at me again!

'Brother, you must be tired,' Nimel took out a bottle of water and handed it to Caroso. 'Fighting a fourth-tier when you're third-tier, that's amazing.'

'If you cultivate properly, you can do it too.' Caroso took the water and drank it down in gulps, finishing the bottle quickly.

'Brother, can you tell me why you had to duel?' Nimel asked curiously.

'I didn't like him,' Caroso gave a casual reason.

Nimel opened her mouth. Brother must have had a reason he couldn't avoid fighting, right? He wasn't like this before...

[Boss Caro, mighty!]

[Didn't like him, a good reason.]

[Speaking of which, I think Boss Caro's personality is quite good sometimes; at least it's really satisfying to watch!]

[If you disagree, you just throw down the gauntlet, so cool!]

[Why whitewash? No need to whitewash!]

[Yeah, advise him when he should change, don't advise him when he shouldn't.]

[We want to raise a Boss Caro with his own personality!]

[Speaking of which, what if you happen to not draw the right set of cards? Are there any particularly unlucky situations?]

'I will use my own cards,' Caroso replied. 'I won't lose either.'

'Brother, what did you say?'

'Nothing.'

'Then, what are you going to do now, Brother?'

'Eat, I'm hungry.'

Soon, Caroso brought Nimel to the cafeteria.

He swiped his magic crystal card and bought a lavish dinner.

Immediately after, Nimel bought a meal behind Caroso using her own magic crystal card.

In terms of food, hers was not as lavish as Caroso's.

[Wait, Boss Caro, you don't pay when you go out with girls?]

'Nimel is capable of taking care of herself,' Caroso replied.

[Damn, you can't treat her like that!]

[Yeah, didn't you say you wanted to repay us? Treat Nimel better from now on, you jerk!]

[I'm pulling my hair out here helping you build your card deck; from now on, you have to take care of Nimel's meals and let her eat well; you pay!]

"Okay," Caroso responded.

He turned to look, and all of Nimel's food was the high-cost-performance kind, with nothing she particularly liked.

Seeing this, Caroso put down his own tray and went to buy another plate.

Nimel didn't think much of it, assuming Caroso was just tired and needed to replenish his energy.

Clink!

Caroso directly placed the newly bought plate in front of Nimel.

"Brother, this is..." Nimel blinked.

"You didn't like your portion, so eat this one," Caroso said as he sat down.

"Huh?" Nimel was stunned.

This sudden concern again...

What's going on with my brother lately? Sometimes he's so cold, and sometimes he's so caring...

Caroso's changes were confusing Nimel.

"From now on, you'll eat with me. I'll pay for whatever you eat, and you're not allowed to eat poorly," Caroso declared domineeringly.

"Is that an order...?" Nimel whispered.

"Yes," Caroso replied casually.

"Oh." Nimel showed a slight smile, her heart feeling sweet.

After Caroso returned to his dorm, he explained to the netizens why he went to find Elena, and the netizens finally felt at ease.

Just as Caroso was making preparations, there was another knock on his dorm room door.

Caroso opened the door and saw...

"Ta-da!" Elena appeared before Caroso, holding a large pile of materials, with Rayne following behind her.

"Please come in," Caroso invited them in.

"Your room isn't decorated yet. I think we could spruce it up," Rayne said, glancing around Caroso's simple room. "You've been busy all day, haven't you? Not much time?"

"No need for decoration," Caroso said as he sat down and brewed them a pot of coffee. "I was interrupted during the day, and I didn't express myself clearly. I don't need materials, I need a list of materials, including those from the school and those I can buy."

"Why buy? I'll just give it to you, Brother!" Elena said with a pure smile.

"No need. I'm not so poor that I can't afford materials," Caroso stated. "Don't forget, we're still rivals from now on."

"Hehe, aren't rivals also friends?" Elena winked at Caroso.

"Elena, stop teasing. Since Caroso doesn't want us to give him things, we'll just help him get the material list," Rayne smiled and said to Caroso, "What card did you use today? It was amazing!"

"I... created my own card," Caroso said, blushing slightly.

"Can you tell us about it?" Elena placed her hands on Caroso's legs.

She was very close, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

"Regarding this card, I think we can cooperate," Caroso said, this time not swayed.

Kare sat beside Elena, looking infatuated. He had seen it all.

Although he wasn't sure if what the netizens said was true at first, as long as a seed of doubt was planted in his heart, seeing even a small sign would cause it to take root and sprout.