Trash Teacher!
"I hope you never forget the heroes who sacrificed to protect us! Always remember the freedom you enjoy is the gift of our heroes!" George concluded.
Zed was rather amused by the words George used.
Freedom?
He couldn't help but remember what Agatha told him not long ago. Just like equality, freedom was another lie sold by the strong to better control the weak. The only way to have freedom was by becoming the strongest in the world. Even then, one would still be under the shackles of death. So even that couldn't be counted as true freedom.
Only a person with eternal life has true freedom! An eternal life being has no shackles of mortality nor the bindings of the world!
"Eternal life is impossible to achieve. In what time I have, I will rather spend my efforts on seeking the pleasures of life!" Zed thought resolutely.
"I don't want to be revered like the Nine Sovereigns nor do I want to control the world like the Nine Aristocratic Families! After I helped that woman and others in my Kiba form, I realized what I truly seek in my life is happiness!"
"Is there anything in this world that can give me more happiness than making love with the beauties and stealing others' wives? I have known the answer from the very time I started my journey!"
"It doesn't matter if a beauty I desire is married to a god! I will do anything to make love with her, even if it means foul play!"
"Because nothing in this world can be more thrilling than turning another man into a cuckold!"
He has always been resolute in his goals and that hasn't changed even now. He was a true devil who did as his heart pleases. The moral convictions of the world didn't hinder him, nor did he care how others perceived his dreams. He lived for himself and not for others.
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George was satisfied seeing the silence in the class.
"I haven't failed in my duty as a teacher!" George thought. He was sure that the students were thinking about the achievements of the Nine Sovereigns and the World Government. But if he ever came to know about Zed's thoughts, then he will surely contemplate suicide!
"The class is finished. The homework will be sent to your emails as usual," George stepped towards the exit and said, "You can now go to the training field."
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The training field was located on the eastern side of Royal Heart Academy's campus. The training field was an open ground with several types of facilities designed keeping in mind the needs of different types of mutants.
Generally speaking, based on their abilities, the mutants were classified into one of the following: agility, strength, transformation, elemental, and psychic. There were some special classes such as energy manipulation. Like the mutants with healing abilities were considered as a sub-class of energy manipulation. Obviously, the knowledge about rare classes such as manipulating nature, time, space, etc., was not spread to the general population. Any mutant with a rare class ability would be roped in by the world government or the mystic organizations.
In the center of the field, a man in his forties stood. He had short hair, and his clothes seemed like they would tear at any time due to his tight muscles. His name was Ryan, and he was responsible for managing the training field.
"Those rich bastards are surely taking their sweet time!" Ryan angrily thought after seeing the relaxed attitude of the students. He has worked as a soldier in the World Government's local army but retired due to the hectic life.
Royal Heart Academy was impressed by his short but dazzling career and offered him a job to train young students. Ryan hated the job but liked the payment, so he accepted the proposal.
"True practice of abilities should happen in the presence of danger and not in some children's playground!" Ryan knew the academy couldn't allow a dangerous environment since the students belonged to rich and influential families.
Soon, the students gathered in front of Ryan.
"Go to your respective training facility instead of standing here. Only when you need help can you come to me, otherwise, the trainers at the training facilities would guide you!" Ryan commanded.
The students started moving towards their respective fields.
"I have something I wanted to discuss with Ryan, so I will take my leave," Jessica told Zed and Felicity. She was grateful to them for accompanying her till now. She knew it very well that they did it for her sake. Now the female bullies wouldn't dare to create problems for her since they would know she was acquainted with Zed and Felicity.
"Sure," Felicity nodded.
Zed and Felicity arrived at a training facility that was near to the place where Ryan was standing.
The training facility was in the form of a pool filled with various obstacles. The obstacles weren't life-threatening but dangerous nevertheless.
"I will rest here while you train yourself!" Felicity said. She waved her hand, and the grass on the ground started growing at a speed visible to the naked eye. In no time, the size of the grass reached Zed's height.
Felicity flicked a finger after which the grass compressed itself and turned into a chair. With another flick of her hand, the chair was covered with flower petals. Feeling satisfied, Felicity made herself comfortable in the chair.
"...You should practice as well," Zed replied.
"The training facility here is a joke. I will train at your house," Felicity said in a relaxed matter," That reminds me whether Claudia has adjusted the training room as per my requirements?"
