Huh, finally the spring ceremony is over.
Mikhael Ren slowly exited the hall. He began walking down the academy hallway, wondering what to do next, considering that classes would begin at noon.
It looks like this afternoon's class will be about how to detect high-level security attacks.
Interesting. I wonder if I'll ever meet another stranger with advanced abilities again?
I'd better be more careful not to underestimate people. It seems we can't judge people by the cover in here.
Mikhael Ren suddenly stopped, he saw many people gathered in front of the academy near the entrance gate.
Troops dressed in black with complete combat ready equipment simultaneously walked into the academy. A sturdy man wearing black glasses was seen accompanied by two other men walking behind the troops.
Curious, Mikhael Ren approached the crowd. Whispers arose among the crowd, telling that the man was one of the most powerful men in this country.
A woman in red appeared and suddenly approached the man, "Welcome Mr. Owen!"
The man raised his head then folded his arms and said, "Where is the head of the academy? I want to meet him."
The woman bowed and answered, "Mr. Philip is waiting for you in his office, please come," then the woman walked slowly showing the way to the man.
Mikhael Ren, who was standing in the middle of the crowd, stared intently at the man, wondering what was happening right now.
Hmm.. What was an important person like him doing here? And why did he bring his troops here? It seemed like something was going on. Mikhael Ren muttered to himself.
Suddenly, a familiar voice with an annoyed tone was heard from behind, "One of the number 10 abilities is here, something must be happening to this country."
Mikhael Ren was surprised and immediately looked back. A big young man he knew was standing right behind him, playing with a small stone in his hand.
Lev?! Cordoba's Big boy?! What is he doing here?! I didn't feel his presence at all! I couldn't even hear his footsteps approaching me! Mikhael Ren stared while thinking in confusion.
"Hey! Hey! Stop looking at me like that! You were in the middle of the crowd, of course you didn't notice I was behind you."
Huh?! Mikhael Ren raised his eyebrows.
"Besides, you're the one who suddenly stood in front of me. Walking in a daze is dangerous. Your mind seems too busy wandering around that you're not aware of the people around you," said Lev Igor Cordoba to Mikhael Ren with a flat expression.
Just ignore him! Mikhael Ren muttered.
Mikhael Ren turned his head back to the line of troops in black and saw the important man walking behind the woman in red. Slowly, the man passed where Mikhael Ren was standing. He paused for a moment and looked directly at Lev Igor Cordoba. Then, he took off his glasses and gave him a sharp glance.
Mikhael Ren, who suddenly found himself between them, felt himself in the middle of their gazes. Confused, Mikhael Ren raised his right hand and shouted, "I still want to live! Don't drag me into your terrifying gazes!" while looking at the man for a moment then looking back at Lev Igor Cordoba.
"Huh?!" The man then turned his gaze to Mikhael Ren. "Who are you?" he asked.
Mikhael Ren just kept quiet, then slowly turned his head towards the man, and stared into the man's eyes sharply.
Feeling Annoyed, the man frowned, then raised his eyebrows and grinned. He raised his hands and folded them. In a deep voice, he said to Mikhael Ren, "Amazing! If only a look could kill someone."
Calmly and loudly, Lev Igor Cordoba suddenly replied with a straight face, "If that had happened, your body would probably have been destroyed by now."
Hearing those words, the black-clad troops immediately turned their attention to Lev Igor Cordoba. Seeing this, the man raised his hand and said, "Don't worry. He's just a kid. We don't have time to deal with little kids." The man glanced back at Lev Igor Cordoba while smile.
Mikhael Ren lowered his head and looked down, slowly clenching his palms. "Adults these days seem to never look in the mirror, no wonder they act like this," said Mikhael Ren quietly with a small, teasing smile.
The man glanced at Mikhael Ren and then smiled at his words. He then turned his body back toward the woman in red and slowly continued walking. Waving, he said, "I like your guts. I enjoy meeting kids with guts. That guts is very useful for this country." Then he slowly left the crowd.
"Waste of time!" Lev Igor Cordoba also left the crowd with a cold expression plastered on his face, as if to emphasize that he was born with that kind of coldness. He threw the stone in his hand to the ground and then walked away.
"Not bad!"
"Yup! He's got some serious guts!"
A voice suddenly emerged from a shady tree not far from the crowd.
"What are you guys doing up in the tree?!" asked Mikhael Ren with bombastic side-eyes. "I didn't expect you guys to act like monkeys. Don't make me give you a new nickname."
"Shut up! We're hiding here! It's not easy for us to openly reveal our identities in front of that man!"
"That man? You mean the man who is said to be the strongest and most powerful?" asked Mikhael Ren again.
"Yup! Who else?!" -Hop! they jumped down.
"As a special force, we Thorny Roses, we cannot just appear anywhere, especially in front of one of our higher-ups," said Izabel Ingrid while cleaning her shoulders from dry leaves.
"Your higher-ups?! So he is your leader?"
"Yes! He is Mr Owen, Owen Dimitri, One of the members with number 10 ability in this country and is one of the strongest currently."
"What?!!" Mikhael Ren was so shocked, his face turned pale. He didn't expect the person he was teasing, to be the man currently listed as the strongest and most powerful man in his country.
"What's wrong with your face? This is the second time I've seen your face suddenly turn pale. Are you okay? Calm down, you're dead meat now," Alexei Victor teased with a flat expression.
"Don't lose your guts! He will back to you!" added Izabel Ingrid while smile.
Hehe! Mikhael Ren suddenly chuckled.
Owen Dimitri! No wonder his face looks familiar. He's one of the people I've been looking for. He must know about the secret project my parents were working on, or maybe he even knew them.
"Hehe! Hahaha..." Mikhael Ren laughed heartily. Izabel Ingrid and Alexei Victor, who were standing nearby, were stunned into silence and surprised by his behavior.
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