They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 420: The Legendary Crown Prince of Riverum

He was known for how he handled latecomers, and those stories weren’t exaggerated. Students from the previous session had been punished so severely that the fear of him had seeped into the bones and marrows of every fresh student.

Coming late to his class was one thing. Not being seated when he walked in? Immediate regret.

Nnenna froze, realizing the kind of attention she had just drawn.

The students collectively thought back to the tragic fates of the coursemates on the first day of lectures when they had resumed. Those who came late to his class had been sentenced instantly, five marks deducted. Just like that.

It didn’t matter if you later wrote a perfect exam and scored 100%. You would still end up with 95% all because you were late once. It was a fixed policy. No negotiations. No second chances.

As for absences? After five to ten classes missed without a formal excuse, your name might as well vanish from the course register.

Even worse were those who weren’t seated when he walked in. They didn’t get scolded or warned. No. He would simply point them out and send them out of the lecture hall, then mark them absent.

So, seeing Nnenna still standing, and obviously about to become his next victim, the students tensed up. Whispers rippled through the lecture hall.

“She’s going to lose marks…”

“Why didn’t she find a seat earlier?”

“She’s so pretty… this is such a shame.”

“I wish I had looked up earlier. I would have helped her find a seat…”

Some genuinely felt bad. Others were quietly anxious. And among the male students, especially those already developing subtle crushes on the mysterious pretty new girl, a strange sense of helplessness filled the air.

She hadn’t even properly started, and already, trouble had found her.

But most of the girls were furious.

Someone new was already stealing the attention of the boys, how could they possibly be happy about that?

“A school doll? Please.”

Everyone

faking it just to get sympathy,” one of them sneered, glaring toward

faking it,” another whispered,

girls, however,

new. That’s probably why she didn’t know to just settle somewhere, anywhere, before this

and she walked right

wanted to

they already had a

the silence again,

and look

cut through the

casual in a school like this,” he continued, his voice as sharp

in here late, you

held its breath. Every eye

What would happen now?

was anything but cowardly. But… why did that

and got the shock of her

Big brother Carl?!

almost blurted it out, but caught herself just in time. This was school. She couldn’t go shouting anything like that in front of the entire class.

Of course, he knew she was coming, she had told him everything. He knew he would see her eventually, but he didn’t expect their paths

would be punished, no excuses. It was his way

No way!

reaction he had and kept a

he said calmly, waving her

class was

that really

minus marks? No

near the middle row quickly waved at Nnenna, signaling for her to sit in the empty

soft, “Thank you,” without even looking at the girl’s