"Jaz, can I copy your homework?" Charlex asked.
"Lex, why do you always borrow Jaz's homework? You should not be absent all the time," Leonardo said.
"Hehe, this is the last time, I promise!" Charlex said with his cheeky smile.
"It's okay if you borrow, but if you pay, I'll forgive you," Jazriel said with a not-so-genuine smile. 😃
"Okay, okay, this is the last, I promise, pinky promise, and I'll treat you to snacks later," Charlex said with a wink.
After Charlex said that, he ran quickly outside the classroom and returned to his classroom.
Leonardo sighed, "We have a job opening this week. Do you want to work?" Leonardo asked.
Jazriel smiled at the good opportunity, "Of course, count me in! Hehehe."
"You sure love money," Leonardo said.
"Of course, money is the source of everything," Jazriel said.
After their conversation, they chatted about trivial things.
The teacher entered the classroom, and all conversation ceased.
The class started.
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"I'm so exhausted," Adrian said. "You always train day and night, you don't complain, but now you're exhausted, even though we're just taking lessons and sitting to listen, you're already complaining," Einstein said.
"Shut up, moving your body and sweating is good for your body, while just sitting there will only hurt your kidneys," Adrian said with a scoff.
"Okay, okay, you are correct, Mr. Exercise addict," Einstein said with his mocking tone.
While these two were walking in the hallway, somebody jumped on them. Adrian was able to dodge, but Einstein, with his poor physique, got knocked down.
"Can you not bump into us all the time? You almost broke this poor guy's bones," Adrian said warningly and mockingly at the same time.
Einstein felt like he had broken multiple bones in his body. "Can you get up, Charlex? I feel like my bones are breaking," Einstein said with a struggling voice.
Charlex replied, "I really miss you two! Thank God we entered the same Academy." He said that with a happy smile.
"It seems you're lucky to be able to pass this academy. Maybe the God of luck took pity on you," Adrian said with a mocking tone.
Charlex snarled at him. "It seems you're still the same, Mr. Narky Guy."
Adrian said, "It seems you forgot the 2 words, 11 characters, 'and handsome.' To include that phrase." He said that with a smirk.
Charlex was astonished. "It seems you're still dumb as ever. It should be 2 words and 12 characters, plus the space. But it seems you're so dumb, I'll give you my golden word which has 2 words, 11 characters, including the SPACE. Your title now is Mr. Narky and dumbest guy." He said that with a confident smile.
Einstein got up slowly while dusting his clothes and said to those two, "Can you guys stop? It's really annoying."
"Okay, Mr. lovely," Charlex said with a smile.
Einstein and Adrian got goosebumps.
Einstein said, "You're still Mr. troublesome as ever. Anyway, I heard you made some new friends."
Charlex replied, "Yeah, he is younger than me, and cuter than Adrian."
Einstein said, "Oh, I'd like to hear more about him." It's really rare for Charlex to compliment others, because he always puts titles on everyone that aren't so pleasant.
Charlex said, "Sure, I'll introduce you two," with a smile.
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"When did you two meet?" Leonardo asked.
I feel like he is asking about how Charlex and I met. "We met in the library. It was when the three of us were supposed to go to the sea, but it seems you both were in the same village," Jazriel replied. But in the latter sentence, his voice changed to a monotone.
Leonardo was helpless. "Well, I already explained to you that we both coincidentally arrived in the same village. We didn't know that we would end up in Arcady Village," he said.
Jazriel added, "Oh, I also heard that Arcady Village is famous for having an amusement park. And I heard from your mom that you both had fun and were drinking booze like wild men." He said this with his monotone voice. After three minutes of silence, Jazriel returned to his previous question, "Well, we both met in the library. You know I'm a shorter guy, so he helped me retrieve books from the higher shelves. He suddenly asked if I knew how to read Acadic Languages. I replied yes, and he also requested me to teach him about Acadic language in exchange for money, so I agreed. And, of course, I received the money."
Leonardo interrupted, "I don't need to hear the last part. But what a strange guy."
Jazriel defended, "I don't think he is."
Leonardo said, "Of course, you don't. He gave you money," as he scoffed. "After this semester ends, we will go to the beach in Arcady Village for the whole month. Food and drinks are free."
Jazriel got into a happy mood, "Yes, deal!" He said this with a smile.
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Jazriel walked straight down the empty, dimly lit hallway, feeling a sense of eerie quietness. "This hallway is always so quiet and creepy; it feels like a ghost could suddenly haunt you here."
Suddenly, he heard hurried footsteps approaching from behind. He swiftly turned around and spotted a black silhouette rushing towards him. Reacting quickly, he activated "La ma morph!" conjuring a red fiery aura in his hand and gonna struck towards the approaching figure.
The silhouette shouted, "Hey! Hey! it's me! Hi!"
The fiery power halted and disappear.Â
"State your name and your classroom," Jazriel demanded.
"I am Abiggail Santres from Classroom E-5," the silhouette answered.
As she stepped into the light, her features became clear. She possessed a sweet, heart-shaped face framed by soft, cascading chestnut waves. Her large, expressive hazel eyes twinkled with mischief beneath perfectly arched brows, adding a playful touch to her gaze. A dainty button nose sat above rosy, pillowy lips that often curved into an enchanting smile, revealing a set of pearly whites, giving her a fresh, youthful appearance.
'Classroom E-5, hmm,' Jazriel thought, checking his bracetech for information about her. 'It seems she's not lying; it's normal for new students to get lost in this huge Academy.'
"You're all set. If you head towards the middle tower, you'll be able to find your classroom," Jazriel informed her.
"Uhm, I don't know where the Middle tower is," the girl replied nervously.
'Ah, right. She's new, so of course she wouldn't know where the middle tower is. Just because you can see the Tower from here doesn't mean you'll know the correct way. There are so many wild plants here. I'll just escort her to her classroom.'
"I'm going to escort you, Miss Santres. Is that okay with you?"
"Ah, yes! Thank you, Mr...?" Abiggail Santres inquired.
"Just call me Mr. Nine."
"Ah, okay. And thank you, Mr. Nine," Abiggail Santres said with a sweet smile.