Frank looked around the classroom in confusion.
"What the hell happened? Why have the girls started talking to me so much?"
A girl approached his desk.
Classmate Girl 1: "Frank, good morning."
Frank: "Good morning."
Classmate Girl 1: "May I have your number? My name is Gilia. We may need to contact each other as classmates."
Frank: "Okay, it's—"
Before he could finish, several girls rushed over from different parts of the classroom.
Girls: "Me too!"
Girls: "Give me yours too!"
Girls: "I need it as well!"
Frank froze.
"Did someone wish for me to become famous? Or did reality break? How can this be happening?"
Then he noticed Mary staring at him with bright eyes.
"What the hell? Is she the one causing this? Oh, I get it. They're trying to get close to me so they can understand what happened. After all, I can't explain how I fought twenty boys."
"I'm sorry, boys. Your image has completely shattered."
"And as for these girls—the chocolate offer is officially closed. The day after the incident I even bought chocolates for them. Do they know how much money that cost me?"
Nearby, Gilia and her friends whispered among themselves.
Gilia: "Who leaked this? I thought this was supposed to stay between us."
Girl 2: "I think Archana did."
Archana: "It wasn't me!"
Frank's enhanced hearing caught every word.
"Girls, I know I can hear you."
"What do you mean by leaked it? They leaked something?"
"And why is Mary smiling?"
"Is she behind all of this?"
"Or is somebody testing me?"
"No... that means the government is testing me."
"That means they know everything about me."
"No. No. No."
Suddenly, Frank stood up.
Frank: "Mary. Come with me."
Mary: "Why should I?"
Frank grabbed her hand and pulled her out of the classroom.
The girls watched in horror.
After they left...
Gilia: "Mary already got him."
Archana: "No. We still have a chance."
She clenched her fist dramatically.
Archana: "We'll think of something after we defeat Mary. Until then, let's get our hero back from this evil woman."
Girls: "Yeah!"
The girls immediately followed them.
Fortunately for Frank, he had never trained in sensing people.
One by one, they hid behind trees in the school garden, spying on the two.
Meanwhile...
Frank: "Why are you laughing?"
Mary: "Nothing."
She struggled to contain her laughter.
Frank: "Tell me."
Mary finally burst out laughing.
Mary: "I thought you were the type of person who would never talk to anyone. You became the most famous boy in school in just three days."
Frank: "So... did you inform the police?"
Mary stared at him.
Mary: "Why the hell would the police arrest you?"
Frank: "Then why is this happening?"
Mary: "Because you stole their hearts."
Frank immediately looked back toward the classroom building.
Frank: "No, I didn't. They're all still alive."
Mary held her forehead.
Mary: "Why are you so stupid? I meant it in the other way."
Frank: "Nah. That's impossible."
Mary: "Whatever. I won the bet."
Frank: "What bet? I don't have money, so I won't bet."
Mary: "What? The bet was that I could make you talk."
Frank paused.
Frank: "Oh. That."
Meanwhile, behind the trees...
Girl 14: "Look at her laughing. Does that mean they're dating?"
Gilia: "I guess we'll find out tomorrow."
[End of chapter]