I Just Want to Drop Out in Real School Section 46

Isn't this just going back to square one?

Truly...

Bai Lan giveth, and Bai Lan taketh away.

As expected, that guy Bai Lan is a "creature of chaos"!

He's just playing around!

Huh? No, that's not right.

Chazhu turned to look at his close friend. "Chie, you're saying your class didn't buy any intel?"

A faint smile had long since vanished from Hoshinomiya's face, leaving her looking pitiful.

"Yes, Sae, am I going to become like you right now? I'm so scared!"

"What do you mean, 'become like you right now'?" Hearing this, Chazhu put on a disgusted look, as if restraining herself, but soon... her lips finally couldn't help but curve upwards.

She knew perfectly well she shouldn't be smiling.

But she couldn't help it at all.

For the next few days, Bai Lan continued to follow Karuizawa after school.

Although he still hadn't achieved any concrete results.

To confirm Karuizawa's attitude towards him, Bai Lan made sure to lock eyes with her every time he entered the classroom through the front door.

Each time he saw her strong and sharp gaze, Bai Lan felt a sense of relief and gained even more motivation.

Besides that, Bai Lan used this extracurricular activity to effectively pass the time on campus, which he found somewhat difficult to endure.

It could even be said that following Karuizawa had become more than just finding a shield for Bai Lan; it had also become his primary form of entertainment and exercise after school during these past few days.

Because of his promise with Hirata, Bai Lan couldn't continue his plan to incite hatred against Class D.

While following Karuizawa, Bai Lan gathered information about the other classes through Kushida.

In simple terms, the situation wasn't good.

At least, not from Bai Lan's perspective.

Currently, although all classes were reacting to "Chaos Strike," they were all in the preparation phase. Apart from Class C, which was quite lively, things were generally peaceful.

Class A seemed to be adopting a strategy of waiting for the attack, simply doing what students should do every day: studying hard and obeying discipline. The entire class had a tense and serious atmosphere, and they acted meticulously, like future elites of society.

Class B remained in a harmonious state, showing no sense of urgency.

As for Class C.

Class C was the most active. Ryuen had been attempting to rule the entire class through violent means since the first day of enrollment.

However, due to his poor condition after being beaten up by Bai Lan recently, Ryuen nearly failed several times. But with his indomitable perseverance, he ultimately managed to pull through, repeatedly turning the tables with just a sliver of health left, subduing the targets he intended to conquer.

When Bai Lan first learned that Ryuen planned to use violence against others, he had intended to beat Ryuen up and get himself some disciplinary action.

As a result, every time he found Ryuen, he discovered that Ryuen seemed to be more injured than the "victim," making it difficult for him to act. He was afraid of accidentally causing serious injury, or even death.

That would be a criminal offense!

Therefore, Bai Lan could only hold back, planning to give Ryuen that beating once he recovered.

Bai Lan suspected that the reason Ryuen could repeatedly subdue his opponents with minimal health was that his opponents, seeing Ryuen's miserable state, were afraid of accidentally finishing off the weakened Ryuen and didn't dare to use their full strength.

Under such hesitant circumstances, by the time they realized what was happening, they had already been counter-attacked by Ryuen and were left with critical health.

When others were also critically injured, they couldn't muster the courage to fight. They couldn't compete with the indomitable and ruthless Ryuen, and ultimately could only surrender.

It was truly unbelievable.

In short, for various reasons, Bai Lan couldn't find any opportunities to act against other classes and gain disciplinary actions.

With nothing else to do, Bai Lan could only spend his time after school by following Karuizawa to pass the difficult campus hours.

The "peaceful" life continued like this.

Fortunately, the "peaceful" life didn't last long. Before Bai Lan could completely grow tired of the current situation, the "peace" was finally broken!

Bai Lan's tracking and investigation finally yielded results on this day!

55. Karuizawa's Anomaly

Bai Lan's tracking and investigation finally yielded results!

One day, after a week of Bai Lan following her.

This day, after school.

Karuizawa was still shopping with the other members of the gyaru group. After their usual activities of playing and eating, they returned to the dormitory around seven or eight in the evening when it got dark.

However, at this point, something different from the usual happened.

Today, Karuizawa did not go upstairs with the other girls. Instead, she parted ways with her companions at the entrance of the dormitory building, then turned around and headed somewhere alone.

