He Has No Idea About His Own Charm

The two, each harboring their own ulterior motives, looked at each other and revealed smiles that could only be described as gentle.

The man was elegant, the girl was cute, and they possessed a height difference that was just right.

Just by standing there, they formed a beautiful and eye-catching scene.

"You look a bit tired, upperclassman. Is it because you just finished participating in an activity?" Kushida Kikyo began her grand undertaking of farming favorability.

The perfectly measured gentleness was a weapon the young girl had honed over time, best suited for making others lower their guard and unknowingly sink into the web she had woven. This trick was one Kushida Kikyo used with unfailing success.

"It wasn't an activity. I just trained too late last night and am a bit exhausted. I didn't expect you to notice, Kushida-san." Dongfang Yi went along with the flow, his eyes lowered, looking completely sincere.

What a joke. Who would be on guard against a cute gold mine? Pushing her away even a little would be a sign of disrespect to his own wallet!

"Is that really the case? You were clearly so exhausted, yet you still stood up. Could it be because of me..." Kushida Kikyo gently clenched her right hand against her chest, her eyes as bright as the moon. Anyone could feel the overflowing emotion from the girl's well-behaved demeanor.

Whether it was real or fake was hard to say.

"It was just a small favor, Kushida-san, please don't take it to heart." Dongfang Yi waved his hand, putting on a foolish act of being gentle despite his exhaustion: "Actually, standing up was a trial for me as well. I should be the one thanking you for giving me this opportunity."

"Regardless, your hard work is partly my fault." The girl's clear eyes were filled with sincerity: "Please, let me share some of the burden."

"These are quite heavy, you know."

"Don't worry, upperclassman. I have a lot of confidence in my physical strength."

She was curious, even impatient to collect more information. As long as she could touch that backpack, she could estimate what kind of items were inside based on the weight and feel, and from there, deduce which club this handsome guy had joined.

After that, she could plan slowly and use this to expand her connections among the upperclassmen.

What a perfect start!

Today, the world was on the side of Kushida Kikyo.

Advanced Nurturing High School, get ready to welcome your queen!

As she spoke, she reached out her hand, truly acting like a considerate underclassman, and took the backpack from Dongfang Yi.

Dongfang Yi let her do as she pleased, not caring in the slightest. He had been wishing for someone to carry this bag of dumbbells for him anyway; as for whether that person was a man or a woman, it didn't matter.

Furthermore, he was an absolute proponent of gender equality who always respected the wishes of women and would never engage in discriminatory behavior like insulting a person's physical strength in daily life.

He cooperated perfectly with the black-hearted angel's maneuvers.

"So heavy!" Kushida Kikyo exclaimed instinctively after taking the backpack.

She felt a massive force of gravity coming from the bag, a huge pull dragging her forward as she began to topple.

'I remember this guy's physical strength is supposed to be a B? He can't even carry this much stuff?'

Dongfang Yi felt a bit suspicious, but there was no time to overthink it; his body reacted in an instant.

He immediately bent his knees, and his left hand, which had just been resting, shot out like lightning, grabbing the bag just before it hit the ground, saving his final mobile assets at the very last second.

Thank goodness!

But before he could even catch his breath, the girl, who had lost her balance and footing, panicked and hung onto him like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, cruelly unleashing a "collision" attack on him while he was still in a weakened state from skipping breakfast.

Fortunately, she came with her own built-in cushions, and Dongfang Yi adjusted his posture quickly enough; otherwise, with his health bar down to the last sliver, he might have been knocked dizzy and ended up damaging some public property.

The orange-haired girl was panting slightly, and she was genuinely blushing. Although she was a veteran of the social scene and the queen of the friendship circle beloved by all, this sudden situation was clearly beyond her ability to handle. She could even feel the body temperature of the handsome man in front of her.

"S-sorry, upperclassman." The apology came a bit late, but it was absolutely heartfelt.

"Kushida-san, it's fine. But before you apologize, could you please get up first?" Dongfang Yi was currently holding the bag with one hand and supporting Kushida Kikyo's soft waist with the other to keep her from getting hurt.

He was still relatively calm, but the situation was truly too ambiguous and somewhat troublesome.

The fortunate thing was that he hadn't enrolled yet, so naturally, there were no interpersonal relationships to ruin.

But the unfortunate thing was that his upcoming school life would likely be anything but peaceful.

After all, it was hard for the gossiping instincts of idle students not to be triggered by a romance rumor appearing on the very first day of school.

What's more, the person in his arms was a heartthrob, known as the girl 90% of the boys at Advanced Nurturing wanted to date.

He left the other 10% out just in case she got too arrogant.

Furthermore, the people in the car had all seen it, and his sharp ears could even hear someone gnashing their teeth in envy; it was really quite difficult to deal with.

On the other side, Kushida Kikyo had also calmed down. She slowly stood up with Dongfang Yi's support, her soft palms inadvertently brushing against his abs, then again, and again, before finally lingering on his pecs as she pushed herself up.

The sensation was truly comfortable, making her reluctant to let go, but after a few seconds, thanks to her strong willpower, she shook off the temptation and stood up with some difficulty.

Dongfang Yi was puzzled: Are young people these days really this fragile? Does it take this long just to get up after a fall? The problem is, she didn't even fall... she fell on me... Or did she twist something?

He had thought about working out, and that one day he might be coveted for his looks, but the black-hearted angel in front of him was definitely not among the girls he had imagined.

After all, the difficulty of raising her favorability was legendary in the original work.

To gain her recognition, one would at least have to see through her true colors, endure the seven trials of betrayal she set up, overcome every crisis to reach her, shatter all the filters she had constructed around herself, force her to fall into the abyss, and finally show her endless tolerance while she was at rock bottom.

Of course, one's hardware had to be top-tier; if he looked even slightly worse, she would be cursing him in her heart.

The advantage, however, was that it didn't matter if you were a man or a woman.

This wasn't so much a conquest as it was essentially emotional manipulation.

But just thinking about this plan felt so weird! If he didn't know for a fact that this was the world of Classroom of the Elite, Dongfang Yi would have suspected he had transmigrated into a female-oriented angst novel... Stop right there!

Dongfang Yi decisively stopped his wandering thoughts; ahead lay an abyss, a slippery slide he couldn't even touch, he couldn't keep thinking like this! If he kept going, he might turn into something indescribable, like a letter-person or something similar.

He still very much wanted to be a normal person.

Although it was confusing, these questions of his were not actually without answers.

It was just that Dongfang Yi's research into the system was still not deep enough; even having read many web novels in his past life, he had never imagined that the system panel would contain something like hidden attributes specifically for the host.

In fact, his panel had a total of eight attributes, and the remaining two were:

[Personality: Black-bellied (Evil)]

[Charm: MAX]