Chapter 48: Talents 1.

The fire had been brought under control, and classes resumed after lunch on the third day.

Sophie went to Special Talents in a damp, mold-covered classroom.

Hester gave him murderous glances, and Dot muttered to the students that his roommate was one hundred percent evil.

Hester had spent three days straight questioning Sophie about how she had done the "goose thing" (as she called him) but was never happy with the explanation.

It was partly Sophie's fault that she never answered him seriously.

It's partly Hester's fault for not believing what she said the first eight times she'd answered her truthfully.

That caused Sophie to answer with a ridiculous, blatant, or incoherent answer, every time she religiously asked the same thing every time they saw each other.

The first time Hester asked:

— How did you do the goose thing?

Sophie replied:

— She offered me a wish, for being beautiful and special, I asked for my wish, and he granted it to me, that was all.

Hester looked at her with hatred and did not believe anything and let her know.

— But that's what happened—Sophie said, aggrieved.

This conversation was repeated 7 more times until an indignant Sophie got fed up and resorted to the best revenge for this case.

Despot answers typical of OP protagonists.

After three days of citing almost all the Wed novel and books I had read, in addition to a good part of the anime; he had already become accustomed to speaking only with references to Hester.

She is not learning his lesson, she asked once more from his seat in front of Sophie.

— How did you do it? — I ask, turning and looking at her with hatred.

The truth is, Sophie had been waiting for this moment all day, after a bunch of absurd answers like; "I saw a unicorn that morning, which said to the nightingale, that he told the goose that he was looking for him" or "For me, Sophie, the ladder to the heavens is not to be looked at. It's to be stepped on!"

I squared my shoulders and got ready to let go of the greatest truth in the universe, before this young mind in search of enlightenment.

Hester looked at Sophie expectantly, it seemed that she was finally going to respond with the truth.

Sophie, with her most serious face and voice, responded to the doubts that gnawed at her friend's soul with absolute truth:

— There is a kind of person in this world, they are called – Sophie started and Hester approached expectantly – Geniuses.

—…

Hester was left stoned, Aric, Japeth and Adam had to gather all their willpower to not fall rolling with laughter, luckily they are all in the last row because they barely managed to hold on.

Fortunately, for Hester's dignity, the surrounding students were still paying attention to Dot.

But this did not comfort her, since they talked about how Sophie would be the class captain and how this year evil won all the contests and tests.

Sophie found it interesting how the simple fact of getting a henchman had earned her among her classmates the title of class captain even though she was at the beginning of the year and had not yet taken the first exam.

She remembered how she had left the charming black swan girl with Agatha to help him enlist, as Agi could barely handle the "Princess stuff".

Alana was an "ex-students".

It may not have been the best of his year, but if he made it to Golden Eggs, his grades should be between 14/15.

Being a graduate should be able to help Agatha get through the first year.

A growl from Hester reminiscent of a rabid dog about to attack took Sophie out of his thoughts.

— Watch your back—she warned.

Sophie blew him a kiss, and Hester just gave him a malevolent smile and turned to the front.

Sophie sensed the demon tattoo on her neck moving.

She would have to be ready to race when the time came, her talent would be of no use if she didn't have the opportunity to use it.

Luckily, she had seated Adam on Japeth.

The "Special Talents" teacher was Sheeba Sheeks, a bulky woman with boils on her ebony cheeks.

— All villains have a talent! — She shouted in a thick, singing voice, as she paced the classroom in a red velvet dress and pointed shoulder pads. — But we must turn the bush into a tree!

For that day's challenge, each Never was to show a unique talent in front of the class.

The more powerful the talent, the higher the qualification for the student.

However, none of the first five students managed to produce anything, and Vex complained that he didn't even know what his was his.

—Is that what you will tell the Director at the Talent Circus? Professor Sheeks bellowed. "I don't know what my talent is!", "I don't have a talent!", "I don't like my talent!" or "I want to exchange my talent with the Queen of Sheba!"?

— She's got me up to the crown—Dot murmured.

—Every year, Evil loses in the Circus of Talents! Sheeba shouted. Good sings a song, waves a sword or wipes his ass, and you don't have anything better? They have no pride! They have no shame! That's

Enough! I don't care if they turn a man into stone or garbage! Pay attention to Sheeba and you will be numbered one!

Twenty pairs of eyes were fixed on the teacher.

— Which ape is next?—she shouted.

And the pitiful displays continued.

Mona, the green-skinned one, made her lips glow red.

(- Because any prince is afraid of a Christmas tree - Sheeba groaned.)

Anadil grew his rats an inch, Hort sprouted a hair on his chest, Arachne popped his only eye, Ravan belched smoke, and just as the teacher seemed completely fed up, Dot touched her desk and turned it into chocolate.

— I've never seen a parade of such useless things in my life - Sheeba lamented, indignantly.

But Hester was next.

With his gaze fixed on Sophie, he grabbed the desk with both hands and squeezed tightly, very tightly, until all his veins could be seen through the reddened skin.

— It turns into watermelon—Sophie said with a yawn. — Big deal.

Then something moved on Hester's neck, and the class came to a standstill.

His tattoo stirred again, like a painting coming to life.

The red-skulled demon unfolded one wing, then the other shook his horned head at Sophie, and squinted at the bloodshot eyes.

Sophie's heart stopped beating.

— I told you to be careful! — Hester gave a sneer.