Practical teaching: Starting from the soul traveling through Dragon Garden

Chapter 466 Sakayanagi's Thoughts

"Longyuan really has no sense of romance."

Sakayanagi pouted, seemingly dissatisfied with Ryuen's answer.

"Don't use that trick on me. Only a small-time cook like Sudo would be fooled by you."

There are quite a few attractive girls in the academy, but in the entire grade, besides Kikyo, only Sakayanagi is capable of using her looks as a weapon. Although it's not seduction in the traditional sense, she uses her looks to entice others to do things that benefit herself.

It's not a particularly sophisticated technique, but it's especially effective against certain types of people.

After all, even a young male chef can get carried away when a cute girl strikes up a conversation, and with a little guidance, he can be easily manipulated.

Is Ryuen really as calm as she appears?

Sakayanagi winked at Ryuen.

"You're the one who's getting restless, Arisu. What's wrong? You're being so proactive today. Hmm, you're quite aggressive. Let me guess, are you jealous?"

After Ryuen finished speaking, Sakayanagi's smile vanished, and he returned to his normal state with a rather helpless expression: "Ryuen-kun, are you really that unwilling to play with me for a while?"

“Childish games? I’m way past the age of playing house. Besides, I have something more important to discuss with you.”

You weren't like this before.

Sakayanagi muttered something under his breath, but since Ryuen had said he had more important things to do, Sakayanagi naturally wouldn't throw a tantrum at this time. Moreover, judging from Ryuen's current attitude, even if Sakayanagi threw a tantrum, Ryuen would most likely not come to coax him.

Ryuen overheard what Sakayanagi was muttering, but pretended not to hear it. It wasn't that Ryuen had changed, but rather that Sakayanagi was becoming increasingly baffling to him.

Whether it's Ryuen, Horikita, or Katsuragi, who is temporarily in charge of Class C, they all plan to graduate from Class A. But Sakayanagi is different. Her interest has never been in Class A. If her goal was to defeat Ryuen before, then Ryuen believes that she lost to Sakayanagi in the school trip exam.

At this moment, Sakayanagi sat in front of Ryuen, who could no longer figure out Sakayanagi's true thoughts or what she wanted to do.

"Arisu, do you like me?"

Sakayanagi was surprised; she thought Ryuen would talk about class issues, but she didn't expect him to be so direct.

"I like it, but I'm a little unhappy about your womanizing ways."

Sakayanagi spoke in a calm tone, as if he were talking about something very ordinary, his eyes looking out the window.

"So, why did you attack Hiyori? Was it because you like me? Or was it just for the benefit of the class?"

"Ryuen-kun, has anyone ever told you that you're narcissistic?"

"What do you think?"

Ryuen spoke in a solemn tone, staring at Sakayanagi like a lion watching its prey.

"Are you angry? Because of Shiina?"

The anger subsided, and Sakayanagi also put away his relaxed mood, stubbornly staring at Ryuen.

In his clear eyes, there was both defiance and amusement.

"What happened with Hiyori isn't enough to make me angry, since the only loss was points. I'm just annoyed that you schemed against me. I thought we could have a fair and square duel."

"Open and aboveboard? Does Ryuen-kun mean cheating at chess using a mobile phone?"

Ryuen's lips twitched. Such a long-ago matter had been dug up; as expected, it couldn't be kept from Sakayanagi after all.

"The rules don't say that tools aren't allowed. In terms of form, I have indeed accepted your challenge head-on, haven't I?"

"You're just making excuses, but never mind. Since you're so naive, next time we'll have a head-on showdown."

For some reason, Sakayanagi smiled, and Ryuen felt a hint of doting in her words, which made Ryuen feel very uncomfortable.

"This exam..." Before Ryuen could finish speaking, Sakayanagi interrupted him.

"I know about your bet with Nagumo. Don't worry, I won't let you leave so easily. But please tell Horikita that I didn't lose to her. By the way, those guys from your class should also leave. They're like mosquitoes every day, so annoying."

It seems that Sakayanagi dislikes Ishiki and his group quite a bit. It seems they're doing a good job; they really mess with people's mentality, even affecting Sakayanagi.

Ryuen breathed a sigh of relief at Sakayanagi's understanding nature, knowing that the exam would be much easier.

They had finished discussing what they wanted to discuss, but Sakayanagi showed no sign of leaving and even asked for a refill of her juice.

Did I drink too much water today?

Ryuen noticed that Sakayanagi was drinking large glasses of juice, each containing 500 milliliters, and two glasses would make a liter. Ryuen wondered if Sakayanagi's small stomach could handle a liter of water.

"Oh? Ryuen-kun is concerned about me?"

Ryuen didn't reply. Sakayanagi shook the juice with a straw, and the kiwi seeds swirled around in the glass.

"Ryuen, why are you silent? At this time, the boys should start a conversation. This awkward silence won't do."

"I'm not on a date with you, so it's okay if there's an awkward silence, and it's getting late."

The implication was that Sakayanagi should go back.

"Then you should go first, Longyuan. Let me, a sick girl, stay here. Maybe some other boys will be brave enough to take me home."

Although they weren't exactly telepathic, they both knew what the other wanted to do, and were just waiting for one of them to compromise.

"Where is Kamuro? Shouldn't she be here at this time?"

Ryuen walked up to Sakayanagi, extended an arm, and Sakayanagi put it on. Walking side by side saved Sakayanagi a lot of energy and reduced the burden on her legs.

"Ryuen-kun should know better than me where Kamuroku is, right?"

Ryuen didn't want to talk. He noticed that Sakayanagi was really hostile today, always picking on Ryuen, which made Ryuen not want to talk anymore.

Ryuen remained silent, while Sakayanagi muttered to himself.

"Oh, what a pity. I thought Longyuan was going to confess to me today. What a disappointment."

"Ryuen-kun really cares about Shiina-kun. It seems they have a close relationship. I wonder what Ichinose-kun thinks."

"Ryuen-kun isn't talking, he must have a sore throat. Horikita would be worried if he knew."

Ryuen couldn't hold back any longer: "How did you manage to bring up Horikita?"

Sakayanagi chuckled, clearly in a good mood, but her expression quickly changed, turning serious, much to Ryuen's surprise.

Longyuan escorted her to her dormitory entrance.

Would you like to come in for a cup of tea?

"If you can't drink anymore, you should get some rest."

To be honest, Ryuen was exhausted. Being with Sakayanagi meant you never knew what she would do next; the girl's ideas were somewhat whimsical and unpredictable.

Sakayanagi didn't try to stop him, and slammed the door shut with a bang, startling Ryuen.

At this moment, Long Yuan noticed some water stains on the ground. Raising an eyebrow, Long Yuan had a bad feeling. Looking back at the path they had just walked, sure enough, there were scattered water stains.

It must be tough being a reserved girl. She could have just asked for help from Longyuan without any problem.

(End of this chapter)