Self-Introduction

The noisy chatter of the classroom was eventually broken by the arrival of the teacher.

It was as if a boisterous jungle had fallen into silence in an instant, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

At this moment, the students of Class A quickly displayed the quality known as excellence in front of their teacher.

Of course, it might also have been out of a certain desire to perform in front of the petite and lovely girl.

In any case, they returned to their seats and assumed neat postures with such swiftness that even Dongfang Yi was slightly taken aback.

Although, back in his hometown... there was nothing to be surprised about; such things were quite normal in slightly better schools.

It wasn't worth mentioning.

But this was the meritocratic Advanced Nurturing High School, and at this very moment, even Dongfang Yi was subconsciously comparing these people, with whom he would spend the coming period, to the descriptions of Class D in the original work.

In an instant, he felt that this group of people possessed a temperament more akin to elite corporate slaves.

They were truly the outstanding talents selected by this school for Class A!

Dongfang Yi nodded slightly; being disciplined was a good thing, after all, his interests were now closely tied to theirs.

The more points, the better it was for everyone.

Mashima Tomoya also took this opportunity to step onto the podium. After a brief self-introduction and a speech welcoming them to the school, he began to explain the school's point system and related matters.

However, Dongfang Yi wasn't listening.

He had already opened the system shop and was currently splurging inside.

Thanks to the friendship explosion from Kushida Kikyo, Dongfang Yi now possessed 12,135 points, enough to pocket the three newly listed items.

[Passive Skill: Magic Hands]

System Description: Grants you magical, exquisite dexterity. Efficiency is greatly increased when learning hand-related skills; additionally, it boosts the effects of hand-related skill activation, with the boost increasing alongside proficiency, up to a maximum of 300%.

Price: 10K system points.

[Hall of Knowledge (Admission Ticket)]

After use, you gain one opportunity to roam the Hall, with a certain chance to obtain skills.

Price: 500 system points.

[Trial of Knowledge (Admission Ticket)]

After use, you can conduct a skill trial. Train skills and undergo tests in a trial ground where time stands still, gaining corresponding ability experience based on the test results.

Price: 1,000 system points.

Dongfang Yi waved his hand and bought all the items without hesitation; the two tickets didn't cost much anyway.

A mere 1.5K points.

12,135 → 635.

After working hard for half a day, he was back to where he started before enrollment.

Dongfang Yi sighed. Although he knew in his heart that system points were no different from trash if left unused, when it came down to it, it was still somewhat hard to accept.

It hurts, it hurts so much.

I am so poor~

To relieve his mood, Dongfang Yi forcibly shifted his attention away from the screen in front of him and pricked up his ears to listen carefully to Mashima's lecture.

The content was simple, with nothing new.

Things like the student ID and point card being combined into one, using the point card to pay for things on campus, receiving 100,000 points for the first month, and receiving points every month thereafter.

There wasn't much difference from the original work; if there was any difference, it might just be the grammatical nuances between male and female speakers.

However, as a man with extremely high standards for food, possessing an A+ level cooking skill, and destined to bear the name of the invincible, a mere 100,000 points were not enough to satisfy him.

100,000 points was only Dongfang Yi's psychological baseline, not the upper limit of the wool he wanted to shear from this school!

If his plan went smoothly, by the end of the first school year, his class would have at least 200,000 personal points per person per month! At least!

Dongfang Yi looked out the window, masking the look of desire in his eyes, feeling a faint sense of anticipation and excitement that his plan was about to get on track.

At this very moment, he felt an urge to raise his arms and shout to prove his resolve:

I came to Advanced Nurturing for only three things--

Make money! Make money! And for God's sake, make money!

[Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Tier 2 title: Invisible Person · You have perfectly avoided everyone's line of sight]

[Stealth skill experience +40]

[System points +1,000]

Only then did Dongfang Yi realize belatedly that he hadn't turned off his stealth skill.

What a pity; if he had known, he would have tried standing up and shouting.

It was indeed a pity, for by the time he realized it, Mashima had already finished his speech and left the classroom to prepare for the upcoming entrance ceremony in the gymnasium.

Dongfang Yi thus lost his chance to die of embarrassment.

Next, that lightbulb who looked very reliable... ah, no... the bald guy took the stage.

Katsuragi Kohei, the man who wanted to join the student council at the start but unfortunately suffered defeat due to the "approval" of the current student council president.

In a way, he actually looked surprisingly reliable.

In fact, if his future opponent wasn't Sakayanagi Arisu, Dongfang Yi wouldn't mind making it his top priority to help him stabilize the class and contribute to Class A.

It's just about making money; there isn't much difference between a male leader and a female leader.

Moreover, Katsuragi Kohei has many advantages: a humble family background, a desire to graduate from Class A, a lack of womanly benevolence, and decent personal ability.

But the most important thing is the first point: his humble background. This gives him and Dongfang Yi a naturally shared goal, allowing them to form an incredibly solid alliance.

But unfortunately...

His opponent's background is too formidable; it is truly difficult to win.

Even Dongfang Yi, a cheater who knows the future, does not have absolute confidence in defeating the civil war phantom god little princess in Class A.

Sakayanagi Arisu, a woman who is very willful and far more troublesome than Kushida Kikyo.

Who told him to be assigned to Class A?

Life is not easy, Yi sighs.

After all, the things this ultimate leader of Class A does all day, besides rescuing her childhood friend Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, are unilaterally declaring her intention to compete with him for dominance, while incidentally persecuting Ichinose.

As for the class? The classmates?

Sorry, she doesn't have that concept at all.

