CHAPTER 52: 52 - ANNOYING THINGS [2]

"What do you guys find attractive about that guy? He’s weak as fuck and he looks like shit."

Alec and the others suddenly heard an arrogant male’s voice. A boy approached the three girls that were talking about Raven and said that.

"That Raven guy, ranked the lowest in our class. He’s a low-ranker. I don’t even know how he entered Lunar... I bet he used Miss Ruby’s authority to pass."

The boy declared and smirked at the girls.

"Who are you?"

Girl C asked the boy.

"I’m Harvey."

Then he replied confidently and winked at the girls. The girls frowned at him.

"He’s embarrassing to watch."

Curtis grumbled with a frown.

"That’s what you almost look like when flirting."

Then Blake unconsciously blurted out that. Curtis glared at him, resulting in him covering his mouth.

"Okay, Harvey whatever... Can’t you just leave us alone? We’re talking among ourselves."

Girl A said to the boy, clearly displeased. Harvey frowned, but then smiled again.

"You’re gonna talk about that Raven guy? Come on, I’m way better than him."

The girls and the others cringed after hearing that.

"At what aspect?"

"You’re nothing compared to him."

"Yeah, you’re cringe as fuck."

The three girls said bluntly to Harvey.

"Aren’t you just jealous of him?"

Girl B then added. Harvey frowned again and opened his mouth.

"Me? No way I’ll be jealous of him, I’m way richer than him."

He said as he closed both eyes.

"And more attractive."

He declared.

"Ew."

"Disgusting."

"This is what I mean when I said Raven is nothing like the boys in our class."

The girls didn’t hide their disgust toward him, which made Harvey angry.

"Just you see, I’ll prove it to you three!"

He shouted.

By this time, everyone in the room already heard him and already knows what’s happening.

"How will you prove it?"

A different girl inside the room asked. She does not belong to the girls Harvey was talking to.

Harvey looked at her and smiled.

"I’ll confront him as soon as he enters the room! And prove that there’s nothing great about him!"

He exclaimed.

’Isn’t he just an idiot?’

Everyone in the classroom thought so. Some of them already know that Raven isn’t just some ordinary guy, especially the guys that received Raven’s pressure firsthand.

So they’re just scoffing at Harvey.

The three girls are also just looking at him like he’s some kind of shit on the road.

"I bet he’s blackmailing Miss Keara to be his lover, but don’t worry guys! I’ll free her from Raven’s hands... Well, don’t be sad even if Miss Keara falls in love with me. Especially you girls, I’ll still welcome you."

Harvey continued talking shit about Raven, not caring about the atmosphere around him.

His last words made Alec and the others frown, even Eve and Aoi. Even Curtis.

"He’s assuming things himself."

"He’s delusional."

"Yeah, he’s disgusting."

"I may hate Raven, but I’m not as crazy as him."

Whisperings like that are happening in the room everywhere.

"Hey weirdo! Raven’s coming!"

Then one of the boys exclaimed when he saw Raven coming. He was looking at the hallway through the windows.

His words caught everyone’s attention.

And then they became curious.

’What will happen?’

They all thought in unison.

"Finally! I’ll free you now, Miss Keara!"

Harvey exclaimed and went near the room’s door, where Raven always enters as it’s close to his seat.

Then...

BAM!

The sliding door opened aggressively, making a loud sound!

Tap—

Raven stepped inside the room after that.

And as soon as he entered, Harvey opened his mouth.

"Raven! I demand you to free Miss Keara from your grasp!"

He exclaimed from the top of his lungs!

’He said it!’

Everyone thought, then their gazes went to Raven.

"..."

Raven’s steps halted, then he looked at Harvey.

He already looked annoyed even before entering the room, so his frown just got deeper.

’Scary!’

Everyone in the room, except Harvey, thought when they saw Raven’s expression. His demeanor is kinda intimidating too...

Harvey had his eyes closed and just continued to talk.

"I will free Miss Keara from you, and soon will take even Miss Ruby from you. I don’t know why she has a relationship with someone like you, but now that I think about it! Maybe Miss Ruby just goes with everyone!"

He exclaimed with a confident voice and face.

"Is he crazy?!"

"Is he not scared of what he’s saying?!"

Harvey smiled deeper when he heard the reaction of his classmates.

"Me? Scared? Never in my life have I been scared!"

He turned his back to Raven and faced his classmates and proudly proclaimed that.

Alec and Blake stood up and were about to confront him.

But Harvey talked again before they could utter a word.

"Now, you scum! Free them from yo–"

"Shut up."

FWOO~

The atmosphere of the whole room became scary as Raven cut Harvey’s words with an annoyed voice.

Then everyone in the classroom became tense and quiet.

"Keuk...?!"

Harvey’s chest tightened, making his breathing unstable. He frowned and looked at Raven’s face.

Then he flinched when he saw his cold expression.

Tap-

Raven took one step forward. The sound of his step echoed throughout the room, sending goosebumps to everyone.

’What’s this? The aura he’s emitting is a lot stronger than before!’

Alec and the others thought. They’re breathing just fine, and the same goes for everyone in the room—well, except for Harvey—as the pressure is just directed at him. But everyone can’t help but hold their breaths from time to time while in Raven’s presence.

