It has been 3 weeks since I presented my T.O.C. to my father and got granted certain perks. Today, I will be starting my school. When I opened the door to get into my limo. I was sent off with cries of my mother and my younger siblings. I, having experienced this for the first time, handled it sloppily and awkwardly. To not damage my reputation further, my father and Joe pushed me inside the limo.
I started a small talk with Joe which lasted for 5–6 minutes. Then I spent my 5 hours of waiting time by playing games in the built-in console of the Monster, which was just added in yesterday by my father.
Then we reached Rocksworth City. A city made around Rocksworth Academy. Most of the people living here are teachers, students, faculty staff, or alumni of the Academy. When we reached the courtyard of the Academy itself, we were greeted with the similar sight which was I experienced few hours ago. Crying, hugging, etc.
But then suddenly,
"Get down, Sire!" shouted Joe, running towards me. When he was close enough, he jumped and pushed my head towards the ground. I who was flabbergasted by this unwelcome action was going to ask the reason for this action I saw flashing light, then abrupt boom with heat soon after.
It seems there was an assassination attempt. And the target? The prime minister's son, Aldous. He was generic in appearance but is said to be excellent in studies and sports. He was second in rank in the entrance exam, second only to me. Also, it was an exam which was taken without my notice. My tutor gave me the question paper, saying it was a mock test, and I believed him. Not to brag... Well, maybe a little, I scored a perfect score.
Why do I know this much? I did not particularly ask for his info but when I asked info about someone else standing close to him, who seemed interesting to me, to Joe he must have thought I was talking about Aldous and told me info regarding Aldous because he eliminated other guesses.
"Not him Joe. I am talking about the girl there." I say grinning, since him making a mistake on my thoughts was practically impossible. It was like he was a thought embedded assistant.
Well, this thought I guess came into Joe's mind since he coughed up a little, probably embarrassed. He spoke words which I thought were impossible to occur. He said he didn't know. That's a pretty big deal, since he had been tasked prior to my admission to gather info on every student and staff. Since, Joe doesn't know her, there is definitely something fishy going on.
"Joe! Get me some personal dirt on Mr. Aldous. Try to dig up info on that girl too. Father doesn't need to know about this, keep this from him. If need be, use my connections with SMC.", I say to Jose in a tone of command. The reason I am interested in them because on the first day itself Aldous was a target of assassination, the girl next to him is not on the records of the school according to Jose.
"Joe, I don't think I will be bored here."