Chapter 295 - 295- Festival 26- An apology?

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With the sun's rays cascading its ambience upon the clouds, a tranquil morning came into play. The sounds of Students chattering as the third day of the festival came in earnest, and with it were the lingering conversations of the previous day. It had ended without any more issues, as visitors were calmed down before they were let into the Academy for the remainder of the Festival Events. Class Two and Three had their events as postulated, but not as much attraction was pulled here as it was with the Class One event. After all, there was nothing more to see, or at least that's what went through the Visitor's head. The other classes mainly used System users for their Treasure hunt, and unsurprisingly, it was only those actually interested who showed up for their events. Others didn't, mostly because they had 'seen it all'. A Non-System user killing a System user had much more effect than most anticipated, but the Academy already had contingency plans for them. When it was revealed to Reporters the grotesque death of the System user, the Academy released a report stating his connection with the Red Peacemakers and how it was an execution by a Divine Son. The family of Lucia were strongly against demons, more so than the Juns and the Red Peacemakers had done nothing to placate their hate. It somehow reached them, causing strife between the Lucia household and the Red Peacemakers. Thus, it was resolved, though only subtly. The dissatisfaction from the public was evident, and reporters had even gone as far as entering the school premises, in search of appealing news for themselves. As such, tension rose in the air, a difficult period for most Non-System users. The events went as planned, with the rooster for the day stated. The Treasure Hunt would end on that day and would be quickly followed by the Monster Hunt of Class Three. Raph was particularly interested in the last event, but it seemed the day had other plans for him. "What did you say?" Raph asked with a click of his tongue as he looked up from his seat, Ciara and Jane standing in front of them. Darrell sat on the desk below them and watched silently while the class was rowdy with the conversations of their classmates. Elsie was nowhere to be seen, as such, it could be assumed she was on duty. "We want to apologize." Jane repeated with a sigh, scratching the back of his head while Ciara fiddled with her fingers, a shade of red on the tip of her ears. "It's just an event, we'll participate." Raph raised a brow, his gaze shifting towards Ciara. "What happened? Be honest." She opened her mouth but was unable to speak. Raph sighed and turned to Darrell, who flinched and raised his arm in the air. "Don't look at me. I'm just as surprised as you are." "It's a matter of trust....as it is, we should stick together instead of trying to fight and break us apart." Jane said, his tone dripped with hesitation and annoyance. Raph could tell, especially since he made it clear, but Jane wasn't satisfied with the situation, or pleased in any way. "Did someone talk you into it or something?" He asked. "We heard about...the System Uprisers." He whispered the last word, his gaze flicking about the Class Hall. "You're facing your own difficult burdens to do what is right....you're not as dick-headed as you make yourself seem." Darrell suddenly whipped his head towards Jane. 'Isn't he the same person who was annoyed when he was compared to Raph? I thought he had an inferiority complex or something...so what is it?' Darrell was just as confused as Raph at this point. "Alright, Alright. So you're saying you'll participate? I don't know what came over you guys....especially you, Ciara but it's all good." Ciara turned away. "It's Jane who convinced me, don't....don't misunderstand." "I'm not misunderstanding anything." He said with a scoff as he turned away. "Anyways, are you guys going for any of the events today?" "Nah, not really. I'm going to the Training Hall with the Twins later. That Rhett bastard thinks he's all that just because he has a god-like monkey forefather." Darrell replied with a bitter tone in his voice. Raph laughed in response. "Son Goku isn't someone to be messed with. Their abilities weren't vast enough, but I'm guessing they should have grown stronger by now....perhaps I should try them out as well." Darrell shrugged as they turned to Jane in unison. Ciara had left the room by now, her destination clear as day. "She went to the club room, right?" "Yeah. She, Mariam, Louis and Tiara seemed to have made that place their home. They go there every time they get..." "Louis and Mariam, huh?" Raph repeated, a sigh escaping his lips as he did so. He sometimes found it odd, or perhaps comedic, that the girl who once loved him so purely in his past life, was basically for someone else. 