Jiahao Feast (Part 2)

Students in the hall: "..."

"Little Lan-style Street Dance, First Form... Uh, what's your name?"

Morishita Lan had only danced for a little over ten seconds before she put her hands on her slim waist and panted lightly.

"I overexerted myself yesterday. Let me rest for a moment."

"..."

She just started talking to me out of nowhere?!

Uchiha kept a straight face and remained silent.

His face was full of question marks, but he hid them well.

After a long while, he finally spoke.

"Me? Class 1-D, Uchiha..."

"I want your full name." Morishita Lan put on a poker face that made her seem rather strange.

"...Uchiha Jiahao."

"Uchiha Jiahao."

After waiting for ages, the stunningly beautiful girl before him merely called out his full name and said nothing else.

She then ran off to the side to play with the water on her own.

Uchiha: "???"

No, sis, did you come here just to mess with me?!!

Before he could recover from the shock...

"Ah, I'm simply too beautiful on a rainy day!!!"

Koenji completely ignored Chabashira-sensei's warning glare and strode toward the field, overflowing with swagger.

Then he abruptly spread his arms, as if savoring the rain's baptism.

Then—

He lay flat on the ground.

Amid the raindrops...

He began doing sit-ups while flinging water everywhere!!!

One, two, three, five... His form was so perfect that he rivaled professional bodybuilding hulks.

Still not satisfied.

Koenji sprang to his feet and planted both palms on the ground!!

Holding himself upside down, he began doing push-ups!!!

The entire school: "..."

Ayanokoji forced his lips together as he suddenly pondered a question:

Did being able to keep a straight face at this sight count as being a true Jiahao?!

"Hahahaha, me too!"

"A little rain? Easy!!"

Yamauchi charged out like a lunatic. If you couldn't beat them, join them!

Facing Morishita Lan, who was playing with mud, he covered his face with one hand and revealed one eye, striking a deliberately suave pose.

"I'm Gay..."

Then...

Tragedy struck.

Not only was Yamauchi ignored by the girl, but he later came down with a 40-degree fever and was pitifully sent to the school infirmary.

Lying in bed at the time, he wept and cursed the heavens and earth, swearing that if he ever went without an umbrella in the rain again, he'd be a dog!!!

Perhaps they had been powerfully infected, or perhaps they were simply too young.

Another five or six boys burst out of the crowd and plunged headfirst into the rain.

Without another word, they started doing somersaults and performing acrobatics...

Some were even more outrageous, lying in puddles and wriggling back and forth like maggots...

The scene was as absurd as absurd could be!!!

Nine people, plus Uchiha—ten absolute maniacs in all!!!

Beneath the torrential rain, they frantically displayed their Jiahao spirit...

Later generations respectfully called them the Ten Hao Kings!!!

Uchiha's mouth twitched uncontrollably.

Was this what it meant to tug one hair and move the whole body?!

He had originally only wanted to collect a few boldness points.

But now look what happened.

One move of Rainy-Day Combat had directly flushed out all the hidden Jiahaos!!!

Was this the bond of hao between us?!

Ahhhhh, I'm fired up!!!

Inside the school building.

Watching the bizarre yet passionate scene before him, Sakayanagi Narumori tremblingly pulled out half a bottle of fast-acting heart pills from his suit pocket, unsure whether to laugh or cry...

Chabashira violently slammed the mop handle onto the floor and headed toward the office with a dark expression. Just wait until I fetch my ten-meter-long machete...

The upperclassmen had even stopped attending class, all crowding the corridors and windows.

Without blinking, they watched this Jiahao feast unfold.

"This is killing me!! The new underclassmen are way too good at this!!"

"This year, I hereby declare the first year of Jiahao!!!"

"I'm laughing myself abs, hahaha, I can't take it anymore! Why can't I stop laughing?!!"

Meanwhile.

The school broadcast was looping weather reports.

"A super typhoon is about to hit. All citizens, please turn off your power and secure your doors and windows."

"Extremely heavy rain accompanied by intense lightning is expected. Please do not remain outdoors in open areas!!"

"The highest-level red alert has been issued. Put personal safety first..."

