I Just Want to Drop Out of Advanced Nurturing High School Section 13

Bai Lan didn't speak, just took out his phone and turned the screen towards the other person.

The buzz-cut man glanced at the phone screen Bai Lan was holding out.

Inside the screen was an interface similar to a "personal business card."

It displayed Bai Lan's name, class, student ID, and a QR code that could be scanned to add contact information.

"Is he… trying to exchange contact info with me?" The buzz-cut man only thought this in his mind, but his mouth responded before his brain could: "Don't think I'll forgive you just because you're doing this!"

With a "tsk," Bai Lan put on an expression of not understanding what was being said and replied, "What do I need to forgive you for?! No way? Wow~ You don't actually think I'm trying to suck up to you and pay for your meal, do you? I'm asking you to transfer money to my phone, to pay me back."

The buzz-cut man suddenly felt like saying something vulgar.

"Can you hurry it up? Everyone's waiting!" At this moment, someone in line couldn't help but say.

Looking at the condemning gazes of the people in line.

The buzz-cut man picked up his phone, quickly scanned Bai Lan's phone, completed the transfer, picked up his lunch, a box of instant noodles, and quickly left.

Bai Lan felt his phone vibrate and subconsciously looked at the transfer information on the screen.

[300 points received… from Sudo Ken]

After the matter was settled, the queue continued to move forward.

Bai Lan returned to his original position.

Horikita cast a look at him as if she had seen something strange: "Just like in the classroom this morning… You're quite the talent to be able to do something helpful for others in a way that not only earns no gratitude but makes them hate you instead."

15. Horikita Suzune: My big brother is invincible!

"Help? What help? I'm just doing it for myself," Bai Lan shrugged. "I just don't want to waste time on boring entanglements.

Gratitude isn't needed, to avoid messy complications that would distract me. So, don't expect anything from me casually. In the end, I'm just doing this for myself."

The two spoke as they moved forward with the line, paid, and exited the convenience store.

"Then why are you 'entangled' with me here?"

"I just want to win."

"Win? Argue? What's the point of winning something like that?"

"It's fun!"

"Fun? I don't think we're on friendly enough terms to have fun together. We're not even friends."

"It's fine, I just want to play around, vent my desire to express myself and my competitive spirit. I have no intention of building or maintaining any kind of relationship with anyone."

"Huh? Just playing around, venting desires, and not talking about feelings – that's a classic scumbag statement."

"Don't say that. Our interactions are limited to words, and no other connections have been made."

"What other connections do you want to make? You scumbag?"

"Yes, yes, yes! Exactly."

"……"

Horikita didn't want to be a tool for his amusement, but her pride and competitive spirit wouldn't allow her to back down.

She couldn't help herself.

Once provoked, she couldn't resist the urge to retort.

Just this once.

She thought, if she could win just once, she could use the excuse of "not interested in fighting a defeated opponent" to reject his "challenge" from a position of superiority.

With this thought, Horikita kept fighting back.

However, she realized she couldn't win the argument.

Since she couldn't win with words…

"Actually, we could also have some 'physical' relations, for example…"

Horikita leaned in slowly, as if to whisper a secret, and while Bai Lan wasn't paying attention…

She launched a surprise attack, punching towards Bai Lan's left rear ribs.

Bai Lan subconsciously activated the active effect of Overlord Body, temporarily gaining an all-resistance buff.

With his defenses maxed out, Bai Lan took the hit head-on.

He felt the force of her punch. If he hadn't had the Overlord Body resistance buff, he probably would have been winded by that blow.

Fortunately, Bai Lan had cheats.

After taking the hit, Bai Lan acted as if nothing had happened and immediately launched a counterattack.

His free right hand transformed into a snake-head-like pincer grip, striking towards Horikita's brow with lightning speed.

Horikita's eyes widened in horror, realizing she couldn't dodge or resist at all.

