Jack stood in front of the school gate for a moment, watching the place with his bright silver eyes, his black hair slightly blowing in the morning breeze. Some eyes turned toward him, curious and surprised — a foreign boy they were not used to seeing before.
He stepped forward slowly, remembering the old man's words: "You just need to wait at the inner school gate, and one of the teachers will come to you."Moments later, a smiling teacher appeared: "Hello... are you the new student?"Jack answered: "Yes."The teacher said: "Follow me to the office to register some papers."
After the first class ended, and with the start of the second, Jack entered the classroom with the teacher. Surprise appeared on everyone's faces at his foreign appearance.The teacher said: "You can sit there," pointing to the last seat by the window. Jack understood the gesture and quietly sat down.
The girls whispered among themselves, their faces full of admiration and amazement. One whispered to her friend: "Look at his eyes!"Her friend replied: "Heeh... it's impossible that they're real."
The boys, on the other hand, looked disgusted. One whispered to his friend: "Tch... damn... he's stealing the spotlight."His friend replied: "It's fine... we have P.E. after this class, we'll see who really steals the spotlight then."
Jack glanced at the students around him and noticed a girl in the front row. He smiled gently at her, then went to his seat and sat silently. One of the boys noticed him from afar and thought to himself: "What's his connection to the boss's girlfriend? I need to tell him."
The bell rang: "Drrr", and the teacher left the classroom.Some students approached him to get to know him, but he smiled shyly and said: "I don't understand Japanese."The girls laughed lightly, then one said: "We have P.E. now, come with us."Jack followed a group of four girls and boys, lost in thought, unable to understand their conversation."What should I do... and what am I supposed to do?"
The students lined up in the field, and the coach shouted: "Today we have a speed and reaction test. We start with running, then a short race."
The girl who accompanied him could not take her eyes off him, nervous and uneasy about his presence.Jack stood in line wearing his gym clothes, calm despite the mocking glances.The coach shouted: "Get ready..."The countdown began. At first, Jack moved slowly, as if learning the rhythm. After the first 100 meters, something inside him awakened. His muscles moved almost instinctively, his steps grew faster, and his breathing became steady like a machine.
The students noticed he started passing them one by one until he reached the lead.One of them exclaimed: "What is this? How can he run like that?!"The coach stared at his stopwatch: "Impossible… this time is almost a record!"
At the finish line, Jack stopped suddenly, breathing deeply, without any sign of fatigue.The coach decided to test his reflexes using fast rubber balls.When it was Jack's turn, his body moved before the ball even left the coach's hand, catching it in midair without blinking.The coach muttered: "Impossible..."The students went silent, and one whispered: "Is he really human?"
After the race ended, Jack stood by one of the benches, calm, showing no exhaustion.The coach spoke loudly: "Your running time is amazing, Jack! I've never seen such a time from any student in this school."This was followed by hesitant applause, which soon turned into genuine admiration.
A group of students approached him with amazement and admiration. One said: "How did you do that? You were like flying!"Another laughed: "You must have been an athlete before coming here, right?"Jack replied calmly: "I don't remember being an athlete."
The murmurs of the crowd rose, showing their curiosity about him.A group of girls entered, among them the girl who had accompanied him — looking at him with surprise and suspicion.One smiled shyly: "Jack, right? Your performance was amazing, even the coach was shocked!"Another: "You were like an anime character!"
In the back, Ryusaki sat beside Shin, who stared at Jack with hateful eyes.Shin clenched his fist and muttered: "Everyone was laughing at him a moment ago, and now he's their hero? Damn him..."Ryusaki looked at him, his expression calm with a hint of threat: "It's fine… those who rise fast, fall faster."
After the class ended, Shin went toward the back storage, quickly took out his phone, and wrote:"Boss… the new student was flirting with your girl at the start of the day, and now he's trying to show off to get her attention."He sent the message with a mocking smile, whispering: "Their hero won't last long, foreigner."
After the school day ended, everyone left. Jack spotted the girl from afar, standing next to a boy who looked older, tall, and muscular. She tried to talk to him nervously, but the boy walked away.Four other boys were behind her, and the girl stood tense and frightened.
Student 1: "You act like a star."Student 2: "Bow to us and we'll forgive your arrogance."Student 3: "Cut him some slack… he doesn't even understand Japanese."Student 4: "That's his problem, isn't it, boss?"Student 5, the tallest, next to the girl: "What's your connection to Yuki?"
Jack: "Yuki?!"The boss student: "Are you playing dumb or pretending?"Jack thought to himself: Ah... so that's Yuki. Really! I just learned her name.He raised his hand and waved at her, and Yuki was surprised, whispering to herself: Is he stupid? Doesn't he understand the situation?
The boss student shouted: "I'm talking to you here, idiot!"Jack did not respond, just stared at them with his cold eyes.
One of them reached out to attack him, but Jack grabbed his wrist in an instant, a soft crack was heard, and the student stepped back in pain.Jack said in a low voice: "Don't touch me again."
The other two tried to attack together, but he moved with amazing agility, blocked their strikes with one hand, then pushed one of them down with a strong touch to the shoulder. He showed no anger, only a rigid gaze like a predator.
The boss student got angry and rushed with a punch —Yuki screamed: "Kamiya, no!!"Kamiya threw a strong punch, but Jack leaned aside, grabbed his hand, and threw him to the ground.Kamiya fell, and when he raised his head, Jack stepped on his wrist, looking into his eyes with cold calm.Kamiya: "Aaaagh..."
After that, Jack walked away from them, hiding in an alley, staring at his trembling hands, recalling flashes from the facility, and remembering the bullying he endured.Then a voice whispered to him from someone in a black suit: "Will you really leave them?...You must take revenge...and next time, don't let them strike first."
End of Chapter 6.