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Chapter 44 The Arrogant Coastal Man
1:35 PM, Triland Middle School, cafeteria area.

"Hey, Chen Kong, we're classmates, how come you won't even treat your classmates to a few bottles of Blue Mountain City juice? You don't respect your classmates at all."

"Yeah, yeah, young master Decola is right. It's just a few bottles of Blue Mountain City, it won't cost you much money, why be so stingy?"

"Sigh, it seems that some people only treat us as classmates in words, but in reality they don't care about us at all."

He listened to the sarcastic remarks from his classmates and their amused, mocking gazes.

Although Chen Kong, who was introverted and not good at speaking, knew that what they said was wrong, he couldn't think of any reason to refute it.

He could only awkwardly lower his head and remain silent.

He had felt that the group of classmates was very 'enthusiastic' that morning.

Not only did they greet him warmly as soon as get out of class ended, but some of them even offered to be his friends.

And faced with this sudden care and concern.

Dust Sky, who was used to being ostracized and ignored in the Ember Base, suddenly felt warmth.

Without hesitation, he accepted their invitation and became their 'friend'.

But cruel reality soon dealt Chen Kong a heavy blow.

It turns out that the so-called 'friends' these people were talking about were just people who wanted Chen Kong to be their servant, serving them tea and water.

Because at lunchtime, this group of people used similar excuses to ask him to help them queue up at the cafeteria, and in the end, they even asked Chen Kong to pay for their lunch with his own money.

Although he had already suffered a loss once, Chen Kong was still deceiving himself at that time.

They might just be using this method to help themselves integrate into this unfamiliar class as quickly as possible.

It wasn't that they were actually bullying him.

But now he's being forced to buy drinks for the whole class.

This flimsy reasoning was clearly no longer convincing for Chen Kong.

You should know that he had no reason or obligation to suddenly pay for drinks for the whole class out of his own pocket just for the sake of so-called 'friendship'.

However, Chen Kong has already sensed the malice from Decora and the others.

But out of some strange insistence, he didn't choose to argue back, but instead silently swallowed his grievances, which made people very unhappy.

However, his forbearance did not make Decora, the leader, let him go; instead, it emboldened him to become even more ruthless.

Because Decora was a well-known wealthy young man in the coastal area.

His favorite thing to do is to watch the awkward and helpless state of people like Chen Kong.

Whenever this happens, he not only doesn't feel anything is wrong, but he also gains a great sense of superiority.

I feel genuinely proud to be a 'coastal person'.

However, as a smart rich kid, Decora was not the kind of fool who had no sense of right from wrong.

He knew very well who he could bully and who he couldn't.

Before figuring out Chen Kong's bottom line, Decora maintained the politeness expected of a noble near-shore person towards Chen Kong throughout the morning.

This disguise continued until he learned from Chen Kong that he was able to come to Trilan Middle School as an exchange student.

It wasn't because his family was very wealthy, nor because he was related to some powerful figure in the coastal area.

He was only sent here by his school because of his good grades.

After learning this crucial information, Decora immediately dropped all pretense.

No, where did this country bumpkin come from? He's just begging in our coastal area!
Looking at Chen Kong, who was left bewildered by his few words.

Instead of letting Chen Kong off the hook, Decora, who was in the crowd, pretended to be magnanimous and spoke up.

"Sigh, I thought you, Kong, as an exchange student, had tens of thousands of yuan in pocket money every month, just like us. That's why I thought of having you treat the whole class to drinks so that you could get along well with the others."

"But now it seems I misunderstood. I'm sorry, Kong, let me treat you to drinks this time, as a way of welcoming you as our new classmate."

Upon hearing Decora's words, before Chen Kong could speak...

Decora's henchmen immediately chimed in with their keen observation.

"Wow, you're so generous, Mr. Decola, unlike some poor kid who can't even afford a few bottles of drinks."

"Yeah, yeah, he's clearly good enough to attend our Triland Noble School, but he can't even afford some simple drinks. I don't know if he's really broke or if he doesn't consider us friends and is just pretending to be poor."

Seeing how cooperative his underlings were, Decora immediately began to explain for Chen Kong in a very affected manner.

"Hey, hey, hey, how can you talk like that? I believe that Kong is not as stingy as you think. He just really doesn't have any money."

"Haha, that's right, young master Decola is right."

