Back at Violet Vision, Zayn leaned into his chair. In his mind, he had mulled over Lysithea’s words and attitude enough that he felt compelled to conclude that she was definitely acting strange.She was hiding something from him, he felt. However, he could not detect any weakness. She was far from wanting in brio as well, in fact, it seemed like she had progressed enough in her fighting prowess. He thought about it again and again. Finally, he decided that her abnormality could probably be chalked up to her being mad at him. She was probably furious at him for making his mother despair.Lysithea was right about one thing, though. Three years was too long. He had to save his mom as soon as possible. Her freedom had to be restored.He had to achieve the state of Invincibilis. He had to, and he would—as soon as he could!There, within the borders of Yando City, a large mansion stood proudly in its seclusion. The passage of time had left its mark on the house, yet there was nothing tha
Antony dodged the question with an implicative one of his own. “Tell me, Brooks. Do you remember how old you were when you first broke into the ranks of the perfect class?”Recollection bubbled beneath Paxton’s eyes. They twinkled and glinted like embers, reflecting the light from his bygone, fiery youth. “It’s been thirty years since I attained the perfect class, man. I was thirty-five,” he sighed.He finished his sentence with a small smile—just curved enough to hint at his satisfaction. Attaining the perfect class at such a young age was nothing to be sneered at and he knew it.“Thirty-f**king-five! Man, you’re here showing the world what being gifted really means, don’t you? How many experts out there brokered all their might and effort without ever gaining purchase into that level? But you—well, you did it in your thirties,” Antony exclaimed. He had always been one of the ordinary, untrained, non-special majority, and with it came the same doe-eyed adulation to people who achie
Still, Paxton’s bemusement never dissipated. Reaching the perfect class at the age of twenty-eight? What did that even mean? Was “genius” even the right word? Or could this enigma be more correctly classified as a monster?Being the man known as Ares, the God of War, Paxton Brooks had experienced enough mind-blowing, skull-numbing strangeness throughout his storied life that his biography could have been counted as an epic. Anyone with his life experience would have a mind more resilient and shock-resistant than the average person, and indeed, he calmed down significantly despite his surprise and his composure returned.He looked Antony Hoffman in the eye. “You’re not pulling a fast one on me, are you, Hoffman? You’re telling me that there’s a guy out there who attained the perfect class at the young age of twenty-eight. That’s impossible, alright? You’re describing a freak of nature.”Antony bobbed his head excitedly. “Since when did I ever kid you, man? The name’s Zayn Larson, a
Antony let him ramble. Paxton probably understood his intentions at that point.About a minute later, Paxton started, “Has anyone found out about his reason? Why did he go against his direct order? Why misappropriate the Ambrosia Fruit? What was his ulterior motive?”Antony was bemused. “Do we need to? The Ambrosia Fruit is the solitaire of Earth’s quintessence, a treasure that could propel a man straight into the next few flights of evolution. Can’t you imagine just how seductive the fruit was to a superior class fighter like Zayn? It could strengthen him by leaps and bounds,” he replied. “Besides, he attained the perfect class after this, didn’t he? That’s gotta be a result from consuming the Ambrosia Fruit.”His conjecture sounded pretty full proof, yet Paxton found a reason to shake his head. “I doubt that’s it. Remember, he was the same young man who managed to reach the fourth tier of the superior class within two years. His absolute genius and talent were evident; I don’t thi
Zayn had been living leisurely for the past two days, and his life was back on its original track once again. However, he did not let down his guard just because of that. He knew that what he experienced now was the calm before the storm and many challenges would be lying ahead of him. Meanwhile, he had already stabilized his martial arts training of being a perfect-class master fighter and digested 80% of the Aeon Karpos inside his body. When he could digest the remaining 20%, he would become an unbeatable fighter, and by then, even if Ezra Sword were to attack him, he had full confidence that he would have the ability to fight and perhaps even defeat him!He would cleanse his humiliation by then!He had already handed over his authority to Luke, Sean, and Gordon to manage his business empire in the meantime. It was akin to an enormous machine running rapidly in secret. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Zayn was already the wealthiest man in Guineve now. Moreover, his
Zayn was unaware that his two experienced subordinates, Sean and Gordon, would come up with so many ideas just because he rode an electric scooter. As he rode the electric scooter home leisurely, it was a pleasurable feeling for him. He found the sun that his skin soaked in comforting. Just as he was waiting for the traffic light to turn green, the Porsche next to him rolled down its window and a puzzled voice was heard saying, “Zayn Larson?”Zayn turned his head to the side to find a slightly chubby man with gold-rimmed glasses immediately. The man appeared rather familiar. “Are we acquainted with each other?”“F*ck, it really is you! Oh, Zayn, it’s been so long since we last met!” The man became excited at once. Zayn became even more confused in the meantime because he did not seem to recall who the man was. “You are...?”The man immediately scolded in rage, “F*ck! How dare you forget me? Damn it! I’m Kaiser. We used to go to the same school when we were in eighth grade!”U
In middle school, Kaiser had been very close to Zayn. They headed to different high schools after graduation and lost touch with one another gradually. Kaiser felt that it was a pity that they drifted apart. Kaiser noticed that Zayn was dressed rather crudely earlier and was riding an electric scooter under the hot sun. It was apparent that Zayn was not doing very well in life. It was a coincidence that the middle school reunion was taking place tonight. The other ex-schoolmates were doing very well in life now, hence perhaps it would be a good opportunity for Zayn to change his life for the better if Kaiser were to invite him. Most importantly, it would be even better if Zayn could catch Roxanne’s eyes. One should know that Roxanne used to be rather close to Zayn in the past. In fact, they even flirted with one another at one point. At the time, both Zayn and Roxanne had the best academic performance, and they sat next to each other. They were nicknamed the golden children.N
On the other hand, Zayn suffered a disastrous decline. He had actually been reduced to riding an electric scooter now. She wondered how he would react when he saw how impressive she was now.Roxanne began to anticipate that scenario in her heart. Over on Zayn’s side, he sent a text message to Kaiser with his phone when he arrived home. It did not take long before Kaiser called him. “Hello, Zayn. You’ve finally gotten around to calling me. I was still thinking about how you might not remember my number!”Zayn chuckled and said, “Your number is quite easy to remember.”Kaiser sniggered, then said, “Of course. I spent a few thousand dollars to get this number, so it has to be something that is easy to remember.”Next, Zayn and Kaiser exchanged small talk on the phone. Kaiser went straight to the point and said, “Hey, Zayn. Let’s talk about something important. Many of our friends are attending the middle school reunion that’s taking place tonight. Do come and join too by then.”“Mi