Chapter 501 - Video (10) - A Ordinary Fraction Member POV

Many people were gathered for the biggest fraction meeting in history. Our rival fraction joined us alongside the neutral fraction to help us cover for Rika. Nobody could predict that the video would create a fan site where pictures of Luke's partner would be posted. The sleeping girl was completely covered by her blanket with Luke fearing the culprits could be among us. Although not everyone knew the girl in the photos came from the Roselia family, we could all recognize her with one look.

A few of the photos were a bit extreme, showing more parts of her daily life that should be kept private. We knew that the teachers were trying their best to handle this issue, deleting the photos as soon they were posted. But when I noticed one of my classmates quickly saving one of the pictures, I knew what they were doing wasn't enough. It was hard not to store the photos of her when every one of them appeared so beautiful.

No matter what angle they were taken, she always appeared perfect like the photos were edited. However, from looking at her sleeping face for the past several weeks, we knew none of them were touched. A recent addition to a few of the photos had Luke included in them, making people more obsessed with searching for the new fan site after it was deleted. It was even more appealing when there was a gorgeous young boy trying to protect the girl.

"We should start off by making everyone here delete all the pictures they have of her," Charles suggested.

"It is a violation of our privacy to check our inventory," a member refuted, knowing what direction it was heading towards.

"It wouldn't matter if you don't have any pictures of her," Alex agreed with Charles.

"But we believe that there won't be anyone here privately storing the pictures," Oliver tried to break the stiff atmosphere.

"So please cooperate with us," Sienna added.

The leaders of each fraction were stunned to find over half of their members have pictures of Luke's partner in their inventory when they were forced to cooperate. Each one of them were kicked out of their respective fractions, Luke personally handling the contracts himself. None of them predicted they would thoroughly check everything, including the backup storage places. Even the devices connected to their marbles were traced.

"Are these people even proper human beings?" Delia looked at the line of people leaving the space.

"I don't want to be even near them," Oliver slightly shuddered.

"This isn't fair! It's not only us storing these photos. Everyone else is doing this!" One of them complained.

"Everyone in my class has at least one picture!" Another person agreed.

"I didn't store the one with her in the bathrobe like my friend," a person defended himself.

"Some people who have rare photos of her before they got deleted even sell them for money!" a former member revealed.

"There's people who buy these photos?" Ethan's eyes widened.

"Let me see her in person. Uncover that blanket!" A person in line yelled at Luke.

"I'm going down anyways," Another person joined in to take the blanket away.

Luke quickly stepped away from the table with the pile of contracts on them. While many of them were used to seeing Luke, his partner was rarely seen. His eyes went round, not anticipating people turning to more violent means. Alex stepped in to block the former members from Luke. I guessed possessing some photos of her made them believe they had the right to be near her.

"I can't believe we had these kinds of people in our fraction," Charles seemed extremely disappointed.

More of the people coming from the main families leading the fractions joined to defend Luke from the people who tried to attack him. His grip on the blanket tightened, coldly watching everyone trying to take it away. Sienna yelled at her former members to protect her friend, "how can you guys even think of doing this? My friend is suffering from people like you!"

"I got her blanket!" A person slipped in from crawling on the ground.

Luke held his sleeping partner in his arms, trying to find a way to escape from the person pulling on the blanket. Alex didn't hesitate to kick the person below him, making the person's head crash against the hard tiles. None of us thought they would use spells to break the barrier, working together to accomplish their goal. It was hard to believe this all started from a single video we had a tough time in trying to cover.

I gasped from the mass amount of mana Luke put into his newly created barrier to defend himself and his partner. He slightly trembled from the aggressive people that was after him, not thinking about the consequences of their actions. It was like they had forgotten the mass power that the Roselia family possessed over them. Rika started to stir in her sleep, showing signs she was about to wake from the commotion.

He sighed as he tried to smooth her back to sleep again, knowing it would become worse if she moved on her own. The fraction meeting was already ruined, a chaotic scene that made many people disgusted by their former fraction mates. It was no wonder Luke never brought his partner to our fraction meetings.