Chapter 123 Ch 121: The VR Forest Is Cursed [Pt3]

"There is no need for you to share your marks with me. As long as you are willing to keep your silence, I don't care what you decide to do in the end."

Yohan had laid out the bait and now it would be up to Flora to decide in the end. Yohan had been in the school for a little over half a day but even he knew how difficult it was for Flora to keep her mouth shut when it came to gossip.

Even now a found it difficult to swallow her words and not say anything to Yohan. Her struggle was commendable but futile in the end.

"I-huh, excuse me but did I just hear you say you do not want good grades? You don't have to worry about me babbling to anyone about professor Diantha. It's not like people will believe me anyway even if I tell them what happened."

Flora tried to laugh her nervousness off but it was easier said than done. Professor Diantha's pressure was a little too much for Flora to bear.

She felt like she was about to cry any second now as she continued to stand there motionlessly. The only comfort she had was because of the small golden egg in her arms.

*Dinggghhhhhhhhhhh*

In between her nervousness and her anxiety attack, the third part of the assignment began. It was the declaration that the student had only 10 minutes left for their assignment to conclude.

[Warning everyone. The VR session will conclude in the next 10 minutes. Those who have achieved their objective, please head toward the gathering area.]

It was time to start heading back. But Flora did not move immediately. She looked toward Professor Diantha, wondering if she would accompany herself and Yohan to the exit.

"Ahhhh, look at that time. I should take my leave now so that I can keep my involvement a secret from everyone. I hope student Flora would help me keep my secret."

'T-There it is. Professor Diantha's unsettling smile. I get chills every time I see it being played toward me.'

"O-Of course I will keep your secret professor. I m-mean, what secret? I don't know anything and nothing happened anyway."

Flora's nervousness shined through her eyes. She unconsciously took a step toward Yohan and the daggers being glared her way worsened. It continued until she finally realized that she needed to take a few steps away from Yohan.

As soon as the distance between herself and Yohan was achieved, the feeling of safety she carved was back.

"Should we look for the other members of our party now? I have a feeling they will need our help-"

Flora had not even finished speaking when the ground shook and down came the two members they had been talking about before. Flora's shocked expression was hilarious but Yohan controlled his laughter.

He noticed how Diantha quickly made herself disappear from the small group. But Yohan chose not to attract attention to this fact.

Since Diantha was supposed to be here in the first place, it was better for her to go away now. It would be problematic if she was found out by the authorities.

"Ah, so you both finally made it back to us? How was it? Did you manage to find the egg?"

Flora had a curious expression on her face as she asked this question. But there was also a hint of mischief on her face that could not be hidden by her gentle words. She looked like the cat who had gotten the cream and Yohan chose to hang back for the time being.

Yohan had expected a few things to happen. And he was proven right as soon as Marvis opened his mouth.

"Huh? What are you babbling about, you fool? I fought a level 2 monster out there. Do you think I had time to look around for something insignificant as our assigned egg?"

Marvis was rude as he clutched his injured arm. Blood was flowing out of his arm at an alarming rate and Yohan was almost certain that a normal human would have lost consciousness by now.

'Looks like Mavis has a high pain tolerance. His body looks ready to give in now.'

On the other hand, Liza had fewer injuries but she looked drained. She seemed a good fighter by the local standards but she was still far from perfection.

[First VR assignment is concluding. Congratulations to all those who managed to reach their marks. The achievement list will be posted in the next five minutes.]

Finally, it was over and so was the day. It had been a learning experience but Yohan was ready to crash for the night. But once again, his calm environment was disturbed.

"What the hell? Why did the two of you get a passing grade for this assignment? Did you cheat or something?"

The culprit this time was his teammate. Marvis's voice echoed in the classroom, causing everyone to look at their group. It was then that Yohan noticed a crucial point he had missed before.

"Huh? Do you want to know the secret behind our success? Why, of course, I will tell you. It's because we did not run away at the first chance we got and did this exercise as it was intended - with teamwork."

Flora's words were a big fat lie. Yohan knew that he had abandoned her the first chance he had gotten and the only reason he had bothered saving her was that they had accidentally crossed paths.

It had nothing to do with teamwork and other things Flora was saying. But he also knew that he should keep his mouth shut for the time being.

"What the fuck? What does teamwork have to do with our assignment? And it is the monster's fault we failed to find the egg first. So don't go acting cocky. Or else."

Marvis made the action of bumping his fists with his hands. It caused Flora to gulp down nervelessly but she refused to back down. It was a stupid fight about the human ego but the two persons involved were hard-headed.

In the end, it was Liza who decided to break them apart just when things were going to get good. Yohan had expected her to interfere far before this point.

"Marvis, you should calm down and not pick fights with others just because you could. It will come to bite you back in the ass one day. And Flora, won't you reconsider your decision of including our name? We were in a team after all."

"What do you mean? You were the one who said that we should split up and go our separate ways. You were so ready to leave us behind at that time. Humph! Can you believe this Yohan?"

Flora's tone was far too familiar and demanding. Yohan now had a choice to make so he decided to go with the safest option available.

"I don't care what we do. I was not the one who found the egg first. Nor was I the one who grabbed the egg first. It is up to you how to proceed with this situation."

Flora's mouth opened and closed like a gapping fish but she decided to go with what she had first though of in the end. It did cause people to take notice of Yohan for a second before dismissing him as not important.