Learning Too Much Doesn't Necessarily Make You Live Better

A quiet night passed, and Yi Chen slowly got up from his bed.

Yi Chen opened his phone and took a look.

A message from Ichinose:

"Yi Chen-kun, did you make it to the dorm?"

"Yi Chen-kun? Boyfriend?"

"Good night, Yi Chen-kun."

"I was really super happy today, thank you, Yi Chen-kun."

Yi Chen stared at his phone, then slapped his own face in disbelief.

He quickly replied:

"11111"

"Sorry I fell asleep yesterday, Ichinose."

"I'm heading to class now. Call me if anything comes up."

After replying to Ichinose, Yi Chen still found it hard to believe.

Yi Chen got up and headed out, and Sudo Ken happened to come by to walk to class with him.

The two chatted as they walked, with Yi Chen glancing at his phone from time to time.

As expected.

Ichinose replied:

"Good morning, Yi Chen-kun."

They exchanged a few casual replies back and forth.

Sudo Ken watched Yi Chen, who usually wore a blank expression, now beaming as he typed something.

Curious, Sudo Ken quietly leaned closer to Yi Chen. Yi Chen looked at him coldly and asked:

"What's up with you?"

Sudo Ken scratched his head, threw an arm around Yi Chen, and said with a grin:

"Yi Chen, you're looking all lovey-dovey. What, did you get a girlfriend or something?"

Yi Chen felt a bit awkward at that and said casually:

"Yeah, is it that obvious?"

Sudo Ken quickly let go of Yi Chen, stunned:

"What! You got a girlfriend that fast? No way! Yi Chen, are you serious?"

Yi Chen smiled at Sudo Ken.

Sudo Ken slapped his forehead and suddenly realized:

"Yeah, that makes sense. Yi Chen's this handsome and a good guy. It's normal for him to have a girlfriend."

Sudo Ken immediately looked dejected:

"When will I ever find a girlfriend..."

"Oh, right, Yi Chen, is your girlfriend Kushida?"

Yi Chen said flatly:

"No, it's Ichinose. From Class B."

Sudo Ken was shocked again:

"What? Ichinose from Class B? Yi Chen, you're amazing."

"When did you two even meet? And you're already dating?"

Yi Chen said calmly:

"We met not long ago. She's really pretty, isn't she?"

The two chatted idly like this.

Soon they reached the classroom and sat down. Today, Kushida didn't take the initiative to greet Yi Chen either.

Yi Chen attended class while thinking about the Angel's mission. He asked the Angel when exactly the mission would start.

But he didn't get a clear answer, so he just had to figure it out himself.

Soon the afternoon ended, and Yi Chen sat quietly in his seat, waiting for a message from Ichinose.

Sudo Ken came over to invite Yi Chen to dinner, but Yi Chen told him what he had in mind.

Sudo Ken shed tears of envy and went off with Yamauchi on his own.

Soon, Ichinose replied:

"Yi Chen-kun, I'm done with class. I have club activities this afternoon, but after that, do you want to grab a meal together at a Chinese restaurant?"

Yi Chen replied cheerfully:

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Yi Chen tidied up a bit and headed to the Chinese restaurant to check things out.

As he strolled across campus, several familiar faces appeared ahead.

A tall Black guy, a blond, and Ibuki Mio?

Soon they reached Yi Chen. He looked at Ibuki Mio, whom he recognized, but she averted her gaze and glanced at him briefly before slowly lowering her head.

The blond at the front spoke arrogantly:

"Angela Yi Chen from Class D. Last time, with Sudo Ken, you set a trap for our people, didn't you?"

Hearing this, Yi Chen knew the mission had begun.

He thought it over—one less enemy among these three was a good thing. He wasn't sure if he could take all three at once.

After all, they were Class C students. He had to be on guard.

Yi Chen said calmly:

"What trap? I don't know what you're talking about."

The blond stepped forward and grabbed Yi Chen by the collar. Yi Chen was momentarily stunned, then snapped back and pushed the blond's hand away.

The blond sneered:

"You've got guts. You do something and won't own up to it."

"All you're good for is playing little tricks and scaring those softies."

"I'm Ishizaki Daichi from Class C. If you've got the balls, come with us. Let's get to know you, you coward."

Yi Chen looked at the arrogant, domineering Ishizaki in front of him.

Thoughts surged in his mind:

"I remember now why I controlled my diet and bulked up like crazy back in my original world."

"Why I learned all kinds of martial arts and self-defense techniques."

"As expected."

