The so-called social gathering is actually a dinner party attended by contestants and related personnel from various schools before the competition begins. In simple terms, it is similar to a large-scale social banquet.

The moment Fang Zheng appeared on the stage, he immediately attracted the attention of contestants from various schools at the venue.

This is not simply because he stands out from the crowd with his handsomeness (although this is a big part of the reason), the biggest reason is the list of players.

Because the list of players from each school is not a secret, the players from other schools now almost all know that there is a freshman in No. 1 High School who has signed up for both the regular season and the rookie competition, and also serves as both a player and an engineer.

This would naturally attract everyone's attention, because the Nine Schools Tournament was based on a points system, and the points for the Rookie Tournament were about half of those for the regular season. So generally speaking, almost no one would do this. And now that No. 1 High School was willing to take such a big risk at the same time, it would naturally attract the attention of others.

After all, this kind of choice would not appear according to common sense. No. 1 High School was so sure. Either it did not take the other eight schools seriously, or the contestant was so strong that he was confident that he could win all the events... Anyway, no matter which one it was, it definitely did not take the contestants from the other eight schools seriously.

And some people with quick minds must have realized that the first high school did this to create a new record. If you think about it carefully, you will understand that if this freshman won all the championships in the regular season and the rookie competition at the same time, it would definitely become a legend.

Therefore, many people were unhappy and wanted to take advantage of the banquet to see what kind of person the legendary first-year student was.

However, they were still surprised when Fang Zheng appeared.

As the vice president, Fang Zheng naturally followed behind Nanakusa Mayumi, but even so, his swift and unrestrained manner and his contemptuous look instantly attracted the attention of all the contestants. For a moment, the originally noisy venue even involuntarily became quiet, and everyone looked at Fang Zheng with either confrontational or mocking eyes.

Facing these probing looks, Fang Zheng smiled coldly. Then he stood there and turned his head to scan the entire venue.

Wherever Fang Zheng's eyes went, the students who were being stared at all turned pale and trembled all over. The moment they were stared at by Fang Zheng, they felt like lambs in the mouth of a beast, and could only watch the monster in front of them tear them apart and devour them. They didn't even have the heart to fight back, and simply lowered their heads and looked away.

In order to hide their embarrassment, these students immediately turned their heads and continued chatting with each other as if nothing had happened. However, perhaps they themselves did not even notice that their voices had subconsciously become much lower than before.

“Haha…”

Seeing the awkward noise in the banquet hall in front of her, Nanakusa Mayumi sighed.

"Kasugano-kun, you are being too flamboyant."

"Humph, President Nanakusa, what you said is not entirely true."

Fang Zheng followed Mayumi Nanakusa, walked to the banquet table and picked up a drink.

"When you submitted the list, shouldn't you have foreseen this situation? The people from other schools are not idiots. They should understand why we signed up."

“That’s right…”

Nanakusa Mayumi was a little embarrassed when Fang Zheng rudely broke the window paper. Indeed, she certainly understood what this list meant. She also knew that it would arouse the dissatisfaction and hostility of the other eight colleges, but the opportunity was too great. After all, if Fang Zheng succeeded, it would be very likely to achieve a legendary hegemony that was unprecedented and unparalleled. If such a thing happened during her term, Nanakusa Mayumi would naturally be proud.

So in the end, the anxiety of the hostility of other schools still lost to vanity, and Nanakusa Mayumi made the final decision. So to say this now, Fang Zheng felt that it was a bit like taking advantage of others.

"But it doesn't matter. No matter what they think, the ending is doomed."

Fang Zheng took a sip of his drink and sneered as he spoke. His voice did not lower at all, and the members of other schools at the surrounding tables could hear it, but no one dared to come out and argue with Fang Zheng, and no one even dared to look at him. Although some people were unhappy, just when they wanted to confront Fang Zheng, the terrifying monster-like gaze from before would appear clearly in their minds again, completely eliminating the last bit of their courage.