I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die…

Just as it was about to make contact, the pincer grip suddenly became soft and powerless, finally just lightly flicking Horikita's forehead with his middle finger.

"This is the last time... Sasuke."

After speaking, without waiting for Horikita to react, he grabbed his things and, boosted by the effects of [Overlord Body], took off running.

After running a good distance, he looked back and said, "You made the first move. If you can't win with words, you resort to action. That means you lost, and even resorting to action didn't win you anything."

After declaring the results of the "match," he continued to run further away.

Bai Lan thought to himself, I wonder how many people will come to fight me tomorrow? I'm so looking forward to it!

However, Bai Lan arrived late and left early today. He had no idea that although Horikita had a pretty face, her popularity in class was only slightly better than his.

Anyone who approached her, even those who didn't initiate conversation, were driven away by her sharp tongue, earning her the enmity of half the class. Currently, only Bai Lan "liked that kind of thing" (in a double sense)...

Therefore, there were no such things as simps.

Watching Bai Lan disappear into the distance, Horikita Suzune remained in a state of stunned daze.

Why was my attack ineffective? It was clearly a weak point, yet it didn't even break his defense?

What was that reaction speed that was impossible to anticipate?

And what did "This is the last time" and "Zuo, Zhu" mean? Was it a threat? It sounds a bit familiar?

Horikita felt that the most likely thing she could figure out was that last sentence.

She took out her phone and searched online.

A few minutes later.

I'm so stupid, really. I actually thought he meant something by it?

Could it be he just wanted to add sound effects to that flick of his finger?

He's a high school student, right? Is he really not an elementary schooler?

Or does that sentence have some other hidden meaning?

Due to her sensitivity to certain things, Horikita thought of the online character background information about this line.

It was a line spoken by a brother to his younger brother.

So...

He wants to be my brother?

Impossible!

Not even in your dreams!

My one and only brother, Horikita Manabu, is invincible in this world!

Horikita, the brother-complex, gritted her teeth, letting out a fangirl's roar in her heart.

However, she had misunderstood.

The emphasis of that sentence was on "Sasuke"!

Sasuke was the younger brother.

In reality, Bai Lan's true intended metaphor was: You're just a "little brother"!

But, metaphorically calling someone a "little brother" in this context didn't mean wanting to become their older brother; it meant they were "too green," "too weak," "a little brother among little brothers," and so on.

It was pure mockery, with no intention of becoming sworn brothers.

However, Horikita Suzune was a brother-complex. Compared to "little brother," she was more sensitive to "older brother."

After lunch, around 2 PM.

Ayanokoji was "harassed" by Hirata at his doorstep.

As a "normal person," Ayanokoji couldn't ignore Hirata, the core figure of the class, so he could only obediently accompany him and discuss matters.

During their discussion, Hirata was diligently analyzing Bai Lan, while Ayanokoji was diligently analyzing: How long does Hirata intend to stay here?

Ayanokoji reached his conclusion first:

Because he didn't have Bai Lan's contact information.

Ayanokoji was the only "person related to Bai Lan." Before the conflict between Bai Lan and the class was resolved, Hirata would never easily let go of Ayanokoji, this "lifeline" that Hirata could grasp.

Ayanokoji realized that Hirata was completely unwilling to accept the possibility of a bad outcome; he only accepted good endings.

During their conversation, Ayanokoji merely probed a little, wanting to prepare Hirata for some worst-case scenario.

As a result, Hirata immediately clenched the cup in his hand. The water cup let out a mournful creak, and the veins on his temple bulged, as if he were about to throw a punch!

Ayanokoji understood: Rather than wanting to understand Bai Lan as a person and befriend him, Hirata actually wanted to resolve the conflict between Bai Lan and the class, and ensure the class could coexist harmoniously.

To be honest, Ayanokoji himself hadn't figured out what kind of person Bai Lan was, so how could he possibly explain who Bai Lan was to Hirata through words?