Tap-

Raven then took another step. He’s now facing Harvey, slightly looking up as Harvey is taller than him.

"My neck hurts..."

He mumbled. Though his voice was weak, everyone heard it because of the silence.

"You..."

Raven pointed at Harvey.

"Kneel."

Then he commanded that!

FWOOSH–!

At Raven’s words, his presence became more majestic, causing Harvey’s knees to become sluggish and his head to lower!

As a matter of fact, it was just now that Raven activated Monarch’s Presence ever since entering the classroom!

"W-what...?"

Alec couldn’t help but mutter in shock as he felt Raven’s stronger presence. The others were also surprised and couldn’t help but feel slight goosebumps.

"Grgh...?!"

Harvey was struggling to stand up while being subjected to such presence. He tried resisting the pressure and looked at Raven to confront him.

"Ah..."

But when he met his cold, starry black eyes, his knees gave out, making him kneel on both knees.

Thud!

Harvey kept his head lowered, not wanting to look at Raven.

"Much better."

Raven whispered, looking down at him.

’W-what’s happening?! Why can’t I look up to him?’

Harvey thought while sweating uncontrollably.

"You must be asking why you can’t look at me directly, right?"

Raven then casually said, like he could read his mind, which made Harvey flinch.

"It’s easy."

Raven put his hands on Harvey’s shoulders.

Then he slouched down and whispered into his ear.

"It’s because you’re scared."

Raven said in a calm and cold voice.

Harvey couldn’t help but tremble in front of him. Even though he knew he was being humiliated in front of everyone, he couldn’t control his body.

He didn’t even know if Raven was stronger than him in combat.

But nevertheless, he couldn’t act up, and his self-confidence was slowly shattering away.

’I’m scared.’

Harvey thought as the corners of his eyes became teary.

This was the first time Harvey had felt scared. He was always spoiled by his parents and the people around him. He also thought of himself as the protagonist of the world!

He always believed there was nothing he needed to be afraid of, not even death itself.

But that kind of thinking disappeared in an instant in front of Raven.

"Oh, and I’ll tell you one thing."

At Raven’s words, Harvey finally looked up at him.

"Khhhg..."

He was smiling, but his eyes weren’t.

"Ruby isn’t that kind of woman."

Raven declared. Everyone in the classroom heard that—it was intentional. He wanted them all to know he was serious.

"If I hear you talk about Ruby, or anyone else close to me like that again..."

It was then Raven’s smile disappeared.

"I’ll destroy you."

His cold declaration sent chills through everyone, as they felt the message was meant for them too.

Tap- Tap- Tap—

Raven then walked past Harvey, looking straight ahead.

Soon, the heavy pressure engulfing the room disappeared.

Harvey didn’t move from his place even an inch—no, he couldn’t move.

He didn’t feel humiliated, but instead relieved, because Raven left without doing anything more to him.

"Why does he look more annoyed than usual?"

Meanwhile, Alec asked that as he saw Raven still frowning, walking in their direction.

"Maybe he’s just tired?"

Blake guessed.

"Or he had a nightmare!"

Adelle exclaimed. Blake nodded, thinking it was possible too.

"Isn’t he just the same? He’s still frowning as usual."

Curtis stated, suggesting that Alec, Adelle, and Blake were weird.

"Well, he looked annoyed ever since he entered the room."

Aoi mumbled.

"I don’t care, but it’s nice seeing that Harvey guy being destroyed."

Then Eve said with a calm face.

"Yeah, seeing him being crushed was so satisfying."

Adelle added as she nodded her head.

’What a sadist, both of them.’

Alec and Blake thought after hearing their words.

But they nodded their heads, as they also thought Harvey deserved it. Curtis didn’t really care, but because Eve said it, he agreed too.

This event made Raven more popular, though he wouldn’t know of it.

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(Raven’s POV)

’Annoying things keep happening ever since I acquired a new skill.’

I thought.

’Maybe I used all my luck in making that skill!’

I grumbled internally, as just now, I confronted a guy with a vast and annoying imagination.

I don’t know who he was and I don’t care. I don’t remember him, so he’s nothing important in the story.

I’m annoyed even before entering the room because of the training I need to do for the [Body Reconstruction].

Then as soon as I entered the room earlier, a weird dude started to talk shit about me, Keara, and Ruby—so I let out all my anger on him.

Though I didn’t feel bad even for a bit, because he acted like a total jackass.

"These are goddamn heavy."

I annoyingly mumbled as I walked.

I have weight bracelets on my legs and arms.

All of them are weighing 75 kilos per limb.

I looked at the transparent window in front of me that only I can see.

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Lift 75 Kilograms, 20,000 times. (153/20,000)

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With these weights, every time I lift my legs to walk or raise my hands, the counter goes up.

But looking at the progress made me frown, so I closed it.

’I need to add more time to my training schedule.’

I plan to finish trainings number 1–4 of the [Body Reconstruction] in 10 days. But I don’t know how long it will take for me to finish training number 5.

"Let’s just hope I finish it all before the assessment."

(Ever since this day, Raven will continue running for 2,000 meters a day and doing 500 sit-ups, push-ups, and squats daily for the next 10 days.)