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Although Muto roughly figured out that they must have come for Lu An.

But what merits did Lu An possess to gain Arima-sensei's favor?

It wasn't that Muto was belittling or jealous of his new roommate.

In his view, even if Lu An had good combat talent, he was still just an elite trainer.

Teacher Arima is a gym-level trainer, two levels below Lu An!

Not to mention that the school team is full of elite players.

Could it be that Naoko asked Ningren to intercede on her behalf, hoping that Ningren could directly get Arima to recruit Rikuan?

Given Arima-sensei's style of doing things, this should be impossible.

In a flash, Muto realized that Arima and Neito were still staring at him, so he quickly spoke:

"Mr. Arima, yes, I am Lu An's roommate. I just don't know what you need Lu An for?"

The tall and imposing Muto seemed to lose his aura somewhat when standing in front of Arima, who was half a head shorter than him.

Arima's face lit up with a hint of joy:

"Could you help me contact Lu An? I'd like to invite him to join our Golden University's competitive team."

Upon hearing this, several college students who also wanted to join the school team looked at Arima in surprise, as if they were meeting the school team coach for the first time.

Who is this person who made Coach Arima adopt such a humble attitude and actually offer an "invitation"?

Judging from the conversation between Coach Arima and the others, that person seems to be Muto's roommate.

From Arima's perspective.

The trainer's skill is the foundation of everything.

The level of respect you earn is directly proportional to your strength.

Lu An possesses abilities surpassing his own and cannot be simply regarded as a college student.

Therefore, it would be reasonable to call it an "invitation" or even a more humble gesture.

A more appropriate way of putting it would have been "whether we can invite Lu An to join the school team" rather than "hoping to invite him".

However, as the coach of the Golden University's varsity team and a powerful trainer, he was somewhat arrogant and conceited.

With Ningren, Muto, and others in front, Arima felt embarrassed to adopt such a humble posture.

That's why he said those words.

Ning Ren was well aware of Lu An's strength, so he wasn't surprised by Arima's attitude.

Even these words were enough to leave Muto and the others completely stunned.

From Muto's perspective.

Lu An was his roommate.

University students often do not engage in productive labor, so in many cases there is not much difference in social status.

As long as you're in the same school as me, we'll be like the little fire monkey laughing at the short-tailed fire rabbit—neither of us can say anything about the other.

In Muto's mind, Lu An was just a college student friend who arrived late to school, often skipped classes, and had some ability.

Although Lu An defeated Kawamura, Kawamura was still just an elite-level trainer, not fundamentally different from him, especially compared to Arima, who was at the gym level.

Therefore, Muto was very puzzled and even surprised that Arima was willing to take such a humble stance to invite Rikuan to join the school team.

"Uh, well, Mr. Arima, I need to ask Lu An for his opinion first..."

Arima nodded repeatedly:

"I should call and ask where he is. If he's free, I can go talk to him now. As long as he can join the school team, I'll try my best to meet any conditions he asks for."

“If necessary, I can even talk to the school about the terms.”

After all, when Lu An fought him, a school board member watched the whole thing.

The school board member not only knew of Lu An's formidable strength, but also knew of his close relationship with Miss Nazi.

Once he makes these two relationships clear, Golden University will definitely do its best to meet any needs Lu An has.

Muto was somewhat at a loss.

As a battle enthusiast, he had seen Coach Arima train the school team members before, but when did he ever show such a kind and radiant expression?

Muto didn't dare to say anything more and dialed Lu An's number.

"Hello? Muto, you were looking for me?"

Lu An, who had just woken up and was about to go out for lunch with Imai and Gosuke, answered the phone.

"Lu An, our Golden University's varsity team coach, Mr. Ma, asked if you would like to join the varsity team. He can provide you with some good resources."

Upon hearing Muto's words, Arima broke out in a cold sweat.

Good heavens, Arceus! When I spoke to you, I had already tried my best to elevate my own status before I dared to say those words.

Is this how you always speak without any politeness?

Arima, no longer caring about his "teacher status" in front of his students, repeatedly whispered:

"It's an invitation, an invitation!"

Muto, completely bewildered, repeated the account truthfully.

"Oh, joining the school team? I'm not interested. Please decline for me and just say thank you for your kindness."

Muto was also surprised that Lu An would so casually decline the school team's invitation:

"Lu An, do you want to reconsider? Although you said before that you weren't interested in matches, the Golden University team is still very strong."

Lu An, who had just woken up, didn't want to touch his socks, so he held up his phone and gestured to his toes towards his Espeon, indicating that he wanted it to use its psychic powers to help him put on his socks. He received a glare in return.

"Come on, Muto, the three of us are about to go to the cafeteria for lunch. Have you finished your school team tryouts? Want to come eat with us?"

Lu An casually changed the subject, leaving Mutou somewhat helpless:

"I haven't started the selection process yet, you guys eat first."

Muto glanced helplessly at Arima and Neito, indicating that he was powerless to help.

However, as the president of the battle club, Ningren demonstrated his high emotional intelligence at this moment. He subtly stepped in front of Arima and looked at Muto:

"Muto, didn't Lu An say he wanted to eat? It's almost lunchtime for us too, how about we go to the cafeteria together?"

"It's a good opportunity for us to do some more ideological work with Lu An. Maybe he'll change his mind and join our school team."

Arima cast an admiring glance at Ningren.

As expected of the club president, he has good judgment. He knew it was a bit undignified for him to say those things in front of so many students. It seems we need to focus on training him in the future.

Since his friend and president had said so, Muto naturally had no objections.

After all, he also felt that it would be a pity if Lu An's strength could not be used for combat.

"Since you've put it that way, Ningren, then it's fine for us to go to the cafeteria together. I just don't know if Teacher Youma is willing to..."

Arima, of course, had no objection to this:

"Ahem, with Lu An's abilities, it would be such a waste if he didn't join the school team. If possible, we should persuade him to join us."