Beep~ beep~!
Mild irritation flashed through Zen's slightly opened eyes.
[Ding! The host has gained slight interest from Chameleon troupe. You have obtained 100 origin points!]
"...." Zen had decided to save up for while before using his points, so he ignored the notification.
Switching off the alarm, He cleaned up his face quickly. He was still wearing clothes that he 'borrowed' from the gangsters - he had to change his clothes to more formal shirts and pants.
'I should order a good suit later for myself.' Zen planned, looking at himself in the mirror.
While heading out, he found that there were a few notifications from Violet banquet in his mobile.
'Not very safe to use it on my mobile...but It doesn't matter even if they find out my identity in the end. I'm still a nobody, who is slightly famous.'
Zen never planned on using this account after accomplishing a connection with the Chameleon troupe.
Finding a file with all the information he inquired yesterday - Zen went through it while sitting on a bus.
Seoul was quite hectic in the morning, which could be seen with the crowd around the bus.
- Kim Ho Sup: A fat kid who recently awakened a gift which is heavily focused on gathering information.
Zen's eyes focused on this particular name, his cold eyes scrutinizing every piece of information about him, in particular, his home address.
"Not very far from here...I should visit soon." Zen muttered coldly and continued scrolling down.
As for Kim Chundong's information? Absolutely average, nothing at all worth noting beside his hobby of supporting homeless people in the orphanage.
[Jeromino mercenary group] - finding a notification from them in the inbox - Zen squinted his eyes.
[The administrator: Our mercenary group has accepted your application! Your resume has been marked as a trainee. Further quests shall be assigned to you within a few days, complete them successfully to officially join the mercenary group.]
[Contract shall be formed after the applicant completes the quests.]
'Well, work will have to be put into this too.'
After going through the mechanical reply, Zen put his mobile in the pocket and looked around after getting off the bus.
People from young to middle aged moved around the road's asphalt. Their faces are bright and full of hopes, speaking to each other with passion about the upcoming events or heroes.
'How revolting....' Zen's blank expression grew colder.
He couldn't even think of how he spent his life as Zech, in his past life.
Once again, people kept distance from him as if he were a plague, his contempt towards them wasn't hidden in his eyes either.
Entering through the school's gate with ID in hand, Zen felt a pair of eyes staring at him intensely.
A teacher seems to have waited in the entrance specially for him. Zen was kind of a special case, since his school transfer was offered by the hero association themselves, which he accepted.
As he stared into the middle aged teacher's eyes, the air seemed to freeze around them.
".... You must be the new transfer student, I presume?" The teacher's voice was stiff as he addressed Zen Shigaraki.
"Yes."
Hearing the curt reply, the teacher nodded and led him into the school premises.
"I'm Kail byuk, you can call me teacher kail and I will be your homeroom teacher, please remember it." Kail kept taking glances at Zen as he replied.
"Ah, no problem." Zen's eyes didn't leave the front.
"The prior situation of student Zen has been informed to all your classmates, you can fit in the group without a problem." Kail spoke as if to comfort Zen somehow.
All he received was a blank gaze from Shigaraki in the end.
Zen analyzed internally, 'He gives a different feeling from those awakened grunts I killed before....It would be hard to escape if he comes at me.'
Before opening the door to his classroom, Kail turned to Zen again.
"And remember to pick up your school dress before leaving from the reception."
The classroom behind the door seems to have calmed down as if to have heard him too.
"Understood."
Kail still nodded even at Zen's dry reply: "Good"
Click~
Kail walked into the podium right before the huge screen and introduced Zen.
"This is Zen Shigaraki that I mentioned a few days ago. He will be attending this school for a year with everyone."
Everyone's eyes began scrutinizing Zen Shigaraki almost instantly - the so-called survivor of the 'Demolition incident'.
Their eyes didn't remain on him for long, even if their eyes even slightly met his, they looked away almost immediately.
The atmosphere in the class grew cold.
"What....?"
"That...I feel sick."
"Groan!"
Zen's spirit was crushing this teenager's mind underfoot.
"Haha..." Zen laughed coldly and looked at the two familiar faces from the corner of his eyes, not minding the others.
'In the end they are all just extras.'
Chae Nayun, gazed at Zen with a slight frown and Kim Horak, the future lackey of Shin Jonghak was dazed.
As if to have expected the atmosphere to turn out like this, Kail pointed to an empty seat for Zen, which was right beside Kim Horak.
'This Kim Horak....He might turn out to be a good pawn.' Zen remembered that Horak had at least become very capable in the future.
Taking a deep breath almost as if sighing, Kail spoke.
"Now then, you must all be aware that your score and ranking gets reset in the final year?"
"Yes." Most of the students answered, while trying to ignore Zen.
"Then you should be aware why your rankings will matter the most this year too, yes?" Taking a glance at Zen, Kail continued.
"The top 10 students of this year will get a special recommendation for cube academy. There are only 200 students in all four sections this year, so work hard. This is a life changing opportunity for any aspiring hero."
After taking a look around the classroom, Kail gave the final announcement.
"The initial ranking will be done through sparring matches today. However, keep in mind that this ranking can change through future tests and assignments. Strength is important, but it isn't everything."
For the first time, Zen got his interest aroused slightly.
"The sparring matches will be conducted in the training ground. You have 15 minutes to prepare."
Just as the teacher finished his announcement, Zen's system rang slowly.
[A quest has been provided!]
[Defeat the original protagonist of the world, Kim Suho in the upcoming ranking battle.]
[Reward: 1,000 origin points.]
Kim Suho being in the same school as him didn't surprise him much. In the original novel, Chae Nayun and Kim Suho did seem to know each other even before cube.
'So it's a hero versus the demon king?' Zen felt excitement rise in his chest, his cold expression smoothing over slightly.
School seems....fun?