The Inarticulate Ayanokoji, His Judgment

After leaving the Gymnasium, Ishizaki, who was following Prince Ganlongdao, looked rather smug.

"Haha."

"Prince Brother, that was truly amazing."

"I thought that Student Council President was so tough with that straight face of his, but in the end, he couldn't do a thing to us."

Ishizaki said with a face full of excitement.

In the past.

He only ever led three or five lackeys to pick fights with people from neighboring classes.

How could he ever be like he was today?

Three people acting tough in front of the entire school, with the Student Council President included.

He had originally intended to turn over a new leaf.

But until now.

Ishizaki only just realized that what he did before was child's play; following Prince Ganlongdao around to fight was much more satisfying.

"My legs were actually shaking just now."

As he spoke, Ishizaki's excitement was tinged with a hint of lingering fear:

"Being stared at by so many people, I thought for sure we were going to get beaten up. I didn't expect you and the others to actually dare to make a move; it was simply too cool. How did you manage that? Weren't you afraid at all?"

Hearing this.

Prince Ganlongdao felt a bit annoyed and gave him a light kick:

"Most people in this world are just trash who only know how to watch from the sidelines and prefer to keep to themselves. Ishizaki, be more arrogant in the future. Don't be such a coward; if anything happens, I've got your back."

"It doesn't matter if you're a coward, but you're losing face for me."

Just now, when Horikita Manabu was looking at them.

He noticed Ishizaki's legs were trembling, and this guy was supposed to be a middle school class leader.

Prince Ganlongdao couldn't afford to lose that kind of face.

However.

It wasn't entirely without gains this time.

According to what Horikita Manabu said.

Practices like those of Albert, which seemingly exploited loopholes in the rules, would also face punishment.

The truth would be revealed in a month.

Prince Ganlongdao guessed it mostly had to do with points.

But.

Dragon Garden was already destined to skip classes.

No matter what the university assessed, their class's grades couldn't possibly be high.

Prince Ganlongdao didn't care.

Anyway, his goal was just to dominate this university.

Arrogance was no longer enough to describe his personality.

In Prince Ganlongdao's view.

Dominating the university wasn't a question of success or failure.

Rather.

As long as he wanted to.

Dominating this university was a matter of course.

It was destiny.

It was an indelible iron law!

On the other side.

After Prince Ganlongdao and his group left, the club orientation finally ended.

The oppressive feeling Horikita Manabu had projected was gone, leaving behind only disdain for Prince Ganlongdao.

However.

Horikita Suzune noticed.

Even after Prince Ganlongdao and his group left the Gymnasium, Ayanokoji's attention remained fixed on them.

"Ayanokoji, that's great, congratulations on making a friend."

Horikita Suzune said with a hint of sarcasm.

She still remembered that Ayanokoji, with his reclusive and inarticulate personality, had the goal of finding an opportunity to make friends; could this guy have actually mistaken Prince Ganlongdao for a friend?

"Don't make things difficult for me~"

Ayanokoji turned his head and said, "That's clearly not the type of person I can handle."

"It's good that you know."

Horikita Suzune crossed her arms over her chest and instructed him with a condescending air:

"Don't even think about becoming friends with that kind of trashy delinquent, otherwise, a guy like you will just be bullied to death."

"Hmm? Horikita-san, could it be that you're worried about me?"

"I'm just giving you a heads-up."

Horikita Suzune cast a cold, sharp glance at him, her tone even more arrogant:

"If you can swear that you won't come to me for help when you get bullied, I'd be more than happy for you to make friends with him. Perhaps you might even gain a friendship where you get ordered around at his beck and call."

"Spare me~"

Having said that.

Ayanokoji turned his head to look outside the Gymnasium, where the figure of Prince Ganlongdao had already vanished.

Seeing him act this way, Horikita Suzune couldn't help but feel a bit confused.

"What are you still looking at?"

"Nothing."

Ayanokoji looked outside the Gymnasium, his expression blank as he said:

"I just feel like he's quite impressive."

"Huh?"

Horikita Suzune was momentarily dumbfounded, her face full of disdain as she said:

"You aren't talking about that delinquent from just now, are you? Let me ask you, what exactly do you find impressive about him?"

"Nothing."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka turned back to look at Horikita Suzune, his gaze deep.

"I just feel that for him to have made two such friends only two days after school started, isn't that quite impressive?"

Ayanokoji knew clearly.

This was naturally not as simple as just being friends.

Ishizaki and Albert were clearly treating Prince Ganlongdao as their boss.

With just a single word.

Albert would treat his commands as imperial edicts to be executed.

Moreover.

Judging by their respectful attitudes.

This was likely not just as simple as being their boss; he was very likely a leader who had already unified an entire class.

Otherwise.

Between friends, They shouldn't be this respectful, right?

Mainly.

This was something accomplished in just two days.

It was enough to demonstrate the leadership of Prince Ganlongdao, as well as the terrifying strength required to subdue Albert.

Ayanokoji just wanted to tell Horikita Suzune these things.

"Hmm?"

Horikita Suzune furrowed her delicate brows, looking somewhat dismissive: "Birds of a feather flock together; they're just delinquents who instinctively huddled together for warmth. What's so impressive about that? Ayanokoji, you'd be better off getting to know some more outstanding people."

"Alright..."

Ayanokoji did not refute her, only saying: "Don't you think he's very similar to someone?"

"Koenji?"

Horikita Suzune furrowed her delicate brows.

Both of them simultaneously thought of Koenji Rokusuke from their class.

It had to be said.

Prince Ganlongdao and Koenji Rokusuke were indeed somewhat alike—both self-righteous, arrogant, and maverick, completely disregarding the opinions of those around them.

The only difference lies here.

Prince Ganlongdao is not as narcissistic as Koenji Rokusuke, and he actually knows how to get along with others and make friends.

"That's right."

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka nodded in agreement.

"Perhaps he is just as formidable as Koenji, who knows."

"Heh."

Horikita Suzune cast a look of disdain at him.

"Ayanokoji, I truly have serious doubts about your judgment. I admit that both of them appear to have excellent athletic performance, but the standards for judging people in this world are not limited to just one."

"Athletic performance alone cannot represent true strength, let alone being formidable."

Horikita Suzune is not stupid.

Prince Ganlongdao and Koenji Rokusuke.

Both of them are muscular and look like they can fight, so they are certainly skilled at sports.

But so what?

This world is not just about sports; there are other aspects as well.

For example.

Academic performance.

Moreover, even if both of them had equally excellent grades.

Horikita Suzune still wouldn't find anything worth admiring, as she is at the top level in both academics and athletics.

They don't even measure up to a single strand of her brother Horikita Manabu's hair!

Ayanokoji making such a fuss over this is simply a sign of his shallow experience and lack of exposure to the world.

"Hmm... indeed."

Ayanokoji looked at the girl before him with an expressionless face.

Forget it.

After all, this is just idle chatter, and there is no need to argue.

Glancing back at the direction where Prince Ganlongdao had disappeared, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka silently took note of it in his mind.

Unexpectedly.

Only on the second day of school, someone is already capable of reaching this level.

For other classes, it would take at least a week, or even a month, to achieve such a feat.

Truly.

A gap-widening level of strength!

It is a pity.

Horikita Suzune's field of vision is so narrow that it is actually frightening.