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Cheng Zhen saw those two from a long distance away.

An anxious Misaki, and a gray-haired boy beside him.

After hearing Misaqi's half-complaining and half-worried words, he finally couldn't help but speak out.

At the same time, I was surprised. I didn't expect that the rumors had already spread here. It seemed that the gossip ability of some people in Clemson Academy was no lower than that of middle-aged Obasan.

"Cheng Zhen!" Surprised to see the black-haired boy approaching nonchalantly, Mi Saqi rushed to meet him. "Are you... all right? Is what those people said true? They said you were kicked out of the classroom on the first day!"

Look at the friend who speaks straightforwardly and doesn't know how to hide.Cheng is really helpless, even if Mi Saqi cares, he doesn't know how to change a better way of expression.

For an ordinary person, if he poked at the vitals like this, he might feel even worse.

"The fact is that's right." In order to prevent Misaqi from continuing to worry indifferently, Cheng Zhen had no choice but to explain. "But it's not that I was kicked out, it was just that I was sent to other training."

"That's good." With a sigh of relief, Misaqi remembered today's business.

The Ryan star hurried to Cassia's side, and dragged him over regardless of the gray-haired boy's wishes.

"By the way, this is the freshman I told you this morning and wanted to introduce you to, Cassia, who is of the same race as you."

Cheng Zhen had noticed the gray-haired boy early on, and now that Misaqi introduced him, he began to look at him openly.

Short gray hair, rare green eyes, and three-dimensional and deep facial features.This is a typical Nordic ancestry. Of course, Nordic is the term on Earth, and now the appearance of human beings is only roughly divided according to the East and the West.

"Hello, I'm Cheng Zhen." Reaching out to say hello is an eternal human etiquette.

"Casia." Seemingly holding Cheng Zhen's outstretched hand reluctantly, Cassia did not look directly into his eyes. "I know you, I met you at the opening ceremony."

After saying this, Cassia took a step back and stopped speaking.

"Strange, why does this kid talk so little today? It's not like this usually." Looking at the awkward atmosphere between the two, Misaqi was puzzled.

Cheng Zhen smiled and said nothing, but there was a little understanding in his heart.

Cassia, who is also a human being, probably didn't know how to deal with his sudden extra race chief.Cheng Zhen had expected this kind of situation when he accepted the title of Chief.

Accustomed to the quiet and low-key college life, human students are afraid that Cheng Zhen, who is protruding like a star, will be more surprised and guessed than joy and excitement.

Especially, when they don't know Cheng Zhen yet.It is impossible for a young race chief who has never met to have much prestige.

Just when Cheng Zhen thought that Cassia would continue to remain silent, the gray-haired boy suddenly spoke.

"They say you've never piloted a mecha, is that true?"

The "they" here naturally refer to those who spread rumors.

Cheng Zhen looked at him and answered seriously. "it is true."

After hearing the answer, Cassia raised her head suddenly, her green eyes stared straight at Cheng Zhen with the feeling of being betrayed.

"Do you know what those people are saying about you behind your back?!" Cassia still felt bursts of anger thinking of those bitter and mocking words.

The black-haired boy was silent for a moment. "I heard it a little bit."

Whether it was the face-to-face ridicule of those from the mecha department or the gossip behind the scenes, Cheng Zhen listened to them all.He didn't take those people's words to heart, he just thought it was funny.

In the eyes of outsiders, he lost face and was sent to "tutoring", but who of these people who only pay attention to the superficial appearance of things can see the truth clearly.

Compared with the "face" lost, Cheng Zhen gained more.But those people were still laughing at him self-righteously.

I really don't know who deserves to be ridiculed more.

Seeing Cheng Zhen's unmoved appearance, Cassia's heart surged up. He barely restrained his impulse, but still couldn't help but sneered. "Forget me, I think highly of you. It turns out that the chief human being is nothing more than that."

"Cassia!" Misaki was displeased. "What do you mean!"

He thought that introducing Cassia and Cheng Zhen to each other meant that the two would get along well.

Unexpectedly, Cassia, who is usually easy to get along with, suddenly became prickly in front of Cheng Zhen, and spoke strangely.He really wanted to wake up his roommate, to see if he hadn't woken up from being dazed in class!

"Misaki."

