Yukino Yukinoshita, sitting right in front of Ren Isana, was a wealthy heiress. Now, Asuna Yuuki, sitting right behind him, was also a rich girl.
*I'm completely surrounded by rich girls. Does this an I can just beco a sugar baby? It's definitely the fastest way to make a buck!*
Entertaining these bizarre thoughts, Ren made his way to his desk.
Seeing the boy who sat in front of her arrive, Asuna Yuuki set down her book and greeted him. "Hello there. I'm Asuna Yuuki, a new student who just transferred in today."
She politely introduced herself and explained her late arrival.
"I'm Ren Isana. Nice to et you," Ren replied with a nod before taking his seat.
"It's a pleasure to et you, Ren-kun," Asuna said, silently committing his na to mory.
"Likewise," Ren replied without looking back. He imdiately pulled out his phone and started ssing around on it.
Asuna blinked in surprise. *He's just going to play on his phone? Just like that?*
Ren's behavior felt completely out of place compared to the rest of the class. After all, every other student was either reading, ditating with their eyes closed, or actively condensing their True Qi.
Yet here Ren was, glued to his screen. *What an eccentric guy.*
Asuna glanced at the belongings Ren had brought with him and noticed a long blade resting beside his desk.
Connecting the weapon to the martial arts video playing on his phone, realization dawned on her. *Oh, he's actually studying.*
*But is that kind of learning thod actually effective? The stuff they teach online usually isn't very good, right?*
Keeping her doubts to herself, Asuna decided not to bother him and returned her attention to her book.
As ti ticked by, the classroom gradually filled up. Suddenly, Ren seed to be talking to soone—and the voice was directed right next to her?
"Good morning, Kato-san," Ren said. He was looking directly at the empty space beside Asuna, prompting her to subconsciously turn her head.
To her shock, she realized soone was sitting right next to her. She had no idea when this person had arrived.
*There's sothing seriously strange about this girl!* Asuna stared at her neighbor in utter astonishnt.
"Good morning, Ren. And... good morning to you too. I'm gumi Kato," gumi greeted Ren before turning to the wide-eyed Asuna.
"H-Hello?" Asuna stamred, completely bewildered. *When did she even get here?*
"My innate talent is a bit unique, so I have very low presence. I'm sorry if I startled you," gumi quickly explained, noticing Asuna's shock.
Asuna's confusion instantly cleared up. *Ah, so that's it. It's because of her talent.*
"You didn't scare , I was just a little surprised. If Ren-kun hadn't spoken to you, I probably wouldn't have noticed you at all..." Asuna admitted, her curiosity about her new deskmate piqued.
Plus, gumi seed to be from the Sakura District as well. What a stroke of luck. Asuna had been worried about adjusting to a new school and having no one to talk to.
Now, those worries were gone. She had just picked a random empty seat and imdiately made a friend from her ho district.
The two girls quickly fell into conversation. gumi was quite curious as to why Asuna was only just arriving today.
"Mostly because I transferred here from another city, so the move took so ti," Asuna answered honestly.
She had been caught completely off guard when she received the sudden notice to change schools. Because of the scramble, she hadn't been able to make it for the first day of classes yesterday.
In truth, Asuna had arrived in the city yesterday afternoon, but by the ti she finished unpacking and settling in, it was already late at night.
"From another city? Our Director is pretty hardcore," Ren chid in, genuinely surprised by the revelation.
*Director Ken's thods are insane. I thought poaching the top talents from nearby schools was impressive enough, but he actually reached into other cities?*
Asuna didn't quite know how to respond to that, though she couldn't deny that Ren had a point.
"Well... the Director is certainly a very capable person." She didn't know much about the man herself, only that he wielded significant influence.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to gather so many geniuses and cram them all into a single Special Class.
Ren nodded and left it at that. He had zero interest in the political maneuvering of big shots. Right now, his mind was entirely focused on mastering those flashy Sword Skills and making bank!
He went back to scrolling through short videos. A little while later, Yukino Yukinoshita arrived. As she walked to her desk, she paused, looking at Asuna in surprise.
"I didn't expect to see you here." Naturally, she and Asuna knew each other. They ran in the sa elite social circles, and while they weren't particularly close, they were definitely acquainted.
"I know, right? I didn't expect you to be here either." A flash of pleasant surprise crossed Asuna's eyes.
It was a genuine relief to run into a familiar face in a brand-new environnt.
Yukino nodded and took her seat. However, as she settled in, her eyes fell on the long blade resting beside Ren's desk, and she froze.
"Why are you studying the sword?" *Does having high talent an you can just do whatever you want? Is this guy giving up on unard martial arts?*
"It's a saber. A Tang Dao, to be exact. Not a sword!" Ren imdiately felt the need to correct her.
*The weapons from the Sakura District are just imitations of the Tang Dao anyway. This right here is the granddaddy of your katanas.*
"A Tang Dao? I see. That explains the design," Yukino mused. She didn't take offense at the correction, simply filing the information away for future reference. "But aren't you practicing martial arts anymore?"
"I've already learned everything I need to for now. Plus, I feel like I can develop a much stronger set of Sword Skills, so studying this is definitely the right move. It'll only take a few days anyway," Ren replied casually, his eyes never leaving the video on his screen.
Yukino was utterly speechless at his casual humblebrag. *I guess when you're that talented, you really can just do whatever you want.*
"If we have a combat class this afternoon, let's spar again. I want to test out the new moves I've learned." Ren finally looked up from his phone, his eyes burning with eagerness.
Yukino rolled her eyes so hard they nearly got stuck in the back of her head. "I have absolutely no desire to fight you," she flatly refused as she settled into her chair. "Go bother Asuna. She uses a blade too."
*Keep your nace away from .* Just thinking about how Ren had ruthlessly punched her in the gut yesterday made her stomach throb in phantom pain.
And today he wanted to play around with a Tang Dao? How was she supposed to fight that? She was genuinely terrified that he might accidentally slice her open. That would be fatal.
Sparring with Ren Isana was the furthest thing from a fun experience. So, she was opting out. *If you want to test your weapons, go use Asuna as your guinea pig!*
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