KnockI was sprawled on the bed when my door was knocked again. I sighed and ruffled my hair in distress. After making my mission of attending school early fail, they won't even give me the chance to think about what to do with my life. Ugh!I swung my legs, which I casually placed on the headboard, and replied with a lazy 'Come in'.“I'm here to check up on you.” Asher, who held onto his stethoscope and a medical box, leisurely strode into the room as soon as I responded. His eyes swept my room before they fell on me.“Sure, if you won't quibble.” I retorted and sat up on the bed lazily, not quite believing him.Ugh! I feel like I'm having a weird attitude these days, but I'd like to blame it on my arrogance, which has been suppressed all along until it can't be contained.“Wyatt is extravagant this time,” Asher commented with a tut and walked to my bed before he stopped. He eyed me tentatively. “You're getting more glib day by day.” He blurted and sat down on a couch in my bedroom.
"Or to take revenge on those who snatched things from you?"Asher stared at me with a gaze filled with suggestions that perplexed me a bit.If it weren't for the lies I told about my relatives who seized my parents' properties after their deaths, I'd have believed that Asher knew something due to some of his mysterious actions.Although I wanted to ask Asher if he knew something, I was afraid that it would present me as a guilty person, which I'm trying to avoid, so I'd rather keep quiet and not arouse any suspicion.I leaned back indifferently and snorted at him while feigning calm, "You're sly. I can't beat you." I responded, and he chuckled in amusement as a response.Asher's lips curled slightly, and he moved back. "I can teach you..."My eyes lit up upon hearing Asher's words. If Asher agrees to teach me how to fight, that means I won't have to worry about how to increase my strength and build my fighting capability.Somehow, I felt that things were getting easily within my reach
"It hurts. It hurts so much." My eyes stung with unshed tears, and my voice emitted a shaky tone.I bit my lower lips hard due to pain.It wasn't just a minute later when the pain increased again. By now I couldn't help it anymore, and the tears I tried so hard to restrain began to stream down my cheeks.Everything hurts; my whole skin is hot, itchy, and peppers. It almost drives me crazy.Asher! How couldn't he have warned me of this? Ahhh!Before I could proceed with my thoughts, a scream emitted from my throat due to the sudden increase in pain.I clenched my fist hard and tried to prevent myself from accepting the decision to soak myself in the water to stop the pain.I tried to think of other things to get my mind off the pain, but unfortunately, I was unable to. All that pervaded my mind was how the gel-like mixture hurt so much.It hurts. It itches and burns so much.I gritted my teeth and tried to leave the bathroom in case I did something I regretted.My legs feel so weak, an
“Maia, right? You're assigned to class 9.” The secretary of the principal of the Power Axis Pack informed me while typing something on her laptop.She's a petite woman in her thirties. She's 5.4 feet tall, and she was dressed in a yellow suit and a skirt that fell below her knees. There was a large, rimmed glass on the bridge of her nose, and her black hair was packed in a messy bun.I had just completed my test. Yeah, you read that right—test.I never expected that I'd be taking a test before being assigned to school—silly me; I should've known that's how it goes.Besides, Wyatt didn't inform me I'd be taking a test before I could be admitted into school, or else I'd have read a few books after the whole skincare episode yesterday. Ugh!Thankfully, I do secretly read whenever I clean the Red Flame Pack library, or else I'll have become the first princess to fail a test in Wolf Clan history. On another note, it's good that I didn't read beforehand, or my actual level might never be kn
I can't help chortling at the greeting. A slut calling another slut. Hilarious! The kettle is calling a pot black. Not to mention the fact that I'm not even a pot.I sighed while wondering whether to give a response to Nancy, but, giving it a second thought, responding to all this stupid ridicule would make me fall to their level. Goddess forbid such.My lips curled in a faint smile, and I folded my arms while acting as if I didn't even know that I was the one their words were directed at. Let me just let them sink into their bubbles for now. I'm a newcomer; I shouldn't cause trouble on my first day of school.Thinking like this, I calmed down and decided not to pay attention to those fools. They'll stop once they realize that they're only making a mockery of themselves.Thinking about it now, studying with this group of people will be the best thing ever.“Bullying a new classmate as soon as she stepped into the class—Nancy, you really opened my eyes.” I was still immersed in my tho
"Our school has now descended so low that anyone of unknown background can come in now. I bet she must have slept her way through, though. Slut." One of the female students—I mean Lorelei's followers—tauntedHer lips were curled up provocatively as if she were daring me to do my worst like I had face-slapped them in the class earlier. Dressed in a white kimono, she held her phone and continued scrolling through it; almost every second, she'd raise her head to glare at me as if I were the creator of whatever nonsense she had just read on her phone.Most of the female students, who I presume are Lorelei's followers, and I are in the dressing room.I guess they planned to overwhelm me with numbers in case I tried to face-slap them again.However, I've promised myself that there must be a limit to replying to all these cannon folders, or else my level will degrade to their level, but this time I don't have the intent of letting this one go by.I folded my arms and eyed her nonchalantly. "
Lorelei stared at me with a gaze that showed bewilderment, surprise, curiosity, and a lot of other emotions I couldn't fathom, but the minute our eyes met, her expression turned cold, and she looked away quickly.What's wrong with her? Should I be glad that she was more curious instead of mocking me like the others?I rolled my eyes and held my waist with my hand before limping out of the dressing room. I came in here totally fine, only for an abnormal force, which I had never heard of, to crash into me, leaving me limping. Goddess, I need a massage.Following the flow of my classmates, I soon arrived at the large fighting field.There were other class 9 students dressed in their kimono doing warm-up.I glanced at everyone to see what warm-up to imitate. Soon I found one I think will be easier for a beginner like me to follow.Immediately, I began to stretch my hand, imitating throwing a punch in the air.I was about to throw the fourth punch when a girl laughed. She covered her lips
My legs were rooted to the floor as the water cascaded down to my feet. Different beautiful soap and lotion scents, which include hibiscus, lavender, milk, etc., pervade my nose. The pitter-patter of the shower filled my ears; its water was streaming down my whole body.It's hard to believe that I just had myself beaten up in a fight, and yes, many of the students had taunted me with it. No! I mean, it's now the most discussed topic in school right now.I understand that my strength is weak, but knowing I'm this weak is a stab in the heart. Ugh! I just had to lose to that…I ran my hand through my hair due to anger, and that messed up the bun hairstyle I styled earlier. Before I could process it, the hair fell down my back. Ugh.I just don't understand why everything was pointed out as if Lorelei had deliberately targeted me, or was it Oswald's plan? Did I fail the second trial? The more I thought, the more I felt uneasy. Ugh! I've never felt so distressed as I am currently… No! I ca