Though his tone sounded polite, the provocation in it was unmistakable.
"My name's Liu Zhongyao. Don't get too cocky, kid. I'll crush you and take first place!" The speaker was a male student with spiky hair.
Yep, he looked just like the classic punching bag in a webnovel with an overpowered protagonist.
"My name's Zhang Chongwei. I won't lose to you either." This time, it was a boy with a crew cut and an icy expression. He was probably the quiet type.
Ash had barely sat down before they picked a fight with him out of nowhere. After saying their piece, the three boys each returned to their seats, looking utterly carefree.
Ash suddenly had a string of curses on the tip of his tongue, but he could only feel helpless.
Thanks to the commotion a certain sister-obsessed guy had caused that morning, along with the principal's "well-meaning" praise that set him up for a fall, he had probably become the target of every new student his age. Keeping a low profile was no longer an option.
"Looks like you're pretty popular." Just then, Xiao Ke sat down in the empty seat beside him.
"Ha ha, they just came over to threaten me." Ash gave a stiff laugh.
"That's the special treatment a top student gets." Xiao Ke gloated.
"So it's my fault my grades are good?" Ash said helplessly.
Soon, the teacher responsible for their lessons entered the classroom.
By sheer coincidence, he was the male teacher who had stood guard at the school gates that morning. Ash was a little surprised.
He did not seem to have brought any teaching materials, though. He walked up to the blackboard, picked up a piece of chalk, and wrote a name on it.
"Good morning, everyone. I'm the homeroom teacher for