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

Chapter 533: Senior Kai... You Talk Too Much

A few Fs made the crowd wince.

"Did you see that girl on yellow?" someone murmured. "She got tossed like a doll, then stood up like nothing happened."

"She’s got heart."

"But no coordination."

Even parents were reacting.

In the front row, a mother covered her face after her son got slammed and scored a 49.

"He’ll hear from me later," she muttered.

Nnenna sat quietly, her eyes focused on the matches before her. She wasn’t nervous anymore. Not overconfident either. Just still. A calm kind of alertness.

Her gaze didn’t just follow the movements of the fighters, it studied them. The stances, the footwork, the over extensions, the weak guards. She was learning.

One match ended with a hard thud, and then the referee called out, "Next contestants: Student Nnenna and Student Kai."

A buzz passed through the crowd.

"Who?"

"Finally the match I’ve been waiting for!"

"That’s the girl skipping to year four, right?"

"Isn’t she too soft for martial arts?"

Nnenna stood up, exhaled, and made her way to the arena stage. Her steps were light but sure. Her face calm. As she stepped into the ring, a few spectators murmured, surprised by how young and delicate she looked under the harsh arena lights.

"She looks like she should be in a bakery decorating cupcakes," someone whispered.

"I feel like she would cry if she breaks a nail," another chuckled.

But Arthur didn’t laugh. From his seat at the center of the judges’ panel, his cold eyes narrowed as he observed the boy stepping up opposite Nnenna.

Kai.

Arthur’s gaze sharpened.

had just been handed a gift he

wide doe eyes, soft looking limbs.

sighed inwardly, almost

a little too cute to be standing here, he thought. What is

the condescension on his face as he

Arthur’s fingers twitched.

wasn’t just underestimating Nnenna, he was staring. A little

Arthur thought

the crowd, the muttering

"Kai’s so lucky!"

going to win this round with no

that the girl from the simulation

that was strategy. This is

"Poor girl..."

risk everything like

the stage, Kai’s lingering stare made Nnenna shift slightly where she stood. She didn’t frown, but her calm eyes narrowed just a little. It was subtle, but

smooth and

question echoed with a clarity

long sigh, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly. Her voice... so soft, so polite, it made him feel like he was about to kick a puppy in

his arms, the earlier confidence

there’s a limit," he said, hesitating. "I think you should surrender.

rippling through

with forced gentleness. "I don’t hate women. I just—" he shook his head, avoiding her gaze.

blinked, caught off guard by the

who had laughed loudly earlier when he drew her name? Who told his friends he would win

tilted her head, her expression neutral again,

said evenly, her voice not rising an inch. "It’s necessary for me

there

Then

she just say that like she’s

her voice giving

so calm.

"Shouldn’t she be afraid?"

even sound angry. That’s

His voice rose slightly,

to give you a way out," he said, brows furrowing. "And

shifting from gentle to frustrated. "Don’t you get it? Not only will you

rippled through