17 Bullying (1/2)
”I am Dean Wilkes. My cultivation is Qi Condensation 5 and my hobby is studying.”
The whole atmosphere of the class turned solemn.
A snicker escaped from a student in the corner but the teacher warned the man by giving a serious glare.
The class erupted into whispers as the influx of new characters in their class was pack full of interesting backgrounds.
Rose, an earnest beauty
Leonard, the mysterious cool guy
And then Dean, an unusually weak cultivator.
”Is he going to drag us down?”
”He said he likes studying so he might be a scholar.”
”His insight may be useful, should we recruit him?”
Around the class was a sprout of interest and disdain towards Dean.
Others dreaded the possibility of having to group or partner with Dean if they are forced into any projects while richer families were interested on how intelligent Dean was.
A perspective held the thought that cultivation is supreme to everything else in the world while another was a perspective that held intelligence as a way for stabilizing their families situation.
Troubled by the outburst of gossiping, Dean sighed however had no regrets.
'Having a bunch of children provide some disorder is not to bad compared to losing my chance of exacting revenge'
Dean went through a process of deliberation by weighing the benefits.
He may offend some nobles however Dean expected there to be some prodigies that wouldn't be rash and aggressive for the smallest of grudges.
If he got suspended from the school like that young man suggested then Dean could be expelled if he got a serious punishment.
Given the chance, Dean could kill Christian before his punishment but then the thought of a squad full of hidden experts deterred Dean from making that choice.
Although some classmates may grieve over the fact they have a dead weight in their class, Dean would just ignore it.
With the new interest of his Magic Talent, Dean wanted to investigate into it more.
This was the main reason why he said ”My hobby is studying.”
Saying too much may leave loopholes while saying too less may arouse more interest similar to Leonard.
Dean didn't feel like he made a loss but instead a profit.
Because Dean was one of the last people to introduce themselves, the class started to become more restless.
By the time everyone finished introducing themselves the teacher allowed the students to talk amongst their groups.
This may have to due to the fact that the teacher did remind everyone to get along with their classmates even if this is their only class with them.
The reason Dean called his introduction a 'profit' was the gossip.
This allowed more information that he may had missed out for 4 years to be learnt within this instant.
”Rose is pretty hot, do you think I have a chance?”
”Hahaha, you actually thinks she would date you? I've heard she already has a boyfriend.”
”...”
”Leonard Delton...I think I've heard of the family name Delton before”
”Really? My parents never taught me this in my clan, are you absolutely sure?”
”I...think so? Apparently their an old family with great heritage. Rich and prosperous they were one of the strongest families around but they suddenly became hidden.”
”Pffh, if they were that great then I should've already learnt of this a long time ago.”
Floating around the class were questions about Dean but in the end he ignored it because he already got what he wanted.
The teacher couldn't take the loud noise inside his class and yelled over them
”AHEM, our class was allowed to borrow the training grounds. Let this be a chance for you to learn from other classmates as well as befriend them at the same time.”
There was a gasp of surprise from most of the students.
For some they wanted to prove themselves to be great in front of other students to feel some sort of superiority or maybe to earn praise for how strong they are.
Maybe impress the ladies, get noticed by nobles or even desire the respect of a teacher
There were numerous motives for these teenagers but it all stemmed from their young mind.
...
Ready to spar with one and another the students began to organize themselves with a partner.
These partners could range from friends that a student felt comfortable with or maybe a love interest a student wanted to impress or take advantage of.
While others were instead interested in their goals and what could lead them there.
A group of people gathered around Dean, asking him to spar with them.