"Who's the boss?"
At that,
Staring into Prince Ganlongdao's deep-set eyes,
Albert, clutching his neck, trembled with fear.
He had always preferred peace and disliked fighting. He just enjoyed working out and happened to be exceptionally talented.
Thanks to his strength,
Albert had never been bullied.
As long as Albert spoke up, most people would show him some respect.
Now,
The pain in his throat
filled Albert with fear.
Prince Ganlongdao was far stronger than Ryuen, and even more ruthless. He was no match for him.
Even though his throat hurt and his voice was a little hoarse,
He still instinctively forced out a reply to Prince Ganlongdao.
"You are the boss!"
"Good."
Prince Ganlongdao smiled and patted him on the shoulder, then turned to look at the others.
"I'll ask again. From now on, I'm the boss of this class."
"Who agrees, and who objects?"
"..."
The students glanced at one another.
No one answered. That should count as an unspoken agreement.
However,
"One last time."
Prince Ganlongdao chuckled. "Who agrees, and who objects?"
"I agree!"
Daichi Ishizaki raised his hand,
Instinctively sensing that something was off.
There had usually been an understanding: silence meant agreement. But Prince Ganlongdao didn't seem to accept that.
"Good."
Prince Ganlongdao nodded in satisfaction.
When no one else responded,
He turned and walked over to Kaneda, smiling.
"Kaneda, was it? Do you have a problem with me?"
"..."
Thinking of how Albert and Ryuen had been beaten, Kaneda hesitated for a moment, then answered obediently.
"No."
Smack!
A sharp slap rang out.
Prince Ganlongdao backhanded him across the face.
"If you don't have a problem with me, why didn't you answer?"
"..."
Kaneda covered the spot where he'd been hit.
Feeling everyone's eyes on him, his face flushed red. He wanted nothing more than to fight Prince Ganlongdao right then and there.
But when he thought about the gap in their strength, Sakagami's attitude, and how this could affect his chances of choosing his future career freely,
Kaneda clenched his fists and lowered his head without a word.
Smack!
Prince Ganlongdao slapped him across the face again.
In truth, only Ryuen had any chance of making him change his approach. Violence was enough to handle everyone else.
"You..."
Kaneda glared at Prince Ganlongdao with a murderous look.
"What do you mean?"
"You didn't answer my question. If you have no problem with me, why didn't you say so?"
"I..."
Kaneda looked at Prince Ganlongdao's hand and gritted his teeth before forcing out two words.
"I forgot..."
"Just this once."
Prince Ganlongdao stood in front of him, towering two heads above him.
He looked down at Kaneda.
"Now answer me. From now on, I'm the boss of this class. Do you agree or object?"
Feeling everyone's eyes on him,
Kaneda's face burned, but he still gritted his teeth and answered in a low voice.
"I agree."
"Did you forget to eat? Speak up!"
"I agree!"
Kaneda glared at him and shouted, "From now on, you're the boss of this class. Happy now?"
"..."
Prince Ganlongdao's expression turned slightly amused.
Feeling his gaze, Kaneda lowered his head like a quail, afraid of being hit again.
The guy clearly wasn't convinced. His pride kept him from backing down, but he was too afraid of Prince Ganlongdao's violence to openly resist.
In the end, he was stuck in an awkward state, unable to go forward or back down.
"That's enough for today."
Prince Ganlongdao didn't bother with his pride. He turned to the class and smiled.
"Back to what we were discussing!"
"From now on, I'm the boss of this class. Do you agree or object?"
"Gulp..."
Someone swallowed.
Prince Ganlongdao was not only stronger than Ryuen but also more violent and domineering. He wouldn't even allow them to stay silent.
Still,
Thinking about it carefully,
They were only being asked to answer a question. It wasn't as if anyone would die.
"I agree..."
Someone replied weakly.
Then came a chorus of uneven replies, some loud and some quiet.
Thump.
Prince Ganlongdao rapped on a desk and barked,
"Did you forget to eat? Speak up!"
"We agree!"
Ishizaki and the others answered in unison.
Only then did Prince Ganlongdao nod in satisfaction at the sight before him.
Now that was more like it.
The class had shown no discipline at all before.
Having lived in a war-torn land, he had very high standards for discipline.
Only strict discipline
Could ensure a group's combat effectiveness.
Besides,
This was also a test of obedience, which would help him lead the class in the future.
Just then,
The mechanical voice rang out in his mind again.
[Daichi Ishizaki respects the host's formidable strength. Conquest points +1!]
[Albert fears the host. Conquest points +1]
Prince Ganlongdao raised an eyebrow.
So that meant
Everyone else was only giving in outwardly, not inwardly?
After all that effort, he'd only won over two people.
Prince Ganlongdao wasn't unhappy. If anything, he was pleased.
For someone like Ishizaki or Albert to be won over so easily meant they were simple and straightforward.
There were only two kinds of people in this world you could trust.
The straightforward and the foolish.
The straightforward didn't play mind games. The foolish had no minds to play with.
Just like that,
He'd found one straightforward person and one fool.
Prince Ganlongdao was already quite satisfied.
As for whether they were loyal,
That wasn't necessarily related to how easily he had won them over.
The problem was,
System, I've already become the leader of Class C. Why isn't the mission complete? Are you seriously saying it only counts if every one of these people is sincerely convinced?
Prince Ganlongdao frowned and asked the system in his mind.
He wasn't some high schooler with delusions of grandeur. He understood the nature of this world.
Aside from straightforward people like Ishizaki and Albert, who would willingly submit, everyone in the world had their own selfish motives.
Getting everyone in Class C to submit wholeheartedly was an impossible task.
Even ancient emperors had used the Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues, yet still couldn't make their subjects completely loyal. He certainly couldn't do any better. It was good enough if they could form a community of shared interests.
Unless,
It rewarded him with a hypnosis app or something.
[Detected: Ryuen Kakeru and Ibuki Mio have not agreed to the host becoming the class leader, so the mission cannot be completed.]
Prince Ganlongdao breathed a sigh of relief.
That made more sense.
As for the two conquest points he'd earned, he could check them later when he got back to the dorm.
Seeing the anxious expressions on everyone's faces, Prince Ganlongdao smiled.
"All right, let's go to the entrance ceremony."
"Boss."
Albert, now recovered, looked worriedly at Ryuen on the floor.
"What should we do with him?"
"Don't worry, he won't die. Just leave him here."
Prince Ganlongdao glanced at Ryuen on the floor, then left the classroom. The others looked at Ryuen too.
After a moment's hesitation,
They decided it wasn't worth getting involved.
What did it matter to them whether Ryuen attended the entrance ceremony?
Besides, Ryuen didn't look like a good person anyway.
Just then,
A girl ran up beside Prince Ganlongdao.
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