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Hayakawa felt a little embarrassed and withdrew his hand: "That's true."

"Ugh…"

Ogata Riju glanced at him, then sighed softly and walked away, ignoring Hayakawa.

"Hey, Ogata."

Hayakawa called her name but couldn't stop her, so he had to follow her on his own.

Riju Ogata's cheeks were puffed up like a hamster's as she stubbornly kept walking forward.

Hayakawa looked somewhat helpless, and after hesitating for a long time, forced a smile: "Speaking of which, Ogata, how have you been playing board games lately? Have you improved?"

"Hayakawa!"

Upon hearing this, Rizu Ogata's face flushed red with anger, and she stomped her foot forcefully, saying, "Do you think I'm easy to fool? That I'll fall for your tricks the moment you mention board games? Don't you think so!"

"Let me tell you, that was the old me. The current me will never fall for your tricks, never!"

……

"You can't even imagine how much my gaming skills have improved lately!"

In a nearby park pavilion, Riju Ogata excitedly spread out her cards, looking at Hayakawa with a fierce determination.

"Good good."

Hayakawa replied expressionlessly, radiating a sense of powerlessness from head to toe.

He felt he had completely fallen, actually getting involved in the game he hated most for a woman. What was the difference between this and falling into hell and being haunted by inner demons?

Chapter 219 Hayakawa's Talent

"Ugh…"

Hayakawa watched as Ogata Riju dealt him the cards, sighing inwardly. He had always prided himself on being the most outstanding person in Ichinose Academy, but to compromise for someone as insignificant as Ogata was something Hayakawa simply couldn't accept. It even made him wonder if he was living in a fantasy.

In this dream, I am not an emperor, but a... a high school student, a handsome, athletic, virtuous, and incredibly wealthy ordinary high school student. Ogata, on the other hand, is the daughter of the udon noodle shop next door, petite and simple-minded, who enjoys playing board games, though she's terrible at them.

The two were not rivals, nor were they in competition. They were just classmates and friends in the same high school. He did not dislike her and would even occasionally play Ludo or cards with her.

In this dream, there is also Furuhashi, the daughter of a mathematics professor. She has a gentle personality and pretty looks, but her breasts are a regret that no one should mention. She can be quite scary when she gets angry. She is also my friend, and I feel very safe when I am with her.

The three of them never studied together, since all three had poor grades and little interest in studying. They usually just wandered around or went shopping, and during holidays they would go on trips to other places together.

Thinking about it carefully, this doesn't seem so bad. At least I won't have to stay up late every day anymore, and I can live a more relaxed life.

Hayakawa stared at the cards in his hand with a bored expression, while Ogata in front of him excitedly placed several cards in front of him.

Hayakawa's eyes flickered slightly, and he silently lowered his gaze.

Actually, he didn't really dislike playing board games with Ogata Risu. If that dream just now came true, maybe the two of them would play together every day.

Unfortunately, a dream is still a dream. He is the Great Emperor, while Fumino Furuhashi and Riju Ogata are his nemesis, the supreme beings standing at the pinnacle of literature and science in the Dark Forbidden Zone. If he does not step out to suppress half of them, they will stir up a dark upheaval at Ichinose Academy, and then all the students in the entire academy will never have a chance to rise again.

Hayakawa would not allow this to happen. For the greater good of all the students, even if he supported Ichinose Academy with one hand, he would still be invincible in the world and defeat the two supreme beings.

"Alright, I've set up the trap."

Rizu Ogata laid out the cards, looking at Hayakawa with a serious expression: "Your turn!"

"Ah."

Hayakawa pressed down softly, his hand gently resting on the cards, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

From the moment he learned of Furuhashi and Ogata's talents, from the instant their names appeared above his head, their fates were sealed.

"A fight to the death!"

Even if this battle reaches the edge of the universe and obliterates all the Great Dao, it will never cease.

Hayakawa's eyes dimmed as he forcefully pulled out a card and slammed it on the table.

"My turn, draw a card!"

……

"Boom!"

Ogata Rizu slammed her head hard against the stone tabletop of the pavilion, making a sharp, much louder sound than when she had bumped Hayakawa's back. However, she didn't cry out in pain, but instead said with a look of utter despair, "I lost..."

Hayakawa: "..."

It's really terrible.

I knew you were bad at the game but loved playing, but I never expected you to have reached this level. How can you claim to have improved so much with a skill level like this?

Hayakawa looked at Ogata Riju with a strange expression. To be honest, his hand was pretty bad, while Ogata Riju's hand was very good. It was basically a game that he could win as long as he played normally. At the beginning of the game, that was indeed the case. Hayakawa once thought he was going to lose. However, Ogata Riju showed what top-level understanding was when she had a big advantage. With one brilliant move after another, she made a series of fierce moves and sent him away.

In short, Ogata Rizu had a significant advantage. Ogata Rizu attacked, and then Ogata Rizu typed "gg".

"Just one more round, just one more round!"

Rizu Ogata weakly extended one finger and said in a pale voice, "I will definitely win this time."

"Don't you feel guilty saying that?"

Hayakawa reached out and poked Ogata Riju, who looked like a dead fish, and said expressionlessly, "Didn't you just say you 'couldn't imagine how much you've improved'? Where exactly have you improved? Is there still room for you to decline?"

