"W-what?" He falters for a few seconds. The group keeps laughing, tears began to fall from their face. "What a catch." One says, still slightly choking from his continuous laughing.
"You better teach him a lesson, boys! ~" The girl calls out flirtatiously.
They chuckle in reply, preparing themselves for a beat-down. Matt's eyes widen as finally realizes the situation he is in. It was a trap.
His body shakes slightly, but he still positioned himself in a fighting stance. He knew couldn't win, even without the disadvantage in numbers. Still, as long as he doesn't give up...
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"Ugh." Licht grimaces as his ears pick up every detail from Matt's torture. He really needed a way to decrease his ear's sensitivity. He could hear every single detail from every corner on over half the school. And there were some things he would be better not knowing.
'Draywein,' Licht calls out telepathically. Though he gets no response. He takes a deep breath, 'DRAYWEIN!!' He yells into his beast's brain.
Draywein wails through the telepathic link. He could feel his head throbbing, 'What...ah...what does the young master want.' He asks timidly.
Licht growls to himself; he made the wrong choice leaving the useless thing with his family. He might come from one of the most powerful species in this world, but he was as useless and lazy as anyone could get.
'Is there a way to reduce the sensitivity of my ears? It's getting really annoying.' He asks with a tired sigh. He laid on his bed in pajamas, a simple shirt, and shorts.
It is quiet and there is no reply from Draywein. 'Hey! Are you still there?'
'Hmm? Of course I am.' Draywein replies sounding offended, 'I was just...choosing my words carefully.'
'What?'
'You see, I'm aware that your system is dysfunctional. That means you won't be able to adjust it automatically. So, all that we can do now is to adjust in manually.'
'Using Magic.' Licht completes.
'Yes, that is correct.'
'So, a sealing spell.' He asks curiously, he hadn't seen a sealing spell since birth, though he had heard of it.
'Yes, but..'
'I fucking knew it. I guess life can't always go smoothly.'
'It would be difficult seeing as sealing magic is also known as ancient magic. Even I don't remember it all that well.' Draywein replies with a yawn.
'Are you implying something?' Licht asks, Draywein had been using a suggesting tone for a while and it didn't sit well with him.
Draywein sighs, 'I don't if it actually true, but there has to be a rare copy somewhere in the kingdom, right?'
'I suppose so,' Licht answers back reluctantly. Does that mean he has to search the entire continent, just to fix his ears?
"Ugh..." Someone grunts in pain. Licht inclines his head. He had been so preoccupied talking to Draywein that he didn't notice someone coming in.
They lock eyes with each other and the second figure blushes madly. "W-w-w-what...?" He stammers as he couldn't wrap his head around it.
Meanwhile, Licht scowls. "Is there something wrong?"
Matt's eyes widen, "Y-you...you're s-supposed t-to be in the g-girls-"
Licht lifts his brow, "But I'm not a girl."
"B-but how?" Matt faltered. This was bullshit, there was nothing about the person in front of him that looked masculine. Licht sneered at him, "That was very offensive."
He turns away from Matt, "It's proof enough that I'm here."
Neither of them says anything after that. Licht ponders on solving his hearing problem, while Matt whimpers as he dresses his wound, inflicted by the group he had previously encountered.
His face remains red as his illusioned image of Licht broke apart. He bit his lip in regret, 'There goes my first taste of love in school.'
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Licht wasn't in the room when Matt woke up, and Matt thought it was for the best that they barely crossed paths. Else, he just might fall for her (him?) all over again.
Matt sighed and pouted, "If only he was a girl, then my first love wouldn't be in vain." He struggles with his shirt as he hissed from his earlier injuries. His stomach gurgled, those guys from before had beat him until he handed over his points. Meaning, he was missing breakfast.
He finished dressing in a few minutes and as he is about to leave the room, a random thought runs through his mind. "It doesn't count as first love if it was a boy, right?" He mutters to himself
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Licht grunts, "What the fuck is that guy saying behind my back?"