I Can Read People's Comments

Chapter 81 Leisure

[Chapter 80 Comment]

[Xinhuan: This reminds me so much of The Running Dead (video game) where Cementine had to kill Lie because he was infected by zombies while saving her.. :(]

[Hunter_Keenan_2132: You've come a long way Theo. You paid the price so now you and others can reap the benefits. Just as she will be good for the other…see more]

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"Yahoooo, everyone!" Maya suddenly slammed open the door of the classroom and shouted out loud with a big smile on her face.

"!!!" Everyone's heart skipped a beat, but they soon found the origin of that surprise was none other than Maya. Unlike the previous time, all the gloominess around her had completely disappeared to the point where yesterday was just a lie.

"Did she just recover or something?" Aurora frowned.

"Well, that doesn't matter. After all, she is more suited like this." Serena shook her head helplessly.

"That's true." Lancelot nodded in agreement. "Your mental fortitude is kind of scary sometimes."

"What did you say?" Maya rolled her eyes before asking, "By the way, the depressed me or the energetic me, which one is cooler?"

"Huh?" Lancelot's eyebrows twitched.

"If you're talking about the usual, obviously it's the energetic me. But looking back, the depressed me makes me look weak. Doesn't that make you want to protect me or something?"

Lancelot ended up looking away.

"Hehehe." Maya brushed the bottom of her nose with her finger. She had that proud smile on her face that somehow made people shake their heads. And it was more natural for Maya to be like this, so they didn't put much thought into it.

Mia looked at Maya and said, "It seems that you have solved the thing troubling your heart."

"Yep! I don't know if I'm ready, but I start walking forward." Maya nodded.

"In any case, we're going to challenge the trial again this afternoon. You should prepare your strategy." Mia shrugged.

"Right? Do you know anything about the trial?" Lancelot asked Mia.

"I only know the same thing as you. The trial is a reflection of our weakness. At the same time, it seems that we have to overcome the challenge through strategy and training." Mia explained.

"That's true." Serena nodded. "Looking at it, no matter how hard I wreck my brain, it's impossible to defeat them if I don't improve physically."

"That's it, thus giving us the one-month period to overcome that trial." Mia looked up.

"Still, I wonder what kind of special reward we will get… You are his daughter, so maybe he is telling you about a clue or something? Maybe that can motivate us?"

"I don't think I have an idea." No matter how close Mia was to her father, unless he told her bluntly, it was impossible to know what he was thinking.

"It's not a mission, that's for sure." Serena glanced at the other students. "Maybe it's related to one of the lessons?"

"I don't know, but it's not a reward, right? Is he truly going to give us more lessons as a reward? While it's true that the lesson is beneficial for us, it still can't be considered a reward." Li Wei replied while crossing his arms.

"Vacation and other stuff are not possible." Haruka fell into deep thought.

"If I think about it, I can probably get some good guesses." Mia paused for a moment as everyone's eyes were glued to her. She continued, "There are three things that he might give. A gift that is beneficial for us, but almost all of you came from an influential family, so I don't think that's the reward. So, it's probably food or another kind of illusion."

"Another kind of illusion? But since that's a reward, it should be an illusion that can strengthen us, right?" Serena asked, while Li Wei frowned upon the first one. "Food? Do you mean he's going to treat us?"

While it was true that getting treated by their teacher was quite good, it being a reward was kind of lackluster.

"Hmm? My father can cook, you know. Every time I eat, I can see a completely new world that comes to life from the ingredients. He is cooking with his power after all."

"Illusion food?" Aurora started becoming more interested in this weird style of cooking.

"Those are the possibilities I could think of. While I can ask my father about it, I don't really want to give you any spoilers if possible and end up ruining the fun." Mia shrugged.

Once Maya recovered, the classroom began to become noisy again. Yet people somehow felt peace in that situation.

While the class had been restored to its original condition, Theo had to face another problem.

"So, may I know what is happening on the field? No, more specifically, can you tell me about the building you have stored in that space ring?" Victoria glared at Theo. She wasn't really trying to find information about the building. She just had to do this because she was following rules to avoid smuggling some important items.

"I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anything about it. However, you can feel assured that I'm not breaking any law or anything," stated Theo with a poker face.

His agreement with Baold was to give them all the items that the ruin had in exchange for the Eye of Truth and the completion of the mission. He didn't tell him anything about the tower itself. So he basically brought the tower home for himself. He didn't break any agreements or rules.

Victoria scratched the back of her head. "Teachers are allowed to bring their personal equipment, but you need to register it beforehand. You should know the rules of the academy."

"Well, I would have never thought about using it if not for you forbidding me from going on a mission." Theo shrugged. It was true. If she hadn't banned him, he would have gone on another mission with the remaining students. So, the tower wouldn't be used at all.

"You surely know how to talk." Victoria didn't feel like she was able to win against him in an argument. "I don't really mind if you use everything as long as it doesn't harm the students. I just wish that the teachers were openly submitting the records for official reasons. We've just created this academy, so everyone is a bit sensitive. Additionally, your reputation in the school is quite horrible, you know that?"

"Of course." Theo obviously knew what kind of thoughts the people would have when he ended up expelling a teacher and even driving him to death. But that didn't really matter.

"…" Victoria felt like the students from the S Class weren't troublemakers; Theo was. "Just submit the application for the item later. You should have the form with you."

"Alright." Theo nodded nonchalantly.

Victoria waved her hand. "Then, you are dismissed. It's almost time for your class, so you should prepare. In one month, you can go on another mission. I just want to warn you that while you can go on a mission, once one of your students suffers heavy injuries, it will cause a huge problem."

"I know. Since we're done, I'll leave." Theo waved his hand and turned around, ready to leave.

But before he opened the door, Victoria tossed him something. "Take this."

"Hmm?" Theo grabbed the item, which turned out to be an envelope. "You sure love to toss things. Won't it be troublesome if the principal has bad manners?"

"Shut up. It's a letter of complaint from the parent of a Class B student. My action is also a complaint."

"Alright. Is there anything else? I don't want you to toss another thing at me."

"I'm still not sure about it, but I think you should know this. Aurora might have escaped the kidnapping, but the mastermind is still on the run. There is a chance that he is traversing the portal."

"You know what? You're jinxing it." Theo chuckled.

"That's just a warning." Victoria shrugged.

Since Victoria had told him everything, Theo left the room. He had expected this from Victoria, so he didn't really take the matter to heart. Victoria was useful as well, so he would utilize her as much as he could while he was still in the academy.

Now that he had free time, Theo took a moment to read the comment.

"I'm not sure about that, but I guess it has been changed to avoid copyright again. But I'm assuming those characters are parent and child. Well, I am currently inside a story, right? In that case, there is no difference between those characters inside a video game and me. There is a chance that they are real, but they are not aware that they are inside a story like me. Having to kill your relatives, especially if you love them, is hard."

"And you're misunderstanding something. For most people, I might have come a long way. But for me, I always treat this as the beginning. You can consider it a new beginning of my story, a new start in a new world, or another opportunity to learn all those power systems from nothing again."

Theo worded it differently, but he never considered himself a big person. Even if he had become a teacher, he still considered himself a student. He learned from his students, the world, and even his actions. Only with that mindset could he continue learning and getting stronger.

"Well, time to prepare for my class." Theo smirked while walking back to the teacher's room.