"You are going to enjoy it, believe me."
These were the words of Andy, who left early after making some fun of his friend's predicament.
Which annoys Luvi a bit, but what can he do?
So after bandaging his palms and then putting a glove on them, he left for the academy.
'Clothes are more loose than before.' He had a small smile on his face after this revelation. It's hard for him to notice much changes himself unless he uses a weighing machine, but wearing the school clothes that were given to him during his entrance. He felt happy.
'Just get a bit more exercise and I can wear sexy people's clothes.'
With a stupid smile on his face which looked horrific due to his scars, he walked towards his class at a slow pace.
He was not an early bird when it comes to going to school. He liked to wait till the last minute before leaving for it. Not to mention, this morning's routine tired him a bit. So he wanted to rest and relieve some of his fatigue before going to the stress factory that is the Academy.
And as he had expected, there were a lot more students that identified him the moment he showed his face.
The reason being that his face was plastered all over the academy for the scathing comments he had made against it. Causing a severe loss of reputation and turning the Skyward academy into a joke that can't control its students.
"Hey, isn't that the guy who was on the news?"
"Hah, what a snitch. He should have handled the matter on his own instead of involving the police."
There were all sorts of rumors circulating in the academy due to this and a lot more people who were interested in him unlike before where the only interest was from his class.
Some of these rumors are true, but most of them are false.
There even existed a subset of students who hated him for the action of calling the police on their classmates, causing the lives of their friends to be ruined.
These were the students that just stared at Luvi without saying anything.
Though there was one remark that angered him a bit. "The bastard that threw his own friend to save his skin. It's better to stay away from him."
"The fuck is your problem, R-tard?"
"Huh?"
The student thought that Luvi would probably ignore his words like he did before. But this is where he was wrong.
"I asked; What is your problem?... Are you jealous or something that I was on TV and news?" Luvi closed his distance to him and overpowered the student with his huge physique, causing him to step back a bit.
But as if recalling something, the baffled face of the student regained some clarity as he said to Luvi in a mocking tone, "A rat acting like a tiger. Everyone knows you are nothing but words."
He fought back, causing others to take out their phone and start filming the scene.
Currently, everyone in the academy knew who Luvi was and his abilities. But calling it an ability would be wrong, it's better to call it a curse.
Which surprised a lot of people, a talent rating of E is hard to find even among awakened. They are as rare as a talent grade A, with majority people being at talent grade D.
But that was not the issue here, what surprised them more was his ability.
"He grows his teeth bigger?"
Many laughed at this. His picture and his actual ability didn't match at all. He really was a paper tiger without much strength to back his words.
Watching some old videos, like the one in front of the tea shop, people noticed how crass and threatening he looked, but in actuality, he was just a rat trying to scare away actual predators.
He truly was a rat like bastard, who not only had teeth as big as a rat. But also he was a rat by nature, who chooses to snitch and backstab his own friend to save his skin.
But that's where they are wrong.
To them, they have only seen him in action a few times. So they were unaware of what he was actually good at.
"Those words caused many of your friends to be suspended from the academy." Then Luvi turned to others who seemed to be grouping around him and said. "It would seem you would also like to join them." With a bright smile on his face, he pointed at his wrist.
"You see this? I started to record from the moment I left my room." Lifting his wrist watch, he pointed it at others who seemed to be surrounding him."Say cheese!"
Hearing his explanation and understanding the danger, most of the students stepped back while hiding their faces.
And the student that Luvi chose to make an example of started to sweat.
Though it would seem that luck was on the students' side.
"What is going on here?" A teacher in gym wear approached the group and asked in a stern voice.
"Nothing teacher, we were just having a friendly chat." Luvi was the first to respond as he put his hand down and put a genuine smile on his face.
A face which surprised the teacher a bit. "You came to class?" He knew who Luvi was, but he was not aware that Luvi would be coming here.
But that didn't matter. He warned the group. "Classes have already started and you are having a chat here?..."
"Sorry, teacher, we will be going."
"Yes, we were just telling the direction of class to the student. It would seem he didn't know where he was going."
"Yes, the senior is right. I was a bit confused, hence asked this senior for directions." Luvi pointed at the student who he was threatening not so long ago.
At which, the student also nodded in agreement.
"I am aware of your situation… follow me to the class. The rest of you should go on your own." But the teacher was not so foolish. He understood a mob when he saw one and Luvi seemed to be the victim with the way he was surrounded.
But as it seemed that even the victimized student didn't wish to make this drama any bigger than it should, he chose to follow his wishes and also save him from the predicament.
"Thank you teacher."
Luvi thanked with a bright smile on his face.
*****
"Since when did you start coming to classes? Weren't you one of the smarter students that didn't need any classes?"
Daarun was one of the many PE teachers active in the school and his speciality lay in CQC, which was short for Close Quarter Combat.
Not all abilities were combat focused nor did they cover all the bases, so CQC was one of the mandatory lessons to be learned by students who wished to become a hunter or a superhero.
"Ah, didn't the teacher know? But it would seem my leave pass has been canceled and I will start coming here from today." There was respect in his voice which was absent from his lips whenever he talked to others in the same age group.
It wasn't even an act at this moment.
Daarun was one of the very rare teachers that Luvi respected.
He was the teacher who had helped Andy a lot during his practical classes and even tried to help him during the previous bullying case, but the most he can do is support the claims. He couldn't do a thing about Andy's situation anymore.
"They did that?... Hmm. Guess you lost their grace." Then Daarun laughed at Luvi's situation. "This means you can join my classes from now on, as well."
"I am looking forward to it as well, Teach."
*****
After showing Luvi the way, Daarun left the scene.
But the real problem starts from here.
Entering the room, Luvi expected another drama to follow.
Though, none of that happened.
"You are late." The history teacher said with some annoyance.
"I got held back by some students. But teacher Daarun helped me."
"..."
"Go and sit in the back."
And that's it, that was the exchange.
The whole class was silent with his arrival with only a few gazes that were sent his way. 'Hmm, they seem distracted.'
Luvi noticed it after finding it odd that no one looked at his scar and made a weird face like before. So he followed the sneaking glances of the students to another student who sat on the back.
"It's you!!" Luvi said in surprise, looking at his 'neighbor'.
But there was no fast response like before in the morning. She seemed to be struggling, which caused Luvi to shut up and sat on his chair.
His small exchange with the woman also earned him a few stares that were absent from before, giving him a sense of normalcy back.
As for why Luvi cared about this?
He didn't like to accept it. But he was a huge attention wh*re.