Naturally, Bai Lan followed without hesitation.

As he followed, Bai Lan noticed that Karuizawa was heading to increasingly remote and deserted areas.

Perhaps it was because she felt no one was around, but Bai Lan noticed an expression on Karuizawa's face that he rarely saw.

She looked very nervous, almost furtive.

At night, running off to such a secluded place alone.

And with an expression like she had something to hide.

Bai Lan figured she was probably up to something shady.

Could it be that Karuizawa planned to lure someone here to bully them in secret?

It couldn't be that Karuizawa, like Kushida, had a completely different side to her that she didn't want anyone to see, and needed a secluded spot to vent?

Kushida had told Bai Lan that in the past, to release her emotions, she would find a deserted place and kick and yell at sturdy objects like railings or trees.

But Kushida did that to hide her less likable side, right?

Karuizawa's usual impression was already that of an aggressive and fiery girl, which wasn't exactly likable.

So what else did she have to hide?

Bai Lan followed stealthily, his mind racing with possibilities.

Kushida appeared to be a pure, sweet little angel on the surface, gentle and pleasant to talk to, but secretly she was a dark little devil who enjoyed mocking others, snapping at them, and even making threats.

Following that pattern.

Could it be that Karuizawa, who appeared strong and fiery on the outside, was actually a timid and weak soft girl on the inside?

Fierce and intimidating during the day, but secretly hiding away to cry at night?

Bai Lan recalled the feedback he had received from his daily eye contact with Karuizawa these past few days, as he tested her attitude towards him.

Her gaze was unwavering, strong, and sharp.

In fact, Karuizawa seemed to have interpreted Bai Lan's probing as some kind of "challenge," so her returned gaze grew stronger and sharper each day.

This had even caused Bai Lan, a couple of days ago, to lose his composure, his competitive spirit ignited, and he unconsciously responded to Karuizawa's stare with the "predator's gaze" he had painstakingly learned.

This was a survival technique used in the wild.

When encountering a fierce beast, if you felt escape was impossible, you could use this specially trained gaze to meet its eyes, making it feel a threat of the "same level."

Beasts generally wouldn't try to prey on creatures of their own level.

After all, they only wanted to fill their stomachs and survive; they didn't want to fight or get injured, as injury could reduce their combat effectiveness or even lead to death.

Therefore, for them, engaging in a fight with a predator of equal standing would come at a cost far outweighing the benefits.

Unless the beast encountered was so desperate with hunger that it had no choice but to fight to the death, they would likely leave each other unharmed.

However, Karuizawa, after seeing Bai Lan's gaze, still didn't back down.

This indicated that Karuizawa was confident, self-assured, and believed that if Bai Lan attacked her, she could at least tear off a piece of flesh and make him suffer.

At least, that's what she thought.

Her eyes conveyed that message.

It couldn't be that she had practiced this kind of thing, just like Bai Lan, could she?

This kind of gaze wasn't something you could achieve with casual practice; it required facing truly terrifying things, maintaining thought amidst fear, recognizing fear, accepting fear, understanding fear, and finally, becoming fear!

It was difficult.

Why would she practice this for no reason?

Before Bai Lan could dismiss this possibility in his mind.

At that moment, Bai Lan noticed a dim figure ahead on Karuizawa's path.

Upon seeing the figure, Karuizawa's pace instantly quickened, and she ran towards the person with clear purpose.

The answer was revealed.

Karuizawa's clandestine actions today weren't about revealing a hidden side of herself like Kushida, but about meeting someone.

Seeing this, Bai Lan immediately abandoned his unfinished speculation and focused his attention on the two people meeting.

Bai Lan noticed the figure was wearing a school uniform, with trousers for the lower half, indicating it was a male.

The man had a tall and slender build, lean yet strong, like an agile leopard, likely fitting the aesthetic preferences of most girls.

Because the light here was dim, Bai Lan couldn't get a clear look at his face.

But judging from his blurry facial features, he was probably good-looking.

The man had arrived earlier than Karuizawa.

And his stance was very upright, without any extraneous movements, making him appear like a very proper, well-behaved, and cultured person.

A proper, well-behaved, and cultured person, when rounded up, would give the impression of being a "nice guy."

The kind of person who seemed like he could be bullied.