Chapter 19: Awkward Moment

Chapter 19: Awkward Moment

"Ehhh? For real? I really asked a question in class today?"

"Yeah! Don't you remember?"

"It feels kind of hazy, to be honest. Almost like a dream..."

Rey walked past a group of students who were talking very loudly.

He recognized them to be Justin and his closest friends, and Rey simply acted like he didn't know them. Likewise, they ignored his presence.

Either that, or they genuinely didn't notice him.

He was just coming back from the library, so Rey made for his room where he planned to figure things out in solitude.

However, before he could reach his room door, he was approached by someone.

"Hey, Rey."

Rey was initially startled to hear someone call his name, but after recognizing the voice, he realized he shouldn't have been surprised.

Bracing himself before turning back to see who called his name, Rey sighed slightly.

'Let's get this over with quickly...'

He turned to see the Hero, Adonis, smiling at him with a pleasant smile on his face.

Behind him were two students whom Rey recognized.

'Billy and Belle, huh? I wonder what they're doing together...'

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"A-ah, Adonis. Hello." He responded, raising his hand slightly.

"I heard you weren't feeling too well today." Adonis drew closer to Rey, grabbing his hand softly.

'What the heck?! This guy—!'

Rey controlled his expression, but it felt weird having someone caressing his hand.

"How are you feeling now?"

"Fine! I'm fine now, thank you!" Right now, Rey just wanted Adonis to let go of his hand.

Their little conversation was drawing some attention, and he didn't like it at all.

"Is that so? That's a relief, then."

Once more, Adonis gave a warm smile—enough to warm the heart of anyone.

However, Rey wasn't buying it.

'He does this for everyone. There's no need to make it a big deal.'

To Adonis, Rey was nothing more than a cog in a machine.

Sure, he was important.

But so we're the twenty-eight other students.

"I'll make sure of that." Rey gave one more forced smile before finally retreating to his room.

'It's not like we're going to see each other in training anyway. Not while we're in different groups.'

Adonis' friendliness might have been appreciated by other students, but it had the opposite effect on Rey.

'At this point, I just want to be left alone.'

Was that too much to ask for?

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Once Rey freshened up and lay on his bed, he began to go over his thoughts a bit more clearly.

'Out of the Skills I have at my disposal, I haven't had the opportunity of testing out most of them.'

This was for two major reasons.

'One is the Mana Usage. Most of my Skills require a decent amount of Mana, so I can only use a few sparingly.'

The only reason he could use Skills at all was due to certain Skills that didn't require Mana or the Skills that boosted his Mana Level.

In essence, the Buff Category.

'The second reason is currently the most problematic one...'

And that was simply the fact that most of these Skills were conspicuous.

'I need absolute privacy if I am to be able to practice my Skills without restriction.'

A place away from Adonis and the rest of his classmates. A place far from the prying eyes of their guardians.

'My personal space where I can do whatever I want.'

A place like that wouldn't come to him very easily, but Rey thought he had found somewhere that came close to fulfilling his needs.

'The Royal Dungeon.'

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