Kaneda Satoru Wants to Surrender, Sorry for the Misunderstanding!

In the high school gymnasium, the air was buzzing with noise.

The first-year students had all arrived, lining up in somewhat crooked squares according to their class.

Tennoji Kaede, having finished educating Ryuen Kakeru in the special classroom building, barely managed to avoid being late and arrived just in time.

Less than five minutes remained until the entrance ceremony began.

Incidentally, Ryuen Kakeru had thrown a bit of a tantrum and chosen not to attend this entrance ceremony.

His reason was quite valid: a severe chin injury requiring a visit to the infirmary...

Tennoji Kaede squeezed into the C class crowd. His classmates cast appraising glances his way, then looked surprised, seemingly taken aback that he was completely unharmed.

Found them. These two had indeed gravitated towards each other. Even from their formation, the tendency for small groups to form between boys and girls was obvious.

"Hiyori, Ibuki, mind if I join you?" he said, though he had already chosen to stand behind Hiyori.

Shiina Hiyori's silver hair fluttered, releasing a faint fragrance. She tilted her head slightly, asking with concern, "Kaede, did something happen between you and Ryuen?"

Ibuki, standing in front of Hiyori, also twitched an ear at the question.

She was eavesdropping!

Unfortunately, this subtle physical reaction was still captured by Kaede's now-sharp observational skills.

And because he had once again received the genuine concern of two excellent classmates from Class C, the Haiya system gave Kaede another small boost.

As long as someone harbored lingering thoughts about Tennoji Kaede, or even started secretly plotting against him behind his back... where there was a cause, there would be an effect!

The great Lord Haiya Qing Tian would not let these delicious leeks go unpunished~

"Ryuen was just curious why I chose to support him. We had a pleasant chat, and now we're good friends. No need to worry," Kaede said, speaking off the cuff.

Ibuki Mio couldn't help but snicker, clearly not believing the violent Ryuen would be so agreeable. Then, she suddenly fell silent...

"I'm glad you're alright... But from now on, our first-year Class C might face some trouble," Shiina Hiyori said very quietly.

"We'll take it one step at a time. Ryuen and I are on very good terms... Oh! The student council president is here."

Tennoji Kaede stood below the podium with keen interest, carefully observing the school's current overlord.

Using his aura of natural authority, Horikita Manabu suppressed the restless first-year students. Tennoji Kaede noticed the president glance in the direction of Class D before beginning his speech.

Tennoji Kaede understood. Horikita Suzune of Class D was the student council president Horikita Manabu's younger sister.

However, the relationship between the siblings was a bit strained. The brother was truly aloof, while the sister was a bit of an "orphan"...

The entrance ceremony concluded without incident, followed by a day of free time, with classes officially starting the next day.

After dispersing, students from classes A, B, and D were all looking forward to their enjoyable campus life in the afternoon.

For the first time, young people held significant sums of money, and very few could resist spending it all.

Class C, still under the lingering influence of Ryuen from the morning, was arguably the most miserable class.

There was little interest in interacting with each other. Instead, they fragmented into numerous small groups of three to five, secretly finding corners to huddle together for warmth.

Except for Tennoji Kaede.

"Excuse me, I'm Kaneda Satoru from your class. Tennoji-kun, could I borrow your time for a moment?"

[Detected 'Kaneda Satoru', a passable 'Black Room' score of 60]

[Causal marker for 'Kaneda Satoru' has been deployed]

[Cause: Kaneda Satoru is impressed by your courage in confronting the tyrant and wishes to offer you information and value, seeking your goodwill]

[Effect: Charisma +5, Encyclopedic Knowledge +5, Cunning & Strategy +5]

Tennoji Kaede agreed. After bidding farewell to Hiyori and Ibuki, he followed Kaneda Satoru to a deserted corner outside the gymnasium.

Tennoji Kaede spoke first, "If you don't mind, I'll just call you Satoru, and you can call me Kaede."

"Thank you, I won't stand on ceremony. Kaede-kun, what are your thoughts on Ryuen Kakeru's actions this morning? He clearly intended to rule the entire Class C by himself." Kintaro adjusted his glasses, his expression sly and profound.

Tennoji Kaede felt the scene was a bit strange.

It was like Yuan Shu's lackeys, after Yuan Shao had established his dominance over the four provinces of Hebei, were frantically defending their master... and then...

I am Gonglu, and Class C will be my empire? Heh.

Tennoji Kaede patted the sly four-eyes on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Wu... Satoru-kun, I am now Ryuen-bro's most capable subordinate. Let's not discuss things that are detrimental to unity!"

Kaneda Satoru shivered all over, momentarily stunned.

"Uh..."

He had initially thought that seeing Tennoji but not Ryuen at the entrance ceremony meant the latter had been directly defeated by the former, or at the very least, their negotiation had failed.

So I was overthinking things... Damn it, I didn't expect Tennoji Kaede to be immediately recruited?

Given how he had mocked Ryuen in front of the entire class that morning, Kaneda Satoru never imagined the plot twist would come so quickly!

As if performing Peking Opera, Kaneda Satoru's expression suddenly changed, and he said in disbelief, "Kaede-kun, what do you mean by that? You know, when I applauded for Ryuen-bro this morning... I was only a hair's breadth slower than you!" he said righteously, continuing:

"The reason I'm coming to talk to you now is that I hope you can make peace with Big Brother and think about the future campus life of Class C together... How could you misunderstand?"

Tennoji Kaede: ...?

"Since we will both be serving Big Brother Ryuen from now on, let's pretend today's conversation never happened. Let's cooperate happily in the future... I still need to go shopping at the convenience store, so I'll take my leave for now!"

Watching Kaneda Satoru leave in a bit of a fluster, Tennoji Kaede couldn't help but chuckle and shake his head. There were still some talented individuals in Class C.

"Speaking of convenience stores, I think I can go join the fun. I can't forget to buy what I need." Tennoji Kaede rubbed his chin.

If he remembered correctly, after the entrance ceremony, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka would completely decipher the hidden rules of this school through several incidents that would occur at the convenience store.

If he happened to run into it, Tennoji Kaede could harvest some more of Ayanokoji's leeks.

Although his current combat strength had barely reached the school's standard level, to be honest, if it weren't for his familiarity with the original story, he wouldn't have the confidence to be the mastermind of Class A.

In terms of logical thinking, academic knowledge, and toolkits, he was still far from Haiya's supreme masterpiece.

Tennoji Kaede wouldn't aim too high; he just wanted to keep leveling up with Haiya's help!