And just like that, it was Friday night. Sato had finished his Taekwondo training with his peers and seniors. Showering and cleaning up himself in the school shower, Sato came out looking clean and pristine.
After two weeks of eating delicious and healthy food, Sato finally started to gain more fat in his body. And although he was definitely still skinny, he no longer looked like a starved person.
Last night, Sato had deliberated greatly on what he should wear today. He even asked for Gray's opinion, to which he told the young man to just go for jeans and a nice oversized t-shirt. Sato followed along with Gray's suggestion and had brought the shirt to school to change later after the shower.
When Sato wore finish his final look, he looked very charming. He had tucked in the simple white shirt into his black jeans, and tied up his long hair into a ponytail at the back. Coupled with his nice Asian features, he resembled a pop star.
The club members gathered together at the foyer in the evening to travel to the bar. The Happy Notes Bar was not only walking distance from the school, but also owned by someone in the board of directors. As a result, they get to have great discounts if students were to drink there.
The ambience of the bar didn't fail to amaze the students there. The placed was designed to give off an urban style vibe. The place was dimly lit with nice jazz music playing in the background. All the furniture were made out of varnished dark hard wood that made the place more earthy.
The club had booked the side seats on the leftside of the bar. If they had not done that, they wouldn't have been able to get it now. At this timing, the place was already filled with customers, mostly students. Many were even queuing to get a seat inside.
The reason why this Happy Notes Bar was so popular was because it was also a famous grill restaurant. When you combine the appeal of alcohol and food, no one would be able to resist wanting to eat here.
Sato sat in the corner with his other fellow peers that joined the same year he did. There, he talked to those who were near to him.
"Hey Tae Wan, what are you majoring in?" Sato asked Tae Wan, another year 2 that joined Taekwondo this year.
"I'm in Sports Science." Tae Wan replied. "The curriculum requires me to join at least one sports extracurricular every year and so this time, I chose Taekwondo."
"Thats cool. I was wondering why you were so good at Taekwondo when you came in, you must be really sporty in order to get this far." Sato praised in admiration.
Tae Wan already had a Black Belt 2nd grade when he entered the club. As a result, he didn't actually have to learn anything and could just practice and hone his own skills.
"Haha, it's not because I am good at sports that got me this black belt. In my opinion, anyone can get this if they put in enough effort. For me, my parents forced me to learn it when I was 12. Only when I got my 2nd grade at age 17, did they allow me to stop."
"Wow that's really long." Sato was shocked at how long it took for the strongest guy out of the new people to get to where he was. He wondered to himself how long it would take him to get a blackbelt.
"Hey, hey Sato. So being in the AGS group, what is it like in there?" Another year 2 peer named, Jennifer, asked Sato a question.
In university Z, the school had created a group namely Academically Gifted Students group (AGS) so as to help hone those that were seen to have potential in the future. Sato was of course invited to join the group as he was the top scorer in Mechanical Engineering and did very well in Computer Science last year.
"Well, I am technically a part of the AGS group, but also not a part of it?" Sato answered honestly. "From the day I was accepted last year, I have not been to the Centre that they have set up or went for a meeting once."
"Huh? Why don't you go for it? Isn't it such a great opportunity?" Jennifer was surprised at how Sato turned down this chance.
"It's not that I do not appreciate the gesture, but more that, I think there is more to life than just studying. Going for the extra learning sessions with the AGS tutors may be beneficial for me in the future, but just doing well in class is more than enough for me. I am not pursuing the path that is going to mould me into someone I am not."
When Sato explained to everyone around him, they all listened intently. In fact, their opinions on this matter were rather symmetrical. They had all thought that those students that were a part of AGS group would be either too arrogant or would lack the social ques to make friends with them. However, talking to Sato, he was just a normal person like them, except for the fact that he was a genius amongst men.
As a result, those people that didn't want to talk to Sato at first, immediately started to befriend the young man.