15 The First Strike

Ji Chen is excitedly going to class thinking that it will be the best time to make his first strike. He is even humming happily when suddenly he noticed that the witch is not in her seat yet.

'That's odd, how come she's not here yet?' he thought to himself but buried it back to his head.

'She'll probably arrive a few minutes before the start of the class so I just have to wait then.'

'Yeah that's right, for warriors, patience is a virtue and will be the deciding factor for achieving victory,' he added.

He immediately moved towards his seat and the happy aura that he was emitting a few moments ago dispersed into thin air.

Since it will be another boring class, he leaned back into his usual position and closed his eyes.

An hour passed but still, there was no movement beside him so he glanced at that empty seat and thought, 'Did I go overboard earlier to the point that she is in AWOL today?'

'No, no that will be impossible. What I did was something mild that it won't even hurt a bit. She's not that weak is she?' he thought again.

He continued to wait for her arrival and time was ticking by slowly that the boredom was torturing him.

It was like the -nth time Ji Chen glanced at that empty seat next to him. His hands and mind are so itching to go into action however, his enemy did not even bother to show up and surrendered already without having a fight. He lamented for a while but then thought of happy moments like what will be Jia Ne's expression once she falls into his trap. That scene will be totally epic for sure that having to consume his brain cells to devise his one in a million, super duper plan. He then re-simulated his scheme in his mind and his thoughts floated. He always believed that the best time to strike a fatal blow to his enemy is when the iron is still hot. He is a great general after all. He has conquered hundreds of life and death battles and led his troops to freedom! He is that awesome in game after all.

His mind was still wandering around without his prior knowledge and without him noticing, a creepy grin was painted on his face that made all of his classmates and teacher have goosebumps.

It was so creepy that cold sweat was trickling down on their backs. The Ji Chen right now is so disturbing and that smile of his was menacing that's giving off an eerie vibe. That expression of his is so out of this world that none of them has seen or dared to think of it.

Everything became silent and stiff to the point that the atmosphere became heavy and suffocating. Nobody knows what he was thinking at all.

'It's a good thing that their other weird classmate is not yet around,' everyone agreed on this thought unanimously.

They were still thinking about how lucky they were at the moment when suddenly, heavy footsteps can be heard from the outside.

Everybody's attention turned to the direction of the front door and gulped heavily.

'Will there be a world war today? That dark and heavy aura is so thick that it won't be called an exaggeration to say that whatever comes in contact with it will die within seconds. No that will be an understatement. It should be within milliseconds!'

In the midst of what's currently running around everybody's minds, the two people who are directly involved in the situation are oblivious of what's happening at all.

Jia Ne scanned her eyes to see whether her target is around and saw that that certain someone was silently grinning on his own.

'He's truly a pervert, huh? He cannot even choose a more private and desolate place to immerse himself into his perverted thoughts. Tch,' she thought. She then made large steps into that direction while still thinking to herself.

'Does he know how creepy he is right now with that grin of his?'

Apparently Jia Ne's imagination of the current Ji Chen is like an unruly old man who was starved by his wife for a lifetime.

She slowly took her seat then cast a ridiculing gaze at him. Noticing her gaze, Ji Chen stared back at her then squinted his eyes while smirking.

"What? You just realized how handsome I am that you cannot take your eyes off me now?" He said full of arrogance.

"..."

"He--- don't worry, you'll get a daily dosage of my handsomeness from now on. We're seatmates after all," he added without flinching.

This line made Jia Ne fall speechless even more. If it were her usual self, she could have skinned this shameless pervert a moment ago however, she is currently in her disguise and she had decided earlier that she will go along with his game.

She remained silent for a while and then put on a very bright smile on her face.

"Really?! That'll be my blessing then!" she said enthusiastically like she really meant what she had just said.

This time, it was Ji Chen's turn to be speechless. He was completely off guard and he haven't thought that her counter attack will be this quick.

'It was a complete 180 degree change in attitude! More importantly, she did it within seconds like a pro! Is she a con artist or what?' Ji Chen thought to himself and was convinced about the possibility of the latter due to her almost flawless disguise.

While his eyes were glued to that bright countenance like the sun, his face turned red like peony. His ears were bright red and his cheeks were boiling hot.

***Note:

AWOL stands for Absence without Leave