Talent is All You Need to Do Whatever You Want?

Yukino Yukinoshita, who sat in front of Li Yu, was a wealthy girl, and now Asuna Yuuki, who had just arrived behind him, was a wealthy girl too.

He was surrounded by wealthy girls on all sides; it seemed he could finally live off a woman's wealth? After all, that was a fast way to make money!

Lost in these strange thoughts, Li Yu walked to his seat.

Seeing the person in front of her arrive, Asuna Yuuki put down the book in her hand and greeted Li Yu, "Hello, classmate. My name is Asuna Yuuki, and I'm a student who just reported for duty today."

She introduced herself first before mentioning that she had only just arrived to register today.

"I'm Li Yu, hello!" Li Yu nodded in greeting before sitting down in his chair.

"Classmate Li Yu, please take care of me!" Asuna silently memorized the name.

"Please take care of me." Hearing Asuna Yuuki's words, Li Yu replied without even turning his head, then pulled out his phone and continued playing with it.

Watching Li Yu's actions, Asuna was a bit surprised. He just started playing on his phone? Was he always this direct?

She couldn't help but feel that Li Yu's behavior was out of place with the rest of the class; after all, the other students were either reading, closing their eyes to meditate, or refining their true energy.

Yet Li Yu was just playing on his phone—he really was a maverick.

Asuna glanced at the items Li Yu had brought and noticed a blade resting beside him.

Seeing the blade and noticing the video Li Yu was watching, Asuna suddenly realized that this classmate was actually studying.

But was this method of studying really effective? Could the things taught on the internet really be that good?

Thinking this to herself, Asuna didn't want to disturb anyone, so she lowered her head and went back to her book.

As time passed, more and more students filled the classroom. Suddenly, Li Yu seemed to start a conversation with someone—and it was someone right next to her?

"Good morning, Kato." Li Yu's voice rang out, but he was speaking in the direction of her side, which made Asuna turn her head instinctively.

Then she noticed that someone had appeared beside her without her even realizing it.

And this person was strange!! Asuna stared at the girl beside her in astonishment.

"Good morning, Li Yu, and... good morning to you too, classmate. I am Kato Megumi." Kato Megumi greeted Li Yu before turning to look at Asuna, who was staring at her in shock.

"H-hello?" Asuna Yuuki was a bit dazed. When did this classmate get here?

"My talent is a bit special, so I don't have much presence. Sorry for startling you." Kato Megumi seemed to notice Asuna Yuuki's shock and hurried to explain.

Upon hearing this, Asuna Yuuki suddenly understood. So that was it—it was because of her talent?

"It didn't startle me, just surprised me. If Classmate Li Yu hadn't been talking to you, I might not have noticed you at all..." Asuna was now quite interested in her desk-mate.

It seemed she was also from Sakura District, which was a stroke of luck. She had been worried about not being able to adapt to the new school or having no one to talk to.

It seemed there was no need to worry; she had just picked a random empty seat and already met a fellow local.

The two sitting together began to chat, and Kato Megumi was curious as to why Asuna had only just arrived today.

"It's mainly because I came from another city, so it took some time." Faced with Kato Megumi's question, Asuna didn't hide anything.

She had been caught off guard when she received the notice to transfer schools, which was why she hadn't arrived yesterday and had come today instead.

In reality, Asuna Yuuki had arrived yesterday afternoon, but by the time she got settled in, it was already night.

"Coming from another city? Our principal is quite something." Li Yu had overheard Asuna's words, and he was incredibly surprised.

The principal's reach was impressive. He had thought the nearby schools were already a big deal, but it turned out his influence extended to other cities as well?

Asuna didn't know how to answer that, as Li Yu wasn't wrong.

"Well... that principal is indeed a very capable person." She didn't know much about the principal Li Yu mentioned, only that he was very powerful.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to gather so many geniuses and cram them all into this one class.

Li Yu nodded and said nothing more. He had no interest in researching big shots; right now, his mind was entirely focused on mastering that cool sword technique and making money!

After scrolling through short videos for a while, Yukino Yukinoshita arrived. When she reached her seat and saw Asuna Yuuki, she looked a bit surprised.

"I didn't expect you to be here too." She and Asuna Yuuki naturally knew each other; they were peers in the same social circle. Although they didn't interact much, they were acquaintances.

"Yeah, I didn't expect to see you here either." A flash of pleasant surprise crossed Asuna Yuuki's eyes when she saw Yukino Yukinoshita.

This was truly a pleasant surprise; she hadn't expected to run into someone she knew here.

Yukino nodded and sat down, though she paused when she saw the blade beside Li Yu.

"Why have you started studying the sword?" Could one do whatever they wanted just because they had talent? Was this guy giving up on martial arts?

"This is a blade, a Tang Dao, not a sword!" Li Yu immediately felt the need to correct her.

The weapons in Sakura District were merely imitations of the Tang Dao; this was the ancestor of your Tachi.

"Tang Dao? I see. No wonder, but aren't you practicing martial arts anymore?" Although Yukino had been corrected, she didn't take it to heart, instead making a mental note not to make the mistake again.

"I've learned what I needed to, and I feel like I can come up with an even stronger sword technique, so studying this is definitely the right move. It'll only take a few days anyway." Li Yu replied to Yukino Yukinoshita while continuing to watch his video.

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't want to say anything more to Li Yu's "Versailles-style" humble-bragging. Having talent really meant you could do whatever you wanted.

"If there's a practical combat class this afternoon, let's spar again. This time, I want to try out the moves I've learned." Only then did Li Yu look up, his eyes burning as he stared at her.

Faced with Li Yu's challenge, Yukino Yukinoshita rolled her eyes at him. As she sat down, she refused, "I don't want to fight you. Go find Asuna; she uses a sword too."

She didn't want him causing her any more trouble. Just thinking about how Li Yu hadn't hesitated to punch her yesterday made her stomach ache.

The guy wanted to play with a Tang Dao today? Was that even a fair fight? She was terrified that Li Yu might suddenly slash her, which would be lethal.

Fighting Li Yu wasn't exactly a pleasant experience, so she refused. If you want to use a weapon, go find Asuna!