Classes ended and I was free from all the drama. Marg never talked to me and I got the impression she was under pressure too.

Sigh…

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I was by the terrace of the second floor.

But I did have some plusses though. One being, I could afford to live with her, as in, I now had enough money to live for half a year with modesty, as long as we were willing to put up with some sacrifices. And it wasn't like my mother would have just abandoned me if I got married or anything, right?

Right?

And I could have always just gone out and got more cores anyway.

But then there was the actual problem of getting her to confess. I couldn't act without her consent. After all, now that I thought about it, mom was right, it would have just become one-sided that way. So instead, my main priority was to make her confess, and if she confessed, I could use that as an excuse to crush the Battlesuins and free her. And if her family protested, I could do the same there too.

I was getting too many bad thoughts.

'So the second seal has loosened?' It was the only logical explanation. Or maybe the shadow was adapting and influencing me from within.

My powers weren't really suited for all that much. But it was definitely good for one thing, that being… destruction.

But if I kept on getting thoughts like this, could I have really controlled myself? And it wasn't like I could just run to the person who put the seals on me and ask her to reseal things….

'But what do I do about their leader's power?' I'd heard plenty about the leader of the Battlesuins and how she was almighty and all that, but honestly, her spatial powers were definitely dangerous. If she could seal my powers once, she could do it again.

"You really have a knack for trouble, don't you?" Selene walked my way.

I guess just staring out towards the fields wasn't that much of a good idea. Anybody could tell that I was troubled.

"I wonder." I really did wonder. "Trouble always seems to find me. It's almost as though someone purposefully makes me go through all this."

"I think we call that someone a God." She giggled. "Well, don't forget our date." She winked and walked away.

I actually had forgotten it. All this stress wasn't good for my heart.

But a God, huh?

Unfortunately, I didn't have time to believe in invisible beings who were too busy to answer my prayers.

As usual, with a sigh, I walked for the dorms.

***

The door opened. "Well done." Merin was proud. "You've finally grown up!"

I guess the news of the duel spread rather fast too. No wonder no one bothered to attack me till now. I guess I owed one to Rose for giving me this brilliant idea of how to legally whoop someone.

"Yeah, says the guy, who can't even wear pants."

He chuckled loudly and just went to his bed, and lied down.

I entered the room and locked it.

I had no idea why this guy was just wearing a boxer and was shirtless. Did he have screws loose?

And even now, he wasn't showing any signs of dressing up. He just lied on his bed, reading something on his Holo, like this was no big deal.

"You're not an exhibitionist, are you?"

He started laughing again, went on for a minute, and then finally composed himself. "Yeah, kind of."

"Huh? You hit your head or something?"

"Why? Seeing me almost naked turns you on or something? Sorry man, but I'm straight." He made a smug face.

Was that supposed to be funny?

Because it sure wasn't.

"It's almost been two weeks and now you're telling me you're an exhibitionist!"

"I was trying to figure out whether I could trust you or not."

"Think I'll change rooms." I turned to leave. I was pissed before but now I was furious.

He chuckled hard again. "I'm just kidding. Calm down."

Oh, I was very calm, there was no need to worry about my calmness. "You know." I smiled. "I kind of made seven guys almost semi sterile today. You want to be the eighth?"

His face went very pale very fast.

"Yeah, I think I'll pass." He hurriedly put on his pants and shirt. "But really, you plan on fighting a thousand guys at once?"

"I'll just knock out a few, the rest will just run away." I finally took my seat.

"I'm not so sure about that-"

"Oh, they will." I pointed at Merin's pants.

He held a hand covering his crotch. Sweat dripped. "I see."

Indeed, 'we all shall see.'

But why was this guy going pale? It wasn't like I killed any of his cells.

I guess he understood without having any of his cells die.

My evil laughter echoed throughout the whole room as Merin awkwardly buttoned his shirt.

***

Mom said I was only allowed to eat and drink stuff one day every week, that day being today. Yesterday didn't count, okay!?

But we had too much. And even I couldn't eat this much. Neither could Merin.

A party wasn't a bad idea. It's just that, who could I have possibly invited to my party and just offer milk, bread, Nutella and chocolate?

Well, I did have orange juice and Merin had loads of broccoli and celery lying around.

But more importantly, "Do I even have friends?"

"Wait, you're asking me? How would I know?" Merin did have a point, how would he know? And no, I wasn't asking him.

Johnathan helped me a lot but I didn't want to meet him again. Angelmen was cool too, but too weird for me. Which only left… Robert and maybe Mike?

"I should really get a holo." And I even had the money too.

"Well, you could just head over to the city and buy one."

"Too lengthy journey. Takes forever and my only route is the snowy plains." I didn't even want to think about the other route.

"Well, you can head there the day after tomorrow."

"Oh yeah, our second holiday." But could I really afford to not head home this week? After all, I knew two people who'd definitely throw tantrums if I didn't show my face.

With a sigh, I opened my phone and gave Johnathan a call. The guy was a natural stalker so he'd bound to have everyone's number.

"The numbers for Robert and Mike, right? Yeah of course I have them. I'll mail them to you. Oh and I'll send you Angelmen's too since you two are friends. And I'll definitely give him the invite too." I didn't actually have to say a word and the guy was going crazy. "Don't forget to ask your cousin!"

"Hey, I never-" The call ended. I gave Merin a look. "Feel free to invite someone."

I could sense when people were attacking or trying to sneak up on me, but I couldn't use this to actively search for people. But really, how the hell was that guy keeping track of our conversation. And more importantly, I never said those names aloud!

"I'll invite Monty then."

"You two close?" I actually hadn't seen Monty in about a week.

"Not really."

And the conversation died. Well, but at least I was going to have my very own party tonight.

I still had no idea what a party even was though.