"Uhhh… shouldn't we call, the you know, police?" Rhen asks a more logical approach, instead, Iris shrugs it off.
"It may work on delinquents, but Beastmen and Demons value strength, not authority." She replied.
"(It seems that she wont take no for an answer)" With Iris standing in his way, Rhen has only a few options in this matter
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[Do it yourself]
[Let her do it]
[Let the guard do it]
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Rhen shrugged and didn't think much about it; he could ask someone else to do it, but he knew Iris wanted to show his strength. He walks casually towards the two delinquents about to duke it out.
Iris giggles impishly "(Let's see how will he handles this.)"
"I Liono, the boss of Class 3-C challenge you to a duel punk!"
"Hahaha, we'll see about that. I Malkor the Boss of 3-D will beat you to a pulp!"
"Hi! I'm Rhen." He waves at them with a smile on his face before quickly checking their stats.
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[Boss: Liono the Strong (Transformed) - Hunter Rank: B]
[Boss: Malkor the Swift - Hunter Rank: B]
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The two of them are quite impressive in their own right. They turn their heads towards Rhen and despite them towering over him, he never considers them as a threat.
"Who are you punk!? Do you wanna die? Don't you know who you're talking to?" Liono growled.
"Move along Human, before I kill you."
Despite their threats, Rhen turns his gaze to Iris. He asks final confirmation of her ludicrous request, to which Iris responds with a nod.
"Where are you looking at punk!? You dare to turn your back on me? DIE!" Liono used his ultimate move "Lion's punch."
His punch generated a large aura, transforming it into a lion's punch; it may seem fantastic, but he's spending far too much energy on cosmetic effects rather than actual damage.
Rhen heeds Scarlet's advice, people here are "Fragile" With a graceful dodge from underneath, he then strikes Liono's abdomen with a powerful palm strike sending him flying out the window.
*Crash!*
"AAAAAH!" Liono yelled, he didn't expect a man much smaller than him to send him flying much less a Human.
"(GASP!)" The guard close behind stood there with his jaw clenched. "(Isn't he just rank C!?)" He thought.
Rhen then turned to the other delinquent and walks towards him, his expression is grim.
"W-w-wait!" Sweating profusely, Malkor attempts to escape using his speed. However, Rhen appears in front of him, without warning and kicks him in the chest, sending him flying out the window.
"AAAAAAH!" Just like his rival, Malkor is defeated in one hit.
"HE HAS DEFEATED THE BOSS OF 3-C and 3-D A NEW BOSS IS BORN!" The students start to cheer for a new boss, and that is Rhen.
"Huh!? I don't want to be the boss of some shitty class." He grabs a random delinquent right next to him. "You, I pass the title to you."
"Huh? You can't just do that, A boss's title can only be taken once he is defeated. Anyways boss, we should raid the other class's bread shuttles hehehe." With a mischievous laugh, the delinquent puts his elbow over Rhen's shoulders
Iris stood there wide-eyed after seeing Rhen's actions. Despite her poker face, she is thinking about something else. "(So it is true, he should be at least an S-Rank to be able to defeat them immediately, but that speed is what worries me.)"
The word spreads quickly, and before long, the Succubuses begin to congregate in the vicinity.
"Hey! Are you the new boss? We should totally handout and go to a karaoke or sumthing." The Succubi winks twice before playing around with Rhen's chest.
Rhen isn't too keen on wasting his time for a Succubus and doing so will paint a bad image of him with Iris.
"(This doesn't look good. I need to get out of here fast.)" He thought. He glances in the direction of Iris, only to see her covering her mouth with her hands.
Rhen can clearly see her pearl white teeth showing through the gaps of her fingers as she tries to surpress her laughter.
"(Damn, she's clearly enjoying this)"
"Sorry I have to go." He replied at the Succubus, he then ran towards Iris and sweep her off her feet, carrying her.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Despite Iris's cries of protest, Rhen uses Shadow step and teleport out of the classroom and into a wooded area down below.
He sets her down on a more secluded place where there are more trees to hide the two of them.
"What just happened?" Rhen asked Iris, bewildered.
"What do you mean what just happened. You just defeated the boss, and now you're the new boss." She points at him. "By tradition, no one can claim that classroom as their own without defeating you" Iris smiles, yet her pressed lips show her hidden intent.
"You knew this will happen, didn't you?" Rhen yelled back, accusing her of using him for her own gain.
"Of course, Is there a problem? Or are you saying you won't help me?" Iris moves in close, using her charms to her full advantage.
"(I can accept her request, but she might just be using me as an errand boy. However, If I refuse her now, she's probably just going to see me as another student.)"
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[Help her with pay]
[Help her]
[Don't help her]
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He decided to help her, but only for something in return.