"She should have," Zed answered.
Felicity would often come to his house to hang out and practice. She has a training room at her house, but it wasn't up to her standards since her parents wouldn't allow her to practice in a dangerous environment.
Not like the protest of her parents ever worked...
"Good. You can start," Felicity closed her eyes.
Zed was speechless by her behavior. With a sigh, he arrived at the front of the pool and was about to use his powers when he suddenly heard a loud shout from behind.
Zed was startled, and so was Felicity. They turned around and noticed Ryan shouting at Jessica.
"You have trash abilities, but you dare ask me to train you in combat!?" Ryan asked in ridicule. He couldn't believe this useless girl had the guts to ask for his help.
Not all abilities were made for combat. How could she not know such a basic thing?
"I just wanted to learn combat for self-defense," Jessica explained nervously. After Zed helped her from the bullies, she thought of the words he has spoken. He has told her that only she could herself and not anyone else.
So when she arrived at the training field, she requested Ryan to help her learn combat skills. She never expected Ryan to abuse her...
"Self-defense? This is not a defense facility but a training facility aimed at helping one learn to use their abilities for combat," Ryan chided her.
"Sir--"
"Shut up! You can blame the gods for giving you a useless ability like healing!" Ryan was annoyed by this girl.
She showed no sign of giving up. He was a trainer specializing in teaching one how to use their abilities for combat and self-perseverance. So how was he to teach such skills to someone who has a trash ability?
Many students looked at Jessica with scorn. She has a trash ability but she wanted to use that ability for combat? How outlandish!
"Serves that bitch right!" A female student snickered. She was the head of the gang who bullied Jessica earlier.
"She might have gained the scholarship and entered the academy but she doesn't belong here. Her ability is proof!" Another girl added.
Most of the students enjoyed Jessica's predicament. Jessica turned around and saw her classmates' expression. Her eyes turned misty...
"You should train your trash ability in the medical department instead of wasting my time!" Ryan concluded. His words clearly denoted he was telling her to get lost.
Tears started streaming down her cheeks. She has asked Ryan for help with great difficulty but now all she got was scorn and discouragement.
Jessica was about to run away when a hand suddenly appeared on her shoulder. Her eyes were filled with tears but she could make out the hand belonged to Zed.
"Why do you let the words of a trash teacher affect your mood?" Zed asked with a smile.
Ryan was standing next to Jessica so he could hear his words clearly. Even the students gathered around could hear Zed's words, much less Ryan.
"What did you say?" Ryan's eyes burned with fury. This kid dared to call him trash in front of everyone!?
Felicity suddenly appeared in front of Ryan, sitting in a chair made of grass and flowers. With a nonchalant expression, she spoke," Zed said that you are trash. It basically means you should rot in a garbage box instead of stinking here."
Everyone's expression dramatically changed. The words she spoke were even more insulting than Zed's!
Ryan felt his blood boiling but he didn't dare say anything. He knew the type of background Felicity has. Not even the principal of the academy would dare create trouble for her. Even without her background, she was the number one student in the academy. How could he dare to manifest his anger on her?
Ryan snapped his teeth and did his best to control his anger. But he found it hard to control after feeling that not only students but even the attention of the assistant trainers were on him.
What respect would he have from now on?
"Zed! you better apologize otherwise I will make your life hell!" Ryan thundered. He ignored Felicity's insults and instead focused on Zed.
"Apologize for what?" Zed asked in a relaxed manner. In his Kiba form, he has killed enemies far more powerful than Ryan! So how can he be afraid of angering Ryan or even the academy? Sure his Zed form was weaker than Ryan, much less his Kiba form but to him, it didn't matter.
The thing he least feared was creating troubles!
One can even say he has a habit of creating troubles everywhere he went, especially in his Kiba form. Jack, Richard, Hank, Lager, and Daniel would definitely agree on this point.
"You called me a trash teacher!" Ryan reminded him. If the attention of everyone was not on him, he would have attacked Zed.
"Sure I did. Don't tell me I was wrong?" Zed asked in a surprised tone.
"YOU!"
"What me? If you have something to say then just say it or otherwise remain silent," Zed ignored Ryan's threatening gaze and turned towards Jessica. He removed her glasses and wiped her tears.
"Always remember that there are no trash abilities in this world but only trash teachers."