Chapter 396 - The Mysterious Identity (1/2)

Protoss.

This race ruled over Eastern Jupiter.

Before the Protoss emerged, Eastern Jupiter had developed smoothly from the primitive era to the Stone Age, the Bronze Age, the Iron Age, and then from the Iron Age to the industrial era and the age of firearms… The historical development of civilization in this course was no different from that of Earth.

But by the end of the first industrial revolution, the dawn of peace was hidden from view for a very long time after the eruption of a world war, which brought great destruction and immense casualties.

The Protoss arrived.

They came with an advanced warship that could destroy tens of thousands of troops at will and compelled all the military powers to capitulate. Then, the Protoss integrated all their resources and power, forcibly synthesizing a federation, a common language, and connecting rails… forging the current Eastern Jupiter into its present state. Of course, in the process, they encountered monumental resistance and amassed trillions of protestors. But they were all ruthlessly obliterated by the Protoss.

More than two hundred years had passed. The rule of the Protoss could now be considered invulnerable.

As the Protoss were scarce in their numbers, the surname of the Protoss was rare… shortly after Li Dong entered the Xihai No. 3 Middle School, he received a lot of attention because of his surname.

…

During spare time between classes.

Four girls were seated around one another.

The petite girl with short curly hair sitting at the first row glanced at Li Dong, who was sitting by the window, and shared gossip. “I heard that that surname, Touki, could only be taken by a Protoss. Ordinary people are not allowed to take this surname… could Touki Ryu possibly be a Protoss?”

“I don’t know.” the blonde-haired girl sitting at the opposite of the short-haired girl said while playing with her bangs. “Pretending to be a Protoss is a crime punishable by death. Besides, the status of the Protoss is way above the nobles, and their power and wealth are unimaginable. If he were to be one, he should be studying at the most superior aristocratic school. Why would he come to such an ordinary high school?”

“Mei, are you saying that…” The girl with a single blue ponytail sitting on the side of the desk also glanced at Li Dong. “The boys may be right. But are there really people who’d rather risk the death penalty to use the surname of the Protoss?”

She was stumped and thought, Is that new transfer student not scared of dying?

“Nanjo.”

At this moment, a girl with wavy red hair stood up and walked to the corner of the third row of desks while smirking. She leaned her body forward and talked into the ear of the girl with long. straight black hair who didn’t seem to be very sociable. “Nanjo, I heard that you’re from a very well-known aristocratic family. You must know some things about the upper class. So, have you ever heard of Touki?”

“Y-you—”

The girl with long, straight black hair raised her head violently and slammed her hands on the desk. Her expression was cold as ice and her eyes were blazing with anger.

Everyone in the class looked over.

“Feifei, don’t disturb Nanjo.”

The girl with a single blue ponytail walked over and pulled the red-haired girl away. She bowed to the long straight black-haired girl and said, “I’m sorry Nanjo, Feifei was too rude. I apologize on her behalf.”

“This is no big deal~”

Shangguan Feifei pouted and crossed her arms. “Just tell us if you know something, Nanjo, and if you don’t, just say that you don’t. Why do you keep everyone a thousand miles away from you? Is this what aristocrats do?”

Upon hearing this, a few girls sneered, covering their mouths.

The expression of the girl with long, straight black hair became even more ghastly. Her body was faintly shaking as her eyes began to tear up.

Aristocrat?

Due to involvement in a national-level corruption incident, the Nanjo’s were no longer aristocrats, and their head family members were imprisoned. She also had to bid adieu to her comfortable life as a Miss and was transferred to this ordinary high school.

Her rainbow, flamboyant life plummeted into a black and white hell, all in an instant. She also had to endure Shangguan Feifei who would often add insult to her injuries. She had had enough. She had had enough of this terrible life…Nanjo Masaharu clenched her first with tears in her eyes.