"Yes, yes, look at my mouth, how could I doubt that Kong is stingy? He's just simply poor." Watching Chen Kong being bullied by a group of brats, yet unable to react for a long time, the audience outside the dimensional screen was completely speechless.

'No, you were bullied in the Ember era, and you're still being bullied now that you're out of the Ember era? What was the point of spending your time in the Ember era?! Answer me!'

'Chen Kong: Kick me? You've kicked a nut!'

'The protagonist? A punching bag!'

Just as the audience was getting angry at Chen Kong's weak and introverted personality, a familiar voice suddenly came from off-camera.

"Hey, female student, I'm asking you if this is our school cafeteria. Don't just stand there, hey, hey?"

As the voice rang out, the camera instantly switched from Chen Kong to Tian Dao at the cafeteria entrance.

In the scene, Tiandao is wearing his signature small sunglasses, looking speechlessly at the unfamiliar female classmate in front of him who is holding snacks and staring straight at him.

It was obvious that he didn't understand what the other person was staring at.

Thanks to the production team's meticulous work, Tendou is clearly wearing the same blue and white Trillen school uniform as everyone else around him.

But his incredibly detailed visuals, so refined that you could tell at a glance it was the production team's favorite, coupled with his stunningly handsome face that was the pinnacle of star power.

Instantly, the seemingly ordinary Trillen school uniform was given a unique feel by Tiandao.

He was clearly out of place compared to the people around him.

Today, the production team's favoritism towards him as the "most popular" has become blatant and obvious, to the point that they no longer even bother acting.

In the anime episode, after Tiandao repeatedly reminded the other party, the dazed female classmate finally came to her senses.

She glanced shyly at Tiandao, then pointed behind her with a slightly hesitant voice and said, "Um, this...this is our school cafeteria."

Having obtained the answer he wanted, Heaven immediately laughed.

"Looks like I came to the right place. Thanks, classmate!"

After saying that, Tiandao walked straight in.

Watching Tiandao's departing figure, the unfamiliar female classmate seemed to be thinking about something.

He immediately ran excitedly towards his class, clearly eager to share some incredible secret with his friends.

When Tiandao entered the cafeteria, he coincidentally encountered Chen Kong, who was being mocked by everyone.

Looking at Chen Kong, who was surrounded by Decora and the others, with his head down and not saying a word.

The Heavenly Dao immediately ignored the strange atmosphere around it and greeted it with a smile.

"Wow, not bad, Sora. You've already made friends with your new classmates so quickly?"

Upon seeing the sudden appearance of the Heavenly Dao, Chen Kong, who was originally so embarrassed that he didn't know what to do, instantly showed joy, as if he had seen a savior.

Meanwhile, Decora, standing in the crowd, gazed at Tendou, this unfamiliar and uninvited guest.

His face, covered in acne, immediately showed signs of alertness.

Because although he had never seen the Heavenly Dao, he had no idea about this guy's origins.

But just look at this guy's appearance, and the 'absolute confidence' he exudes in every gesture.

All of this made Decora inexplicably feel a strong sense of crisis.

Just by looking at this guy, you can tell he's definitely not someone to mess with.

However, Trillen Middle School was his territory.

Although he was a little unsure about the Heavenly Dao's true nature, it didn't stop him from trying to find a way to deflate this guy's arrogance.

There's no other reason than that he inexplicably felt annoyed whenever he saw Tiandao's unfair face.

Upon noticing the change in Decora's expression, Tendou chuckled inwardly, realizing that the other party had fallen into his trap.

Let me, the most popular star among all the celebrities, take back all the frustrations that the anime/manga audience has suffered here.

Of course, I did this not to steal the spotlight or to gain popularity.

I simply dislike people engaging in regional discrimination.
Besides, what's wrong with the coastal people living in the deep blue metropolis?
To be honest, I, the God of Destiny, am actually an alien in the strictest sense!
Are you trying to play the regional discrimination game with me?

Friend, congratulations on finding the right person!
At this moment, Tiandao couldn't help but marvel once again at the excellent matchmaking mechanism of the Star Region.

Because whenever he's about to run out of work and his popularity is hard to boost.

Dust Sky, the nominal protagonist of the anime, always manages to provide timely assistance and help him create chaos.

In this respect, Heavenly Dao wholeheartedly acknowledges Chen Kong as the protagonist of the Stars and hopes that he can continue to play this role.

After all, if someone else were the main character, how could he have garnered such a large following so easily?
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(End of this chapter)