Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 478 Invitation

"Ugh, Kougenji, from what standpoint are you saying this?"

Ryuen's words carried a hint of irony, since Kougenji didn't seem like the type to stand up for others.

"Position? I don't need to consider any position. You've bothered me, and that's my reason for taking action."

"If by 'disturbance' you mean that I interrupted someone's barking, can I assume that you were protecting your fellow human beings, since you weren't disturbed by the barking?"

Ryuen called Kogenji a dog, and the previously noisy classroom suddenly fell silent. Although everyone didn't really welcome Ryuen, they wouldn't be stupid enough to fight him in their own classroom. But the situation was a little different now, as Ryuen had provoked Kogenji.

Kougenji never considers the occasion when he acts, and he is also very strong. If Ryuen insults him like that and angers him, he will really attack Ryuen and fight him in the classroom. Regardless of who wins or loses, Class D will definitely take the blame in the end.

"Interesting, dragon boy."

As expected, Kogenji was angry. Even he wouldn't ignore someone's insults. Kogenji's punch was very fast, and Ryuen had no intention of dodging. This punch might hurt a lot if it hit his face, but Ryuen knew that this punch wouldn't hit his face.

Ayanokouji had already grabbed Kogenji's arm, and Horikita also stood in front of Ryuen.

"Gōtenji-kun, please calm down. Please leave the rest to me."

Horikita gestured for Kogenji to put his fist down.

"Why should I listen to you?"

Kōgenji wanted to continue throwing punches, and Horikita alone definitely couldn't stop him. However, Ayanokouji firmly grabbed Kōgenji's arm and wouldn't let go. Kōgenji had no choice but to deal with Ayanokouji first, but their hands were locked in a stalemate. Although Kōgenji had the upper hand in terms of strength, Ayanokouji didn't back down at all.

"That's enough, Koujinji. Let go if you don't want to make enemies of the whole class."

Kōgenji narrowed his eyes. If it weren't for his previous agreement with his father, Kōgenji would definitely not have let go at this moment. But the situation was different now. If he didn't let go, it would play right into Ayanokouji's hands. Between letting Ryūgen have fun and letting Ayanokouji have fun, Kōgenji finally chose to let Ryūgen have fun.

"Humph."

Kogenji released his grip and left the classroom, ending the farce with Ryuen's victory.

"Horikita, you actually managed to threaten Kogenji. It seems you've grown quite a bit."

Ryuen sighed, but received no response from Horikita.

A slightly more observant student has already noticed some clues. On the surface, Kogenji gave up violent armed forces because of Horikita's threat, but the one who really restrained Kogenji was Ayanokouji. When Kogenji threw a punch, only he reacted and made a restraining move.

However, what surprised everyone even more was Kogenji's compromise. His reason for compromising was that he didn't want to be enemies with the class. Previously, he had always been dismissive of the class. Does this change in attitude mean that Kogenji has started to value the class? Does it mean that Kogenji's power can be used by the class?
If possible, then Class D really has a bright future.

"Now that the annoying flies have been driven away, let's get down to business."

Longyuan's actions once again provoked everyone's anger. After all, to the people of Class D, he was the annoying fly who should be driven away. However, because of the previous example, even though everyone was very angry, they dared not speak up.

"As you all probably know, I am now the student council president. In order to form a new student council, I need to select talents from various classes. Horikita-kun."

Ryuen called out Horikita's name, and everyone assumed Ryuen wanted to invite Horikita to join the student council. At that moment, a small murmur arose: "Isn't Horikita already in the student council?"

"Don't you know? Each student council member is selected by the student council president. Strictly speaking, Horikita belongs to the student council established by President Nagumo. Now that Ryuen is the student council president, Horikita is naturally no longer a member of the student council."

"Oh, I see. When Nagumo-senpai graduated, it meant that the student council for that year was disbanded, which is why Ryuen invited Horikita to rejoin the student council."

"If you want to invite me to join the student council, then I'm sorry, I'm not interested."

Whether this was Horikita's tsundere attitude or her true feelings, Ryuen couldn't tell, but there was no need to: "I'd like to invite Kushida-kun to join the student council. I wonder if you'd be willing?"

Ryuen turned to look at Kikyo, and was startled when her name was suddenly called. Kikyo, who was still watching the show, was surprised that the topic had suddenly turned to her.

"Ah, um, I—"

Kikyo instinctively wanted to refuse, but when she saw Ryuen's sharp eyes, she felt a wave of fear. She couldn't decide whether to refuse or agree, so she directly and openly asked Horikita for help: "I'd like to ask Horikita for your opinion on this."

Kikyo winked at Horikita, clearly indicating that she didn't want to join the student council. After all, it was obvious that joining the student council would only lead to trouble, and she was sure she would be exploited by Ryuen.

But Horikita didn't care about Kikyo's life or death at all. She hadn't expected Ryuen to pull this stunt, and she was ashamed and indignant about her own presumptuousness: "Don't ask me about your own affairs."

Horikita refused to answer, leaving Kikyo in a dilemma. If she agreed now, what would her classmates think of her? But if she didn't agree, Ryuen would definitely take revenge on Kikyo in a very cunning way afterward.

"There's nothing wrong with joining the student council, right? It can help the class in many ways."

Ayanokouji suddenly spoke up, and after Ayanokouji's reminder, everyone realized that joining the student council was indeed helpful to the class, and that they shouldn't give up on joining the student council just because the student council president was Ryuen.

"Why don't you just say yes, Kikyo? It won't hurt anyway."

"That's right, that's right, Kikyo, you can definitely do it."

"If we're in the student council, we might be able to discover Ryuen's weaknesses."

Everyone chimed in with their opinions, but overall they were quite united in their agreement that Kikyo should join the student council.

"Since you're so conflicted, Kushida-san, please think it over carefully. I hope to get your answer tomorrow."

After saying that, Longyuan turned and left, leaving the discussion to the members of Class D.

As soon as Ryuen left, Chabashira-sensei and Kogenji returned to the classroom. Horikita, still feeling depressed, was distracted during class.

Kikyo was equally frustrated. She didn't know what Ryuen was thinking, openly inviting her. Wasn't that tantamount to making their relationship public?

Kogenji was also somewhat unhappy about Ryuen, while Ayanokouji seemed lost in thought, drawing in his notebook.

(End of this chapter)