"Out of the Class! Now!"
Everyone looked at Leo.
There was definitely something odd about him. The Professor had explained the topic and someone like him definitely shouldn't have a problem answering. Was it possible that he suddenly had a mood to play a prank?
"There is something off about him," Serina said as she looked at him with a slight frown on her face.
"Well, he is missing an arm due to some accident. He might have hurt his head as well," Zel said with a laugh.
But when no one laughed and instead stared at him for being insensitive, he immediately turned quiet.
"What's wrong?" The Professor asked when he saw that Aiden wasn't moving.
"Umn…actually, I don't remember anything. I-"
"Then you should properly pay attention in the class!" The Professor Benard interrupted him with a frown. He clearly hadn't expected such behavior from Leo.
'Let me speak at least…' Leo groaned inwardly.
"It's not my fault actually, I don-"
"Enough!" Leo was once again interrupted by the Professor and this time his voice was louder and he look pissed.
"Remember everyone! There are no excuses in our profession!" He said as he casted his gaze on the entire class before focusing on Leo. "And there is no difference in treatment in my class! If one commits a mistake, he is bound to be punished."
"Get out of the class! You will receive the recordings of the class in your smart links. I don't like people who stay in the class but let their mind out." He further said before pointing towards the door.
'Really? They won't even let me talk?' Leo was really speechless and a bit frustrated as well.
In the end, he had to leave.
…
"Huff!"
Leo sighed as he wandered around the campus after being kicked out of his class.
How could he answer something which he had no idea bout?
This was clearly bullying. But the Professor wasn't at as he didn't know about Leo's situation but he was definitely at fault for not allowing Leo to explain himself.
"I should have told him about it," He shook his head before releasing another sigh. This was a bad decision on his side, he should have insisted there. After all, if things continued like this, he would be spending all his time outside the classroom rather then inside.
"Excuse me!" A voice entered Leo's ear and he turned around to see a slime girl standing in front of him.
"Uh…I am sorry.." The girl said after realizing it was Aiden and hurried away.
Leo didn't know what it was supposed to mean but he saw the pamphlet in her hand which said something about joining the Literature club.
It was only then he realized that she must have been looking around to recruit people. It was already a few months into the beginning of the second year and her club still lacked members. It was obvious that people who were opting for Military Courses weren't interested in Literature.
Now that he thought about it, Aiden didn't seem to be any club. The guy didn't had time after all ad he trained every second that he could find. It was tough being a hardworking guy. You couldn't even have some fun time.
As Leo was about to go on his aimless path, a person suddenly blocked his path and stared at him before his face finally broke out in a smile, "You are Aiden, aren't you?"
"Yes," Leo said with a nod wondering who the guy was.
"Man! I didn't recognize you with that look!" He said in surprised before breaking out in a laugher, "But its good this way actually."
Leo looked at the guy and he seemed to be a fellow Glorian as well.
"Actually, I have been lacking points this month. I need a few more to cross the person above me. Come help me out a bit," He said with a smile.
"Points?" Leo asked while forcing a smile on his face. He really was confused having no idea about it at all.
"Yeah? Why you don't have anymore? Did someone beat me to it already?" The person asked before suddenly coming up and pulling Leo's wrist trying to unlock his smart link.
This immediately made Leo frown. This was really rude thing to do. But he didn't lash out at the guy and just quietly pulled his arm back.
"I don't think I have those?" He shook his head not wanting to get involved.
"Come one, don't be like this…you have been absent for a while this month you sure have got some saved, I really don't have any points," He insisted while looking at Leo.
'Does he want to borrow something like money? Is he even a friend?' Leo had no idea about it.
"Look, I broke my smart link recently and I am currently logged in into a guest account. So, I can't help you at all." Leo shook his head while trying to leave.
But the person just laughed, "No worries, we can get your biometrics and it will recognize you."
With that he beckoned Leo to follow him as he led the way.
'Was Aiden big hearted person? Distributing this whatever points for free?' Leo sighed as he quietly followed the person behind because he didn't want any stress and get into an argument with a fellow student on the first day.
Soon they reached the indoor training station and Leo could see a lot of people around who were most likely here to train and exchange pointers with other fellow students.
"We are here for points right?" He couldn't help but ask looking at the guy who just nodded his head.
"That's the booth, lets go," The person said and began to walk taking huge strides with a big smile on his face.
The two immediately attracted everyone's attention and an undercurrent began to flow. A few people smiled with an amused look while others sighed.
'Something is odd,' Leo frowned when Arthur informed him about the general people's reaction in the room and after taking a couple of more steps, he stopped.
The guy soon realized that Leo wasn't following him and immediately turned around to ask with a frown, "What's wrong?"
"How do we exchanged points?" Leo asked looking at him.
"What kind of question is that?" The person asked with a weird look on his face before replying, "Its obviously through a mock battle.."
'I knew something was off here,' Leo muttered inwardly. He didn't know the rules around and had come pretty close to getting his ass handed over on the very first day.
'Arthur scan him..'
[Scanning…]
And within a few seconds, the list of the guy's stats were brought out in Leo's head.
[Showing results…]
Name: Unknown
Race: Glorian
Level: 10 Awake
Green Rank Skill: Hardening
Comprehensive Assessment: [E-]
'Isn't he Lv 10? Why is his Comprehensive Assessment [E-]?' Leo asked in confusion. If he was not wrong, it should have been [F-]
According to Arthur, there were three styles of alphabet [F-], [F] and [F+] for the people between Lv 1 to 10. It was basically dividing people and this didn't solely related to levels but actual stats.
So this person in front of him even though was only Lv 10 actually had the stats of Lv 11. This was a bit hard to believe.
[There is nothing hard to believe in here. It is tougher for Higher Rank Skill users to level up. This person has trained to increase his stats up, but he hasn't raised his skill level enough and failed to form a connection with Cyan Color Arora energy. Hence, he is still at Lv 10]
'Leave that thing, what's my chances of winning here?' He asked Arthur who replied in its emotionless voice, [0.1%]
"You are coming or not?" The person frowned seeing Leo standing there with a daze.
"No, I am not in the mood to fight today. Let's do it another day," Leo said with a smile but his words immediately turned the place silent.
People were shocked!
History was made today, Aiden Silver had refused a fight for the first time since the beginning of the Academy.
Aiden had actually never refuse an invitation to duel. People had seen this crazy guy fight with broken bones, fractured neck, busted head but never seen him refusing.
But today... he refused….
Why?
Because he wasn't in the mood.
If Aiden knew that Leo was destroying his hard earned image, his face would definitely have been a sight to see.