Chug!

"Did you get hurt, Larry?" Axle spoke in a sarcastically apologetic tone.

"You bastard! You pushed me intentionally!" Larry, the slim dainty man got up in anger and tried to push Axle back but he wasn't able to. How could a weak slender weakling push the strong and heavy Axle so easily?

Axle roughly grabbed Larry's hand and pushed him away, throwing the poor guy back on the floor. Larry landed on his bum, looking at Axle in shock.

'Since when is this fatty so bold?' Larry only now recognized Axle, who was actually his classmate, known for his pushover nature and fat body.

'This is for Melody, bastard!' Axle pretended to be wobbly again, and 'by mistake' kept his foot on Larry's. Crushing Larry's foot underneath his heavy legs.

Actually, Larry wasn't particularly Axle's enemy. Larry was a very handsome and rich guy, and so was sought after by many girls in the whole school.

Axle's earlier crush, Melody proposed to Larry and was brutally rejected and made fun of. This pissed off Axle since he didn't like his crush crying.

So as an act of revenge, and an easy target to bully, Axle pushed Larry on the floor.

"Sorry to.. hic.. disturb your date." Axle offered a handsome smile to the ladies on the table and hiccuped in between to show off his 'drunk' state.

"Uhh-" speechless, the girls stared blankly at Axle.

'Why is this fatty smiling at us?'

'Eww so creepy.'

'Barbarian bastard.'

Of course, although they had such thoughts they didn't show it on their heavily makeuped faces. How can they break the act of being 'proper girls' so easily?

But Axle mistook their blank look as a shocked and surprised look, thus boosting his own confidence, he picked up Larry from the floor.

"Bastard, you caused my wine to spill!" Axle shook Larry's body as if he was a ragdoll.

"You bumped into me drunk!"

"Shut up!" Axle smacked Larry lightly, "Go get me another glass of wine!"

"F*cking- take it yourself from a maid-bot!" Larry shouted back a little loudly. Attracting some attention.

Of course, attracting attention was Axle's motive all along. And as expected, the plan worked like a charm.

"Oho~ Baby Dumdum is drunk? How interesting." Luke hummed in an amused tone as he sipped the expensive wine kept on the center table. He hooked his finger to Axle and said, "Come here Baby Dumdum, let's drink."

Rex turned to Luke for a second before shrugging and continuing to chat with the lady sitting beside him. Without care about Axle.

'I expected Rex to be the one inviting me. Not Luke. But meh, who cares?' Axle was confused, but he didn't bother thinking about it as he threw Larry on the floor.

"Lucky guy." Axle scoffed and then walked away, moving towards the center area of the hall. The couch.

This was where the richest and 'top dogs' of the academy gathered. To think Axle could be the part of it.

"Keke, nice blazer fatty." Luke chuckled after seeing Axle walking towards them, a little nervous in his steps. After all, this would be the first time he could attend such a party. That too from the center!

Especially when he was also nervous about the plan going wrong.

"Aww baby elephant looks so cute in the new blazer~" Linny giggled while swirling her glass of wine. She was wearing a princess-style long white outfit that perfectly suited her sexy proportions and naturally charming face.

Axle passed an embarrassed smile when he heard her words and averted his eyes. Although he knew she had little to no interest in him romantically whatsoever, he still couldn't just ignore a compliment from this beauty.

At least not yet.

(A/N - Pathetic)

Axle seated himself shyly on the couch and looked at Luke. He was dressed in a white coloured coat-suit, seemingly matching with his sister who was also wearing white clothing.

Luke's handsome face curled into a smile and he overbearingly poured wine in Axle's glass. Filling it to the brim, he said, "Chug!"

'Wait… chug? Chug wine? Is this bitch crazy?' Axle panicked. Chugging wine not only would appear mannerless and dumb, but Axle would actually get drunk a lot faster if he chugged.

A glass of wine contains a decent amount of alcohol, and considering the fact he had already drunk a little earlier, Axle was doubtful about his tolerance.

Wine is supposed to be sipped slowly, savoring the taste. Not gulping it down like a cheap drink!

"Chug…?" Axle asked in a low voice.

"Obviously. That's what I just said, didn't I?" Luke smirked and gently pushed the glass towards Axle's mouth.

"I…"

The ongoing scene attracted a little attention on the couch as some guests turned to look at Axle, who was looking at the glass of wine in his hands weirdly.

Rex also got intrigued to see where this was going.

It was only now that Axle had realized how out of place he was here. He was a mere fish in the pond, sharing the table with sharks of the ocean.

What could he possibly amount to other than being the source of their entertainment? What is his worth? 100 Styr? 200 Styr? Max to max 1000 Styr?

Any of the people on the couch can earn that much in a day. No joke.

"I will do it!" Axle showed a resolute expression as he raised the glass, 'This plan is the best way to copy Rex's prints and also escape from the center without causing suspicion.'

Axle took a deep breath and placed the wine glass on his lips, immediately raising it and began to gulp down the contents rapidly.

The guests at the table were surprised and entertained as they watched Axle gulp it down and slap the glass on the center table with a loud slam.

"Refill!" Axle turned to Luke with a hazy look in his eyes, and Luke showed an intrigued expression as he refilled Axle's glass which Axle chugged down again.

Axle's brain began to get a little heavier and surroundings got blurry. His vision began to work in slow motion, as the superhero looks the world in his supersonic sprint!

Axle's 5 senses opened up and then his brain became as light as a feather, flying into the sky.

"I.. think… I need to.. go to the bathroom…" Axle opened his mouth and spoke slowly. Actually, for him, he was speaking normally but to others, he was speaking very slowly.

Naturally, Axle had gotten drunk. And he wasn't simply acting this time.

'System… remove some alcohol…' Axle thought with difficulty, trying his hardest not to get distracted by the small cleavage of Linny's top.

But how could he not look at it?! Linny's creamy and arousing skin was peeking under her clothes. Tempting Axle to throw all his worries and pin her down.

[ Use 4 MP? ]

'No!' Axle shook his head violently and tried to stand up, instantly stumbling a few steps away.

[ Then no. ]

Luke was laughing loudly, enjoying the drunk Axle who was traversing heaven as we spoke. He was walking on clouds, light as a feather and uneven ground.

Other students on the table were chuckling at Axle too, amused.

'Rex… need… prints…' Axle shook his head again and smacked his head, beginning to walk wobbly towards Rex.

With every step he took forward, he stumbled 2 to 3 steps in the other direction.

He looked like that drunk 40-year-old man who spends all his earnings on cheap alcohol, wandering in secluded alleys and shouting, "The World is unfair!"

Axle with very difficulty walked beside the couch Rex was sitting on.

And with an intentional misstep, Axle firmly placed his hand on Rex's broad shoulders to prevent himself from falling.

And simultaneously, he called in his mind,

'Copy his fingerprints and retinal scans… and then implement them…'