It can be said that before the competition even started, Fang Zheng's show of strength had already eliminated more than half of the contestants from the other eight schools.

"Why……"

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Nanakusa Mayumi also had a headache, but she finally knew that Fang Zheng was just like that, so she had to get used to it. So she sighed and took another drink from Fang Zheng.

"Well, I'll go say hello to the presidents of each school first. Kasugano-kun, you..."

"I'm just walking around."

"Okay."

Mayumi Nanakusa didn't dare let him meet with student council presidents from other schools. With his square personality, if this continued, he might become the public enemy of the entire high school.

So Nanakusa Mayumi took the student council members to greet other schools, while Fang Zheng was drinking a drink boredly on the side. At this moment, a figure appeared in front of him.

"Hey, Kasugano, surprise?"

“It’s a pleasant surprise indeed.”

Looking at Chiba Erica who appeared in front of him in a maid outfit, Fang Zheng was stunned for a moment and nodded involuntarily.

"I see, that's what the so-called relevant personnel are like. How did you do it?"

"Hahaha, the Chiba family also has connections, so what do you think? Very beautiful, right?"

As she spoke, Chiba Erica turned around in front of Fang Zheng, and the latter nodded.

"Yes, she's very cute. By the way, where's Mitsuki? Isn't she here too?"

"Why……"

Having said that, Chiba Erica sighed helplessly.

"I wanted to bring Lamie Yue along, but she said she wasn't suitable for this kind of clothing and wasn't good at this kind of occasion, so she stayed in the back to wash the dishes."

"So that's how it is. It's a bit of a pity indeed."

Recalling the heavy armor on Shibata Mizuki's chest, Fang Zheng sighed. He also wanted to see Shibata Mizuki in a maid outfit, but it seemed a bit of a pity now.

"I've already greeted Shizuku and Honoka. We can chat in your room after the party. I have work to do, so I'll be leaving now."

Chiba Erica waved her hand energetically, turned around and left with the tray, while Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders, and then saw Kitayama Shizuku and Mitsui Honoka walking up to him.

"Hey, what are you doing?"

"Walk around, Kasugano-san, why are you here alone?"

"President Nanakusa has taken the others to say hello. I'm too lazy to go over, so it's fine to just eat and drink here by myself."

“Ahahahaha…”

Hearing Fang Zheng's answer, Honoka Mitsui broke out in a cold sweat.

"That's really Kasugano-san's style..."

"It doesn't matter. They are just a bunch of clowns who are not to be feared."

Fang Zheng snorted coldly.

"You also have to work hard and don't let others look down on you."

"Of course."

Kitayama Shizuku nodded vigorously, her eyes revealing a bit of competitiveness. Unlike her taciturn appearance and indifference to everything, this girl actually has a very competitive side. Not to mention that Kitayama Shizuku now has a complete set of magic system tailored for her by Fang Zheng, and she can't wait to rush to the arena and kill as many as she can.

"Same here, Honoka. Your magic is stronger than Shizuku's in some ways. If you don't get good grades, then you should be prepared to be punished."

"Punishment?"

Hearing this, Mitsui Honoka's face suddenly turned red as she looked at Fang Zheng, not knowing what she was thinking, while Kitayama Shizuku nodded.

"That's right, Honoka. I can guarantee that you are now as strong as anyone else. Cheer up."

"Okay, okay, I'll try my best..."

Clenching her fists, Honoka Mitsui nodded vigorously. However, when she looked at Fang Zheng again, she found that Fang Zheng had narrowed his eyes and was staring at something not far away.

"What's wrong, Kasugano-san?"

"It seems that our school beauty has been targeted."

"Why?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Kitayama Shizuku and Mitsui Honoka were stunned for a moment, then looked in the direction of Fang Zheng's sight, and saw a boy in a red uniform not far away, who was holding a cup and looking at the beautiful girl with long black hair in front of him in fascination - needless to say, that was Shiba Miyuki.

"That person should be Masaki Ichijo from the Third High School."

