Chapter 38

The situation had diverged into three vivid scenes: one where Ayanokoji watched the spectacle with leisurely ease, another where Horikita Suzune was locked in a heated argument with someone, and a final one resembling a warm conversation between Kushida and Wang Meiyu, the two smiling and exchanging frequent glances in a harmonious and congenial atmosphere.

Kushida was no longer overly surprised by Ayanokoji's return, as Long Aotian had already told her that he would come back to exact his revenge.

In a fleeting moment, this farce naturally drew to a close, and Horikita Suzune had also become the nemesis of certain people.

She did not care; she had always walked alone during her school days, for as the saying goes, why should I explain my actions in life to others?

Horikita Suzune turned to the boy beside her and asked with confusion, "Ayanokoji, do you know who framed you last time?"

Ayanokoji glanced at Horikita Suzune, thinking to himself that the framing was so obvious—how could she still not know who it was?

Could it be that something happened to her while he was away?

"Long Aotian from Class A."

"What! It was actually him!" Horikita Suzune was somewhat surprised, but then she thought of something else and said, "Then what about the matter with Kushida? Weren't you expelled at the time?"

Ayanokoji said slowly, "Regarding Kushida, it was a misdiagnosis after an investigation, so I was released, and the expulsion penalty naturally vanished."

ps: Ayanokoji was unaware at the time that others were present, and that they had taken photos and recorded videos.

He felt a sudden reluctance to continue speaking with Horikita Suzune.

Horikita Suzune still found it hard to believe, as there was no such thing as an expulsion being suddenly retracted; there had to be something wrong.

"What are you thinking about? Long Aotian."

A voice rang out, interrupting Long Aotian, who was lost in thought.

[Satoshi Satonaka]

It had to be said that this guy was indeed quite handsome; he had been voted first place in the first-year boys' handsome ranking by the first-year girls.

As for Long Aotian's own ranking, he hadn't bothered to look—what was there to see?

"Nothing, just thinking about two little cuties."

"?" Satoshi Satonaka felt suspicious. Could one keep pets at school?

Seeing him furrow his brows, Long Aotian quickly added, "You misunderstood, I meant my girlfriends."

Upon hearing this, Satoshi Satonaka's expression turned instantly blank, his eyes wide and his mouth slightly agape, as if he could fit an egg inside.

He muttered in disbelief, "Girlfriends? Two? No way!"

After saying this, he shook his head, as if trying hard to snap out of his shock.

"No, it's just one."

"What! Eleven?"

"I said, it's just one."

"What!!! Ninety-one?"

Satoshi Satonaka's mouth twitched slightly as he said, "You... don't be so ridiculous."

"Heh." Long Aotian dropped his playful demeanor, fixed his gaze on him, and asked formally, "Speak, what business do you have with me?"

"Can't I come to see you if there's no business?"

"You can. Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Boring." Satoshi Satonaka sighed helplessly and continued, "Sakayanagi Arisu asked me to bring you a message: meet her after school."

"Fine."

He felt a bit puzzled. Why would Sakayanagi Arisu be looking for him at a time like this? Could there be a change in plans? It couldn't just be for fun, could it?

As time slipped away~

After school, Long Aotian walked back toward the dorms. Although Sakayanagi Arisu had told him to meet after school, she hadn't specified a location, and just like that letter from before, she always left a single sentence hanging without any follow-up.

"?" While on his way, he suddenly noticed someone tailing him.

He turned a corner and stepped into a narrow alleyway.

At the corner, Long Aotian calmly placed a Flying Thunder God Mark before continuing deeper inside.

Soon, a figure walked in. Seeing Long Aotian's figure gradually disappearing, the person suddenly quickened their pace to catch up.

"Huh? Where did he go!" The person had only blinked, and the figure was gone.

Little did they know, in the time it took to blink, Long Aotian had already appeared behind them.

Without hesitation, he threw a punch; there were no surveillance cameras here, after all.

"Ah!"

The man's scream rang out~

Because the intruder was wearing a school staff uniform, Long Aotian did not strike with lethal intent.

