Chapter 283: First Day Back (2) (1/2)

There, at the door was Leo, his homeroom teacher looking at him with a smile.

”Why don't you go and have a seat? Class is going to start any second now!”

”Yes sir!”

With an elegant bow, Moby strode back to his all too familiar seat at the back of the class ignoring the whispers and glances of his classmates, looking slightly out the window before looking directly ahead of him at an empty desk.

It was the desk that Abby usually sat in, seeing it empty made him feel a certain way yet he did not linger on it for long as he listened intently to what his teacher was saying.

”Good morning class! I said this the last time we were here and I'll say it again! This month has been something special, hasn't it? In all my years of teaching, nothing close to this has ever happened! I hope that it's not me who has been jinxing it to get worse every time... I would also like…”

*Awwhhh*

Moby could not help but let out a small yawn. He had heard that exact same speech or something similar so many times now that it was nothing but a waste of time. Yet, what did catch his attention was the sudden mention of his name.

”I would also like to congratulate our class's very own Moby Kane for risking his life! That along with miss Abby Reid who is sadly not with us today…”

”Thank you so much for your kind words!”

Moby stood up straight as an arrow then bowed, going back down to his seat.

”Abby Reid? What the hell? Why is he congratulating her?”

”Yeah! I know right… Fuck that bitch! Her sister and her entire family… She should have died in that execution!”

”Yeah… She knowingly worked with a shalker… It was her sister… She must have known… How do we know she's not a secret shalker herself?”

”I always found her to be an annoying, high and mighty, pretentious rich girl… I hope she never comes back…”

Moby had listened to all the gossip and whispers concerning Abby so many times and despite that, he had yet to grow numb to them as a small vein was almost seen popping out of his forehead.

”You know I can hear you right!”

Moby could not help but speak out, catching the attention of everyone around him.

”Don't get things twisted! Abby fought for this country! She had no idea about her sisters and families doing! She was sent by me personally to go spy on the Reids whom I found suspicious and ended up being captured and brainwashed in the process! She is an unsung hero and a victim of cruel fate! If I hear any more slander about her I promise to show no mercy! And if you hear others slander her, let them know what I said! That is all!”

With his arms crossed and his eyes closed, taking deep breaths, Moby ended his outburst with the entire class looking at him with sweaty, worried faces.

He tried his best not to absolutely snap, so he decided that there were many things that were better left unsaid if he wanted to keep his nice guy act— he tried to conduct himself in a way to make it seem like he was fighting for some sort of justice. He was angry but it was not worth destroying everything he built up so far. He was sure if Abby were back to normal she would have been angry at him if he were to break everything for ”her sake”; not angry at him, but angry at herself...

”Thank you for clarifying that Kane. I was just about to do it myself since I know all too well about these rumours being spread,”

”Thank you so much for your understanding and kindness professor,” Moby stood up and bowed once more before taking a seat.

”As much as I'd like to stay here and talk about the tragic events of this month, I still have a class to teach and I'm sure none of you would be happy to fail so let's continue with our lesson!

”We will be learning about the importance of flow and coordination is between one's body and soul! As you guys may know, we all have a separate flow of energy in our body known as our mana that is generated from our mana cores and can be found all around us th…”

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*Ring* *Ring* *Ring* *Ring*

Class finally ended and he trained his eyes of sin for nearly all of it as he needed to get stronger and had no time listening to things he already knew.

Now, it was finally time for Moby to confront his fan-club once more.

When he used his energy sense outside of his classroom door, he already sensed a mountain of students waiting for him, so he decided to take the next best exit before he confronted them somewhere more open and appropriate.

Looking to his left, he opened the glass window and felt the chilly winds blowing on his face as he jumped down from the top of the high school and landed on the ground below before any of his fellow students approached him, the same people that saw and were seemingly not deterred from that slightly uglier side of him, double jumping so he did not damage the ground.

Before he landed, he simply double jumped and looked around him in the open, yellow field. Stretching and taking a deep breath, he sat cross-legged and opened his bag to grab a hot lunch that he secretly pulled out of his inventory and began eating slowly with his eyes closed.

Just like he expected, not too long after, his keen hearing managed to pick up on the sound of an earthquake slowly but surely getting louder and louder.

”He's right there!”