"Alright Iris, I'll help you, but I'm not doing this for free, everything has a price."
"Thank you Rhen, I appreciate it, and by the way bullies are not the only problematic students. I think it's best to ask someone who knows their way around in school."
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[Neocademy Quest Recieved: Deal with the problematic students NEW]
- Learn more about the different fauna of the school
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"Man, you're just pushing everything to me." He retorted.
"That's because I know you can do it, and don't worry I'll give you a reward every time you help me with something."
"If you plan to give me money, just use it to hire another secretary. Unless the reward you're talking about is a bit of your time?" Rhen curls his lips to a smirk, hinting at his intent.
"Are you asking me out on a date? How brazen of you, but for now, I'll give you points which you can use to buy things at a rewards shop. It's still under construction thou, but once we hire new staff you can definitely check it out."
"(Iris that's still money.)" Rhen thought to himself, he didn't show his dismay on his face. "Well, I already accepted it earlier, what's the harm anyways."
It was then Iris thought to herself she had gained Rhen's trust enough to ask his true intentions.
"So Rhen, tell me what are you really here for?" Asked Iris in a condescending manner.
Rhen bit his lips, and he assumed that everything Iris did was merely to get him to open up to her. If he had been an ordinary man, he would have easily spilt the beans in an attempt to court her. Rhen, on the other hand, is wiser.
"Sorry Iris, I can't say anything as of now. You know I was starting to like you, but if you did all of that just to gain intel on me, then maybe I should just leave the school if you're that uncomfortable."
Rhen scratched his head before continuing, "People like us aren't really meant to be friends, nothing personal, It's just business."
"!!" Iris is startled by what he just said, she never thought that he would shut her down like that as men are usually quick to open up to her.
When Rhen turned around to leave, Iris grabbed his hand immediately.
"WAIT!" Iris she yelled, she didn't know what came over her. "P-please don't leave just like that."
"(Huh!? Wait what am I saying? Wouldn't It be better if he leaves. I know he's hiding a lot stuff, but why am I reluctant to let him leave. Why am I feeling like this.)" She thought. Iris looks at Rhen in the eye as she stands there hanging with her mouth slightly open.
"I'm not here to play around Iris, and you know that. I really thought that your actions were genuine, but then again, I guess you're just like me." Rhen releases her grip on his hand. He knew that his relationship with Iris would be strictly professional at this point.
Iris felt a jolt in her heart. Though she originally tried to win Rhen's trust by wooing him, the bonds they formed together were genuine.
"I-its true, I did all of that because I just want to know who you really are! Is that so much to ask!?" Iris shot back, despite the fact that she has trained herself not to allow her emotions get the best of her. She went out of her way to break all she knew simply to tell him how she felt.
Rhen looks at her fragile demeanor; he tried to touch her, but all it did was worry her, not because of his unknown background, but because she was afraid of losing someone who could share a laugh with her.
"I'm sorry If I did that to trick you, but everything I said was real. The feelings when I laughed with you were real Rhen, it wasn't a lie, it was just me." Iris's voice is meeker than usual, her commanding tone is lacking and what what is in front of Rhen is just a normal girl.
Slowly Iris's face contorted, she's trying to suppress her feelings. She didn't realize it before, but all she wants right now is someone that she sees as equal. Someone that she can express her feelings without any lies or deciet.
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[Accept her apology]
[Walk away]
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Rhen knew that going forward with Iris will not yield the outcome what he's looking for, namely a casual relationship. However, seeing a girl like Iris in this state made him want to reach out for her as he has been in this situation before and accepted her apology.
"You know Iris, I think we started of in a bad way. You shouldn't apologise since it is your duty as Lord to protect your people. Lets just forget about our spat earlier ok." He said in a consoling tone.
Iris nods. "Yeah… Lets just do that."
She chuckled before continuing. "It was unladylike like of me to have an outburst like that."
Iris smiled, but Rhen knew the event has shaked her up a bit. Upon his inquiry, her response was telling him that she's fine.
"You know Rhen, you really are a super spy that preys the hearts of women." She giggles a joke.
"Really? And who's this women were talking about?" He smirked a reply
"Who knows? Maybe you should stick around to find out." Iris places his arms around his before heading back to the exit.
Rhen felt your bond with Iris become stronger
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Iris ----> Relationship Level: ♥ ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡+1
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"Hold on, I got the feeling we are forgetting something" Rhen ponders
"Me too, but it's probably nothing." With a shrug, Iris reassures him.
Back in the Commoner school building the guard stands there not knowing what just happened to the two of them
"(D-did they just left me!?") He then lets out a disgruntled rant and heads back to his post.