"No matter where you are in this world, there are just too many people who need a beating."

"I didn't do anything wrong. I didn't start any trouble."

"There's no such thing as 'it takes two to make a quarrel.' Evil is just evil. And there's always that so-called 'meta.'"

"What really matters in this world?"

"Overwhelming physical strength? Superhuman intelligence? Or being in the spotlight at all times?"

After thinking it through, Yi Chen gave a disdainful smile.

"This is Classroom of the Elite, after all."

Yi Chen glanced at his phone and agreed coldly. The three of them told him to follow.

On the way, Yi Chen's desire to fight reached its peak.

"Is this the confidence from training every day?"

"Is it the overwhelming confidence brought by the mission Angel?"

"No. All of it—every bit—is the confidence brought by the rules of Classroom of the Elite."

"After all, as long as you have enough points, you can live a little easier, right?"

Yi Chen's goal had changed.

Soon, they passed through a narrow passage and arrived at an abandoned construction site.

Yi Chen kept observing the cameras and the environment the whole way.

You couldn't let your guard down with Class C people.

Once there, Yi Chen also noticed there was no one else nearby.

He had already turned on the voice recorder on his phone.

Just in case.

As soon as they arrived, before anyone had officially spoken, Ishizaki immediately spun around and threw a heavy punch.

Yi Chen was ready. He sidestepped to dodge, then struck horizontally at the wrist, followed by a palm thrust to the jaw.

Ishizaki winced in pain and stumbled back. The Black guy stepped forward to support him, then threw a punch.

Yi Chen raised his hand in a hooking block.

The black man threw a roundhouse kick.

Yi Chen raised his knee to block, but still took the heavy hit.

Seeing this, the black man immediately swept his leg.

Yi Chen stepped back to dodge.

The black man rose and threw a wild punch.

Yi Chen assumed a blocking stance, then ducked and drove a straight punch into the black man's abdomen, his eyes scanning left and right for threats.

Seeing this, Yamazaki leaped in with a flying kick aimed at Yi Chen. Yi Chen was already prepared and sidestepped to evade.

The kick missed, and Yamazaki crashed heavily to the ground.

Yamazaki couldn't help but curse loudly:

"Get in there, Ibuki Mio, you bitch, what are you standing around watching for?"

Hearing this, Yi Chen glanced at Ibuki Mio. They had met before at the gym, exchanged emails, and occasionally sent each other messages.

Ibuki Mio looked at Yi Chen, hesitating.

The black man ignored their quarrel and stepped forward with a straight punch.

Yi Chen raised his hand to parry.

The black man's fists were incredibly heavy, overpowering Yi Chen with sheer strength.

The black man threw a straight punch; Yi Chen twisted his head to dodge.

The black man followed up with a hook from the rear hand.

Yi Chen hugged his guard to block.

Yi Chen's adrenaline spiked.

He felt completely overwhelmed by the power disparity, and resentment burned in his heart.

"If only this body were a little stronger. What if, from the moment I first transmigrated, I had trained relentlessly?"

"Because the transmigration was so sudden, have I already forgotten? What kind of person am I, really?"

"A good person? A smart person? An aloof person? A shut-in? A bad person? A loser?"

"No, I'm just an ordinary person."

"I have my own personality. I have my own emotions and desires."

"There are times when I'm pissed off too! I get angry."

"Why? Just because I've learned too much, my body is too burdened."

"So I don't have the courage to fight back? No will to resist?"

Yi Chen thought to himself:

"There are too many people in this world who deserve a beating. If I run into this kind of situation again, what should I do?"

"These people live so easily. They live however they want, even if ruining their own lives after beating someone up doesn't matter to them."

"After all, they're already the dregs of society. As long as they're happy themselves."

"Rules are optional for people like this."

"What if someone like this trades a few years of their own life to destroy an ordinary person's entire life?"

"What if trash sticks to you?"

"Even if you do nothing, the stench of garbage will still be around you."

Yi Chen recalled his past life. Because he was an ordinary person, because his family was ordinary.

He received a higher education, was humble and low-key.

But honest people often end up...

The first time they encounter trash, they can't be bothered to deal with it.

The second time they encounter trash, because of the education and mindset they've received, they don't dare to deal with it.

The third time they encounter trash, they can't hold back and throw a heavy punch.

And then they end up with the same punishment as those people!

In the life that followed, Yi Chen trained himself even harder, studying textbooks while also learning the rules of the world.

The more he learned, the darker the sky seemed, from day to night.

Until it was eternal night.