Dragon Raja: Starting with acquiring Orochi, a counterattack against the gods.

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Chapter 68 Who's going to Chicago with me?

Inside the Lionheart Club, the silent boy calmly stared at the computer screen. The live stream had ended, most of the viewers had left, and the comments had almost disappeared.

But he just stared straight ahead, as if he was thinking about something.

A pretty girl appeared behind him, carrying several thick books: "What are you looking at? Didn't the live stream end?"

Chu Zihang did not turn around or speak; his face was thoughtful.

Seeing this, Susie shrugged helplessly. She seemed to be used to this situation and casually said, "Then you should get some rest."

But just as she was about to leave, the silent boy suddenly spoke up.

"Could you keep an eye out for her? If you see her in the girls' dormitory, could you please pass on a message that I'd like to see her?"

Susie looked surprised. Ever since Chu Zihang enrolled, he had been quite indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about anything, even Caesar's provocation.

But at this moment, he took the initiative to want to meet this new S-rank.

Susie became interested and asked curiously, "Why? Do you know her? I watched the live stream too, and she didn't seem to have anything special about her, except that her background is a bit pitiful."

Susie felt that Chu Zihang's indifference made him seem unlikely to be someone who would sympathize with others' plight. He was probably the kind of person who would remain unmoved even if someone was starving to death in front of him, at most he would take a detour to avoid stepping on them.

"There was a problem with the live stream." But Chu Zihang simply said calmly, "Professor Masafumi Tomiyama was later controlled by her."

Susie stared in astonishment, her eyes widening. She blurted out incredulously, "How is this possible?!"

But Chu Zihang stopped talking. That's just the kind of person he is. When he's as stingy as a muterer, you just want to smash his head open and pry his mouth open.

But Susie knew he never lied, or rather, he simply couldn't be bothered to lie.

After the initial shock, Susie quickly calmed down. She was a very smart girl, and almost subconsciously she began to think.

"So this girl is not simple. She is definitely not as gentle and harmless as she appears, and her S-rank is definitely not something that came out of thin air."

"No, the use of Words of Power is not allowed in the academy, and we are all suppressed by the Night Watchers' domain... But this girl, wait, could it be her bloodline?!"

Susie's eyes widened suddenly, and she instinctively covered her mouth to avoid screaming.

Chu Zihang ignored her loss of composure. He seemed to have already guessed this, so he was not surprised. He simply said calmly, "I want her to join the Lionheart Society."

Susie was taken aback at first, then immediately realized: "Oh right, Freedom Day is almost here this year. Knowing Caesar's personality, he's determined to settle things with you this time."

"The old president intends to pass the leadership to you. If you perform well enough during this Freedom Day, you should be the new president of the Lionheart Society."

“It has nothing to do with freedom. I just don’t want her to join the student council.” Chu Zihang’s gaze was blank. He seemed to be thinking about something, and his expression became somewhat complicated.

Susie couldn't understand the boy's expression, but she sensed the complex emotions in it, and subconsciously comforted him: "It's okay, the live stream was too discreet, no one else could have noticed."

"Let's try to win her over first; she should join us."

“No.” Chu Zihang interrupted her: “Others may not have noticed, but Caesar definitely did.”

"Susie, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you this time."

Susie felt something was off; Chu Zihang was clearly paying too much attention to this girl. A complicated feeling welled up inside her, but she simply nodded in the end.

But to her surprise, no sooner had she agreed to Chu Zihang's request than she returned to her dormitory and saw her roommate Nuonuo standing expressionlessly at the dormitory door, arms crossed and chewing gum.

Following her gaze into the dormitory, Susie saw someone who surprised her greatly.

The girl looked even more beautiful than she appeared on the live stream. She was tall and slender with delicate and beautiful features, but her skin was somewhat pale, and she seemed to be in poor health.

She was making her bed, an empty bed in the dormitory, with her few belongings placed at her feet.

Susie paused for a moment, and Nono, noticing her return, turned around and glanced at her, saying in a flat tone, "You're back? Come and meet our new roommate."

"A new roommate?" Susie frowned, clearly quite surprised.

"Yeah, yeah." The red-haired girl chewed her gum casually. "He's the only S-rank in the academy. How about it? Aren't you honored?"

Susie keenly sensed that something was wrong with Nono's mood; the girl seemed unhappy, and her words were clearly barbed.

The girl inside seemed oblivious to the sarcastic mockery. She finished tidying her bed and belongings before turning to look at them and speaking casually.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Kazama Ruri. I'm from Japan. I was just assigned to this dorm, and we'll be roommates from now on."

"I know, I know, you're an S-rank, right? Everyone in the entire academy knows you now."

Nono blew a big bubble, which burst a moment later. She walked up to Yuan Zhinv with an expressionless face, her gaze undisguisedly scrutinizing her.

The red-haired girl was also quite tall, though a little shorter than Yuan Zhinü. At this moment, she was clearly looking up, but her expression was very arrogant, like a peacock with its head held high.

“I have a skill called profiling. I watched your entire psychological counseling process, and you are lying.”

“You are not afraid of Professor Masafumi Tomiyama’s hypnosis because you knew from the beginning that it would not work on you, and you were fearless.”

Yuan Zhinv lazily looked at the girl in front of her and casually asked, "So?"

“You are not as harmless as you appear. I don’t know why the principal rated you as S-class, nor do I know why the principal asked Professor Masafumi Tomiyama to test you, but you are clearly hiding a secret.”

"I can tell you're no ordinary person, but you're pretending to be. What's your purpose?"

Yuan Zhinv let out a soft "Ah," looked at the little witch in front of her who was picking a fight, and smiled helplessly: "What purpose could I have? I'm just more relaxed in a safe environment."

