Chapter 163: Potential Rank

Chapter 163: Potential Rank



"H-hey, Adam, wake up." Terry tried shaking Adam awake as the class had already ended. The students slowly departed from the class but took one last good look at Adam.

After seeing him sleep so carefreely in the class, they thought he was quite the character.

No one else would dare to sleep in one of the lectures, or they might be sent to the Culling. Irene finished up packing her things and looked at Adam, slightly annoyed that he just slept through her lecture. It made her feel like she was a boring teacher.

At that moment, Adam jolted awake and sat straight, looking around him in clear confusion. "Eh?"

"Adam..." Terry breathed a sigh of relief. "The class is over."

"Already?" Adam touched his head and shook it, then nodded to Terry and stood up to leave. As Terry walked past Irene, when it was Adam's turn, she finally spoke out.

"Mister Adam, I-I don't appreciate you sleeping through my lesson." Irene puffed her chest. "I'll allow it this one time, but if that happens again, I'll have to send you to the detention."

"Oh, I am sorry." Adam apologized and said. "I have narcolepsy; I can't control when I fall asleep and when not."

"Eh?" Irene's eyes widened in surprise. "Really?"

"Did I fall asleep suddenly?" Adam asked.

"Uhm, yeah..." Irene remembered him just falling asleep without any warning, almost like some kind of switch had been flipped inside him.

"I'll try to stay awake next time." Adam said, then bowed respectfully and left the class to follow after Terry.

Irene, after hearing the excuse, didn't feel so bad anymore and hummed a song in a soft voice while finishing packing up.

Outside the class, at the corridor, Terry and Adam left and entered the stairs, but then noticed a group of three students leaning against the railing, blocking the path with their legs kicked up.

Noel, Renee, and Jake just laughed with each other, like they were talking about something bad.

Terry wanted to tell them to move, but again felt his words get stuck inside his mouth. "Excuse me, can you move?" Adam asked.

"Huh?" Noel turned to Adam and smirked. "Oh, look who it is, the sleepy king."

"I didn't talk to you to start a conversation." Adam said. "You're blocking the path."

"Damn, not friendly, aye?" Noel asked, a smile leaving his face. "We're classmates; you should talk to me in a more friendly way."

"Adam, we can just use our Floor Orbs." Terry said and wanted to stop Adam before it escalated any further.

"Yeah, use those orbs, like a little bitch." Noel said while looking straight at Terry. "That's what you do best, don't you, Terry? Run away again."

Renee giggled, and Jake's laughter was irritating to listen to.

"Apologize," Adam said.

"To who?" Noel laughed. "To Terry? Ah, I would rather jump off the railing to my death."

"That can be arranged." Adam smiled.

"Don't, Adam!" Terry shouted and tried to stop him. "There's punishment if you fight him!" Noel's grin grew even wider.

'Come on, punch me and see what happens!'

Adam's eyes glowed with a green tint for a slight moment.

Crack...

"Huh, what was that noise?" Renee frowned and turned to look down.

started falling down to the ground."

Terry shuddered. "That's scary!"

"Yeah, I might've traumatized them a little bit," Adam admitted with a grin.

"You're scary; do you know that?" Terry said with a slight tremor in his voice. "You think I went too far?" Adam asked and found himself at the doorsteps of the library.

They entered through the door and arrived at the library with shelves filled with books filling up the floor. There was another floor above them, accessible by a winding staircase.

"I don't know..." Terry answered truthfully. "Noel is a complete asshole." "They've been bullying you, right?" Adam asked while going through the books, trying to

find his books.

"Yeah..." Terry scratched the back of his head. "That obvious?"

"I am not blind." Adam said. "If they bother you in the future, I won't help you."

"Eh?"

"Why don't you grow stronger instead?" Adam asked. "It is far more satisfying to beat them

by yourself."

"I..." Terry sighed and looked down. "All the students are ranked in a way. Do you know?"

"No." Adam looked at him. "What do you mean?"

"The headmaster gives each student a rank of their potential talent. He updates those every

month, pretty much.

"Noel's potential is A-rank.

"Renee is B-rank.

"Jake is B-rank.

"I am D-rank."

"D-rank, huh." Adam shrugged his shoulders. "Could be worse."

"Well, the thing is, E-rankers are usually expelled, so D-rank is the lowest you can be here."

Terry said. "I fear that next month I might be E-rank."

"Then you gotta do something about it." Adam said, and then found one of the books on the

shelf.

"That's easy to say..." Terry sighed. "You're automatically S-rank potential."

"You just need to put in the effort." Adam said. "Everything starts from that. When the classes

are done, let's exercise together. What do you say?"

"Exercise?" Terry repeated, puzzled.

"Yeah." Adam said. "This place must have some kind of gym, right?"

"It has..." Terry said and frowned. "Is that really all I have to do to increase in rank?"

"Yeah." Adam laughed. "It's really not that complicated. Show some effort, grow stronger, and you'll move up the ranks quickly."