THAT DAY I BECAME A STAR

"Until the day of the trial, every student is to remain in their dorms without going out. We will ensure your presence every morning and every night. You are all dismissed."

Frankher leaves with Elizabeth. Smith looks at me with some kind of disappointment. Well, I didn't think he was stupid enough to believe everything but if he really does.

"He is trash as well, then."

All the alpha students are looking at me with gigantic smiles and faces filled with hatred. At least they aren't hiding. The guy with the green hair is especially adamant about making me angry. Or maybe not just me. He has the courage to look at the heroes as well while displaying some grimaces..

Let's just take advantage of that and read his mind. He should know something useful.

'There is no way those idiots will know they are hidden in our mansion. And even if they know, it's a day trip on horse to reach there. I have won. You are dead, monster!!'

He looks at me one last time, smiles, and stands up, followed by his classmates. They start leaving the classroom while my guys are glued to their seats. All of them showing some extremely enraged face. I stand up and goes to Cordel since he must be the most informed one among them.

"The one in green hair. His name."

"W-what?" Was he dreaming or something? His eyes look like he just woke up.

"The green hair one." I look in the direction of the green hair guy right before he leaves.

"Ah!! It's-Hm!!" I place my hand on his mouth before he can talk. Aspen looked at me for a second. If he is working with them, I shouldn't let him imagine that I know something.

I walk past everyone and goes to teacher Smith.

"Aren't they leaving?" He asks me like they aren't his students as well.

"Hell, if I know."

"Right."

***

"Those bitches!!!"

"Esteressa, enough."

"How can I calm down?!!"

Esteressa, well, pink panties girl has been destroying our couches ever sine we came back to the dorm. There are only two who survived the slaughter among the six in the hall. And that's only because Cordel and Roxcia were sitting on them. The others got smashed even though there were people on them as well. She even went as far as throwing one by the window.

"Breaking couches won't change the current situation."

"Then what will?!!"

She punches a pillar of the hall so hard it cracks. That's a gnoll right there for sure.

"Thinking. Those guys were smarter than we thought and now we have to rethink our strategy."

Strategy? Wait, do those guys really think what they did was a strategy? They can't be serious?!!

"Well, we didn't have solid proofs aside from Elizabeth's injuries that we presented to him. It's not like we had a name or something since she didn't give us one."

Rocxia has her head lowered and keeps making circles on the couch with her finger. So, they didn't have any solid plan and just relied on the system like poor little naïve fools.

"Ah…This is giving me a headache."

How could they be so stupid? So naïve? Aren't they supposed to be the best? Aren't they heroes? How could they not even foresee such an obvious trap?

"Hey, it's for you we are struggling here!!" Esteressa shouts while coming to me.

"Leave him already. It's a problem we all started. There is no reason-"

"No, it's a problem that started because of what he did in the first place!!"

"You are easily afraid, it seems."

"What did you say?!"

She stands right in front of me and grabs me by the collar, making the chains a bit tighter on my neck.

"I dare you to say it again, fucker!!"

"I said you were quite the scaredy-cat."

"You!!!"

"Stop."

Excia and Farner appear out of nowhere and grabs each of our hands. Excia grabbed Esteressa's hand who was about to punch me while Farner firmly holds mine, I wanted to break her ribs. Sadly, she stopped me right before my fist touched her stomach.

"Tch!" She releases me and goes back to sit next to Cordel. Yeah, sit back with your owner.

"You don't have to be like that."

"That's why I wanted you to leave me alone in the first place and let me handle things my way."

"Your way is wrong."

"Like yours is any bet-"

While I start arguing with Farner, somebody knocks on the door, then enters. It's teacher Smith together with Frankher.

"I see someone doesn't know the cost of the furniture we buy." Frankher immediately shoots up a scornful remark while looking at Esteressa. She completely shrinks hearing that and tries to hide her head behind Cordel. So, there are things that scare her as well, then.

"Can you all si…I guess you can't. Well, the headmaster has something to say to you all."

Cordel and Roxcia stand up but Frankher raises his hand and waves it at them.

"It's okay, it won't be long. I don't need to sit."

"I see."

"As you may have noticed already. You were not smart enough. You acted with dignity and duty in mind but forgot an important factor: not all men are the same. There are very shameless and wicked men on Schamerin. Some won't stop at anything to obtain what they desire and give everything away to survive. So next time, think ahead before acting."

Everyone has his head lowered like a K'nor who hasn't been a good boy. They would really look like him if they had long ears.

"For now we must find a solution to this problem. I personally don't want to send a student to jail, and especially not a student from the omega class, which is the jewel of my academy. The impact on the school's reputation would be too great. Even more so now the other schools are rising."

"Then what can we do, headmaster?" Smith?! Why does he act like he cares?

"There is little we can do. Unless Elizabeth changes her mind that is. Because even if you win the fight in three days, if she is still adamant on her culprit then I will be forced to make a decision."

"Why does she even do that anyway?"

"She wouldn't tell me so I don't know."

Of course, she wouldn't. No, I can't say, of course, she is a brave woman ready to face hardships for her children. Mine didn't have that kind of courage.

"Then, we need to collect as much information as possible."

"But Teacher, we can't go out."

"Don't worry. I will find whatever I can. Research is my domain of expertise after all."

"Eh? But Teacher is so lame, though."

"Yup, yup."

"Can't you guys respect me at least a little bit?"

Smith starts crying while everyone laugh.