Those are just toys for her own amusement.

To her, the only difference is that some toys might be more pleasing to the eye, while others are more of an eyesore.

They are far less attractive than her genius childhood friend from the White Room.

Dongfang Yi feels that she actually doesn't need to be so persistent; after all, any normal person can tell at a glance who is the "male" and who is the "female" between the two of them.

And Dongfang Yi himself is that normal person, the kind who could issue a certificate of gender for them.

Actually, whether they compete for dominance or not is useless. With the little princess's physical constitution, which requires emergency heart-saving pills to be kept at home, what would happen even if she won? Could they sit and discuss the Dao, or play music in harmony?

Just think about the scene after the little princess gets her way.

When the two armies clash:

The Tyrannosaurus uses the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate.

One needle for blood, two needles for the stomach, three needles and the King of Hell appears!

From then on, the Thirteen Needles of the Ghost Gate are officially renamed—

The Three Needles of the Ghost Gate!

Although she is a white-haired, legal loli, and a rich girl, she could also get someone an iron rice bowl.

In the name of murder.

It's not that Dongfang Yi hasn't thought about establishing a good cooperative relationship with her to achieve graduation from Class A together.

After graduation, he might even get to taste the soft rice of the chairman's family.

But after serious study, he abandoned this unrealistic idea, treating it only as a last resort when backed into a corner.

Because Sakayanagi Arisu is not trustworthy.

They have no common foundation of interests.

The little princess, with her wealthy background, is indifferent to the matter of graduating from Class A itself.

Whether she has it or not makes absolutely no difference to her.

So even if he could reach a cooperation with her, he would always need to guard against a knife in the back.

Who knows when this person might sell him out without hesitation just because she finds it interesting?

He doesn't want to have to worry about whether a pig teammate is firing cold shots and holding him back while he is busy formulating strategies against external enemies!

Thinking of this, Dongfang Yi's gaze narrowed, and his determination to carry out his plan grew even firmer.

Katsuragi Kohei's deep, resonant voice reached everyone's ears with ease: "Hello everyone, my name is Katsuragi Kohei. As a member of Class A, I am very happy to have the opportunity to spend the next three years at this academy with all of you."

"Just as Mashima-sensei said, for the next three years, we will be unable to contact the outside world. This also means that all the difficulties everyone encounters in their daily lives will require the mutual support of classmates within the class to move forward."

"Therefore, I propose here that if there are any students who want to get to know everyone as soon as possible, you can choose to stand up and introduce yourselves so that we can become familiar with one another."

The moment he finished speaking, that stooge immediately stood up, clapping so loudly it sounded like thunder, creating the momentum of an entire group all by himself.

Sure enough, just as Stand users are attracted to each other, fate also follows a fixed trajectory.

Totsuka Yahiko, the speed at which he was attracted to Katsuragi Kohei was truly unbelievable.

However, should one say "as expected of Katsuragi"?

Dongfang Yi felt that the aura formed by that serious face was no less impressive than that of the teachers.

He shifted his gaze, quietly deactivated his Stealth skill, and looked toward Sakayanagi Arisu in the front row.

The little princess remained seated upright, looking toward the podium with a slight nod, a gentle and indifferent smile on her face—composed, at ease, and elegant.

She offered an approving smile to Katsuragi on the podium.

There was an inexplicable illusion that she was waiting for the bald Katsuragi to kneel and pledge his loyalty.

Next came the self-introductions one by one; aside from Sakayanagi Yuki, only Satoshi Ritonaka drew a chorus of cheers from the students (mostly girls) when he introduced himself.

Dongfang Yi had to admit that good looks were indeed an important asset when interacting with others; there was clearly a reason this guy was voted the No. 1 handsome man.

He probably hit the "strike zone" for quite a few people perfectly.

It was just a mystery why he ended up as a background character later on.

Perhaps it was because... his looks overshadowed the original protagonist, the Tyrannosaurus Rex?

Come on, he was already set up as a Tyrannosaurus Rex; did he really have to be so petty?

Dongfang Yi raised an eyebrow, suddenly feeling a bit like laughing.

Before long, it was finally his turn.

He rose gently, pressed his left hand to his chest, turned to face the entire class, and gave a slight nod, his eyes narrowing slightly: "I am Dongfang Yi. I am very happy to meet you all at this school. My wish for enrollment is to spend three peaceful years in Class A. Please treat me well in the days to come."

He thought his etiquette had been sufficient, but he received no feedback whatsoever.

The entire classroom fell into a silence, quiet as a grave.

Am I that intimidating? Like Katsuragi?

He blinked, eventually sitting back down with indifference; it was just a small matter, not worth his concern.

However, many gazes still landed on him, but whenever he looked back, those students would turn their heads away without a trace.

Sigh, and here I thought I was considered a handsome guy...

I suppose I must have misunderstood.

Could it be that the aesthetic standards of this world are different from back home? Or am I just too confident?

But Kushida Kikyo didn't...

Then again, it's basically impossible to detect any disgust from Kushida.

Unless she doesn't bother to hide it herself.

Does that mean my assumption that she would run around to every club looking for me was just wishful thinking?

He slumped down lazily, turning his head to look at the sky to hide his face, which was flushed with blood from embarrassment.

A bad start.

He sighed heavily, wishing for the first time that these three days of school life would pass as quickly as possible.

I hope it won't be too awkward when I see the gold mine next time, amen.

While he was busy escaping reality, Sakayanagi Arisu in the distance also began to observe him unobtrusively using her vanity mirror.

Perhaps, he might be a pawn with a little bit of value~