"Stop! Stop it!" The man's face was filled with terror and helplessness, his hands flailing wildly as he tried to block the rain of punches falling upon him.

With a heavy blow, his body shuddered violently before collapsing limply to the ground, kicking up a small cloud of dust around him.

With blood staining the corner of his mouth, he gasped for air, his eyes filled with desperate pleading: "Your Majesty... we're on the same side!"

"?" Long Aotian looked on with a face full of suspicion. He squinted to get a better look, and upon recognizing the face, he asked in confusion: "Why are you here, Nishiki Koichi?"

This was one of Long Aotian's subordinates, the third-in-command of the Revolutionary Army. Half a year after arriving in this world, he had already been busy establishing the Revolutionary Army, preparing to pull off something massive in Japan.

If it were an ordinary person, they wouldn't be able to pull this off; you'd be labeled a terrorist the moment you tried, and the starting difficulty was exceptionally high.

In the end, he had used the system skill [Gu] to take control of an entire military camp.

However, he didn't immediately launch an uprising under the banner of the "Revolutionary Army," intending instead to erode the system step by step.

Some might ask why he didn't just control the Emperor directly. Setting aside the fact that he couldn't find him, his initial goal was to gain status through warfare.

After all, since he had a golden finger, it would be a bit unjustifiable not to play at being an emperor.

The original plan was to have his own camp use the [Gu] he provided to seize control of other camps while he held the fort, but he had been tricked by the system into coming to this school.

"Your Majesty! I have come to report." Nishiki Koichi scrambled up from the ground, suppressing his physical discomfort to stand straight, and said in a deep voice: "Following the instructions left in the letter before Your Majesty's departure, we have tracked you here. Through the power of [Gu], we have now seized control of twelve military camps, one aircraft carrier, five cruisers, two carrier-based aircraft, and three aviation battalions."

ps: It can't compare to the modern era, so just read it as a power fantasy.

"That's exaggerated." Hearing the report, Long Aotian frowned and continued: "Where are the controlled troops located?"

"In Kochi, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Fukuoka, Oita, Kumamoto, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, and Kagoshima."

Look at the map yourself→

Damn! You've occupied the entire southern region!

"Keep up the good work." Long Aotian patted Nishiki Koichi on the shoulder and said slowly: "I'll give you one month to draft a plan and find a way to seize control of the military camps in Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture, or at least plant spies there.

If you can't accomplish that, then use the aircraft as the vanguard, followed by the tanks, and launch a war. Start from Kochi, strike straight at Tokushima, then reach this school, and continue pushing north. You can plan the details once you return."

He didn't intend to play around with these kids anymore; it was a complete waste of time.

The school is currently located between Tokushima and Kobe. Look at the map yourself→

ps: Neither the anime nor the novel specified the exact location of the school, so I had to decide on a spot myself.

"Yes!"

Nishiki Koichi stood at attention, his right fingers pressed together and straightened, the tips precisely positioned near his temple.

A white-haired girl stood before the dormitory door, staring at the approaching Long Aotian, and said slowly: "Open the door."

Long Aotian narrowed his eyes slightly, checking the room number to confirm he was in the right place, while thinking to himself: Is it really okay for you to just ambush me at my door like this?

The door creaked open. After they both stepped inside, he closed it behind him, sat down, and asked: "Is there something you need to tell me?"

Sakayanagi Arisu nodded and said: "Ayanokoji has returned."

"I know. I assume you didn't just come here to tell me that?"

Kushida had already messaged him when class ended, and since Sakayanagi Arisu only knew about the relationship between Sakura and himself, she must have assumed Sakura was the one who told him when Ayanokoji returned.

With her sharp intellect, it was impossible for her not to have considered that, so there had to be something else.

Sakayanagi Arisu frowned slightly, a bitter expression appearing on her face as she whispered: "My father, the Chairman of this school, has actually been replaced.

I have a suspicion that this might be related to the people behind Ayanokoji."

ps: Once Japan is completely taken over, it's pretty much the end. The first half was written too poorly, so I'm preparing to write a new book.

Thanks to everyone for watching~