Uchiha was still playing the role of the Rainy-Day Boxing King, but all his attention was on the system panel.

[Current Boldness Points: 5493.7]

"Why has the increase slowed down?!"

He was utterly speechless.

He glanced at the Jiahaos around him...

"Could it be because they're stealing the spotlight..."

What the hell!!!

Could you stop riding my clout?!

Uchiha wanted to punch every last one of them into the air!!

Koenji had already switched through several different exercises.

He was currently doing long-distance frog jumps.

With one leap.

He accidentally bumped a masked boy and sent him staggering.

Uchiha flew into a rage and abruptly turned around.

He looked the muscular Western-looking man before him up and down.

After making a brief comparison...

Ahem.

Actually, there was no need to get angry.

After all, anger was bad for the body!

Koenji stood up and focused on rubbing the two strands of blond hair hanging over his forehead.

"Oh, sorry. I didn't notice anyone in front of me. I thought it was some roadside..."

"And one more thing."

"That's not how you throw a punch."

"Come. Attack me with all your strength. I'll only teach you once."

Uchiha: "???"

He had endured enough. There was no need to endure any longer.

Uchiha threw a punch.

That damn brat!!

He actually Jiahao'd me!!

Seeing this, the students in the distance couldn't hold it in anymore and laughed so hard they slapped their thighs!!

"Pfft—"

"Two Jiahaos among Jiahaos are actually fighting each other in the rain, sparring?!"

"Isn't this perfect? Only magic can defeat magic?!"

"A civil war among Hao Kings—fight to the death, never retreat!!!"

"Every hao's blood must end with the sword!!!"

"..."

Kushida stood in the corridor.

She let out a deep sigh.

What utterly boring men!!

Uchiha had something wrong with his brain, and Koenji did too!!

They were beyond saving. Why didn't they just die already!!!

At the center of the square.

Koenji gave a muffled grunt. "Your punch has some force."

"Didn't you say you were going to teach me how to punch?!"

"Actually, it didn't hurt or itch."

After saying that, Koenji wiped the blood from his nose and squatted down to resume his frog jumps.

As he hopped, he thought to himself.

With the rain falling this hard, nobody must have seen me looking pathetic.

Later, I'll browse the school forum and see whether any girls are looking for a date.

[Current Boldness Points: 6666.6]

Uchiha expressionlessly withdrew his fist.

Wonderful!!

In just a few dozen seconds, after Koenji caused such a fuss, his boldness points had surged by over a thousand!!

Could it be that the audience liked watching Jiahaos fight each other?!

Crackle—

Lightning flashed across the sky.

A violent wind suddenly swept through the area!!

The chairman somehow pulled out a loudspeaker and shouted:

"Hey, you there! Students on the field, the typhoon is coming! Get back inside and take shelter immediately!!!"

A pale flash of lightning streaked across the sky—

A few seconds later.

An explosive boom suddenly erupted!!!

CRACK!!!!

The thunder was so loud that everyone's ears buzzed and their heads went blank!

The timid ones were already clutching their heads and screaming.

The thunderstorm and typhoon were really coming!!!

Morishita Lan, who had been playing in the water and mud, had already hidden far away.

At some point.

She had joined the Class A crowd. She looked expressionless, but her ankles were trembling uncontrollably.

"Wind, rain, thunder, lightning—nothing special."

The other Jiahaos also understood that safety came first, and they fled at top speed.

Just then, someone noticed.

Uchiha was still lingering in the square instead of leaving!!!

He was performing a secret technique—jumping back and forth repeatedly.

[Boldness +101]

[Boldness +98]

[Boldness +2.2]

[...]

The corners of every teacher and student's mouths twitched wildly.

Bro, showing off gets you struck by lightning...

Do you think jumping back and forth will let you avoid lightning damage?!!

And Uchiha completely ignored those gossiping people!!!

[Current Passion Value: 8210.9]

He frantically counted the seconds in his heart. Faster, faster!!!!

After landing an iron elbow.

Uchiha put on a serious expression.

"System Bro, I have a very serious question."

"What are the odds of me getting struck by lightning?!"

[Ding, calculating!!]

[Ding, congratulations, Host!!]

[Ding, the probability is...]