From Now On, I'm the Boss

"Get up. If you want to keep going, I'll oblige you to the end."

Li Yue released the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around the students attacking him. In an instant, all the Blue Silver Grass on the second floor, including that on the ground, shattered like glass, its golden patterns bursting apart.

The Blue Silver Grass fragments exploded like fireworks, blooming and intertwining in the air, dyeing the entire second floor of the cafeteria in a dreamlike haze as they transformed into streaks of gold and blue light that returned to Li Yue's body.

As the light gathered, Li Yue's entire body shimmered, as though celebrating his ascent to the pinnacle of Nuoding Academy.

Naturally, he had deliberately created those special effects. Otherwise, he could have simply drawn the Soul Power back into his body without a ripple.

"So pretty. Is that really Blue Silver Grass?"

The watching students stared at the scene in amazement. How could students from such a remote little city ever have seen anything so extravagant? Even recalling a martial soul could be this dazzling.

The girls among the students had sparkling eyes as they watched, their gazes toward Li Yue burning even hotter. Unfortunately, the big sis had already set her sights on Li Yue. What a pity. They were so jealous that she got to kiss him!

Even the students who had been knocked to the ground earlier lost their will to keep fighting when they saw such a dreamlike scene. They could not beat him. Li Yue and them were simply not on the same level.

They realized that Li Yue had been right. The gap between people really was enormous. For students from a small city like them, even looking up at him was a luxury. Being able to attend the same academy as him had become an honor.

Xiao Muxue watched the Blue Silver Grass shatter before her eyes and emit dazzling light, her eyes shining brightly. Feeling the warmth of the arm in her embrace, she felt a sense of fulfillment, as though she had already grasped her future.

Xiao Wu leaned happily against Li Yue's shoulder, watching the gold-and-blue light surge toward her. When the life-filled radiance brushed past her, she felt as if she were wrapped in warmth.

"Brother Yue, from now on, you're our boss."

After being released, Xiao Chenyu immediately handed over the position of Nuoding Academy's boss. After defeating him, Li Yue had already become the boss in substance; Xiao Chenyu's words merely made the title official.

With the former boss admitting defeat, Li Yue now held both the title and the reality. He was the undisputed boss of Nuoding Academy.

In truth, Xiao Chenyu had wanted to surrender the moment Li Yue revealed that hundred-year soul ring. But those people had rushed in too quickly and started fighting, leaving him no choice but to follow behind and watch.

Fortunately, Li Yue had defeated them. Otherwise, it would have been bad if they had injured him.

Who knew who stood behind him or what powerful force he had backing him? If they faced retaliation, they would never be able to bear it. Even his City Lord father might be implicated.

Xiao Chenyu had already begun secretly speculating. Could Li Yue be the heir of some great family, sent to this remote place as a work-study student only to gain experience?

"Brother Yue, I concede."

"I concede too. From now on, you're our boss."

"Two strikes knocked me down. There's nothing more to say. I really lost. I'll call you Brother Yue."

The students who had been knocked down frankly admitted their defeat. If the difference had only been slight, they would have been unwilling to accept it. But when the gap was so great that all they could do was look up, they submitted willingly.

"From now on, I am the boss of Nuoding Academy."

Li Yue smiled. That brilliant smile made Xiao Muxue, standing beside him, lose herself for a moment. The smile lasted only an instant before being replaced by seriousness, his expression turning solemn.

He said with utmost earnestness, "As the boss, I will look after every student at Nuoding Academy. In return, you must obey my orders."

"Now, I'm issuing my first order. From this day onward, no one is allowed to eat rabbit meat, nor are you allowed to hunt rabbits for soul rings. If I find out anyone has done so, I will not let them off."

What was this called? This was staying true to his original intentions.

In Li Yue's view, these people were useful only for helping him raise Xiao Wu's affection. They were no different from the work-study students.

When the students saw Li Yue's serious expression, they thought he was about to say something important. When it turned out to be such a simple command, their expressions immediately relaxed.

"Boss, isn't it just not eating rabbit meat and not hunting rabbits for soul rings? I never ate rabbit meat to begin with, and I wasn't planning to add a rabbit soul ring either."

More and more students called out, their expressions relaxed. It truly was something easy to do.

Hearing the first order Li Yue gave after becoming boss, Xiao Wu hugged his arm even tighter, her eyes filled with emotion.

The students' repeated promises not to eat rabbit meat or hunt rabbit soul beasts gave her a great sense of security, making her even more attached to Li Yue.

"Very good. I'm pleased. Since you recognize me as your boss, come tell me if you face any difficulties in the future. Things that are hard for you may be easy for me."

Li Yue thought to himself that what difficulties could these students possibly have? At most, it would be conflicts between students. With his status as Nuoding Academy's boss, he could easily settle them.

He continued, "Everyone, keep eating and drinking. Where are the chefs? Bring them here and have them stir-fry some more hot dishes. Order whatever you want. I'll cover the entire bill."

"That's great! Long live the boss!"

Li Yue's gesture of treating every student present to a meal won their favor. They could even order whatever they wanted, something Xiao Chenyu would not have dared to do. To save money, he had arranged the meal as a buffet.

The chefs from the second floor were brought back. Because Xiao Chenyu had booked the whole place, they had been free after preparing the buffet, and to clear the area, they had been told to go down to the first floor.

But they were not unhappy when they were called back. If people ordered dishes, they would get a share of the money from cooking them. The second floor normally did not see this many students.

As the students picked dish after dish, the chefs got to work with great enthusiasm.

After Li Yue became the boss, the work-study students were no longer looked down upon by the other students. They could speak freely with everyone else without receiving strange looks.

Their status had risen from the bottom to even the center of the crowd, because they shared a dormitory with Li Yue, were closer to him, and had been the first to acknowledge him as their boss.

During their conversations, the reason Li Yue had issued that order spread from the work-study students.

It turned out it was for his girlfriend. Since his girlfriend's martial soul was a rabbit, and since she liked rabbits, he had issued that command. He loved his girlfriend so much.

Once the girls learned the reason, they immediately looked at Xiao Wu with envy. How romantic.

He had actually ordered every student in the academy not to eat rabbits or hunt rabbit soul rings simply because his girlfriend liked rabbits. They wanted a boyfriend like that too.

Looking at Li Yue surrounded by everyone, their gazes burned so fiercely it was as if they wanted to devour him.