Chapter 4: chapter 4
"I can't say why, but I just hate him..."
"Yeah, the truth is this guy is really annoying. Does he only have a pretty face? Who does he think he is?"
"With that arrogant attitude, we should just isolate him!"
"...…."
In class, the discussions were intense, and the atmosphere was quite lively. Both boys and girls were divided regarding the new student.
Ran and Sonoko seized the opportunity to speak in low voices.
"Sonoko… am I seeing this wrong?"
Ran couldn't believe what she was seeing, thinking she was dreaming.
"No, you're not mistaken." Sonoko looked at her in surprise: "It's really that guy from last night..."
She paused and, with some doubt, added: "Is it possible that guy is secretly following us?"
"But... he doesn't even know my name or anything about the school." Ran didn't look at Lin Yi, as every time she saw him, her mind went back to the battle of the previous night, the scenes, the sounds, made her heart race involuntarily.
"That's true." Sonoko also seemed somewhat surprised, and after a pause, murmured: "Could it be that this is destiny?"
When Ran heard Sonoko's words, she couldn't help but look at her: "Sonoko… could it be that you...?"
Sonoko fixed her hair and said with a smile: "As expected from Ran, exactly, you guessed it!"
"But... he... he... took us..."
Ran couldn't find the words to describe what had happened last night and could only stammer.
Sonoko understood what Ran meant and said carefreely: "But he didn't do it on purpose... besides, I'm just looking for a boyfriend, not a husband. If he isn't suitable, I'll just look for another."
"Yeah... that's true." Ran couldn't refute what Sonoko said.
"Okay, relax."
The teacher tapped the desk to get their attention, and with her authority, the class quickly fell silent.
"From now on, everyone will be classmates, so take care of each other. Lin, sit in that corner over there."
The teacher adjusted her glasses and pointed to the last corner of the classroom.
Lin Yi looked at the spot she pointed to and, indeed, it was a good location. In manga and anime classrooms, those who sit in the corners are always important characters. You could say it's a position chosen by fate.
On his way back to his seat, Lin Yi glanced at Ran, who quickly looked down, not daring to meet his eyes.
Lin Yi also looked at Sonoko, who greeted him with a smile and a wave.
As for the other girls, Lin Yi had no interest in looking at them. Although some of them were attractive, they didn't capture his attention.
After seeing Lin Yi sit in his place, the teacher took out the textbook and said: "Alright, let's continue with the content from the last class..."
...
The bell rang, and the class ended.
The teacher wasted no time and, after finishing the class, collected her books and left the room.
As soon as the teacher left, the girls from class 2-B got up from their seats and quickly surrounded Lin Yi in less than five seconds, forming a tight circle around him.
"Classmate Lin, my name is Nako Nishihara; if you have any questions, you can come find me."
"Classmate Lin, you can also come find me."
"Classmate Lin, do you want to have lunch with me later?"
"Lin, are you planning to join any club? Why not come to our Kendo club?"
"Lin..."
"Classmate,
"..."
A group of girls surrounded Lin Yi, which surprised Ran and Sonoko.
"Well... it seems he's quite popular."
Sonoko was somewhat surprised. She knew he would have high popularity, but she didn't think it would be this much. Almost 80% of the girls in the class were there.
"Yeah... yeah."
Ran was also quite surprised.
"Tch, what's so special about him?"
Shinichi Kudo turned around and, upon hearing the girls' opinions, said disdainfully: "Last time, a bunch of girls swarmed me at the school entrance to give me love letters. He's nowhere near as popular as I am."
Hearing this, Ran couldn't help but think of the previous incident when she was pushed and fell to the ground. Thinking about that made her angry, and she said sarcastically: "Yeah, it seems you're quite popular. Maybe next time I shouldn't come to school with you so I don't get pushed again."
"Hahaha... it's not that exaggerated, right?"
Shinichi Kudo laughed, misinterpreting Ran's words as an affirmation of his popularity.
"¡Tsk, tsk, tsk…!"
"Sonoko rested her chin after observing the situation, shaking her head in disdain. 'It's useless...', she murmured."
Lin Yi could only hear a constant buzzing in his ears. Suddenly, he started to understand why in A Chinese Odyssey the Monkey King insisted on eliminating Tang Sanzang.
Lin Yi also realized why the "woman-killer buff" was classified as a curse.
Being surrounded by three or four girls was a pleasant experience.
But being surrounded by a group of girls, unable to move, was true torture.
"Mmm."
"Understood."
"I'll consider it."
"I'll think about it."