Chương 40: Shouldn't an elder brother protect his younger sister?

When Yang Cheng learned to fight Horikita, he naturally let his guard down.

After all, even if the other party is a student council president who excels in both physical education and academics, in front of Yang Cheng now, the other party is not much different from a scarecrow.

With his superhuman physical abilities, if he were to really forcefully strike Horikita Manabu, he could instantly shatter all the bones in the other man's body.

The person who can become the student council president at this school must have some skills.

Horikita Manabu quickly raised his arm to block in front of his chest, but his body was still knocked back by Yosei.

Horikita Manabu looked quite surprised as he felt the numbness in his arm.

With a sprint forward, Horikita Manabu quickly launched a series of attacks on Yang Cheng using a combination of Aikido and Karate. Unfortunately, all of his attacks were easily dodged by Yang Cheng.

Having mastered the Six Powers in the world of One Piece, even if he can't use supernatural powers in this world, his combat experience and physical abilities are undeniable.

Let alone Horikita Manabu being just a student with some fighting skills, even if the opponent were a so-called elite soldier, Yang Cheng could easily defeat him.

After failing to defeat Yang Cheng in his repeated attacks, Horikita Manabu seemed to realize the gap between the two and chose to stop.

"Your movements were quite swift, and your fighting skills just now suggested that you must have received some serious training."

As a fourth-dan in Aikido and a fifth-dan in Karate, Horikita Manabu is already considered quite formidable among his students.

However, when he fought Yang Cheng just now, he directly felt that there was a considerable gap between the two of them.

"There was no formal training. I just practiced some physical skills and swordsmanship on my own, which were nothing special."

Hearing Yang Cheng's humble words, Horikita Manabu couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

You practiced blindly on your own? It's not worth mentioning? Then how come you were able to suppress me just now?!

He pushed up his glasses on the bridge of his nose to hide his embarrassment, then looked at Yosei in front of him with a serious expression and said, "Nanku Yosei, I know about your situation."

I had heard before that there was a rather interesting student in the first year who was trying to gain personal points while others were squandering them.

Despite having mediocre entrance exam scores, he managed to impersonate a third-year student at a coffee shop and tutor second-year students.

If I remember correctly, your physical fitness test when you enrolled was quite average, but judging from your actions just now, that's a completely different story.

Yang Cheng wasn't surprised that the student council president was able to find out about his past.

As for why the student council president would notice someone as insignificant as him, Yang Cheng turned to look at Horikita Suzune, who was standing to the side with a surprised expression, and instantly understood.

However, what Yang Cheng didn't know was that Horikita Suzune was even more surprised than he was.

Yang Cheng was hiding something; he was far more outstanding than the others in Class D, a fact she had noticed before.

But she never expected that Yang Cheng's excellence far exceeded her initial expectations.

She had previously told Ayanokouji that she worked at the coffee shop not only to earn personal points, but also to gather information.

But he never said that his method of gathering intelligence was to impersonate a third-year student.

The college entrance rate at this higher education institution is difficult to achieve because students who do not meet the standards are eliminated early on through various special examinations.

Students who have made it to the third grade would be considered top students in other ordinary schools.

If Yang Cheng, a first-year student, could impersonate a senior from Class A in the third year without being suspected, then it means that he possesses considerable knowledge and academic achievements.

Adding to the skill that the other party had displayed when fighting her brother, Rin couldn't even understand why Yang Cheng, who possessed such abilities, had been relegated to Class D...

"I never expected that the president of the student council would be such a hypocrite."

Why doesn't he just say it directly and honestly if he cares about his sister? Instead, he uses this method to force her to back down.

I didn't want to meddle in other people's business, but what can I do when I have a lovely little sister?

So when I saw you, as the older brother, actually planning to beat your own sister, I couldn't help but intervene.

Yang Cheng's words stunned Lingyin, who was standing to the side.

Her brother cares about her a lot? That doesn't make sense, her brother has always thought she's a useless person...

That's why she followed him to this school in order to prove herself.

"Don't you understand? The reason your brother is so strict with you is simply because he is very aware of your shortcomings and is worried that you will suffer in the class competition later."

That's why I planned to play the villain and force you to drop out of school in this way.

Otherwise, why do you think the student council president, who is always so busy, would happen to be here by such a coincidence?

"Normally, someone as insignificant as me wouldn't care about someone as important as the student council president."

But your brother understands your personality and knows that you can't possibly have friends, so I, who got a little closer to you, probably caught his attention, right?

And if I'm not mistaken, he should have investigated that Ayanokouji guy too, since he's closer to you than I am to you.

After hearing Yang Cheng's words, Lingyin looked at Horikita Gakudo with an incredulous expression: "Brother, is what Yang Cheng just said true?"

Horikita Manabu did not answer his younger sister's question, but instead turned around and left.

Before leaving, he made sure to say that Yang Cheng had piqued his interest and that he would look forward to Yang Cheng's performance.

"Tsk, what kind of domineering CEO talk is this? Who the hell wants to get your attention? You're not a rich woman."

After Horikita Manabu left, looking at Horikita Suzune with a complicated expression, Yosei said somewhat apologetically, "I'm sorry about earlier, this should have been a private matter between you and your sister."

I was being a bit nosy just now.

In Yang Cheng's view, his relationship with Horikita Suzune was at most that of ordinary classmates, and his behavior just now had crossed the line somewhat.

"No... Rather, I'm very grateful to you. If it weren't for you, I probably would never have understood my brother's intentions."

My brother probably treated me that way because he was disappointed in me.

After experiencing what just happened, Lingyin's feelings are quite complicated, a mixture of joy and sorrow.

The happy thing was that she realized her brother actually cared about her.

The sad part is that in her brother's eyes, she was indeed a useless person, so her brother believed that he could not survive in this school.

"You don't need to worry too much about what your brother said. Everyone in this world has flaws."

Protecting and accepting your younger sister, taking good care of her growth, and trying your best to correct her shortcomings—that's what a good older brother should do.