'It's shitty....I was a second option for her, wasn't I?' People don't get the right to do things like that, and it's our choice as human beings who have self-respect to walk away from situations like that. "Yeah, other than that. So you've upgraded huh?" Darrell asked, an excitement in his tone as he adjusted his position on his seat. "Nowhere as close to both of you, but I'm a 7th star Warrior now." He replied with a smile when Raph whipped his gaze towards him. 'The fuck? He was a 6th star in the Rankings Battle? And I lost to this fucker in my Past life'. He face-palmed himself. 'Oh....what a disappointment, I was.' "So, can you like.....use your god's abilities longer now? Now that I think about it, other than Rhett and Brett....you also have a god-like ability." Darrell sighed. "It's not just them. Mariam shows promise that she's not even aware of. The Vinci household has a bizarre ability, but they limit their scope of imagination sometimes. The Techa household....I don't know anything about them, honestly." Sometimes, the group tends to forget about the other Great families, mostly because they hardly ever interacted with them. '....and partly because they don't show their real skills until later in the future....' He shook his head as he looked away. "You're right....in this time and age, we'll need all the help we can. Let's ensure everyone gets to their true abilities on time." Farrell and Jane glanced at each other without contusion. "What are you trying to say?" Darrell asked. Raph looked up at them, a smirk on his face as he replied. "I'm going to add more people to our Club. The DEC needs more members." They stared at him in bewilderment, their thoughts reigning in as they both sighed in unison. "Crazy bastard." ***** The Academy was a construct built in a Territorial Space or otherwise a really large subspace. Most of its buildings were constructed through magic and Psychic abilities and many of its parts were built without the owner of the Academy even knowing. One such was the underground pipeway. A large area of space with iron pipes lining the walls of the underground structure. It stood under the whole length of the Academy, hiding secrets from the surface as well as the Academy itself. Far into the corners, within one corner of another was a larger interior, and in that large interior was a large number of known people. These were people once known for their teaching capabilities within the Academy, the Lecturers of the Homeric Academy of Gifted Children. They were gathered together, with four standing on a raised platform, Katherin in the middle. It seemed like they were in the middle of a discussion, an important one at that. "It has been decided." She called out, the people gathered turning towards her. There were a few familiar figures, some even members of the Control Room. The evident ones are Bishop Crown, Wisdom Matata, and a few others. "We shall search for the Executives sent to help us." "What? I thought we all agreed that it was fake?!" "What do you mean search? How long is it going to take? Our positions have been compromised, we need to attack now!" "Attack now!" The crowd was about to chorus, when Wisdom took a step forward, the side of his neck, revealing a row of veins. "–Silence!" The crowd went silent nearly instantaneously, while Wisdom gave way for Katherin. She sighed, her thoughts reeling in. 'It's not like I don't understand where they're coming from. After all, we did compromise our positions....a lot of us weren't even suspected until now.' The image of the explosion played out in her head and Cadwin's expression when he did so. '....I don't want to cause him sadness....but my goal is my conviction.' She looked up at the people gathered in the room. 'This was an inevitable choice.' "I understand that you are worried that we might fight a losing battle, but I will affirm you that there is an executive out there! Waiting for us!" She looked away, her gaze lingering on Wisdom beside her while Crown shook his head. 'Honestly, I don't believe shit....but we need something to believe in right now, especially after that incident.' Even a Cult of similar-minded people can fall apart when a misunderstanding or conflict occurs. Pulling them into the same line of thoughts was their goal, and easing their worry was her duty. "Wisdom, let's go." She ordered, walking down the platform while Crown took over to talk with the others. She ignored their cheers and laughter that ensued because it had become apparent that all that could be lost with the wrong step. Wisdom appeared behind her, a cloak handed over to her as they walked out of the enclosed space. "You better be damn, fucking right, Wisdom because I will fuck you up." Wisdom chuckled in reply, a smirk of satisfaction on his face as he looked away. 'We are coming, My lords.'

Chapter 295 - 295- Festival 26- An apology?

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