She reached out and casually lifted a strand of the girl's red hair, her tone even bordering on nonchalant: "But you... baby, what are you afraid of?"

"Are you so nervous that you think I'm going to eat you?"

Nono recoiled as if electrocuted, her dark red eyes, so similar to Erii's, filled with shock. She glared fiercely at Genji, but couldn't utter a word for a long time.

In the end, she could only grit her teeth and squeeze out, "You, you better not let me catch you doing anything wrong!"

The red-haired girl made no attempt to hide her hostility. She glared at Genjiro and slammed the door shut as she left.

Susie felt a little embarrassed and explained softly, "She doesn't like people lying to her, but she's actually a very nice person."

As she spoke, she secretly glanced at the girl in front of her. Her beautiful face was somewhat pale, and her figure was thin and frail. Susie couldn't help but wonder if this seemingly weak girl really had that kind of terrifying bloodline.

Or is this just Chu Zihang's illusion?

Susie had no answer, and Yuan Zhinv didn't care about Nuonuo's hostility at all. She acted as if nothing had happened and went to bed to rest.

Seeing this, Susie subconsciously spoke up: "Um... I have a friend who wants to meet you. His name is Chu Zihang. Do you know him? We'd like to invite you to join the Lionheart Club."

Without turning her head, Yuan Zhinv simply said, "I won't see you."

In the original work, Chu Zihang and Caesar are sworn enemies, and the Lionheart Society and the Student Council are destined to compete with each other. Yuan Zhinv does not want to get involved in these matters.

Having experienced the baptism of the Japanese underworld, these school organizations seemed as boring and childish as playing house to Genji. She would rather spend that time carrying out a few missions in the executive department.

Susie was taken aback by Genji's decisive refusal. Before she could figure out how to continue, Genji had already closed her eyes.

Susie had no choice but to keep quiet.

What Yuan Zhinv didn't expect was that while she could avoid Chu Zihang, she couldn't avoid Caesar.

When she idly opened her phone, she saw a new friend request sitting there quietly, with a simple note of only four words: I am Caesar.

This man seemed never to worry that anyone in the school wouldn't recognize him, even if the person was a freshman; they should have heard of his name.

This arrogant Italian man's style of doing things was as haughty as he was.

Yuan Zhinv didn't know where he got her contact information, but it shouldn't have been difficult for this young master. As for his intentions... to be honest, Yuan Zhinv wasn't interested, so she simply and decisively rejected his application.

Meanwhile, in the Norton Hall, in the conference room.

All members of the student council attended the meeting. The current president, Caesar, sat on a sofa in front of the fireplace, resting his chin on one hand and looking straight ahead, with the Gattuso family's phoenix crest hanging above his head.

The student council members were in an uproar. This meeting was specifically convened to address the newly emerged S-class student in the academy, as Caesar had proposed recruiting her into the student council.

"I watched that live stream. She's just an ordinary freshman. Getting an S-rank is pure luck. I don't think the student council needs to make a big fuss about inviting her. Otherwise, it would be a joke!"

"But she is the only S-rank in the academy. If she is recruited by the student council, we will completely crush the Lionheart Society. Even if this freshman is a good-for-nothing, we absolutely cannot let her join the Lionheart Society!"

"Actually, I think it's completely unnecessary. I don't see anything special about this girl. Her pitiful background might elicit sympathy from the principal, but it doesn't really matter. Given the academy's strict rules, she might be demoted at any time!"

This topic is highly controversial, and they have been unable to reach a consensus for a long time.

Caesar, who had brought up the topic, simply watched everything in silence, without uttering a word.

The phone beeped, and Caesar picked it up to see that his friend request had been rejected. He raised an eyebrow slightly and sent another message.

I was rejected instantly again.

Caesar wasn't angry and patiently continued sending messages. When he found himself blocked, he would switch to a different account. Finally, on his third account, the other party agreed and sent a question mark.

Looking at the lone question mark on the screen, Caesar curled the corner of his mouth and typed a line of text with one hand and sent it over.

Caesar: Join the student council?

There was no probing, no persuasion, just a straightforward invitation.

The other party's reply was equally concise, consisting of only one word.

Ruri Kazama: No.

Caesar: So you're going to join the Lionheart?

Ruri Kazama: No.

Caesar: Then come to the student council. I rarely invite anyone on my own initiative.

Kazama Ruri: Because I'm an S-rank? Don't you know everyone's saying my S-rank is inflated?

Caesar: It's not just because you're S-class, I actually have a ballet troupe.

This arrogant Italian man didn't realize there was anything wrong with his words. He was completely in the mood to say, "I admire you, so it doesn't matter if your abilities are questionable. You should be grateful and accept my invitation, and you should even show some honor."

But the other party didn't respond for a long time, so Caesar sent another message, only to have it rejected.

He was blocked again.

The blond, blue-eyed man frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with being rejected repeatedly. He felt he had been sincere enough, but the pretty girl didn't give him any face at all.

As darkness fell, it seemed to be drizzling outside, with the sound of raindrops pattering down. Meanwhile, the brightly lit Norton Building remained noisy and bustling.

"The discussion can stop now," Caesar said calmly. His voice wasn't loud, but everyone immediately fell silent and looked at the composed man.

“She declined my invitation.” Caesar held up his phone, letting everyone see its contents.

"This is outrageous! Where does a freshman get the audacity?!" a senior staff member exclaimed. "Doesn't she know that her S-rank is just a result of the principal's sympathy?!"

The crowd became agitated, and the committee members whispered among themselves, thinking that this freshman was far too arrogant.