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Hayakawa was slightly taken aback, looked up at Natsukawa, and looked surprised.

This is deliberately letting the game go!

Hayakawa frowned, his face turning angry.

This is clearly an insult to me! How could I, the mighty Emperor, tolerate such a humiliation...?

Uh... that seems pretty good too.

Hayakawa remained expressionless, but a slight thought flickered in his mind.

To achieve one's goals, one will stop at nothing. If one fails an exam, one resorts to underhanded tricks. That's how despicable I am. So what?

Chapter Sixty-Two But…

Hayakawa has never claimed to be an upright person. In fact, he had planned to drug Furuhashi Ogata and the other girl from the beginning so that they would not be able to take the exam. However, this was not a long-term solution. Once they recovered, they would come back and continue to attack him. So he gave up. Just then, the principal came to his door, which led to the current "Genius Fall Plan".

Now that Natsukawa Masuri has said she'll let him off the hook, Hayakawa can't help but feel a little tempted.

It seems that by this calculation, I can at least get back to second place, isn't that great...?

Hayakawa lowered his head, lost in thought.

"How is it, Hayakawa-kun?"

Seeing this, Natsukawa Masuzu's expression shifted slightly. She gently extended her hand and smiled, saying, "Be my fake boyfriend. Not only will I help you cover up the recording, but I'll also study with you and help you take another step forward. Isn't that great?"

"..."

Hayakawa remained silent for a long time, then narrowed his eyes: "But I refuse."

Natsukawa Masaki: "..."

After a brief silence, Natsukawa Masuzu said with a strange expression, "Hayakawa-kun, are you joking? Did you deliberately use a JoJo reference because you know I'm a JoJo fan?"

What is JOJO?

Hayakawa said expressionlessly.

"Huh?! You don't know it's JOJO?"

Natsukawa Masuzu's expression changed drastically, and she looked at Hayakawa with an unforgivable gaze: "It's illegal not to know this groundbreaking, phenomenal masterpiece anime that everyone in Japan knows about!"

"have no idea,"

Hayakawa said coldly, "I never watch anime."

"Well…"

Natsukawa Masaki puffed out her cheeks in anger and said, "Let's skip this topic for now. Were you serious about your refusal just now? They offered you incredibly generous treatment, so why did you refuse?"

"why"

Hayakawa sneered, staring at the girl in front of him, recalling scenes from the past, his own late-night studies playing like a slideshow.

His expression was bold and unrestrained, like an ancient knight-errant facing encirclement. They shouted loudly, their faces calm, and even when they were being coerced and tempted by the government, they could still talk and laugh.

"because…"

Hayakawa straightened his strong spine, his figure becoming a towering figure, the flame of his will igniting in his eyes. He clenched his fists tightly, the veins and blood vessels on his hands bulging, and whispered a low shout that echoed through the world, lasting for a long time: "Even if I die, I will never fall in love!"

Natsukawa Masaki: "..."

What a powerful will to remain single! Even Natsukawa Masuzu, who hates romance, was deeply moved by this great determination.

"It's not a real relationship!"

Looking at Hayakawa's rock-solid face, Natsukawa Masuzu finally panicked: "It's just an act!"

"Shut up! I am not threatened!"

Hayakawa turned his back and shouted angrily, "Get out of here!"

After saying that, Hayakawa turned and ran away, hurrying home to study.

That's right, he is the Invincible Emperor.

Refusing to associate and remaining solitary is one's own moral principle. If one were to compromise under threat, how could one become emperor?

He doesn't need anyone to give him preferential treatment or teach him anything. Whether they are foreign students or geniuses in arts and sciences, they will be trampled under his feet sooner or later. He will continue to work hard and defeat them with his despicable means.

As an invincible emperor, he could turn the world upside down and make clouds and rain fall at will. If the heavens wanted to oppress him, he would destroy the heavens; if the earth wanted to overthrow him, he would flatten the earth; if people wanted to bully him, he would slaughter the entire human world.

All the worlds are merely his chessboard, and all living beings are just his pawns. So what if you are a genius? How can you defy the Great Emperor?

Hayakawa Michiko's resolve grew stronger, and he quickly traversed the woods, running towards the direction where a light was gleaming in the darkness.

……

Natsukawa Masuzu stared at Hayakawa's retreating figure with a strange expression. Her outstretched hand, which had been trying to stop her, fell limply to the ground. She stood there, expressionless, and sighed softly, "I messed up..."

What's wrong with this man...? Could it be gynophobia? But he doesn't seem to be like that when he's with Furuhashi and the others. Could he have some kind of psychological problem?

Natsukawa Masaki stood silently in place, feeling somewhat powerless as she recalled everything that had just happened.

I don't know if I was lucky or unlucky to be able to select this talent from thousands of students.

This person is so reassuring...

Thinking this, Natsukawa Masaki turned around and walked into the night.

Go home and think carefully about what to do next.

……

Hayakawa took a taxi for the first time in a long time, since it was getting late and he wanted to get home to study as soon as possible.

It makes me angry just thinking about it. A whole hour of my time was wasted. If I had used that time to study, I could have done a whole practice test. Who's going to make up for this precious time?

