Chapter 20

(From now on, to save time, if Yui and Yuno are both talking, it will have "" "".)

In the end, Lily, Yui and Yuno had to put aside their differences for the moment. There have better things to do. And that is to stop Sam from going to school. Everyone desperately tried, still, no one could not stop Sam's decision. No matter how hard they persuaded him, he did not change his mind. He was completely unfazed throughout all of their combined effort.

That is just his character. Extremely stubborn, hard head to the point of annoying and obnoxious. Once he has decided to do something, he will do it even as if it is going to cost him his dear life.

The recent events are the concrete evidence of that.

Thus, they three girls now have no choice but to accompany him to class.

"I will be on his right. I am the most capable among us three, anyway. If anything happens, it is my responsibility to protect Sam." Lily says.

"No. You are not, right Yuno?"

"Of course she is not. She does not stand a chance against the both of us."

To which, the only guy replies.

"I can take care of myself perfectly, thank you."

And no one cares what he thinks when he is in such a state.

"Yui and Yuno should be on his right because we are smaller. If you try to be there you will only be a hindrance.." Yui tries to go to to his right side but is stopped by Lily.

"We are also 2 people so we can look out even better than you." Yuno adds in to her sister.

"With your height, dangers will be in front of Sam before you can see it." Lily looks at them in annoyance.

""You take that back! We are still growing!"" They both shout in anger.

"Growing? Where?" She looks down to their chests.

""Stop that!!"

"Excuse me, Yui, Yuno, and Lily!"

"Yes!" They all answer simultaneously.

"Do you know each other? It sounds like you do."

"""No!!""" Once again, the three girls answer in unison.

"Then how do Yui amd Yuno know Lily is not as strong?"

"Because...um...because two is always stronger than one. Right, Yuno?" A cold sweat appears on Yui's forehead.

"Can't be anything else. Isn't it logical Sam?" Yuno is also having some trouble with Sam's question.

"What about you, Lily?" His eye is not full of doubt or anything. He believes the girls to have met each others for the first time. Nonetheless, the hostility they are emitting is insane. He needs to understand if it is because of him.

"Haha. Ob*gah*...obviously." Lily bites her tongue

"Then why are you girls so hostile to each other?"

""Because she is aiming for you!"" The two point at Lily.

"Because they are aiming for you!" She points back at the two of them.

The scene looks exactly like the meme of spiderman, which makes Sam chuckle.

"I belong to none of you girls." Again, a rejection. This time it deals AoE damage.

"""Not yet!"""

They look at Sam.

"""He's not yours!!"""

Then glare at each other in anger.

"""Shut up!!!"""

"""Stop repeating me/us!"""

"""Arghhhhh!!!"""

The three keep on repeating the same sentences for a phew times until they tire themselves out. An ineresting scene, to say the least.

"You girls are going to be good friends. I'm sure of it. Yui and Yuno, you were asking for friends right? What do you think about Lily?"

Despite their bickering, Sam somehow feels like they actual can understand each other pretty nicely.

"Sorry Sam, I can't never be friends with such people."

""Us too!""

"But why?"

"""Really?"""

Sam awkwardly smiles at their remarks. He understands why.

"Okay. I give up. You two can take his right. I'll be on his left." Lily sighs in defeat.

""Yay!!""

Looking at that, the twins cheers. They have bested Lily once more today.

But then.

"Your left can't see anymore. So I should be taking care of that side. I don't want the lack of visual field on the left to cause you any kind of instability."

Sam is deeply moved by Lily decision.

"Thank you, really!" He express his gratitude.

"That's nothing. I would do anything for you!" Lily holds his left hand.

""Grrrrr!"" At this point, Yui and Yuno are furious. She is always ahead of them when it comes to understanding Sam. However, it is already done. They cannot change the outcome anymore.

And so, after all the bickering, finally Sam can go to school for today.

On the way to school, although the thing on Twotter is blowing up, people do not recognize Sam as being the one fighting Hero in the video and the one that supposedly 'stalked' Marie. In stead, it feels completely normal. Everyone is doing their own thing without a care, not paying attention to Sam one bit.

The girls thought that people after reading the article on Twotter would create some kind of riot on the streets, demanding Sam to pay for his deeds, but it seems like they are worrying too much.

At the least, the common people seem to have not yet known about his case. The post has not been even one day so it makes perfect sense. Things like this happen rarely but not like it does not happen at all. Maybe this all has just been an overestimation. They can temporarily breath in relief.

