"OMG! It's Lin Chen.."
"Wait, seriously? That's the guy? You're messing with me!"
"I'm telling you man… I saw it with my own eyes! You can ask anyone who was in the classroom at that time and they'll tell you the same thing. I'm telling you the truth, for fuck's sake! Why on earth would I lie to you?"
"It's just… I don't know.. I still can't believe it!"
"Hey, this does mean that Jia's single now, right?"
Lin Chen could hear the soft whispering of his fellow schoolmates as he entered the main building, making him raise his eyebrows. He could feel a lot of gazes on him, and he did not know why he was receiving such attention from them.
"What the fuck is happening?" Lin Chen leaned closer to Fang Meng and whispered into his ears, puzzled by the amount of attention that he was receiving from those whom he barely knew. "I don't have anything on my face, do I?"
"I'm pretty sure that's not why- Hold on, let me check first…" Fang Meng tilted his head and glanced at Lin Chen's face for a split second before shaking his head and replying, "Yeah, no. Ehem! Anyways, I'm pretty sure it's because you broke up with Jia the day before yesterday. It's become a huge topic at school because you dumped her publicly, so I guess you're kinda famous now."
"Oh yeah! I did break up with her at school, didn't I?" Lin Chen slapped his fist on his palm as his eyes widened with realization.
"Don't act like you forgot about it, dude. You literally just broke up with her two days ago." Fang Meng rolled his eyes at what he believed to be Lin Chen being theatrical.
"I was being serious, though…" Lin Chen muttered under his breath. The past few days might've been normal and boring for most students, but for Lin Chen, these two days were quite eventful. He had successfully cleared his fifth meridian, started investing, fought against thugs, killed people for the first time in his third life, used a resurrection spell on two subjects, almost came into conflict with a secret criminal organization, and made the boar demon cast the dreamcatcher spell on his enemy.
'I guess I just forgot about the breakup..' Lin Chen shrugged his shoulders. It didn't matter, he thought. After all, he's someone who has great ambitions for his (third) life, and he was certain that he'd have much bigger problems to worry about than a simple breakup.
"Well, I guess you'd forget about it since you've already moved on to another one so…" Fang Meng, who didn't know what Lin Chen was thinking about, simply shook his head with a look of understanding as he chuckled like an evil villain. "Nyuhuhuhu…"
"What the fuck is wrong with that dude? He just laughed creepily."
"I don't know… It's probably best if we keep a safe distance."
Lin Chen and Fang Meng walked through the hallway, ignoring the countless gazes that they were receiving before reaching the entrance to their classroom.
Whoosh!
As soon as Lim Chen stepped into the room, every single one of his classmates turned their heads and looked at him.
"Oy, couldn't you guys be a bit less obvious?' Lin Chen felt like he was a famous celebrity as he walked towards his desk, but he stopped in his tracks when he saw everyone get up from their seats and head towards him.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa! Hold on there, punks!" Fang Meng jumped in front of Lin Chen and stretched out both his arms before continuing, "We all know that Lin Chen dumped Jia Sterling, and I'm sure that you must have all kinds of questions to ask him about their relationship, but at least give the guy enough time to sit on his seat now, would you? Don't just try to come forward all at once!"
'What do you mean by wanting to ask me questions about my relationship?' Lin Chen raised his eyebrows as he listened to Fang Meng's words.
Fang Meng wanted to talk more, but the crowd simply ignored him and instead walked around the two boys, heading out through the doorway. Fang Meng turned around, confused by the reaction that he received. "Wait, wait, wait. Hold on, why are you all leaving the classroom? Don't tell me that classes are cancelled?"
"Nothing's cancelled, dumbass!" Bai Ailun stuck out his tongue as he walked out of the classroom, and a girl with jet black hair and wearing glasses answered, "A student council member had come to the classroom before you guys entered and told everyone to gather at the school gymnasium. Apparently, someone special is arriving at school today."
The girl turned around and left the classroom as soon as she finished speaking, and Fang Meng scratched his head. "Someone special? Who could it be? The President?"
"Don't be ridiculous.." Lin Chen shook his head before following the crowd and exiting the classroom.
Although, he already knew who the special guest was.
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Inside the school gymnasium.
"Good morning, students!" A skinny man wearing an all white suit and a white top hat waved to the audience from the stage, and the students exclaimed loudly before they started to whisper among themselves.
"Oh my god! That's Freddy Chang! I've seen him on Late Nights with Harrison Niro! He works for the Poseidon Guild!"
"Why do you think he's here? Don't tell me that he's trying to scout someone?"
"He's probably here to scout me."
"Hah! You wish.."
"Everyone's excited.." Lin Chen chuckled as he watched the students around him talking amongst themselves, and he let out a sigh. Poseidon Guild was third on the highest ranked guild list in the country. A scout of such a prestigious guild arriving in their school? Everyone is bound to dream of something magical.
"But of course, no one gets their wish just because they thought about it." Lin Chen smiled.
Clap! Clap!
"Alright, alright! That's enough chatter for today," Freddy Chang said as he clapped, and the students immediately shut their mouths, waiting for him to speak.
"As you might already know, I'm Freddy Chang, a scout for the Poseidon Guild." Although Freddy spoke softly, he had the attention of each and every student, who were listening to his words attentively. "And I am pleased to announce that as part of the Poseidon Guild's Youth Jewel Program, one of you - A single lucky child - will be able to receive a one-year internship at the Poseidon Guild!"
"WOAH!" The crowd of students exclaimed in unison, and Freddy Chang's smile grew wide. He snapped his fingers before continuing, "BUT! I won't be choosing at random. Oh, no, no, no…"
Whoosh!
The man suddenly leapt into the air, and the students hurriedly took a few steps back as Freddy gracefully landed in the middle of the crowd of students, who had now formed a large circle around the scout.
Snap!
He snapped his fingers once again before continuing, "Anyone who lands a single touch on me, shall be the one to receive the internship!"