"..."

Hayakawa leaned against the car window, watching the streets rushing past outside, and closed his eyes wearily.

In fact, besides his firm belief in the Dao, another reason he refused was his concern for Gu Qiao.

Rumors about her dating Furuhashi were rampant at school, and even Furuhashi's female friends in Class A had confirmed that she was dating Furuhashi.

If she agreed to Natsukawa Masuzu's request at this moment, what would happen to Furuhashi? In other people's eyes, she would be the one who had been cheated on.

Fumino Furuhashi is very beautiful and has excellent grades. She is very popular at school and has many admirers. There must be quite a few people who are jealous of her in private (Hayakawa). If news suddenly spreads that she is dating someone else, no matter how she explains it, she will definitely become the subject of many people's private gossip and jokes.

Even ordinary girls who get cheated on often find it hard to avoid gossip, let alone a girl like Gu Qiao who receives a lot of attention.

In class, she was whispered about by her classmates; those who disliked her pretended to care but were actually being sarcastic; in the cafeteria, she was surrounded by people, and what's worse, many boys probably thought that Furuhashi was heartbroken after her breakup and would take advantage of her vulnerability, probably rushing up to confess their feelings one after another. This is basically a reversal of Furuhashi's and Natsukawa's situations, and Furuhashi's situation is even more miserable.

How am I supposed to study like this? My science grades, which were just starting to look up, are going to plummet back to single digits.

Hayakawa didn't want to see this happen.

Therefore, Natsukawa was destined to be rejected from the very beginning. Neither the real nor the fake Hayakawa would agree; the mere thought of Furuhashi would guarantee her rejection.

"..."

Hayakawa thought of the old bridge, feeling somewhat melancholy.

Although he refused, he was really worried about Natsukawa Masaki. After all, if Furuhashi and Ogata saw that video, how would he explain it?

Can they still let themselves teach?

Hayakawa thought for a moment, then took out her phone to call Furuhashi and Ogata to ask if they had arrived home, but found several missed calls and unread LINE messages on her phone screen.

Upon closer inspection, they were all ancient bridges.

Hayakawa subconsciously clicked on a message and glanced at it.

Ancient Bridge: Answer the phone!

"What's going on here...?"

Hayakawa remained expressionless and then dialed the number back.

"Dududu~"

Chapter Sixty-Three: I Still Chose You

After the phone rang twice, it showed that the call was connected, but no sound came through.

As Hayakawa held his phone, he felt an endless chill emanating from it, sending shivers down his spine.

"Ancient bridge,"

Hayakawa remained silent for a long time before asking, "Are you home yet?"

"…Um."

Fumino Furuhashi's voice was muffled.

Where is Ogata?

The awkward atmosphere was palpable even through the phone screen, leaving Hayakawa somewhat bewildered. What was wrong with Furuhashi?

"Ri-chan should be at the udon shop right now,"

Gu Qiao said, "She should be back soon. She said before that she wouldn't eat at home."

"Oh."

Hayakawa responded with a word, then fell silent again.

After a brief pause, Hayakawa finally lost his temper: "What's wrong, Furuhashi? Did something happen to you?"

"…nothing."

Gu Qiaodao then changed the subject: "Where are you now?"

"I,"

Hayakawa glanced to the side and said, "I'm in a taxi, I'll be home soon."

"Okay, then come back soon."

Fumino Furuhashi said sullenly, "I'm hanging up now."

"Wait a moment!"

Hayakawa called out to Furuhashi just before the call ended.

Gu Qiao didn't speak or hang up the phone; he waited quietly.

"Ancient bridge,"

Hayakawa remained silent for a long time before softly saying, "I still choose you after all."

After saying that, Hayakawa hung up the phone with a sigh of relief, letting out a long breath: "Phew~"

"So young,"

The driver in the front seat seemed to have been eavesdropping the whole time. After Hayakawa hung up the phone, he sighed with emotion: "I had similar days when I was in school. Unfortunately, everything changed after graduation. While there's still a long time left, don't let your feelings go to waste."

He seemed to be talking to himself, yet also seemed to be earnestly reminding Hayakawa.

What is this person saying...?

Hayakawa glanced at the driver expressionlessly, his heart filled with distress.

Although I don't know why, Guqiao seems to be in a bad mood. Maybe she's going through a rebellious phase.

It seems I should do something to make him happy.

"Just here."

Hayakawa glanced out the window and saw that he was not far from home, so he got out of the car and headed towards a large snack market not far from his home.

He still remembered that he was going to see a movie tonight.

"How can you watch a movie without food?"

Hayakawa pushed his shopping cart leisurely into the supermarket, intending to do a big shopping spree.

He knew Furuhashi quite well. He knew that this woman was reserved and polite on the surface, but actually loved to eat snacks. Even when she was studying, there would often be several tasty snacks on her desk. In Hayakawa's eyes, this behavior was simply gluttony.

Compared to Fumino Furuhashi, Rizu Ogata is just as big a eater. While Furuhashi sometimes feels guilty about her figure and eats less, Ogata doesn't care at all and eats everything.