"Dragon Garden."
Prince Ganlongdao said with a hint of disgust:
"Are you doing this on purpose, keeping me in suspense like this? I thought you were going to say something important, and it's just this?"
"What?"
"That Sakayanagi Arisu and Ichinose Honami."
Prince Ganlongdao raised an eyebrow and said:
"Those sound like girls' names. The main point should be their looks, right? What are you even telling me?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Kaneda, Ishizaki, and the others immediately fell silent.
They hadn't expected.
That upon hearing about the leaders of other classes.
Prince Ganlongdao's first reaction would actually be this.
"Hoo..."
Dragon Garden took a deep breath, so angry he wanted to hit someone.
He looked at Prince Ganlongdao opposite him and said coldly:
"Judging by your behavior with Manabe, you're just messing around, so you shouldn't be lacking women, right? Are you really that desperate? Instead of women, shouldn't you be thinking about the real business at hand?"
"Are you stupid?"
Prince Ganlongdao leaned back in his chair with disdain:
"A man lives his life for three things: power, money, and women. These three points don't conflict with each other. Why not be frank and face your own desires? There aren't many honest, straightforward people like me left."
"As for the real business."
Prince Ganlongdao looked even more dismissive:
"Let's talk about Class D. Based on your description, other than Ichinose being somewhat interesting, the other two are quite boring."
"What?"
Dragon Garden narrowed his eyes, doubting he had heard correctly.
He hadn't expected.
This was Prince Ganlongdao's assessment.
It seemed he completely looked down on both Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei, and even Ichinose Honami was barely worth his attention, considered only slightly interesting?
Originally.
Dragon Garden just wanted to hear Prince Ganlongdao's judgment to compare it with his own.
The two were in complete agreement regarding Ichinose Honami.
After all.
Someone who could gain the trust of so many people in such a short time.
Dragon Garden had never seen it, and neither had Prince Ganlongdao; both were somewhat interested.
Such a person.
Was either someone with a pure heart or someone with deep, hidden motives.
Their views on Katsuragi Kohei were also roughly the same.
He was too honest.
Dragon Garden felt that such a personality was only suitable for a deputy, and he was truly unqualified to be a leader.
However, regarding Sakayanagi Arisu, the two had a huge disagreement.
In Dragon Garden's eyes.
This Sakayanagi Arisu, who had limited mobility, ignored class interests, and only cared about her own amusement, should be the most vigilant opponent, yet Prince Ganlongdao completely looked down on her.
That was it.
Dragon Garden suddenly thought of something.
"That person Sakayanagi has limited mobility and can only walk with a cane."
"So what? Dragon Garden, I know what you want to say. It's nothing more than thinking that someone like Sakayanagi who ignores the rules is more worthy of vigilance."
Prince Ganlongdao leaned back in his chair, picking his ear as he said:
"From what you're saying, even if she falls behind, she doesn't choose to admit defeat, and she still has the ability to contend with Katsuragi?"
Seeing Dragon Garden looking like he was all ears, Prince Ganlongdao said indifferently:
"Then how does she compare to me? Didn't you also want to fight me for this class leader position? In the end, didn't you still choose to admit defeat?"
"Temporarily."
"It doesn't matter. I just wanted to tell you that a quick pain is better than a long one."
Prince Ganlongdao raised his hand and began to analyze the situation on his own.
"The fact that Sakayanagi and Katsuragi still haven't decided a winner only proves two things."
"Either she is worried about the Class Points, or the people around her—let's call them the Sakayanagi Faction—are restricting her actions, forcing her to consider the Class Points."
"They are just a group of people gathered together for the sake of profit."
"Or, it means the current strength of the Sakayanagi Faction is insufficient, and Sakayanagi needs to accumulate more power before she can strike back."
"Regardless of which it is, it shows that Sakayanagi has reservations and isn't truly ignoring the rules."
"In that case, she's nothing more than that. At most, she can be considered interesting. If she were a bit prettier, maybe that would be fine?"
"..."
The corner of Dragon Garden's mouth twitched.
After all that talk, it ended up back on the issue of looks.
However.
Thinking about his own source of information.
Dragon Garden's expression became slightly more solemn.
He hadn't expected that.
Based on just these few words, Prince Ganlongdao had already judged the essence of the Sakayanagi Faction as merely a group of people gathered for profit, though the second point of his judgment remained questionable.
"That's because you're a lunatic."
Dragon Garden sneered.
Even though Katsuragi and Sakayanagi were fighting internally, they still managed to protect their Class Points.
This guy had directly drained their Class Points to zero, though he, Dragon Garden, also bore some responsibility for that.
However.
The main reason was.
Dragon Garden had the confidence to turn the tide.
Even if the Class Points dropped to zero, he was confident he could rise to Class A, but if things dragged on like this for another few months, that would certainly be impossible.
This showed that he, Dragon Garden, still had some sense.
Yet Prince Ganlongdao seemed intent on dragging this out with him indefinitely.
He was a complete lunatic.
To this day.
Dragon Garden still didn't know where this guy's inexplicable confidence came from.
If it weren't for the fact that Prince Ganlongdao had consolidated the class's Private Points and established class rules and regulations, actually doing something useful.
Otherwise.
Dragon Garden really wanted to smack him.
But even these achievements were, in Dragon Garden's eyes, better than nothing at best.
After all.
In Dragon Garden's view.
He could rise to Class A relying on his own personal strength, and everyone else just needed to be obedient.
Why bother considering the class?
But Prince Ganlongdao wanted to grasp both sides and keep both sides strong.
Aside from his fighting ability and insight, Dragon Garden had never seen Prince Ganlongdao make a move.
For now, he could only endure it.
"Fine."
Not minding Dragon Garden's rudeness, Prince Ganlongdao shrugged and said:
"What about Class D? Are there any interesting leaders?"
"If I had to say, there's Hirata Yosuke and Kushida Kikyo. Class D is still a mess of loose sand; they can't even pick a leader. It's completely like playing house, not worth mentioning."
"What about Kushida Kikyo?"
"Get lost. If you're interested, go check for yourself."
Dragon Garden laughed in anger.
He wondered if this guy's attention was only focused on these girls?
It wasn't as if Dragon Garden hadn't dated people before, and he had dated many, many people. It wasn't like he hadn't juggled multiple relationships before either.
In the end, Ryuen also reached a conclusion.
Women are just like that; ordinary girls are the most suitable after all.
Therefore.
Ryuen never made judgments from a moral perspective.
The five people present, none of them were morally noble fellows, only Ishizaki looked full of envy, wanting to listen but too embarrassed to speak up.
"That's true."
After pondering for a moment.
Prince Ganlongdao nodded.
Having heard Ryuen's description.
Prince Ganlongdao didn't have many thoughts on it, not taking the leaders of the various classes seriously at all.
As long as he wanted to win, he would definitely win.
However.
There were still two years left, so playing around with them was fine too.
What's more, he still had a mission; although he didn't know how much lifespan the Longevity Potion could add, the lottery draws might yield some extraordinary powers, enough to make Prince Ganlongdao take it seriously.
"Since you don't care, then listen to me."
As he spoke, Ryuen pulled a photograph from behind his waistband and said coldly:
"As it happens, I have a plan!"
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