"Old man, we've known each other long enough. Let's just lay a few things out."
Xu Yuanqing showed no intention of leaving. Instead, he sat brazenly opposite the old man and propped his feet on the desk. Though he still looked somewhat exhausted, he was the very picture of a rogue.
"Since I caught you, and I'm not an unreasonable man..."
"Give back the 100 credits you deducted from me, plus another 100 as a reward."
"And we'll call it even!"
"Otherwise..."
"By tomorrow, the whole school will know that our illustrious Ink Academy vice principal loves watching 'Seven-Colored Fairy'!"
"In the name of justice and magic, I'll destroy you~"
As he spoke, Xu Yuanqing struck one of Seven-Colored Fairy's signature poses.
The old man glanced at Xu Yuanqing and said quietly, "You even know a move that only appeared once, eighteen minutes into episode twelve, and you still dare claim you haven't watched it?"
"So what?"
"I admit it. I love watching it. I have no shame."
"My dignity isn't worth anything anyway!"
"Just give me a straight answer. Are you paying for my silence or not?"
Looking utterly shameless, Xu Yuanqing watched the old man with amusement.
The old man fell silent.
Only after a long while did a smile return to his face. He looked at Xu Yuanqing with a smile. "Heh. I dare to give it, but do you dare to take it?"
"When someone's gone mad from being broke, what wouldn't he dare do?"
"If I can't extort any credits out of you this time, I'll go wipe out that Evil Cult hideout in Jiangcheng!"
"Let's see what you'll use to train the new students then!"
Xu Yuanqing had fully adopted the attitude of someone with nothing left to lose.
His stance was simple.