Cheng Zhen grabbed the impulsive friend, motioned him to calm down with his eyes, and then looked at Cassia again.

"The sentence just now, can I think that you once had expectations of me?" He was not angry at Cassia's words, and there was still some smile in his voice.

"You!" Cassia looked at Cheng Zhen angrily, really wondering why this person had such a temper.Not only did he not care about the gossip, he also ignored his own ridicule, and even laughed happily!

Looking at the restless gray-haired boy, Cheng Zhen raised the corners of his mouth happily.

"Such a reaction, it seems that I guessed it right, right? Cassia." Disappointed without expectation, Cassia's irritable reaction confirmed his guess.

Cheng Zhenxin was delighted. It seemed that those speeches were not completely useless.At the very least, it touched some people and made them have some expectations for their chief.Doesn't this just prove that human students are not completely content with the current life of drifting with the tide, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, they are still willing to believe.

Then, just one more fire could rekindle them all.

At least the eyes of the young man named Cassia in front of him had an active light, instead of the numbness and death that Cheng Zhen had seen in the eyes of countless compatriots.

"Yes! So what if I had hoped for you?" Cassie simply didn't hide anymore after being seen through. "But I realize now that it was all my own daydream! How could I have expected... would have expected..."

At the end, Cassia's voice dropped again, and even Cheng Zhen's angry eyes dimmed a lot.

"Did you misunderstand something?" Cheng Zhen raised his tone with a hint of indifference.

Cassia looked up in astonishment, looking at the black-haired boy who suddenly changed his attitude.

Cheng Zhen's expression became cold, and he said without emotion. "I ignore those rumors, I just don't want to respond to their stupidity. Also, I don't think that I will lose to them without practice."

He said so, with confidence that could almost be regarded as pride in his words.

"I don't know where your disappointment with me comes from, if it's because of the above reasons." The black eyes looked directly at Cassia mercilessly. "This can only disappoint me and you."

"...Cheng Zhen." Misaqi was stunned, not understanding that his friend who had persuaded him to calm down just now suddenly spoke to Cassia in such a cold tone.

Is he not going to make up?

"Sorry." Cheng Zhen said with an apologetic smile at Misaqi. "I'm a little tired today, so I'll go back first. Let's talk about it another day."

The black-haired boy turned and left, ignoring the emotions of the two behind him.

He was indeed very tired. He had been subjected to various tests by Vicklela all day today, and his spirit was exhausted to the extreme.But the expectation of meeting Cassia still made him rush over with strong spirit.

No one, including Misaki, could see his exhaustion.

Cheng Zhen never shows his tiredness in front of others, especially in front of close ones.He has always only shown his positive and strong side, because he doesn't want others to worry about him.

The eldest son in the family, he became race chief at Clemson College.Cheng Zhen has no time to be weak, because he is the pillar of others.

How can the pillars fall?No matter how many responsibilities and burdens there are, they can only be supported silently and decisively.

But he was really disappointed. Although what he said just now did mean to provoke Cassia on purpose, it really revealed some of his inner emotions.

Looking at Cassia whose eyes dimmed and lost her brilliance, Cheng Zhen's disappointment was beyond words.

Human beings are always like this, inexplicably immersed in the failures of the past, caring about what others say, and not seeing the future clearly.

Compared with other people's sarcasm, Cheng Zhen is more afraid of seeing the numb emotion in the eyes of his compatriots.It's as if he has identified himself as backward and ordinary, and no matter how much others trample on him, he won't be able to arouse any fighting spirit to resist!

How could such a race become stronger!A race that has admitted its own failure will only continue to fail.

But... there is hope.

Recalling that Cassia once looked into his eyes angrily, Cheng Zhen had some expectations.He didn't miss the subtle unwillingness in Cassia's eyes. The gray-haired boy was not reconciled to himself, but Cheng Zhen, who had just become his hope, was ridiculed by others.

That's why Cassia showed anger towards Cheng Zhen calmly. He probably hoped that the black-haired boy could do something to beat those who spread rumors.

As long as there is still anger, there is still hope.Anger is the best fuse to ignite fighting spirit, so Cheng Zhen pretended to be indifferent and responded to Cassia.

He now only hopes that this compatriot can live up to his expectations.

A little bit, even just a little bit... ignited more fighting spirit.

A single spark can start a prairie fire.