It was almost his turn.
But he didn't want to cooperate with them.
Then, he suddenly remembered what the girls had said that morning.
Those girls had called him: fierce-looking, bad-tempered, rough in his manners, his words no better than Bai Lan's, and that no one wanted to get close to him.
Next, he remembered how, also that morning, when he had told everyone about something only he knew, the way everyone looked at him, that overwhelming attention…
He felt that at that moment, he was like Hirata, popular and recognized by everyone…
Even Sudo himself wasn't quite sure what he was thinking.
In any case, he restrained his temper a little and decided to cooperate, at least so no one could say he had "worse things to say than Bai Lan."
Well, even though the "misunderstanding" about Bai Lan had been cleared up thanks to Hirata's explanation, Bai Lan still represented the class's "bottom line" in some aspects.
Especially when it came to "speaking," the phrase "not as good as Bai Lan" was practically an insult.
He thought he'd give it a try; what if he could experience that overwhelming attention again?
Sudo stood up:
"My name is Sudo Ken, I like basketball, um, um…"
Soon, Sudo gave up:
"That's it!"
Then, he sat back down heavily.
Not long after, another initiator from the Sese Group stood up.
"My name is Ike Kanji, I like girls, I hate handsome guys, and I'm recruiting a girlfriend. I hope she's cute or beautiful."
Many girls made disgusted faces.
One girl said sarcastically, "Ike, you're so handsome."
"Really? I think so too."
My goodness!
He actually believed it?!
Bai Lan: This one's not bad either, so disgusting, gotta copy it!
"My name is Kogenji Rokosuke…"
32. Kogenji: Are you targeting me?
"My name is Kogenji Rokosuke…"
Soon, it was the blonde guy's turn.
The blonde guy didn't stand up; he remained seated, displaying a confident, arrogant, and condescending noble bow, then began his self-introduction in a tone that showed utter disregard for others.
He was the sole son and heir of the Kogenji Zaibatsu.
He was destined to shoulder the future of Japanese society.
After that, he said something akin to a "threat," no, it was a "threat."
Simply put, if anyone displeased him or caught his eye, he would teach them a harsh lesson with his own methods.
Kogenji's words successfully drew the ire of the entire class, regardless of gender!
In an instant, Yamauchi and Ike abdicated, and Kogenji undeniably became the most disliked person by the girls in the class.
Besides them, he was also the most disliked by the boys.
Therefore, Kogenji became the most disliked person in the entire class at that moment.
Bai Lan didn't dislike him; on the contrary, he felt an urge to challenge him right away.
God of Mockery! This man is worth a fight!
Bai Lan: This one's amazing, must copy!
Wait!
Bai Lan discovered a very serious problem!
Didn't this class have many girls who liked "romance-brained" overbearing CEOs?
Kogenji's behavior was so "overbearing CEO"-like, and he was a Zaibatsu heir, a "true overbearing CEO."
Logically, shouldn't the romance-brained girls in Class D like someone like him?
Bai Lan found a blind spot.
"We're both 'overbearing CEOs,' so why do they like me and hate Kogenji?
No, I have to stop a girl later and ask! I need to figure out what went wrong?
What do they like about me? I can change if I have to!"
Soon, it was Horikita's turn.
When Hirata invited her to introduce herself, Horikita, without a word, looked at her book and gently shook her head, indicating she didn't want to participate.
This act, which showed no respect for Hirata, greatly offended the girls who liked him.
Soon it was Ayanokoji's turn, who was second to last, right before Bai Lan.
Ayanokoji seemed to have come down with a "speech impediment."
He stammered for a long time.
Finally, he managed a simple, "My name is Ayanokoji Kiyotaka. I don't really excel at anything, but I'll work hard to get along with everyone. Please take care of me."
In less than thirty words, he produced over a hundred sounds.
The content was completely fragmented by various nonsensical utterances.
"Finally, Bai Lan."
Bai Lan glanced at Kogenji.
"Hand over the honor of 'most hated person in the class' to me!"
He was fired up!
Bai Lan had already combined the self-introduction templates of Kogenji, Ike, and Yamauchi. Then, he planned to adapt them to his own situation, changing only minor details while increasing the level of mockery.
If he couldn't become number one on the "most hated person in the class" list, he figured he could at least break into the top four.
This was progress, after all.
It would certainly be much better than his current situation.
Soon, Bai Lan's self-introduction began.
First, he used the "Kogenji Rokosuke template."
Like Kogenji, Bai Lan didn't stand up. Before speaking, he put on an arrogant smile.
"I am Bai Lan, the successor of GC-ism, inheriting the glory of revolutionary ancestors.
When I encounter something I dislike, I can't help but say unpleasant things.
Because they are unpleasant, they sound like insults.
But at times like these, you must remember: your feelings are correct, I am indeed insulting you.
I know this is rude, so I permit anyone who feels offended to hit me. I promise I will definitely hit back."
Many people didn't immediately understand because they encountered unfamiliar terms.
What did "successor of GC-ism" mean?
"Inheriting the glory of what"?
Because they didn't understand the national conditions of China, few people in the class, except for Wang Meiyu, a female student from China like Bai Lan, could quickly grasp the meaning of these two sentences.
They only felt it sounded grand and impressive.
They thought Bai Lan seemed like the heir to a powerful organization.
Or perhaps, classmate Bai came from a prestigious family, and to "inherit glory," he would strive to make his family continue to work hard and create more brilliance in the future?
At first listen, everyone felt that classmate Bai's influence seemed to be no less than Kogenji's!
After that, Bai Lan's subsequent words became much easier to understand.
Simply put:
It was a provocation and threat similar to Kogenji's!
If Kogenji's words had only had a mediocre effect, Bai Lan was immediately met with angry glares from the entire class.
This included the girls who had shown him kindness that morning, the ones who seemed to be romance-brained.
Seeing this, Bai Lan breathed a sigh of relief and felt elated.
Although he didn't understand the principle, it at least showed that his imitation of Kogenji's behavior had effectively lowered the class's favorability towards him, even turning it negative. It wasn't just effective; it was remarkably so!
Effectiveness was a good thing.
After all, Bai Lan had prepared three templates.
Now that he had achieved such results with just one template, imitating Kogenji, if he unleashed the remaining two templates, he might even reach first place on the "Most Hated in Class" ranking, perhaps even several spots ahead of second place!
He couldn't help but feel happy thinking about it.
Bai Lan was happily preparing to release his other two templates.
However, just then.
"Hah~ You dare to imitate me? I don't like sharing my things with others. How could you defile my beautiful speech like this!"
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