Ethan Brooks is not afraid of offending people, because whether you offend them or not, they’ll still keep causing you trouble—unless you have a powerful backer or strong abilities. Clearly, the former Ethan Brooks had neither, so he became the school’s punching bag, the best target for everyone’s bullying and games.

“Ah…” Originally, the other students just continued with their own business, not pausing, ignoring this daily drama. But no one expected that Ethan Brooks would actually mock Henry, so they all stopped in their tracks, looking at Ethan Brooks in surprise…

Did this kid take something? Why is he so bold today?

That’s right, he did take something—and it was fatal…

Because of Ethan Brooks’s sudden change in attitude, Henry was stunned, unable to react for a moment, wondering if he’d mistaken the person today.

“I don’t get it. Looks like your IQ really is different from others. But don’t be discouraged—you’re already pretty smart compared to your kind.” Ethan Brooks walked up to the dazed Henry, patted him on the shoulder, and then strode away!

“Pfft!” The gossiping onlookers couldn’t help but burst out laughing. Interesting.

Their laughter directly provoked that Young Master and his two attendants…

“Stop! Do you really think you can just walk away like this?” That Young Master said coldly. A loser like you dares to make me lose face.

This Young Master was called Colin Lacy, a rather famous playboy who liked to bully the weak, especially Ethan Brooks. The Lacy family was a major family in the Kingdom of Qili, with great influence in the country. Families like this easily produced Young Masters like Colin.

Ethan Brooks turned around and said with a smile, “If I don’t leave, are you going to treat me to breakfast? Sorry, I’ve already eaten! But I don’t mind if you treat me to lunch or dinner—best if it’s all-inclusive.”

Colin snorted coldly, “Hmph, I’ll definitely treat you to a feast. I just worry you won’t be able to handle it.”

“Don’t worry, as long as you’re treating, I can definitely handle it. I’ll thank Young Master Lacy in advance.” Ethan Brooks seemed oblivious to the hidden meaning in Colin’s words, smiled, and then turned to continue walking forward.

Seeing this loser Ethan Brooks ignore him again and again, Colin could no longer contain his anger, and shouted, a bit out of control, “Stop! You think you can just get away with this, you loser? Even when you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner. Today, you insulted my attendant, so you’ll have to pay a price.”

Silence…

“Hahaha…”

Everyone burst out laughing. This Colin is too funny…

Chapter 6: There Has to Be a Prize for a Duel

Colin’s face, which was fairly decent-looking before, now turned red with anger, veins bulging. When he heard everyone laughing, he already knew he’d said the wrong thing.

Normally, this line would be fine, even a bit imposing, but at this moment, it just sounded ridiculous.

Obviously, Ethan Brooks was calling Henry a dog, but Colin said “even when you beat a dog, you have to look at its owner”—wasn’t he just helping Ethan Brooks insult his own attendant, shooting himself in the foot?

If it weren’t Ethan Brooks but someone else, Colin might have felt a bit better. But now, it was this universally despised loser who made him lose face, which made him burn with rage, wishing he could tear Ethan Brooks to pieces.

Colin took out a “white glove” and threw it over…

“Pa!”

Ethan Brooks didn’t dodge, because he’d been walking forward and hadn’t seen the glove flying at him. It wasn’t that he wasn’t on guard, but he believed that in front of so many people, Colin wouldn’t use a sneak attack, no matter how irrational he got—he just wouldn’t do such a thing.

Because if he did, his life would be ruined!

“Young Master Lacy, if you’re going to use a hidden weapon, at least use something lethal! What’s the point of throwing a pair of gloves? Uh, you want to give them to me, right? Well, I’ll just reluctantly accept them.” Ethan Brooks instinctively took the glove as a hidden weapon, not thinking of anything else. He just thought the gloves were of excellent quality, apparently made from expensive materials—these should be worth quite a bit.

So, he stuffed the gloves into his coat, planning to pawn them for some flour on his way home tonight, enough for a few meals.

Wait, hold on, in this world, throwing gloves like this… that seems to mean a duel challenge, and accepting the gloves means accepting the challenge…

Damn, still not used to this world—can’t believe I made such a rookie mistake. But getting such valuable gloves isn’t bad; at least it solves my food problem for a while.

Heh, just pretend I don’t know, and act like he was just giving me gloves…

Ethan Brooks continued forward, quickly heading toward the Martial Arts Academy, silently chanting in his heart: Don’t chase me, don’t chase me…

But would Colin hear his silent plea? Even if he did, he wouldn’t agree. Today, he’d been toyed with by a universally acknowledged loser—how could he let it go so easily?

With the big dog Henry and his brother, Colin surrounded Ethan Brooks, then drew his sword and tossed it toward Ethan Brooks—just tossed, not attacked. The sword spun and landed perfectly upright in the ground…

Looks like this Colin does have some skills. At least he’s not just a spoiled rich kid who bullies others—he should be much stronger than Ethan Brooks.