First Day at Paragon (2)

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Paragon

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School of Metahumans

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Second Period

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After Holborn left and his clones disappeared, the whole class was a bit more confident to talk to each other. Nearly every girl in the class had started simping for him. Even with his round glasses, he outshined every good looking guy in the school.

The next teacher that arrived was Professor Malcolm, the one who was supposed to teach us about History and Geography. He didn't really get as much attention as Holborn after all, he neither have any good way to teach the kids like Holborn nor did he have his natural charm. Holborn was in a league of his own, far above the rest of the teachers. Malcolm was nothing special just a regular water type elemental ability user.

However, his way of teaching can also be considered quite unique. After entering the class he asked all the students to turn over their desks with the help of a button beside their desks, he then raised his left hand in the air, making a giant ball of water appear in thin air out of nowhere.

All the students watched in awe as the ball of water divided into as many parts as the number of desks there were, then they proceeded to fall slowly in the squared hollow gap of each desk without spilling a bit.

His tricks were enough to catch the attention of everyone in the class but the next incident certainly made everyone interested in his ability. The moment he snapped his fingers... All the water on their desks started to show reflections of their books. Some of the students tried to mess with it but nothing changed the reflection. It was so realistic that some of the students believed they were looking at holograms...

But I was uninterested in his ability. In my opinion someone who uses their ability like that should try to join a circus. He would be better off as a clown. Why did I make a character like him? Sigh... I can certainly see why my novel was so generic.

"I didn't ask this in our first class but what's the plan?" Sylvia asked.

"What plan?" I asked back.

"The plan about killing the otherworlder," Sylvia wispered in a low voice.

"Oh you are in?" I asked, surprised by her sudden question.

"Ofcourse I am in! What kind of friend would I be if I let you fight him by yourself?" Sylvia answered.

"If this is a ploy for you to avoid giving my the donuts then no," I said in a low voice.

"This isn't a matter to joke about," Sylvia said in a serious tone.

"Ok... I am sorry but in all seriousness if you want to help me... Then you have to start trusting me a bit more," I replied.

"Straight to the point huh? I never expected you to say something like that," Ryuk

commented.

"What do you mean? I trust you-" Sylvia tried to say something but her words got cut off by mine.

"No, you don't. Come on now... You can't expect me to not know that you unlocked x-ray vision? We knew each other for so long, I don't think it takes a genius to figure out something like that. I seriously need you to start trusting me, there are many things in this world that are better off unknown. I don't want my friends to get hurt for my sake. Yes, I may not be the friendliest person there is, however I care about those who are around me more than anything else," I turned my head towards her and said, "And try not to use your x-ray vision too much, that can cause a serious distrust problem."

'He didn't lie...' Sylvia thought, confused by my words.

"How did you know that she has x-ray vision?" Ryuk asked.

'Her facial expressions, it's quite hard to tell but I just gambled,' I smiled in my mind.

It's guaranteed to work because I told the truth. I might be a villain but that doesn't make me a emotionless person. Being able to understand emotions and be able to manipulate them is what makes a villain truly dangerous.

I do my fair share of research now and then.

"I am sorry..." Sylvia said. "I just never thought of it that way... when I first got this ability, I shifted all my concentration on this and found out that I could tell if someone is lying or not by watching their heartbeat... I... I just didn't know who to thrust... everyone I knew lied to me all the time... even my father. I thought maybe they were lying for my sake but sometimes it's not always the same."

"Your father?" I asked.

"Yeah..." Sylvia sighed.

"I wouldn't know who to trust either if I was in your position... but guess what... not everyone in your life deserves your love. You can't expect everything in life to be flowers and butterflies. There is gotta be some ups and downs. Dreamlike stuff is overrated," I said without changing my expression.

I could somewhat understand her after all, my parents abondoned me in my last life... I could never forget that feeling. In my last life... I suffered more than anyone I knew. I didn't even have anyone to blame... How could I blame someone who wasn't even there?

"Hey, Ray," Sylvia called me all of a sudden making me turn towards her. "If you ever need someone to help you, know that I will be there alright?"

"You think I wouldn't?" I asked hysterically, to which she smiled.

"So what's the plan?" Sylvia asked.

"We will talk about it after the class... That reminds me... Did you listen to lecture?" I asked.

"I have you for that," Sylvia answered.

"I won't help you pass the exam. Not helping you to cheat in the exam is like giving you a chance to improve which indirectly means that I am helping you," I explained.

"How does that make any sense?" Sylvia asked.

"I don't know, it just does," I smiled at her while she angrily turned her head away towards the desk.