"Well…"

Rizu Ogata felt a pang of heartache, covering her face in utter distress. She then began to try and salvage the situation, saying, "There must be some mistake. Yes...yes, you're just too good! Hayakawa, you must be a professional card player, right? Or one of those pro players who constantly competes on various forums! Right?!"

As Ogata Riju spoke, she looked at Hayakawa as if she had found a reason for her crushing defeat, her eyes filled with hopeful light.

Hayakawa: "..."

Hayakawa: "This is my first time playing this game. I'm reading the rules as I play."

"Boom!"

The Ogata was sunk.

……

After a brief period of despair, Riju Ogata recovered her spirits. After all, experiencing crushing defeats in board games was quite common for her, so even though she was discouraged by Hayakawa, she quickly rallied.

"Hmph, I'm fine."

As Rizu Ogata tidied up her cards, she encouraged herself, saying, "I'll definitely improve even more next time."

"What's so fun about this thing? The rules are so simple and there's not much competition involved."

Hayakawa looked at Ogata Risu speechlessly: "If you put the same effort into playing games into your studies, your grades would be much better than they are now."

"I want to study hard and I want to play board games well, okay?"

Ogata Rizu complained, then added with dissatisfaction, "And what's so easy about this board game? The rules are incredibly complicated, it's even harder than appreciating classical Chinese texts in literature reading comprehension."

"No way,"

Hayakawa replied without hesitation, "Actually, as long as you recognize three types..."

Upon hearing this, Rizu Ogata's expression brightened, and she listened attentively, wishing she could take out her notebook to write it down.

In short, it's...

After a while, Hayakawa stopped, and Ogata Rizu was satisfied.

"I never imagined you had such a talent for board games, Hayakawa!"

Rizu Ogata stood up and said somewhat forlornly, "I envy you so much. If I had your talent, I definitely wouldn't be like this now."

Hayakawa lowered her eyes slightly: "...Is that so?"

"Of course, my brain is pretty sharp, but it gets all messed up when I play games. Unlike you, my logic is so clear. I'm so envious of that. That's why I chose to study humanities—because I want to be good at games."

Rizu Ogata nodded seriously and said, "You see, the reason I'm friends with Sekijo is because she often plays board games with me, which helps me improve my skills."

Hayakawa said strangely, "If Sekijo heard this, he would be heartbroken."

"It doesn't matter,"

Rizu Ogata blinked: "Sekisei likes me a lot, so I'm not afraid of making her angry."

Chapter 220 The New Chess Player

"what,"

Hayakawa blinked: "What do you mean by that?"

Rizu Ogata replied, "Although I don't know why, Sekijo seems to really like me, so he rarely gets angry with me."

Hayakawa looked at Ogata Riju without saying a word, his feigned calm face twitched, and in the end he couldn't help but reveal a series of strange expressions.

"Cough cough..."

A few seconds later, his expression changed to biting his lip and trying to suppress a laugh. Finally, he coughed lightly, reached out and rubbed his face before regaining his expressionless look and said, "It seems that's indeed the case. She has special feelings for you."

"Yes, your description is very accurate."

Ogata Rizu didn't feel uncomfortable because of Hayakawa's words. On the contrary, she accepted it naturally and nodded, saying, "So even if I make some unreasonable demands on her, she won't get angry."

"As long as I act cute a little bit."

Rizu Ogata said very seriously.

"Hi~"

Hayakawa gasped, staring dumbfounded at the science-loving girl in front of her: "Who are you?! The Ogata Rizu I recognize would never say something like that."

"That's a very common thing to say,"

Rizu Ogata said calmly, "Because Sekijo likes me a lot, I occasionally ask her for help, and she doesn't mind."

Hayakawa looked solemn, staring intently into Ogata Riju's eyes. Their gazes met through the resin lenses of her glasses, and Hayakawa felt as if she saw a blooming flame in her eyes.

He found a strange sense of belonging in those flames.

Control... chess pieces...

Hayakawa looked at Ogata Riju with wide eyes, then revealed a surprised expression: "I see... so you're a Go player too."

"Chess player?"

Ogata Rizu tilted her head, puzzled. "Shogi? I've never played it before. I think it's really boring, just simple..."

"No, no, not a real chess player,"

Hayakawa quickly shook his head, somewhat troubled about how to describe it, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "You can think of it as a pro gamer who is very good at the game."

Heaven and earth are the chessboard, and all living beings are the chess pieces. To manipulate all living beings at will is naturally to be a player.

"Wow, this is a little-known fact! I've never heard of it before,"

Upon hearing this, Rizu Ogata's eyes lit up, and she excitedly exclaimed, "I want to be a Go player too!"

"is it?"

Hayakawa was pleased and moved, finally finding a like-minded person with ambition. But he still said, "You are still far from perfect and need to work harder."

Ogata Rizu stared wide-eyed at Hayakawa: "Then what should I do?"

"Um…"

Without hesitation, Hayakawa replied, "Then you should learn a lot from me."

"For example?"

"Hmm... keep a cool expression, and start your sentences with 'Absolutely not...'"

"what?"

……

After reaching the fork in the road, Ogata and Hayakawa parted ways and went home separately. Hayakawa walked along the dark road towards her own residential area, and soon passed through the gate at the entrance of the complex and entered.

"Ugh…"

Hayakawa looked at the fountain in the park amidst the many residential buildings in the community, watching the water flow day and night, and sighed softly.

Even this fountain can keep flowing tirelessly, while I am often lazy and confused. What right do I have to pursue progress and become emperor?