Chapter 22 Top List of Unpopular Guys

"Then, I'll go and bring some other friends. Nanaya-san and Ayanokouji-san should head to the fountain plaza in front of Keyaki Mall first!" Kushida Kikyou announced with a smile, after receiving Fang Li's approval, before she waved and ran off to invite more friends.

Fang Li teamed up with Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and arrived at the specified location.

To their surprise, there were already two other people waiting there for them.

"Ah, Ayanokouji, is it?"

"You're here too?"

It was two boys who spoke.

One was short with short brown hair, and he seemed to have a carefree attitude.

The other was slightly taller with a regular black hairstyle, but he looked quite handsome.

Fang Li recognized them as students from the same class, and they were also part of the unpopular group to which Ayanokouji Kiyotaka belonged.

The shorter boy was named Ike Kanji, and the slightly taller boy was Yamauchi Haruki. These were the two individuals that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka had mentioned before during their conversation.

Fang Li vividly recalled Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's account of his classmates' self-introductions during class. Ike Kanji, one of their classmates, introduced himself in a rather frivolous and narcissistic manner, stating, "I'm Ike Kanji. I like girls, hate guys. I'm currently recruiting girlfriends and welcome cute and pretty girls to come to me!" However, this self-introduction did not go over well with the girls in the class, and Ike Kanji became the second person on their blacklist. Despite mixed opinions among the other students, he became an unpopular member of the class.

Yamauchi Haruki also introduced himself in class, boasting about his supposed achievements in sports. "My name is Yamauchi Haruki. When I was a child, I had entered the national competition for table tennis. I was also the ace pitcher for my middle school baseball team, and my back number on jersey was No. 4. Unfortunately, I was injured during the high school league and am now recovering. Please give me more advice!" However, his self-introduction was met with skepticism as it was highly unlikely that he had participated in the high school league as a first-year student. After all, Advanced Nurturing High School is a high school.

As a first grade student who just entered school, how did Yamazuchi Haruki participate in the high school league when he first entered school and was injured? His overconfidence and lies led him to become the third person on the girls' blacklist and an unpopular member of the class.

The first person on the girls' blacklist was Sudou Ken, a red-haired gangster who joined the Basketball Club. Sudou Ken was impolite and ill-tempered, and his self-introduction only served to further disgust the girls. As a result, he too became an unpopular member of the class. The four of them, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken, formed the most unpopular group in their class, and only they would typically associate with each other.

Upon seeing Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka immediately wanted to turn around and leave.

"Do you guys also come?" Ayanokouji Kiyotaka asked, attempting to express his surprise. However, his tone was too flat, lacking emotion and his expression remained unchanged, making it impossible to tell.

"We were invited by Kushida-chan. How could we not come?" exclaimed Ike Kanji, who longed to chat with cute girls.

"Sudou has club activities, so he couldn't come. I'm still recovering, so I couldn't make it to the baseball club. But I didn't want to miss out on the fun, so I came here instead," explained Yamauchi Haruki, who had perfectly immersed himself in his identity as the Baseball Club's ace pitcher, wiping his nose with pride.

It seemed that these two individuals were also invited by Kushida Kikyou. Unlike other girls, with Kushida Kikyou's gentle and considerate personality, she shouldn't reject these two people. It was clear that they were invited by Kushida Kikyou, the popularity queen, and the two must have come by groveling at her feet.

Fang Li imagined the scenes of two of them groveling and couldn't help but find it amusing.

At that moment, Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki noticed Fang Li.

"You are... Nanaya from the class?" they asked, surprised to see him.

Fang Li simply nodded in response.

"I'm Nanaya. You can call me directly without any suffix," he told them.

Despite their many flaws, Fang Li sensed that Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki had good hearts, and he decided not to judge them based on their personalities.

It seemed that they were also taken aback by Fang Li's calm demeanor.

"I thought you liked to be alone," Ike Kanji blurted out. "I didn't expect to see you at this gathering."

"The guys in our class said you like to be alone," Yamauchi Haruki added, unafraid of offending people. Turning to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, he asked, "So you two came together. Does that mean you have a good relationship?"

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka shook his head, denying any such relationship between him and Fang Li. "We were both invited by Kushida and happened to arrive at the same time," he explained.

"Ah, I see," Ike Kanji said, "Kushida-chan is such a wonderful person. Even someone like Nanaya was invited. She's so nice."

"Indeed, she's like an angel," Yamauchi Haruki chimed in. "Looks like lonely Nanaya here was also invited."

Watching these two big men bumble their way through the conversation, Fang Li couldn't help but feel a twinge in his heart. "Sure enough, those two are idiots."

Although Fang Li had asked to be called without a suffix, Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki took it too seriously, they took him too lightly as if he didn't have any respect. Fang Li couldn't help but feel annoyed. "Do you always deal with this kind of stuff when you're together with them?" he asked Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, giving him a look that conveyed his frustration.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka seemed to understand and apologized on their behalf, "I'm really sorry..."