249: Chapter 249 Sunglasses Fall Off, Fate Uncertain

To demonstrate his dominance as the "New King of the Second Team" and his resolve to make a clean break from Jiang You, the "Fallen Demon King," Lu Xingye spun around abruptly.

With great force, he swept his right hand in a semicircle through the air, whipping the hem of his long black trench coat backward with incredible flair!

"Swish!!!"

The trench coat made a crisp, sharp sound as it cut through the air—it was impossibly cool!

However...

"Thwack!!!"

A dull yet resounding impact echoed at an incredibly inopportune moment right beside Lu Xingye.

Beside him, Hao Yun was holding a premium, fist-sized crab roe bun he had just swiped from the hotel buffet.

He had just opened his mouth as wide as possible, ready to take that first glorious bite.

But then.

Lu Xingye's incredibly flashy "Trench Coat Spin-Whip" landed. The heavy hem of his coat, acting like a fully powered iron whip, struck the big bun in Hao Yun's hands with ruthless precision.

"Whoosh—"

The crab roe bun, which carried all of Hao Yun's hopes and dreams, flew out of his hands like a cannonball. With a "splat," it slammed into a marble load-bearing pillar five meters away, then slowly slid down, leaving behind an incredibly glaring streak of crab roe grease.

"..."

Hao Yun stood frozen, his mouth still wide open and his hands still cupped in the gesture of holding the bun.

He looked at his empty hands, then at the mush on the pillar.

"My bun!!!"

Hao Yun let out the most shrill, miserable, pig-slaughtering wail of his life, two streams of hot tears instantly rolling down his chubby face:

"That was the last crab roe bun! I waited in line for ten minutes to snatch that!!!"

This incredibly abstract and cruel scene instantly shattered the tense, "Twin Stars Breakup" atmosphere from a moment ago.

Lu Xingye froze for a second, but his psychological fortitude, comparable to a sturdy fortress wall, allowed him to maintain his composure.

He didn't even glance at the wailing Hao Yun, instead using his solitary, arrogant eye to lock onto Jiang You across the crowd.

"Jiang You."

Lu Xingye's voice was low and hoarse, tinged with an inexplicable sense of tragic heroism:

"We walk different paths and cannot work together."

"Since you have chosen that unfathomable demonic path, and since you would ruthlessly trample even the most precious thing by my side..."

"Then from today on, I shall reshape the order of this world from the Second Team!"

"On the ultimate stage of the Hundred Schools League, I will lead my team to launch the most fierce assault against you, the tyrant!"

This speech was maxed out on both cringe and potential for ridicule.

To the clueless onlookers, this was the perfect script for the second male lead of a shonen manga awakening for his counterattack!

However.

For Jiang You...

Jiang You looked at the grief-stricken Lu Xingye, then at the pathetic puddle of crab roe bun on the floor, and finally turned his gaze to Bai Zimo, who was furiously typing away on a keyboard beside the sofa.

"Senior Bai Zimo, why did you give him the captaincy?" Jiang You asked, speechless.

Bai Zimo didn't even look up, replying gloomily: "Being captain means dealing with the Organizing Committee, attending meetings, and talking to people from other schools... I'm about to reach Silver rank, I can't be distracted right now!"

"Since he wants the position to show off, I couldn't be happier."

Jiang You: "..."

So that was the truth behind the power transfer in the Second Team's leadership—a dirty deal where one wanted to show off and the other wanted to slack off, a match made in heaven!

As for what Lu Xingye had said, Jiang You automatically filtered it into: "I crawled under your bed in the middle of the night and got caught, so I can't show my face in the First Team anymore."

"Fine, fine, as long as you're happy."

Jiang You yawned and waved his hand dismissively: "Being the Second Team captain is good too. Go for it, I believe in you."

Jiang You was secretly overjoyed.

With Lu Xingye going to the Second Team as captain, wouldn't there be someone fighting to do all the dirty work—showing his face, talking trash, and offending people?

Just as Jiang You was secretly gloating.

Principal Pang Ban pushed up the large sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, coughed twice, and pulled everyone's attention back, throwing out the most important and deadly bait of the day:

"Alright! That's enough about personnel changes."

"Jiang You, Lu Xingye."

Principal Pang Ban named Jiang You and the newly appointed captain Lu Xingye, his tone becoming unprecedentedly grave:

"You can play around all day today."

"But tonight at eight, the Martial Arts General Administration has booked Zhaixing Tower for the pre-Hundred Schools League captain's networking banquet!"

"Only the First and Second Team captains from each school are eligible to attend this banquet! This is a Hongmen Banquet where the nation's top prodigies will meet for the first time!"

Principal Pang Ban's voice was low, carrying a hint of warning:

"The Divine Phoenix Qin Zhuo from Imperial Capital University, the Titan Zhao Zhenlei from Northern Border Military Academy, and other experts from various universities—they will all be there."

"The things you said in front of the reporters yesterday have already offended every genius in the Great Xia."

"This dinner tonight..."

What Principal Pang Ban actually wanted to say was: "At dinner tonight, you two better keep your heads down! You've been too arrogant before, so just endure it for tonight, at the very least don't have an episode together! Otherwise, you might actually get beaten to death by a group of people at the banquet!"

However.

Principal Pang Ban's earnest, fatherly advice hadn't even left his lips.

Lu Xingye, who had snuck up beside Principal Pang Ban at some point, suddenly moved.

Hearing Principal Pang Ban's oppressive warning, the chuunibyou blood in Lu Xingye's body, which had swollen to the extreme from becoming the Second Team captain, instantly broke through the critical threshold!

"A Hongmen Banquet aimed at me?"

Lu Xingye let out a disdainful snort in his heart: "When surrounded by a pack of wolves, only by baring fangs sharper than theirs can the Demon King's majesty be displayed!"

To match this domineering realization in his heart, and to show everyone his fearless aura as the "New King of the Second Team," Lu Xingye spun around abruptly!

He unleashed that signature technique again, as if it were etched into his DNA—the Trench Coat Spin-Whip!

He gripped the hem of his trench coat tightly with his right hand and, with a gust of resolute wind, swung it violently backward!

"Swish—!"

The trench coat traced a perfect semicircle in the air.

However.

As luck would have it.

Because Lu Xingye had stood too close to Principal Pang Ban while trying to steal the spotlight earlier.

"Thwack!!!"

A crisp, loud sound of physical impact, which even echoed in the spacious hotel lobby, suddenly exploded!

Lu Xingye's black trench coat, which had been thickened at the hem and even featured metal buttons to achieve a better drape, acted like an iron whip filled with internal energy.

It struck Principal Pang Ban's old face—the very face that was preparing to continue its earnest lecture—solidly and completely unexpectedly!

"Whoosh—"

The oversized black sunglasses that Principal Pang Ban had specifically found and put on to hide his embarrassment were transformed into a black meteor by the force of the irresistible strike.

After completing a magnificent 360-degree Thomas flair in the air, they hit the marble floor five meters away with a "crunch," shattering into eight pieces.

"..."

The entire lobby.

Everyone, at that moment, was collectively petrified.

Time, it seemed, had once again ceased to flow.