The Sect's master daughter heard of how Nicklaus insulted her and her fiancé and to say she was livid would be an understatement. She began pressurising her father to get him out of the sect and suddenly, she was a public enemy to the girls. Even her friends started jeering at her. She came to know why when they took him to a local peephole. She saw a lot of girls already there looking at one boy who was too engrossed in chopping wood to notice them. She came to know that he was a big since when it came to signals from girls.
Once Nicklaus was done cutting the tree, he tied the three trees with a rope and pulled it to the mill. He then did as usual and put them into the stack. Just then, he heard a person coming. He turned around and saw dumb and dumber (MC and fatty) coming while carrying axes.
"What are you two doing here?" he asked them.
"Well, we were assigned to you," the two said at the same time. Nicklaus just scowled.
"You're late," he told them. The two wanted to say something but just couldn't. They couldn't say they were peeping on girls that were peeping on him, it just sounds creepy. Fatty was just staring at Nicklaus's body while drooling.
"We got lost," the boy said. Nicklaus just nodded sarcastically.
"Since you were lost you are going to do the job you were supposed to do all day," Nicklaus said then pointed at four large trees. "You are to cut these four trees and bring them right here. Tomorrow you are to cut those twelve, six each and put them right here." The two stared aghast at the four trees they were to cut then the other twelve.
"We are going to miss dinner," fatty cried.
"You should have thought of that when you missed coming," Nicklaus said. "What are your names?"
"Peter Friedman," the fatty said.
"Antone Demicruses," the boy answered.
"Your family name is Friedman? Which ancestor cursed you with such a name?" Nicklaus asked him.
"Well, it's better than having no family name," fatty said.
"That's because I'm an orphan, I never knew my parents," Nicklaus told him then chuckled. "You look extra feisty today, Friedman. You will cut that other tree right there today. If your friend helps you you are cutting twice as much trees tomorrow."
"He's so hot when he becomes serious," a girl said. Nicklaus looked around.
"Did you hear that?" he asked. The two poor boys decided to have a small revenge on him so they shook their head. In the bushes, the girl who said that was just about to be mobjusticed for almost ratting them out. Nicklaus just shrugged and walked away. Fatty decided to play smart.
"You girls out there, if you do not help us I am going to tell captain Hunk that he is being peeled at tomorrow," he told them. Nicklaus heard it and sweatdropped. He never uses his senses when he cuts trees so he never knew he was being peeled on. He decided to punish the two boys tomorrow for missing their work.
The following day, the two boys came to the place enthuthiastically. Fatty was basically glowing. When they got to the mill, they found Nicklaus waiting for them. Today, he had on winter robes which they found quite weird. But they just kept quiet and fatty was not having his mood damped today.
"Four cut trees, just like you ordered," Fireman said. "We even had enough time for dinner." Antone saw the smirk on Nicklaus's face and knew something was up.
"That's good to hear. I thought you were just a bunch of lilies but it shows I underestimated you," he said with an understanding nod. Antone definitely knew something was up but fatty was different.
"That's right. Give us another job like that and we will do it before night," fatty added.
"Right. I just got an order. In addition to the twelve trees I want you to add twelve more. The sect suddenly had a spike of need of wood," he said. Fatty was scared at first but then remembered the girls peeping. Nicklaus took his axe and went to work. First hour in, he had not removed his winter clothes.
"Aren't you hot in those?" fatty called out to him. Nicklaus already had three trees beside him.
"That's the difference between me and you, Friedman. Fat is even represented in your name, I am fit," Nicklaus answered with a smile. Antone suddenly felt an ominous feeling. He swear he could see demonic eyes looking at them in the bushes. He suddenly remembered how one of the girls cut a tree with her sword with one swing and he got chills all over his body. He started cutting the trees desperately.
By nighttime, Nicklaus had cut fifteen trees with the trunks the size of a barrel. He had not taken off his winter robes and the two boys could not see him having a drop of sweat on his face. Antone was almost done with the small trees. He just had to cut one more which he he did as fast as possible. Fatty was sure that he was going to die that night. Before Nicklaus could go away, Antone caught up to him.
"You are oddly in a hurry, Demicruses," Nicklaus said in an amused tone. "I thought you had a form of brotherly love with him."
"Sometimes tough love is necessary," Antone asnwered. Nicklaus just chuckled and the two walked away. When they were far enough, the girls got out of the bushes each holding quite the fat stick.
"Girls, girls, I promise we had nothing to do with this," the fatty cried out. The girls did not hear any of his pleas and thus started giving him the beating of a lifetime. Nicklaus could still hear his cries even in the residents.
"Why do you live here?" Antone asked as he saw Nicklaus got into bed.
"It's cheap," Nicklaus answered.
"You are a fifteen years teenager living with a bunch of preteens. Aren't you afraid people will start talking I'll about you?" he asked.
"Demicruses, when you always hear the negative comments made about you you will die early," Nicklaus answered. Antone just nodded and went to sleep too.
Two months passed since then and the three had gotten quite close. Nicklaus was the big brother and the two were like the adoring smaller brothers. Friedman was now a little thinner than when he came back. It was now the annual sect competition. The top ten ranked outer sect disciples were waiting for this moment so that they can be promoted to be inner sect disciples.
Nicklaus was hoping to just sleep through the whole thing but the two boys were hoping to see the competition. They begged him to come with them and he finally agreed when they said they would buy him dinner. Now here he was being challenged by a jealous boy. Come to think of it, every outer disciple who were boys were looking at him as if he was a fat sheep.
"Will you come down or do I have to come up there and get you?" the boys shouted. Nicklaus just looked at him wondering what to do.
"Isn't there a rule about not accepting the challenge?" he asked Antone.
"It is said that when you are challenged you have to accept," Antone answered. "Only Inner disciples can turn down a challenge." Nicklaus sighed then went down to the platform.
"I have been waiting a long time for this," the boy said as he cracked his knuckles. Nicklaus just nodded.
The boy charged at him and started throwing a furry of punches which Nicklaus dodged quite skillfully. The boy tried to play dirty by a feint but Nicklaus just kicked him in the nuts. The joy crumpled like a doll and writhed in pain.
"That playing dirty!" a boy shouted at him. Nicklaus nodded at him then kicked the writhing boy repeatedly. The whole place was quiet. Nicklaus then turned to the audience.
"Let me get something straight with all of you. I am not here to please anyone. If you boys think I am taking your girls then you have to up your game. I rather sleep than be on this stage. So you calling me out like is not going to help you feel better," he said then pulled up the bloody boy by his neck. "I heard someone say thati am going to get my butt kicked. Let me return you the favour." He started punching the poor boy till he became unconscious. He threw him off the stage then went back to his seat.
"I think I have been quiet too much that nobodies are now bearing their fangs at me," he said as he looked as the bloody boy was carried out.