Love Letter, Challenge Letter

"Yo..."

"Hello there~"

"Yamada, Ishizaki."

Though she greeted them with her mouth, the girl didn't even spare the two of them a glance.

Clearly, she was only interested in one specific person in the group, and her greeting to the others was merely a formality.

In fact, one could tell from this

that she didn't care at all and had no grasp of true manners.

It was as if teachers, parents, and her surroundings had told her she should act this way, so the young girl offered a perfunctory greeting, which only made her seem even more rude.

"Prince Ganlongdao."

The girl pushed the two of them aside and went straight to Prince Ganlongdao's side.

"Are you guys heading to the entrance ceremony too? Shall we go together?"

"You are..."

Prince Ganlongdao glanced at her.

Chestnut-colored short hair, a fine figure, and quite attractive.

"Manabe?"

"Shiho Manabe..."

Shiho Manabe smiled with poise. "My family usually calls me Bao'er, you guys can call me that too. I assume it's fine if I call you Prince, right?"

"..."

You say that, but could you at least look at us?

Standing to the side, Daichi Ishizaki rolled his eyes.

"Hey, can you look at us when you're talking? Isn't it a bit rude to act like this?"

"Eh?"

Shiho Manabe's pretty face stiffened, and she shot him an annoyed glance.

"Is it really interesting for a grown man to be so petty with a girl?"

"You..."

Not being good with words, Ishizaki was left speechless, only managing to say after a long pause:

"Brother Prince, let's go. Don't pay any mind to someone like this."

Thump.

Prince Ganlongdao tapped him lightly on the head.

"What 'Brother Prince'? If you don't find it troublesome, I do. From now on, you guys just call me Brother Taizi."

"Yes, Brother Taizi."

Ishizaki rubbed his head.

He didn't feel much of a difference; he didn't really care either way.

"Brother Taizi."

Shiho Manabe didn't care about what just happened and leaned in close to Prince Ganlongdao again, her body nearly pressing against him.

"Since you have so much money, how about we go to karaoke after the entrance ceremony ends? My treat!"

"..."

Ishizaki and Albert silently stepped a bit further away.

They had to admit, Prince Ganlongdao was indeed very handsome.

But could this Shiho Manabe be a little more reserved...

Her ulterior motives were loud and clear.

Anyone could see that Shiho Manabe was interested in Brother Taizi.

It was only the first day of school, and she was practically throwing herself at him; could this girl have some shame?

Actually, Prince Ganlongdao was already used to this.

When a girl truly likes a boy, she is often even more passionate than the boy; if she isn't passionate, it means she doesn't like him, and there's no need to harbor any wishful thinking.

"Hmm... let's make it tomorrow."

Prince Ganlongdao smiled and explained, "I have some things to take care of later, and I also plan to buy some daily necessities, so I probably won't have time for karaoke."

"Oh, right, I almost forgot. Let's exchange contact information then. I'll reach out to you tomorrow, and we can go shopping together later."

Shiho Manabe took out her phone on her own accord.

Clearly.

She was an extremely self-centered person, or perhaps she was just so confident in her appearance that she never even considered the possibility of being rejected.

Of course, Prince Ganlongdao did not refuse.

The two finished exchanging contact information.

Shiho Manabe felt that it wouldn't be right to leave the others out, so she took out her phone and walked over to Daichi Ishizaki and the others.

Her pretty face clearly showed she was just going through the motions.

"Alright, you guys too."

"..."

Daichi Ishizaki's mouth twitched.

If you didn't want to exchange, you didn't have to say anything; doing it this way was even more impolite.

Of course, seeing that Prince Ganlongdao hadn't refused, Daichi Ishizaki and Albert also perfunctorily exchanged contact information with her.

The group headed to the gymnasium together to attend the entrance ceremony.

Shiho Manabe monopolized the spot next to Prince Ganlongdao, chatting and laughing with him.

A group of four had thus formed.

Keyaki Mall.

The most popular entertainment center at this university.

It had everything from department stores and convenience stores to movie theaters and pedestrian streets.

After buying daily necessities with Shiho Manabe and the others, Prince Ganlongdao mentioned he had something to do and headed back to the dormitory building first, walking up to the building manager's office.

Inside the window, a staff member of the school was slacking off.

"Um... excuse me."

Prince Ganlongdao lifted the supplies in his hands and said somewhat shyly:

"I'd like to ask which room Ryuen Kakeru from Class 1-C is staying in?"

"Hmm?"

The staff member, who had been watching a TV series, finally snapped back to reality and glanced at him.

"Who are you?"

"Oh, sorry, I'm a freshman in Class 1-C, and I'm a friend of Ryuen."

Prince Ganlongdao held the supplies, his face full of simple honesty: "He went to sing, so he asked me to help bring these supplies back first."

A friend?

He must be getting bullied.

Getting bullied on the first day of school, how pathetic!

What's the point of being so tall and handsome?

"Room 502."

After a moment of hesitation, the staff member added: "Although this university strictly prohibits bullying, you have to take the initiative to tell a teacher, otherwise, they won't do anything about it."

"Hmm?" Prince Ganlongdao smiled naively: "Teacher, you might be overthinking it. I'm not being bullied; they are all my friends."

"Suit yourself."

The staff member waved his hand, too lazy to say anything more.

Heaven helps those who help themselves.

If he didn't even have the courage to use the rules as a weapon, then he deserved to be bullied.

This university was based on meritocracy; ability was everything! Without even that bit of courage, it was only a matter of time before he was expelled. He had already done his part.

"Thank you, teacher."

Prince Ganlongdao nodded and turned to leave.

Room 602.

This was a standard single room with a kitchen, a bathroom, and a balcony.

Having experienced war-torn lands, Prince Ganlongdao had no high demands for material life.

Returning to his dormitory.

Prince Ganlongdao muttered silently in his heart.

"System panel."

[Name]: Prince Ganlongdao

[Strength]: 13

[Intelligence]: 10

[Constitution]: 15

[Charisma]: 13

[Conquest Points]: 2

His other attributes were sufficient for the time being.

After a moment of hesitation, Prince Ganlongdao decided to add his Conquest Points to Academic Ability.

In the war-torn lands, he truly had no time for study, and the knowledge he had mastered was limited to weaponry and killing techniques.

"System, add points!"

Very quickly.

It felt as if an electric current had surged into his mind.

Prince Ganlongdao shuddered, feeling a wave of comfort wash over him, and his past memories became much clearer.

Prince Ganlongdao found a history book and took a look.

Hmm...

He didn't feel much of a difference.

Perhaps his memory had improved slightly, but he would still need to study the subjects himself.

He would have to test this further later on.

After putting away his supplies.

Prince Ganlongdao left his room and arrived at the Dragon Garden dormitory.

Room 502.

He shoved the prepared challenge letter into the gap of the door.

Having finished this.

Prince Ganlongdao wore a satisfied smile.

This was a necessary step in conquering Dragon Garden.

He believed that Dragon Garden would definitely show up for the appointment.

Otherwise.

The lack of fear of failure that Dragon Garden spoke of would become nothing but empty words.

Then he would just be a good-for-nothing who only knew how to talk big.

Nothing to fear.