Alex Bell smiled brightly.
"Senior, I wonder if we meet the Dawn Society's admission requirements?"
Ren Kuro waved his hand casually.
"Not bad. You barely pass."
"From now on, you're members of the Dawn Society. If anyone in the academy tries to bully you, just report my name."
Yuki Amehara covered his face.
How had he never realized before that their president could be this shameless?
The surrounding students felt the same.
Some of them were already seriously considering whether they should drag Ren Kuro into the small grove behind the academy after school and teach him a proper lesson about how to behave.
Alex Bell nodded calmly.
Anyone capable of enduring half an hour inside the 10× Gravity Chamber could not possibly be ordinary.
In his eyes, Ren Kuro's behavior in the academy was simply an attempt to stay low-key.
As for that ridiculous spiritual growth value of 3—
that was complete nonsense.
If Bell wanted to, he could easily achieve the same result.
All it required was perfect control over spiritual energy during the test, deliberately suppressing the output to the lowest possible level.
True genius had never been determined by growth values.
Real geniuses were forged through trials of blood and fire.
The next moment, Ren Kuro turned toward Tenma Kurogane and spread his hands helplessly.
"Boss Tenma, you saw it yourself. I had no choice."
"If the Dawn Society didn't accept these two, the principal would dissolve the club and expel all of us."
"We simply couldn't handle that kind of pressure."
"Oh right—when are you jumping off the building? Remember to let me know. I'll definitely come watch and pay my respects."
Tenma Kurogane's face flushed red.
He wished he could crawl into a hole and disappear.
The slap to his face had come far too quickly.
No one had expected that these two freshmen would show up with the principal's official order, forcing their way into the Dawn Society.
From this moment forward, Tenma Kurogane had become the academy's newest joke.
But he still couldn't leave.
Serina would be arriving soon.
Seeing that Boss Tenma hadn't left yet, Ren Kuro found it strange.
Was he still hoping to turn the situation around?
The game was already lost on all three lanes—how could he possibly reverse it now?
If he actually managed to turn this around, Ren Kuro would live-stream himself eating—
Wait.
No.
Better not make random vows like that.
Just then—
Serina, the academy goddess, appeared.
Behind her followed a group of club members, their presence overwhelming the entire plaza.
Ren Kuro froze for a moment.
This person looked strangely familiar.
Ah!
Right.
She was the one who had blocked his path yesterday.
Yuki Amehara had mentioned that she was the president of the Thorn Flower Club.
The academy's hidden final boss.
The moment the goddess appeared, the academy plaza erupted into excitement.
Especially among the students waiting in line to join the Thorn Flower Club.
Many of them had applied simply because of the goddess herself.
Serina walked up to Alex Bell, smiling gracefully.
"I truly didn't expect you to choose the Dawn Society."
Her gaze shifted toward the girl standing behind Bell.
To be precise—
it was more like a buy-one-get-one bonus.
Serina glanced at the notice from the principal and felt a surge of shock.
This girl's spiritual growth value had reached 9.4, even more terrifying than Alex Bell's.
Even in the spiritual academies of the Empire's Seven Fortress Cities, a genius with a growth value of 9.4 could be counted on one hand.
Yet somehow—
this kind of prodigy had entered their academy without her receiving any news at all.
She had no idea what kind of luck the Dawn Society had stumbled upon.
Serina then looked toward Ren Kuro.
Ren Kuro jumped slightly and immediately prepared to shift the blame elsewhere.
There was nothing he could do.
Every single one of these big shots was more terrifying than the last.
He couldn't afford to offend any of them.
Suddenly, Serina spoke.
"President Ren Kuro."
"Dissolve the Dawn Society, and have all its members join the Thorn Flower Club instead."
"Whatever compensation you want, I can grant it."
Ren Kuro stood frozen for a full three seconds.
Then his face turned slightly red.
"President Serina… that wouldn't be appropriate."
"I'm not that kind of person."
Serina nearly exploded with anger.
What the hell was this idiot thinking about?
Did he think she was that kind of person?
The students in the academy plaza were completely furious.
Ren Kuro had dared to disrespect the goddess.
If the goddess gave a single command, they would immediately rush forward and tear Ren Kuro to pieces.
Serina suppressed the anger boiling inside her.
"What I mean is—"
"I can offer money, combat techniques, spiritual cultivation methods."
"And after graduation, you could even join my family's corporation."