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 fromlater," 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.

Kai had the look of someone who had just been handed a gift he didn't deserve.

He took a moment to study his opponent properly for the first time. Small face, wide doe eyes, soft looking limbs. She looked like a strong wind would knock her over.

He sighed inwardly, almost pitying her.

She's cute. Honestly, a little too cute to be standing here, he thought. What is she even doing? She's going to embarrass herself.

He didn't even mask the condescension on his face as he gave a short, lazy bow.

Arthur's fingers twitched.

His jaw tightened. That boy wasn't just underestimating Nnenna, he was staring. A little too long. With too much... interest.

Eyes off, Arthur thought coldly.

Back in the crowd, the muttering continued.

"Kai's so lucky!" "He's going to win this round with no stress." "Isn't that the girl from the simulation exam?" "Yeah, but that was strategy. This is martial arts. Totally different battlefield." "Poor girl..." "Why would she risk everything like this?" On 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 it said enough.

"Senior Kai," she called out politely, voice smooth and composed. "Aren't we starting the duel?" Her question echoed with a clarity that cut through the background murmurs.

Kai let out a 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 front of a crowd.

He lowered his arms, the earlier confidence in his stance visibly dimming.

"Look... there's a limit," he said, hesitating. "I think you should surrender. It's the best thing to do." Murmurs began rippling through the crowd.

"I don't fight girls," Kai added with forced gentleness. "I don't hate women. I just—" he shook his head, avoiding her gaze. "This isn't the path for you." Nnenna blinked, caught off guard by the sudden turn.

Wasn't this the sKai who had laughed loudly earlier when he drew her name? Who told his friends he would win in less than a minute? She tilted her head, her expression neutral again, almost amused.

"I want to fight you," she said evenly, her voice not rising an inch. "It's necessary forto skip years." For a moment, there was complete silence.

Then "Did she just say that like she's asking for tea?" "Why is her voice givingchills?" "She sounds so calm. Scary calm." "Shouldn't she be afraid?" "She doesn't even sound angry. That's scarier." Kai's frown deepened. His voice rose slightly, edged with growing irritation.

"I'm trying to give you a way out," he said, brows furrowing. "And you're still insisting?" He took a step closer, tone shifting from gentle to frustrated. "Don't you get it? Not only will you fail this match, but you'll also be disgraced. Publicly." Gasps rippled through the crowd.

He kept going, ignoring them. "At the very least, if you surrender now, people will see you as reasonable. Not sreckless girl trying to prove a point. And you'll be spared the pain of this fight, because I'm not going easy on you." Kai raised his hand, motioning grandly, like he was doing her a favour.

"Hurry up and take this opportunity I'm granting you. I don't usually do this for-" "Senior Kai," Nnenna cut in, calm as ever.

Kai stopped mid sentence, blinking at her in slight confusion.

"What?" he answered reflexively, caught off guard again, his eyes trailing to her face.

Her gaze was steady. Her expression didn't flicker.

"You talk too much," Nnenna said simply.

BOOM.

The arena erupted.

"OOOOH!!!" "SHE SAID WHAT SHE SAID!!!" "She shattered his monologue with one line!" "Where's the lie, though? Man's been talking for five minutes." "Sis didn't even raise her voice and still cut him down." The live chat online exploded with emojis, fire, crying faces, shocked Pikachus.

From the judges' panel, Elder Onyedika chuckled under his breath e and tapped his pen against the desk. Back on the stage, even Kai had momentarily forgotten where he was.

He blinked at her again, stunned. "Did you just...?" But Nnenna was already adjusting her stance, calm and ready.

The match hadn't even started, but the tone was set.

From his center seat among the judges, Arthur's eyes had narrowed into cold slits as the minutes went E.

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