Deal with Ryūen

However, not long after he put his plan into action, Ye Yunchuan ran into an obstacle.

"Who are you? This is Class C territory. If you don't want a beating, get lost."

The man had long hair and the air of a thug.

"Hm? So it's you."

Ye Yunchuan looked a little surprised.

He hadn't expected the first person to stand in the way of his unifying Ikusei High School to be Ryuen Kakeru.

At that moment, Ryuen was facing off against Ye Yunchuan's subordinates with a group of his own.

"You know me? Which class are you from?"

Ryuen had realized that Ye Yunchuan was the leader of the group, and couldn't help feeling a little wary.

"I'm Ye Yunchuan from Class 1-D. I'm the ruler of Classes D and A."

"Ruler? That's quite a boast. You're not making it up, are you?"

Ryuen put on a disdainful expression.

In truth, he was shocked.

If Ye Yunchuan were only the ruler of Class D, Ryuen clearly wouldn't have taken him seriously.

But ruling Class A was another matter.

After all, that was Class A.

The best class in the entire year. Every student in it was an elite.

The idea that his class could be ruled by some nobody from Class D was downright absurd.

Normally, Ryuen would never have believed anyone could pull that off.

But when he saw Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei standing behind Ye Yunchuan, even Ryuen couldn't help getting nervous.

He had gathered information on the other classes, after all, and at the very least, he knew who their leaders were.

The fact that Ye Yunchuan had subdued someone as formidable as Katsuragi Kohei suggested that he might really be no ordinary person.

Taking Down Ryuen

"Making it up? I don't have time to waste on this."

Ye Yunchuan narrowed his eyes, then gave Ryuen a cold, indifferent look.

"I'm going to unify all of Ikusei High School, so I don't have time to waste words with you. You have two choices: submit or die!"

"You..."

Ryuen's breath caught, and his expression darkened.

Ye Yunchuan had a handsome face and looked like a pretty boy. He didn't seem like the ruthless type at all.

Ryuen hadn't expected him to say something so merciless right off the bat.

"Hmph. I don't make a habit of bowing to the first person I meet. If you want me to submit, you'll have to show me what you can do!"

"There's no need for that. Anyone who dares to challenge me has only one fate: death. Since you dared to challenge me, you'll die if you lose.

"As I said, submit or die!"

"You... You're forcing my hand."

Ryuen's expression turned frighteningly grim.

In all his time at Ikusei High School, he had never met anyone more overbearing than himself.

Wasn't this just forcing him to fight to the death?

In fact, Ye Yunchuan was doing it on purpose.

He knew all too well that someone like Ryuen, with his predatory nature, was like an ungrateful wolf that could never be tamed.

Even if Ryuen lost, he would only pretend to submit, then wait for his chance to overthrow Ye Yunchuan in one fell swoop.

Of course, if you were stronger than someone like that for your entire life, you could keep him under control.

Ye Yunchuan was confident he could keep Ryuen in check.

But having someone like that around would always make him uncomfortable.

Rather than deal with that later, he'd be better off getting rid of Ryuen now.

Sakayanagi Arisu's abilities could have resolved the problem too, but for some reason, Ye Yunchuan simply didn't want Ryuen to live.

Some people just rubbed him the wrong way from the start, and Ryuen was clearly one of them.

"Hey, isn't this a bit too risky?"

Seeing that the two were about to fight to the death, Horikita Suzune hurriedly stepped forward.

There was nothing she could do. Ye Yunchuan was her leader now.

She was counting on him to help her find her brother.

If he got himself killed, who would she turn to?

Ye Yunchuan merely gave her an indifferent reply.

"Don't worry. I'll win!"

She had only recently joined Ye Yunchuan's group, so she didn't really know how strong he was.

If this had been an ordinary challenge, she would have been sure he'd win.

But a fight to the death was different.

In that situation, even she wasn't confident she could beat Ryuen.

"Can't be helped. Looks like we'll have to fight to the death!"

Ryuen started walking toward Ye Yunchuan.

"Wait, Ryuen. Do you really have to risk your life against him?"

Ibuki Mio couldn't stand by and watch.

