Arrogance, Born to Rule

"Ha~"

He opened his eyes.

Under everyone's gaze,

Prince Ganlongdao yawned and stretched luxuriously before turning to look at the class.

At that moment,

everyone in the class was looking this way.

Dragon Garden stood in front of Albert, holding his stomach. Ishizaki and Kaneda stood a little farther away, while the others watched from the back of the classroom or along its edges.

"Hmm?"

Prince Ganlongdao lifted his chin toward Dragon Garden and the others by the podium.

"What are they doing?"

"Eh? Eh? Eh?"

Hidetoshi Suzuki, sitting in front of him, looked a little bewildered.

Was he talking to him?

There was no one else around, so he must be talking to him, right?

Ever since Hidetoshi Suzuki hadn't stopped him from putting his feet up on the desk, Prince Ganlongdao had labeled him an honest sort.

He might have all kinds of thoughts in his head.

But honest people generally shared a few traits.

They cared about their reputation, were polite, followed the rules, and rarely knew how to refuse.

After hesitating for a moment,

Hidetoshi Suzuki explained:

"You might not have heard, but you have to use points for all your expenses at this school. You should have a hundred thousand points on your phone right now, but you don't get that amount every month. It depends on your ability."

"They came up with all these rules. That red-haired guy, Dragon Garden, wants to be the boss, but he likes beating people up. Albert's trying to stop him."

"Huh?"

Propping his cheek on his hand, Prince Ganlongdao looked at Dragon Garden and the others, dumbfounded.

"Wasn't all this stuff in the enrollment guide? Why did they have to figure it out?"

"Th-that's..."

Hidetoshi Suzuki faltered, stammering a little.

The class glanced at Dragon Garden and Kaneda, their gazes gradually turning strange.

The enrollment guide.

Who even read that thing?

Hardly anyone had seriously read an enrollment guide in their entire life, right?

At the very least, Dragon Garden, Albert, Ishizaki, and Kaneda definitely hadn't read it.

In fact,

the enrollment guide said almost exactly what Kazuma Sakagami had explained.

It only gave some information about the dorms, the shopping center, and points. How much you learned still depended on your own ability.

But

the others didn't know that, and there wasn't time to check now.

So,

the class looked at Dragon Garden and Kaneda strangely.

They were using things written in the enrollment guide to show off in front of them?

Couldn't they have a little shame?

Feeling everyone's eyes on him,

Dragon Garden frowned, and Kaneda's face flushed too.

They really hadn't read the enrollment guide.

They couldn't help but doubt themselves.

Had the rules they'd spent so long working out really all been written in the enrollment guide?

Wouldn't that make them look like complete idiots?

The two turned to look at Kazuma Sakagami. Their expressions said it all: If it was all in the enrollment guide, why make such a big fuss about it? What was wrong with you?

"The enrollment guide does mention it."

"But what I said was basically the same. It definitely doesn't explain the rules in detail."

Kazuma Sakagami turned to Prince Ganlongdao and adjusted his glasses.

"Of course, it's possible someone could understand these rules just by reading the enrollment guide, or that there's some other explanation."

"Heh..."

At that,

Prince Ganlongdao scoffed.

Kazuma Sakagami was implying that he might have been pretending to sleep while eavesdropping, and that he should prove his ability by showing how much he knew about the points system and its rules.

In truth,

he had been eavesdropping.

There was no point worrying about that now.

The point was to dispel the awe Dragon Garden and the others had just begun to feel.

They'd thought Dragon Garden and the others were impressive because of those rules. Then they suddenly heard that they'd only learned them from the enrollment guide. In an instant, they seemed like a joke.

That was enough.

"But... Boss."

Prince Ganlongdao propped his cheek on his hand and smiled. "In that case, there's no need for you to fight over it. I'll be your boss instead."

"..."

Ishizaki and the others' mouths twitched.

Well, great.

Here came another troublesome one.

At least Dragon Garden had made it clear he wanted to be the boss. This guy acted as if becoming their boss was some kind of charity.

"Heh."

Dragon Garden couldn't help laughing, though it made his stomach hurt.

"What makes you think you're qualified to be the boss?"

"Hey... look."

Just then,

someone noticed the nameplate on Prince Ganlongdao's desk.

Since Prince Ganlongdao sat in the back row, almost everyone in front could see the nameplate on his desk.

"Prince Ganlongdao?"

"Is that his name? What a strange name."

"Oh my god, keep your voice down. You've never heard of Ganlongdao?"

"No, I haven't. You're making it sound terrifying. Are they really that powerful?"

"I heard my big brother talk about them. They're a yakuza group over in Hokkaido. You've heard of Yamaguchi, right? They're the biggest yakuza group in the country after Yamaguchi. Be careful, or they'll kill you!"

"Gulp..."

Inside the classroom,

the sound of people swallowing nervously rang out again and again.

The young inevitably had some fire in them.

Even Ishizaki and the others, who had planned to wash their hands of crime and retire, looked at Prince Ganlongdao with admiration and awe when they heard the name Ganlongdao.

Meanwhile, another group of people—

Hidetoshi Suzuki leaned forward, staring at Prince Ganlongdao in terror.

You've got to be kidding.

There were delinquents in the class, a class boss, a school boss.

And now there was even a yakuza heir.

My god.

What kind of school had he enrolled in?

Hidetoshi Suzuki wanted to say, "Mom, I want to go home."

As for Kaneda,

he kept his head down, cowering like a quail.

He didn't really understand the yakuza.

But he imagined they were probably like they were on TV.

Dragon Garden might just beat him up, but Ganlongdao would probably throw him into the sea to feed the fish.

Meanwhile,

after hearing the others' conversation,

Dragon Garden didn't seem to think much of Prince Ganlongdao.

If anything, he wanted to find out

how he compared to a real yakuza, and whether there was any difference between them!

So Dragon Garden narrowed his eyes and taunted him:

"Ganlongdao is definitely an unusual name. I guess that's true. Is that what makes you qualified?"

"Qualified?"

Prince Ganlongdao shook his head and walked over to Dragon Garden and the others.

He gave a soft laugh.

"What does that even mean?"

"I was born to rule. You should consider it an honor to have me as your boss. Is anyone thinking of challenging me?"

"Uh..."

Dragon Garden froze for a moment.

Ishizaki and the others beside him looked even more dumbfounded.

Even Albert and Kaneda were at a loss for words.

Arrogant.

So arrogant.

Arrogance taken to the extreme.

Was this guy an idiot?

Or some rich kid who'd just left home and thought the whole world should obey him?

The other students in Class C were speechless too.

He wasn't treating them like fellow students at all. It was as if being their boss were some kind of gift to them.

This was ridiculous.

Dragon Garden shook his head, a little disappointed.

Forget it.

It would be good to teach this rich kid a lesson. Once he was away from his parents' protection, no one would care about the name Ganlongdao.

Dragon Garden said mockingly:

"And if I am, so what?"