Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 479 Recruiting
Kikyo eventually joined the student council. As Ryuen's number one part-time worker, she was already called to work by Ryuen before she even submitted her membership application. The basketball club was dissatisfied with the rejection of their application for increased funding, so Kikyo went to mediate.

At this moment, Ryuen meets Kanzaki at Tachibana Akane's coffee shop. Kanzaki has been having a rough time lately and doesn't look very well.

Before Ryuen could even sit down, Kanzaki threw the coffee in front of him—a sneak attack! Ryuen caught the cup, but spilled the coffee. Ryuen could have dodged it, but Akane was right behind him; if he dodged, Akane would be in trouble.

"Kansaki-kun! If you're deliberately causing trouble, I'm asking you to leave!"

An angry Akane Tachibana is going to kick Kanzaki out. Her coffee shop is very popular because many of her juniors know her. Plus, the prices are low, the environment is nice, and the coffee is delicious, so her business is booming. Kanzaki's actions have already caused several boys around to stand up for Akane and kick Kanzaki out.

"Sorry, Senior Tachibana, I accidentally dropped my finger. I'll make it up to you."

Anyone could see that Kanzaki was talking nonsense. Ryuen stopped Tachibana Akane, who wanted to drive Kanzaki away, and took off her school uniform jacket that had been splashed with water. Tachibana Akane looked at the two of them and seemed to understand something. So she took Ryuen's jacket and washed it. Once Tachibana Akane left, everyone stopped watching.

Kanzaki sat down and glared at Ryuen, but Ryuen, as the victim, wasn't angry at all and calmly drank her water.

"Knowing you need something from me, you're still so rude to me, Kanzaki. No wonder you're always able to outmaneuver both Ichinose and Katsuragi now."

"Hmph, I'm just not as shameless as you!"

Since Kanzaki splashed water on Ryuen, it means he already knew that Ryuen had framed him, or at least guessed that Ryuen was involved to some extent. If he simply wanted to take revenge on Ryuen, he wouldn't have stayed after splashing water.

From this perspective, Kanzaki also knew that Ryuen wanted something from him. Therefore, the water-splashing incident was not only revenge but also a test, a test of Ryuen's tolerance level. This determined his importance in Ryuen's heart and was an important bargaining chip in the current negotiations.

Ryuen wasn't angry, which means there's still room for negotiation. That's why Kanzaki was able to sit there after splashing water.

Both of them were well aware of each other's thoughts. Based on this, Ryuen felt that Kanzaki was not entirely useless, and perhaps he was more suitable to be the vice president than Horikita.

"Do you know why I came to see you today?"

"Hmph, it's probably not a good thing."

"This is definitely a good thing for you, at least you don't have to worry about being expelled."

"You want me to do things for you?"

“It’s easy to talk to smart people.”

Kanzaki's face was grim: "You cornered me and then offered me a helping hand, all to win me over. Do you think I'm the kind of little girl who'd be moved by a hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress story?"

"I understand that you have your own ambitions and aspirations, but a wise person knows when to yield. Who do you think can help you now? Or can you save yourself?"

Ryuen was disdainful of Kanzaki's persistence. He could at least respect Katsuragi to some extent, since Kanzaki's persistence stemmed from his own moral ideals, while Kanzaki was simply being stubborn because he refused to bow down to Ryuen.

Kanzaki didn't realize that his decision to attend the meeting was already a compromise with Ryuen. This seemingly fair negotiation had already tipped the scales the moment Kanzaki stepped onto the negotiating table. Kanzaki felt helpless. After Ichinose left, the class had deteriorated further under his control, and now he was even on the opposite side of the class. There was no one who could save him. Neither Ryuen nor Sakayanagi, who had once helped him, truly wanted to use him to control Class C.

"I can ignore your false accusations against me, but I will never forgive you for expelling Ichinose from the class!"

Kanzaki suddenly mentioned Ichinose.

Ryuen's eyebrows furrowed in surprise. He hadn't expected Kanzaki to have investigated to this extent; he had thought Kanzaki was too preoccupied with his own safety to investigate the truth.

"I don't want to discuss Ichinose's issues with you. After all, she's my girlfriend, my official girlfriend. Everything I've done for her is to ensure she has a pleasant memory at this school. On that point, you have no right or reason to criticize me. In other words, I don't need your forgiveness. Ichinose hasn't had any complaints about me, so who do you think you are to forgive me?"

Long Yuan's insults were quite offensive; the fact that he didn't physically assault him was a testament to Long Yuan's good mood today.

Kanzaki himself didn't feel much about Ryuen's insults, after all, he had already suffered all kinds of insults in class, and Ryuen's aggression was not that high.

However, Kanzaki knew very well that Ryuen made a lot of sense, and now it seemed that Ichinose's transfer to another class was the right choice, so he remained silent in the face of Ryuen's insults.

Kanzaki's feigned death made Ryuen lose patience: "If Nagumo and Ichinose hadn't recommended you, you wouldn't even have the chance to sit with me right now."

"Nagamo-senpai? Ichinose?"

Both names surprised Kanzaki and raised questions. What recommendation? Didn't Ryuen want him to be the mole in Class C? Given Ichinose's personality, she would never recommend a mole to Ryuen. And what about Nagumo?

Ryuen tossed the application form from his pocket to Kanzaki: "As the current student council president, I'm only giving you this one chance. Join the student council, think it over carefully."

"Actually, I'd prefer you to refuse."

After saying that, Long Yuan left immediately.

There's no need to go to Class B. Ichinose is already in Class B. It would be better to recruit someone from the first year to join the student council. Although Ichika is smart enough, her personality is not suitable for the student council. If she were to join, she would probably only cause trouble.

Of the first-year students Ryuen knows, besides Ichika, there's Yagami, but Yagami is definitely out of the question. Then there's Nanase, who would be quite suitable, but if Ryuen were to invite her, she would most likely be rejected. Ryuen is aware of that.

After much deliberation, Ryuen decided to approach his junior, Tsubaki Sakurako.

Tsubaki Sakurako, Ryuen helped her during the exam on the deserted island, and Utsunomiya, who is in the same class as her, is also a good match, but Ryuen always feels that the boy is more dangerous than Yagami. Ryuen would not plant landmines next to himself.

Although a candidate had been chosen, Ryuen had no way of contacting Tsubaki Sakurako.

(End of this chapter)