Kitayama Shizuku silently said the other person's name, while Fang Zheng snorted coldly and walked forward.

"Wait, Kasugano-san? What are you doing?"

In response to Honoka Mitsui's question, Fang Zheng waved his hand.

"As the saying goes, good things should be kept within the family. How can our school's beauty be eaten by a toad from another school? No, I have to play the role of a flower protector. You guys should come with me."

"Ah, yeah."

After hearing Fang Zheng's answer, the two girls nodded in confusion and hurriedly followed.

Just as the three of them walked over, they found that not far away on the opposite side, three girls wearing the uniform of the Third High School also walked up and greeted Shiba Miyuki.

"Hello, nice to meet you."

The blonde girl who was the leader of the trio looked at Shiba Miyuki and spoke.

"I'm Isshiki Airi, a first-year at the Third High School, and this is Shizuya Shiori and Shijukuin Kutsuko from the same grade."

After hearing the other party's self-introduction, Shiba Miyuki lowered her head respectfully.

"I'm Shiba Miyuki, a first-year at Daiichi High School."

"……?"

After hearing Shiba Miyuki's self-introduction, the girl named Isshiki Airi showed a complicated and puzzled expression. Then, she narrowed her eyes and showed a smile that looked very complacent.

"Oh, my, I'm so sorry. You must be an ordinary person. I thought you were a famous person and came to greet you. I misunderstood and bothered you. I'm so sorry. Please do your best in the game."

"What? Such a statement!"

Hearing this, Honoka Mitsui immediately became angry. As classmates, they were of course good friends with Shiba Miyuki. Seeing Shiba Miyuki being looked down upon by people from other schools, they were of course extremely angry.

However, at this moment, Fang Zheng stepped forward and interrupted with a sneer.

"So what if they are just ordinary people? It seems that in your eyes, ordinary people are nothing to be afraid of."

"Who are you……"

Seeing Fang Zheng appear, Isshiki Airi's expression changed slightly. She and her friends came to the banquet hall later, so they did not see the previous scene.

"Kasugano from Ichigao, but I'm sorry, Miss Isshiki, in my opinion, no matter if they are ordinary people or anything else, it all comes down to strength."

Having said that, Fang Zheng lowered his head and stared at Isshiki Airi with a ferocious smile on his face.

"So, if you brag without any real ability, you will be laughed at, right?"

"oh?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Isshiki Airi's expression suddenly turned grim.

"In other words, in your eyes, even the Ten Master Clans are not important?"

"If the opponent is qualified to compete with me, I will naturally take him seriously. On the contrary, if he is just a small fry with no ability to resist..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised his head and stared at the distance, watching Shiba Miyuki looking at Ichijo Masaki who was absorbed in the moment. He sneered and reached out to hug Shiba Miyuki's shoulders. Seeing this, Ichijo Masaki's face turned pale, and he stood there in amazement without saying a word.

"Then even if they are the Ten Master Clans, they are nothing more than trash. If you think that a name can represent strength, then I want to see..."

Having said that, Fang Zheng retracted his gaze and looked at Isshiki Airi again.

"In this competition, what kind of performance can the Ten Master Clans or something like that have?"

After saying this, Fang Zheng didn't even bother to look at Isshiki Airi, he just withdrew his gaze and looked at Shiba Miyuki.

"Miyuki, your friends are waiting for you over there. Don't chat with these boring and shallow guys, or you'll lower your taste. Let's go."

Faced with Fang Zheng's actions, Shiba Miyuki instinctively wanted to refuse, but the moment Fang Zheng's hand pressed on Shiba Miyuki's shoulder, a strange idea suddenly emerged in Shiba Miyuki's heart - if her brother was here, he should protect me in the same way.

Thinking of this, Shiba Miyuki stopped her actions as if possessed by a ghost, nodded with a slightly red cheek, and then let Fang Zheng take her away.

Seeing this scene, Ichijo Jianghui in the distance turned pale and couldn't utter a word.