Hmph, Men

Two days later.

Monday, the last week of April.

They had finished washing up in their room.

The two of them were still glued together.

Shiho Manabe clung to Prince Ganlongdao's arm, her beautiful eyes filled with pink hearts.

That weekend,

she and Prince Ganlongdao had turned down every social engagement.

Aside from eating and sleeping, they'd spent the whole time in their room pounding rice cakes.

Even now,

Shiho Manabe couldn't forget that overwhelming feeling of fullness. She didn't want to leave Prince Ganlongdao's side.

At this point, even if Prince Ganlongdao told her to die,

she'd have to think twice before deciding whether to do it.

Girls in love were just like that, especially when he was her first love, the one she'd always dreamed of.

Meanwhile,

Prince Ganlongdao was thinking about the system notification from two days ago.

[Shiho Manabe was conquered by the host's mighty Tyrannosaurus! Conquest Points +1!]

One Conquest Point was nothing to get excited about.

Prince Ganlongdao had put it straight into Intelligence. He'd shore up a weakness that wasn't all that weak to begin with, then improve his learning efficiency.

The problem was,

Prince Ganlongdao was starting to feel fed up.

He'd gone to great lengths to become the class leader.

He'd competed with Albert in strength, tested his willpower against Dragon Garden, and worked to coordinate the class's points.

In the end,

only Ishizaki and Albert had submitted to him and sincerely accepted him as their leader. People like Kaneda paid lip service but weren't truly convinced.

Hmph, men.

They all dreamed of what they'd do once they were in charge.

Getting people like Kaneda to accept him wholeheartedly

would be next to impossible.

Even the emperors of old couldn't manage it. Prince Ganlongdao certainly couldn't, either.

Men were inherently unstable factors.

What Prince Ganlongdao hadn't expected was this:

it had taken him just two days to conquer Shiho Manabe.

If he wanted to get stronger

and earn more system points,

should he shift his focus to people like Shiho Manabe instead?

They might not remain loyal forever,

but when faced with his Tyrannosaurus,

they'd surely be wholeheartedly devoted during the honeymoon period. After that, it would depend on Prince Ganlongdao's methods.

That was good enough for him.

The more he thought about it,

the more convinced he became.

It wasn't worth wasting time on ungrateful people like Kaneda and his crowd. He only needed to make use of them.

With that,

Prince Ganlongdao made up his mind.

From now on, he should devote more of his energy to Shiho Manabe and the others!

"Let's go."

"I wonder what their reactions will be when they hear that Prince Brother and I are dating."

Shiho Manabe looked eager.

She showed no sign of letting go of Prince Ganlongdao's arm.

Of course she wanted the whole world to know

about her happiness.

"Yeah. Then, I suppose..."

Prince Ganlongdao pretended to think it over, then playfully ran a finger along her dainty nose.

"They'll probably start calling you their big sister-in-law~"

"What? That makes me sound like some old lady."

Shiho Manabe protested.

She said that, but there wasn't a hint of resistance in her.

If people called her big sister-in-law,

wouldn't that mean she was Prince Ganlongdao's wife?

Shiho Manabe was overjoyed.

Prince Ganlongdao had no intention of hiding their relationship at all.

It wouldn't be hard to come up with excuses to persuade Shiho Manabe, but he wouldn't do that.

He wasn't afraid of anything. He would face his desires honestly.

Class 1-C.

The two of them walked into the classroom carrying two bags of drinks.

Shiho Manabe cheerfully handed them out to everyone.

"Come on, everyone, have a drink!"

"Hmm? Manabe, what's this for?"

"It's nothing! Prince Brother and I are dating, so I'm treating everyone to drinks. There's one for each of you, so don't be shy."

"Wait, really?"

"Oh, I see. Congratulations..."

Shiho Manabe set a bottle of soda on a girl's desk.

She might never have even spoken to some of the girls, but she'd bought drinks for them all the same. Then she went over to Ishizaki.

"Ishizaki, have a drink. If you ever like a girl, tell your big sister-in-law and she'll help you figure something out~"

"It's Ishizaki."

Ishizaki blushed. "It's been a whole month. At least try to remember my name."

"Oh, right, sorry, sorry. Have a drink."

"..."

Watching the scene, Prince Ganlongdao seemed to discover a talent Shiho Manabe had.

Each bottle cost only a hundred points, but forty people meant four thousand points.

Thirty thousand points were enough to cover everyone's daily expenses for a month.

But at the end of the month,

four thousand points was a fortune to Shiho Manabe.

There was no way she could afford it.

She'd asked Prince Ganlongdao to cover the cost.

Her reason was that since they were dating, everyone ought to know.

Even when Prince Ganlongdao told her it was a loan and he'd deduct the amount from her points next month, she still agreed.

Clearly,

she was doing it to show off.

To flaunt that she'd landed such a handsome boyfriend.

Treating everyone to drinks was just a way to make herself look generous.

And yet,

beneath all that intense competitiveness,

Prince Ganlongdao saw one of Shiho Manabe's strengths.

Shiho Manabe was always jealous of others, always comparing herself to them in secret.

She compared cosmetics, handbags, looks, figures, skin, and all kinds of possessions!

Women who cared about money like that were everywhere.

But

Prince Ganlongdao noticed one major difference about Shiho Manabe.

As her status changed, she drew things she'd never cared about before into the scope of her comparisons.

Simply put,

Shiho Manabe had her own code of conduct.

Now that she was Prince Ganlongdao's woman and Ishizaki and the others' big sister-in-law,

she had to act like one and look after those beneath her.

Since Rika Morofuji and the others treated her as their leader, she'd stand up for her sisters, even if it was beyond her abilities.

She did it to show off.

To act the part of their big sister.

A personality like that was the same as having no personality at all!

She was the sum of all her competitive impulses.

After all, her behavior

would change at any time depending on her position.

But on the other hand, it also meant

her personality was extremely malleable.

With the right approach,

Prince Ganlongdao could shape Shiho Manabe into the woman who would benefit him most.

With the right guidance,

perhaps Shiho Manabe could shine brilliantly, too.

All day long,

Prince Ganlongdao and Shiho Manabe

acted like a pair of silly lovebirds—or, more accurately, a frivolous punk and a flashy girl.

Whenever class ended,

Shiho Manabe sat on Prince Ganlongdao's lap, crossed her long, beautiful legs, and wrapped her arms around his neck. She wanted the whole world to know how happy they were.

By noon,

Ishizaki finally found the right moment.

He was so straightforward that he couldn't hold back any longer.

"Prince Brother, how did you end up dating Manabe?"

"What's the problem?"

"Nothing... I just feel like... Prince Brother ought to be dating someone better."

Ishizaki scratched his head.

He'd never had a girlfriend himself,

but that didn't stop him from thinking Shiho Manabe and the others were beneath him.

No matter how he looked at it, Shiho Manabe didn't seem good enough for Prince Brother.

"Ishizaki."

Prince Ganlongdao shrugged nonchalantly.

"There are only two kinds of women I look down on: ugly ones and disloyal ones. Manabe isn't as bad as you think. Besides, who says a man can only have one woman?"

"Huh?"

Ishizaki was dumbfounded.

They'd already made their relationship public. Could Prince Brother really have two girlfriends at once?

He was that bold?

It was someone else's private business, so Ishizaki didn't dwell on it.

Still,

May was almost here. A whole month had gone by.

Dragon Garden still hadn't come to school.

Ishizaki wanted to ask about it,

but after glancing at Prince Ganlongdao, he didn't dare say anything.

From what Prince Ganlongdao and Dragon Garden had said, points probably had something to do with strength.

But he had no idea how they were connected.