124: The vice dean broke down.

A series of hurried footsteps rang out.

Vice Dean Yu, who had just finished his speech, rushed out.

Pretending not to see the three of them hugging in public, he spoke:

"Classmate Shen Pan, Sakura Academy wants to invite you to attend a ceremony!"

"Furthermore, Sakura's strongest family, the Kujo Family..."

"...has simultaneously sent invitations to all deification system Prodigies worldwide who have reached the Seventh Tier!"

???

Shen Pan turned around in confusion, looking at the exceptionally anxious Vice Dean Yu.

Why was Sakura inviting him?

Could it be because he had instantly killed their [Martial God] last time?

So they wanted to regain their pride?

That guy named Jian-something-or-other had indeed said it.

The number one Prodigy of Blue Star would always be the princess of their Kujo Family.

Even his achievement of being able to instantly kill a Seventh Tier Sea God at that time wasn't taken seriously by them.

"So, that Young Miss of the Kujo Family wants to throw herself at me for free?"

Even if they didn't know about him tearing apart an Eighth Tier Peak with his bare hands...

...they should at least know that he is an "Assassin," right?

An Assassin against a Princess—it was a complete counter!

Seeing Shen Pan's somewhat hesitant and curious look, the Vice Dean thought for a moment and explained:

"Actually, Imperial Capital Academy already planned to send some outstanding students to Sakura this year."

"If you want to go, Shen Pan, the three of you can join the senior internship team together."

"I will still be the one leading the team."

"That way, even if Sakura has some tricks or a conspiracy against you, they won't dare to make a move."

This might be the last major event before his shift ends, right?

The Vice Dean thought wearily.

There were still eleven days left in this month, and this trip to Sakura for sightseeing would be perfect.

He would intentionally stay for a few more days until his shift was over!

The Vice Dean thought happily.

That old fellow, the Dean, would surely be surprised to see that he had made a Breakthrough to Martial Saint upon his return, right?

"Not going!"

Hearing the keywords, Jiang Ruolai refused decisively.

"Vice Dean, we are not going to Sakura!!!"

The loud shout instantly drew many scrutinizing gazes.

However, after seeing that the Vice Dean and the very cold Shen Pan—who didn't even bother to speak during the freshman representative speech—were there...

...everyone looked away.

But their steps clearly slowed down significantly.

It seemed like there was some gossip!

Could it be because Imperial Capital Academy prohibits improper relationships between men and women?

The crowd looked enviously at the two beautiful girls, each with her own unique charm.

And at Shen Pan, who was enjoying himself sandwiched between them, with each girl hugging one of his arms.

Strong, handsome, and with such flourishing luck in love... no wonder he is the number one in Great Xia!

Shen Pan looked around, and with a thought, a Hidden Space unfolded.

Preventing those disappointed passersby who failed to get any gossip from hearing any important information.

Meanwhile, under the Vice Dean's resentful gaze, he also placed the man in solitary confinement.

Now, it was the internal business of Shen Pan's team!

“...”

Facing the puzzled looks from Shen Pan and Qingshu, Jiang Ruolai realized she had been a bit too excited.

It seemed very suspicious.

Seeing that the Vice Dean had also been temporarily banned.

Under her best friend's gaze as she bit her lip.

Jiang Ruolai took a few deep breaths, successfully calming herself down.

She applied a little pressure with her chest, letting her rounded curves squeeze Shen Pan's arm.

She turned her head and said coquettishly in a soft voice:

"Classmate Shen Pan~ I don't want to go to Sakura~"

"Just stay at school with me, okay? I can do anything!"

If Shen Pan was willing to stay.

She would go all out and endure her shyness to give him some benefits!

For example, putting on one of those suggestive maid outfits...

...using a new trick she learned, wearing white silk garters and letting him touch her legs or something... Eek~ that's so lewd!

Jiang Ruolai felt her cheeks starting to heat up again.

“Ah?”

Shen Pan's gaze trembled violently.

In disbelief, he activated the Qingyuan Divine Pupils and scanned Ruolai's body back and forth.

Wanting to see if there were any signs of Possession in her body.

Although this pupil technique couldn't see through things, it could perceive the Origin!

Even Ruan Qingshu's face stiffened, and her pupils shook as she looked at her best friend.

Was this still that useless Ruolai who only knew how to hide under the covers and cry secretly with her fingers!?

Why was she being so aggressive?

Even she had parts of herself that strongly resisted Shen Pan's entry.

For instance, wasting precious experience in some baffling ways...

...was also a behavior Ruan Qingshu rejected.

Yet Jiang Ruolai, who would get dizzy from shyness just from a kiss, was actually willing to do anything!

The two of them, who had successfully misunderstood...

...looked at Ruolai with a hint of admiration in their eyes.

“?”

Jiang Ruolai's beautiful willow-like brows furrowed, feeling that her two friends were thinking about something rude.

"I'm serious, Sakura isn't fun at all; it's not even worth a fraction of the Imperial Capital!"

She remembered that in the normal timeline...

...three years later, after Shen Pan broke through to the Epic Rank...

...his first appearance was in Sakura!

And he had killed all of Sakura's Epic Rank experts.

Taking away ten million lives.

Becoming the Blue Star wanted criminal [sorrow of no light]!

It was mainly because the System provided too few details, just a few lines of background.

Jiang Ruolai didn't know what the future Shen Pan had actually encountered in Sakura.

But based on her understanding of Shen Pan...

...for such an easy-going person to be forced into a killing spree...

...then Sakura must have been the one at fault first!

They might be planning some unspeakable conspiracy.

With Shen Pan's Physique that easily attracts incidents, going to Sakura would be very unlucky!

To prove she was simply worried, Jiang Ruolai added:

"Unless there is a super powerful assistant to help, I don't suggest going to Sakura!"

She didn't believe it—could Shen Pan really find an Epic Peak big shot?

Shen Pan saw that Jiang Ruolai's worried eyes didn't seem fake.

It was as if they would encounter some setback if they went to Sakura.

A certain guess flashed through his mind.

He calmly turned his head to look at the other team member:

"Qingshu, what do you think?"

Ruan Qingshu, who also read some emotions from her best friend's expression, shook her head slightly.

"Let the Vice Dean out first and ask him why Sakura also invited other deification system Awakened."

"However, I personally think the possibility of Sakura causing trouble is not high."

Seeing that she had made the same judgment as him, Shen Pan nodded slightly.

Since Sakura dared to invite all high-tier deification system Awakened from the entire Blue Star at once...

...then they would naturally be under the scrutiny of more than half of Blue Star!

Especially the Kujo Family—if even a single mistake or fault occurred...

...they would be heavily criticized and belittled by the global media!

So Shen Pan raised his hand to release the Vice Dean from solitary confinement.

He thought the other party would complain a bit, but instead, the Vice Dean just stood there in silence.

His gaze was dazed.

“...”

The Vice Dean, finally out of confinement, looked at his own hands.

Just now, he had tentatively used his palm as a blade to chop at that layer of gray, Hidden Veil.

The result, however, left him dumbfounded.

Shen Pan could actually fuse space abilities and hidden abilities together!!!

Furthermore, the sturdiness of that Hidden Space was at least at the Ninth Tier Peak level!

Even if he went all out, it would probably take over ten seconds to break it!

And this was just a product of Shen Pan's casual effort...