Kiyotaka Ayanokoji? Aren't you bullying honest people?

After school.

Gymnasium 1.

At this moment, a young girl walked onto the stage.

Her shoulder-length purple hair was tied into two buns, and she wore a cute, pretty face that held a seriousness inconsistent with her appearance.

Her voice was even slightly childish.

"Attention, freshmen. Sorry to keep you waiting. I am the student council secretary, Tachibana Akane, and I will be serving as the moderator for this orientation. We will now begin the club recruitment orientation with presentations from club representatives."

After finishing, Tachibana Akane stepped off the stage.

Club presidents came up one after another, gesturing wildly as they tried to recruit new members.

It wasn't until a male student walked onto the stage that things changed. He stood tall and straight, wore black-rimmed glasses, and simply held the microphone while gazing coldly at the people below.

Watching the man on stage, Tachibana Akane's face was filled with admiration.

This was the student council president—

Horikita Manabu.

Cold on the outside, gentle on the inside, and immensely powerful.

The strongest man in this university!

"Hey, what's wrong?"

"Did you forget your speech?"

"Don't be nervous, take your time!"

"Get off the stage! You can't even speak, it's hilarious."

However.

As time passed, those who had been encouraging or mocking him gradually sensed that something was wrong.

The entire gymnasium fell silent.

Even without any orders, people instinctively felt that they shouldn't be speaking right now.

Only then

did Horikita Manabu raise the microphone.

Creak.

Just at that moment, the gymnasium doors were pushed open from the outside.

Prince Ganlongdao walked into the gymnasium, followed by Albert and Ishizaki.

On stage, Horikita Manabu, who was just about to speak, froze, his cold gaze fixed on the group that had suddenly barged in.

It had to be said, Prince Ganlongdao's height of nearly two meters, combined with the massive build of Albert, the black student, gave the two of them an incredibly oppressive presence.

For a moment, everyone in the gymnasium had their eyes fixed on them.

The three of them arrived in front of the stage.

"Hey..."

Ishizaki looked around and lowered his voice, saying:

"Prince, something feels off. Why is everyone looking at us?"

"Are you stupid? Just ask them if you want to know."

Prince Ganlongdao gave him a light tap on the head.

He looked around, and finally, his gaze landed on a stoic-faced student with a pompadour nearby.

"Hey, what's your name?"

"Uh...!?"

The poker-faced boy seemed to freeze for a moment, though his expression remained as blank as ever.

"Class D, first year, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka."

"Hmm?"

Prince Ganlongdao gave him an extra look.

Ayanokoji.

That was a rather rare surname.

However, Prince Ganlongdao did have a slight impression of it.

Mainly because the Ganlongdao family had a major client with the surname Ayanokoji; he didn't know if there was any relation to the poker-faced boy in front of him, though he felt it was unlikely.

"Let me ask you."

Prince Ganlongdao glanced at the people around them. "I remember the announcement said a Club Guidebook session was being held here, so why is everyone so quiet?"

"Uh..."

Ayanokoji looked around.

Feeling the gazes of the crowd converging on them, he hesitated for a moment before explaining:

"It is indeed a club orientation, but for some reason, not long after that senior on stage went up, everyone just stopped talking."

"Eh? Why?"

Ishizaki was a bit bewildered.

Without having experienced that atmosphere firsthand, it was hard to grasp the power of the silence.

"That doesn't matter~"

Prince Ganlongdao made a move to lean his elbow on Ayanokoji's shoulder; Ayanokoji, who had wanted to dodge, hesitated for a moment before choosing to give up.

Feeling the weight of Prince Ganlongdao's elbow on his shoulder.

Honestly.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was not very accustomed to this level of physical proximity.

But as a newcomer to the university, he didn't know how to handle it, so he simply let the other person do as he pleased.

"Tell me about it."

Prince Ganlongdao kept his elbow pressed on Ayanokoji's shoulder and tilted his chin toward the Club Guidebook in his hand.

"What kind of clubs does the university have, and are there any club presidents who left an impression on you?"

"Uh..."

Isn't this guy a bit too familiar?

Is it really okay to strike up a conversation like this?

Feeling the surrounding gazes, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka acted reserved and somewhat hesitant:

"I wasn't planning on joining any clubs, so I don't have any strong impressions. If I had to say, there were a few upperclassmen who were quite pretty..."

"Hey~"

Prince Ganlongdao drew out the sound, raising his eyebrows with an "I get it" expression.

"How pretty?"

Really?

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka glanced at him.

He had already made himself seem like someone with no utility value, yet the guy was still refusing to let him go?

How could there be such a naturally familiar person in the world?

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka truly felt he couldn't handle this.

After hesitating for a moment.

He still lowered his voice and said:

"Well... there was one who was exceptionally tall, and her figure was particularly great..."

"..."

The entire gymnasium was silent.

Only the voices of Prince Ganlongdao and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, discussing women without restraint, attracted everyone's attention, leaving Horikita Manabu stranded on the stage for a moment.

"Alright, alright~"

Prince Ganlongdao patted his shoulder, looking quite satisfied.

"The way you describe women is just like a eunuch in the palace—completely devoid of emotion. Boring. Just tell me what clubs the university has."

"Uh..."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka wore a completely blank expression.

He should have been scolded, right? Even if he wasn't scolded, he must have been looked down upon, right?

Then again.

To belittle him one moment and then demand he continue with the introduction the next?

Even if it didn't count as helping.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka also wondered if there was something wrong with such a personality.

However.

Having never interacted with outsiders before.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka found it difficult to judge what a normal university student was like.

Perhaps.

Someone like Prince Ganlongdao was also normal?

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka explained in a tone tinged with a hint of helplessness and confusion:

"There are mainly two large clubs, the Soccer Club and the Basketball Club. There are also some smaller clubs made up of a few people. If you want to know more, I can give you this Club Guidebook."

"No need, read it to me."

"???"

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was filled with question marks.

He seriously suspected.

There was definitely something wrong with this person.

This was their first time meeting, right?

Ordering him around the moment they met, making him answer questions, scolding him, and then forcing him to introduce the clubs.

Where was his shame?

Where was this person's face?

Could it be that he was currently being bullied?

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka felt somewhat perplexed.

But since he hadn't suffered any actual harm, Ayanokoji felt it wasn't a big deal.

After a moment of hesitation.

He still lowered his head, opened the Club Guidebook, and began introducing the various clubs to Prince Ganlongdao.

The onlookers couldn't help but fall silent.

It felt like that honest guy named Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was being bullied.

The entire gymnasium.

Fell into silence.

Yet, no matter how silent the surroundings were.

Only the unbridled laughter and conversation of those two kept echoing through the gymnasium.

Horikita Manabu, left stranded on the stage, looked like a clown instead.

Someone secretly glanced at Horikita Manabu on the stage, then looked at Prince Ganlongdao below.

Regardless of whether Prince Ganlongdao was doing it on purpose.

He had undoubtedly caused Horikita Manabu to lose face; surely he would be furious, right?

Just then.

A girl beside Ayanokoji Kiyotaka finally couldn't watch anymore.

With a cold expression, she said:

"Enough is enough, Ayanokoji. If you dislike it, please just refuse directly. Doing this only causes trouble for the people around you."