Ryuen was the leader of their group. If he got killed, they'd lose their backbone.

"Still haven't figured it out, Ibuki Mio? That guy's out to kill me."

Ryuen wasn't stupid. He could sense the murderous aura Ye Yunchuan was carrying.

"Why does he have it in for you?"

Ibuki Mio was completely confused.

They shouldn't have had any reason to become enemies out of nowhere.

"How should I know? Maybe people from the Celestial Empire just hate people from Sakura Country?"

Ryuen rolled his eyes.

Honestly, he had no idea how he'd offended Ye Yunchuan. The guy had been looking to kill him from the moment they met.

But this was actually an opportunity for him too.

"Hey, you from the Celestial Empire. If I kill you, I'll be able to rule Classes A and D, right?"

"That's right. But I'm afraid you'll never get the chance."

Ye Yunchuan didn't take Ryuen seriously at all.

According to the system, the human limit for strength was 20 points.

But without the system's help, people in this world could reach at most 10 points.

Even a cheat like Ayanokoji Kiyotaka probably only had eleven or twelve.

The difference between them was like night and day.

And Ye Yunchuan had broken through the human limit, reaching a terrifying 26 points of strength.

All four of his attributes had surpassed the human limit.

Even relying on his physical abilities alone, he could now take on an entire crowd, let alone with his superpowers and Xiao Hei at his side.

But those were minor advantages.

The most outrageous thing was that he also had an Ajin's constitution: he was immortal.

Even if someone caught him off guard, he still wouldn't die.

The fact that he hadn't gone completely overboard and become Homelander was already the greatest sign of respect Ye Yunchuan had shown himself.

"So arrogant. I hope you're still this cocky when I have you under my foot!"

Ryuen didn't waste any more words. He immediately swung a fist at Ye Yunchuan.

"Hmph!"

Ye Yunchuan said nothing. He simply smirked and easily dodged Ryuen's punch.

"What a slow punch. If that's all you've got, you're definitely going to die."

"Cut the crap. Don't underestimate me. Take this!"

His first attack missed, and Ryuen couldn't help getting annoyed.

But he didn't lose his composure. He threw another punch, and when Ye Yunchuan dodged it, Ryuen quickly crouched and swept his leg toward him.

Ryuen's combination really was fast.

That is, to an ordinary person.

From Ye Yunchuan's perspective, Ryuen moved as slowly as a sloth.

As if he'd seen it coming, Ye Yunchuan sidestepped Ryuen's punch, then took a quick step back to avoid the sweep.

Then he raised his foot and brought it down hard on Ryuen's sweeping leg.

"Crack!"

"Argh!" A sharp snap rang out, and Ryuen let out a bloodcurdling scream.

"So strong!" "Our leader is so cool!" "Ryuen..."

Everyone was astonished.

Ye Yunchuan's group was both shocked and delighted. By contrast, Ryuen's people were all wearing grim expressions.

"What speed!"

Horikita Suzune was stunned. They had been fighting Zombies until now, so she'd thought Ye Yunchuan was about as strong as she was.

But now that she'd seen him in action, she realized—

Ye Yunchuan was far stronger than her. At the very least, she couldn't predict Ryuen's movements in advance, much less neutralize his combination as calmly as Ye Yunchuan had.

"Is that really all you've got?"

Ye Yunchuan glanced at Ryuen. He had been expressionless from beginning to end, as though he'd never taken Ryuen seriously.

"Hahaha, impressive. You managed to badly injure me that easily. But I, Ryuen, am not the sort of nobody who can be beaten so easily!

"Albert, what are you standing around for? Get over here and help me!"

Roaring, Ryuen forced himself to stand on his injured leg.

He attacked Ye Yunchuan like a madman.

"Should I join in?"

The burly Black man hesitated for a moment, but after thinking it over, he charged at Ye Yunchuan with a punch.

"Can't win, so you call for backup. That's so like you!"

Ye Yunchuan narrowed his eyes. He'd expected this.

"This is a fight between Lord Yunchuan and Ryuen. I won't let anyone else interfere!"

Before Ye Yunchuan could move, Katsuragi stepped in front of Albert.