Esteban looked at the school and sighed.
Nothing had changed !!
In his previous life he concentrated so much on studies that he did not have the opportunity to make many friends. The few friends he did have, he made in his senior year.
Something that he regretted long after. Since despite having been the number 2 student in his school and the 10 in his city, that did not help him at all. He had to go to a university, after graduating from there he had to fight tooth and nail with other graduates and influential people to get a middle job. In none of those facets does he ever need to say what his grades were at school.
In summary. I never need to try so hard in school, I just should have enjoyed it like many other of his classmates, who after years still had some funny anecdotes from their school days, unlike him, who although it did not seem strange to him if it hurt the know that of all his companions, few actually remembered him.
So he swore that if he had a chance to go back in time, he was going to stop worrying so much about school and making a lot of friends. This new life gave him that opportunity and he half fulfilled his promise.
It was little or nothing that mattered to him studies or school, but he still had to go out of obligation.
On the other hand, he hadn't been able to make any friends. Partly because of his introverted personality towards all strangers, partly actually because he regarded others as children in his eyes.
But that was about to change today. He he knew very well, even if he didn't want to. today, he would be the center of attention.
Sighing again, Esteban walked towards the school. His sister had long been reunited with her friends and they laughed on the way to her classroom.
The sight that greeted you as you passed the large gates of the school was a beautiful and peaceful park with a small artificial lake in the center, benches under the great shadows of the trees, and a paved path on both sides of the park.
Esteban took the left path, while he tried as much as possible to enjoy the cool breeze that the trees on both sides of the path could provide. This was one of his favorite places in the whole school, the tranquility and inspiration that this place brought him could not be compared to any other place.
5 minutes later he had come to a large block of buildings built in an inverted U shape. As he entered, he was greeted by the great flow of people who moved with eagerness, some only looked at his phone absent-mindedly, others chatted and laughed in a group.
Esteban knew that he had no time to lose, his class was about to start and he was on the third floor. Without giving any merit to everything around him he ran to his living room.
First year class 6.
Upon entering the room, Esteban did not have to greet anyone and no one deigned to greet him either, they only turned their heads when they saw someone enter, but when they saw him they immediately ignored him. Esteban was happy with this treatment and sat in the central part of the room.
It was a strategically chosen place. In the front rows sat the hard-working and good students, while in the back sat the troublemakers and bad students.
The ones in the center are the commonly forgotten ones and that's what he wants for now.
"Hey. Did you watch the battle of champions yesterday?" Esteban listened to the side of him a few seats from his as two friends spoke excitedly.
"Of course I saw it! It's the qualifying rounds to decide the countries that will go to the World Cup !!"
"I doubt very much that our country can classify, it faces big countries like: arkadia, Paladia, munir, new impire, jumpx and others. Besides, only 5 countries can classify." He sighed callum. "Just for once I would like to see my country in a World Cup."
"I really doubt it." David replied with his head lowered, clenching his fists. "Not even our parents have managed to see such a feat in their lives. Only my grandfather could live that moment. According to him, it was the best moment of his entire life. To be able to see how our flag flew high, facing the best nations of the world. world. Just thinking about it makes me excited. "
"It is impossible." He sighed again callum. He looked at his hands in a complicated way. "If only I didn't have such weak power."
Esteban looked at the two of them and shook his head in denial. The country of Telmar had not been able to enter a World Cup for 79 years and it is most likely that it will not be either, completing the 80-year streak without going to a World Cup site.
But there is something that even Esteban himself could not refute.
The battle of the champions is the best there is in this world !!
In fact, yesterday he went to sleep very late because he was watching the live broadcast of the national team of Murgor vs jumpx.
The battle of the champions is the number 1 world sport in this world and it was very easy to understand.
A four against four of the most powerful beings in each country.
Esteban could hardly sleep from the excitement at seeing such spectacular excitement.
All night he was dreaming of being able to awaken a power as terrifying as the representatives at the national level.
"Very good class, everyone to their places." A fat teacher in his forties with a black complexion intoned as he waited for the class to go completely silent.
"Very good." The man nodded in satisfaction when he saw everyone's obedience. "But before class starts, I have a little announcement to make."
"Here it comes!" Esteban sighed.
"Esteban Match!" The teacher looked at the paper in his hand and raised his head to see how Esteban got up from his seat and stood in front of the whole class.
"Today I am pleased to announce that student Esteban Match is on his 15th birthday. We look forward to your awakening and wish you well." Professor Julio smiled. "May the glory of Mahar be with you."
Esteban could feel how the previously indifferent eyes of his companions were filled with a very curious and anxious light.
"What do you think his power will be?"
"Who knows? But look at him he's small and scrawny, he can't be a very good one."
"You are right."
"That's not true. Remember alister the specter? He was short and scrawny too."
"Don't be ridiculous. Are you comparing alister the specter to this kid?"
"I'm just saying that everything is perfectly possible."
All his companions erupted in hubbub, trying to guess what his power would be. Some even made bets. But one in particular stood out, since he knew that it was the day of Esteban's awakening, he was looking at him as his prey.
Esteban knew who he was.
It was Dustin Henderson a little know-it-all who had an unusual obsession with knowing and documenting all the powers of his class, they had seen him before as he followed his companions until they awakened his power.
"This is going to be a pain!"