Even so, the closer they get to the school, the more students they see.

The more students they see, the more people start to notice Sam. At first, they only look at him with weird eyes. Some with eyes full of admiration, some full of hatred and disgust. The majority of the first group are male students, while the latter is mostly female.

Until one point, people just start talking and whispering behind his back.

Sam does not seem to mind the whisperings. He just keeps on heading straight forward. Like boat dividing water to move, the students move to the sides immediately when Sam is getting close to them.

Two guys are walking when they see the young man. The first one points at him.

"Hey! It's that guy! The one who fought Hero yesterday!" His eyes widen like he just saw his idol.

"How do you know?"

"I went to the duel. Man. That guy is a beast!"

"I thought he was a junior? We're his seniors. How strong can he be?"

"Have you seen the fight?" First student

"No."

"You'll understand when you watch it. It's still online. He broke Hero's Ice Shield."

"That's not something to brag, though."

"With his bare hands!!"

"..."

"While still holding Fire Bombs."

"..."

"IN HIS PALM WITHOUT THEM EXPLODING!!!" The first student is practically yelling now.

His friend is stunned after listening. The descriptions are wild, to say the least.

"Okay. If what you said was true then he is pretty beastly indeed." The second student looks at Sam weirdly.

"Beast? Yeah, he is. He forced his childhood friend to marry him and didn't take the rejection like a man. A horny beast! He should be expelled. No. He should be arrested!!"

A female student, who has been near the two guys, says so in anger.

Her remarks is like a spark of fire in a barrel of oil. It creates an explosion.

"Yeah. He should be arrested."

"Who is he to challenge Hero? He even dared to go back to school after all he has done!"

"Hero is a thousand times better than him. Hero complimented him on Twotter. While he harrassed his own childhood friend!"

"Go die you piece of shit!!"

People start to gather around Sam. Insults and slurs are being yelled at him without any regards for his feelings.

"Who said that! Stand out now!" Lily shouts. Her face twists because of rage.

""Say that again. We dare you! We double dare you!"" Yui and Yuno also yell.

To protect him from the ever growing circle of students, three girls have created their own circle around him. It looks similar to how the security guards would do for a celebrity.

"It's fine. Don't worry. I don't know why, but I don't really care about them." Contrary to the girls attitudes, Sam seems calm. "And don't make a circle like that. It's weird!"

His voice only angers the crowd even more so.

"He has deceived other girls!!"

"YOU FIEND!!!"

"What are you doing to those poor girls?!"

"Stay away from him! He is not who you think he is!"

"You see! Proof! This is proof! He got other girls immediately after Marie!"

"Poor girl! She has been suffering for such a long time."

"Anyone! Call the Hero ASAP! Only him can save these girls from this bastard!"

And then, out of nowhere.

*Whoosh* *Splash*

Someone throws a box of salad at Sam. The box bursts open above his head by a Fire Ball, scatters all the cabbages and the olives on his head.

*Gasp*

The three girls are speechless.

"HAHAHAHAHA!!!" The students burst out from laughters.

"Suits you a lot."

"Look at him! He has an olive on his bandage like an eye. Buhahahaha. I'm gonna die. I'm seriously going to die of laughter. Hahahahaha."

Sam's face goes dark as he picks the leaves off from his hair.

"""WHO DID THAT?!""" The girls scream.

"I did." Says a young male student.

The crowd goes quiet and immediately opens. From there, a handsome student walks out.

"I did." And another one.

"No, it was me."

One by one, students stand out, admitting that it was them who threw the box of salad.

There is a total of 5 people. None of them is familiar to Sam.

"Okay. I need to go to school. What do you guys want." He looks at each of them like he is trying to ingraine their looks into his mind.

"Oh, nothing. We just want to see what kind of person the Hero challenger is."

"I must say. You are quite disappointing."

"""You!!!""" Before the finally snap, the girls are stopped by Sam's gesture.

Fight. Fight. Fight. Fight. The crowd starts chanting. It keeps getting louder with each second passes.

"Did I do you anything wrong?" He asks.

"No. But you did it to someone else." The first student answers.

"Okay, I get it. Let's go to the arena. Fighting on campus is prohibited."

"""Sam! Your wounds!!!""" The girls become extremely worried. His wounds are still not closed.

"You have guts. We have to acknowledge that. Well, that's why you dared get into a duel with him." One guy nods at Sam.

"Kill him! He's women's enemy!" A girl yells out from the crowd.

"He's not going to die." Another one says. "At least not yet."