Mystery Tales Under the Moonlight

Chapter 57: The World Is Too Cold for the Weak to be Happy (4).

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"… I think this person is not human, but definitely a strange animal, yes, yes, his actions seem like those of a male animal in mating season, I don't need to understand him ."

Teacher Ralph muttered as he put his hand to his chin, thinking deeply .

"… the teacher is right "

" Man, this is my first time seeing it, but I really like it ."

" It's hard to see anyone adapting so quickly to this animal's behavior ."

"… Teacher, good." Chae Nayun raised her thumb towards the teacher .

With the teacher telling that joke, the silence and deadlock were broken .

They didn't know that teacher Ralph was serious .

" Hahaha, fear and submit you perverts in the other classes, Ed-sama in all his glory will crush you !"

"… Ed, when you say glory, do you mean a lowly talent like you ?"

" Shut up Karl, a commoner like you won't understand how powerful I am !"

" Yes yes~ You're the best, Ed-sama ~"

The students in the class were talking actively .

Leon was a stranger, so it was better for them to treat him like a stranger .

"… these bastards ?"

Of course, Leon didn't like that .

I'll make you scream like bitches later, I swear !

" Enough talk, at least for now, we have distributed everything that can be distributed, the cards contain your points and information, regular money does not work here, you can only pay for your purchases with points "

" Teacher, are there points for classes? Since there are individual points and centers? There is even such a hassle in arranging the names of the classes ."

" Good point Logan, yes, there are points for classes, first, classes cannot be changed, you will all be classmates for the next years except in some special cases ."

" Special cases ?"

" This is for you to know for yourselves ."

" Tch," Logan clicked his tongue .

" Secondly, class points determine your position, the minimum and maximum that each student gets in the class, what does that mean ?"

Hmm .

Fernando fell into deep thought .

Is it possible...the class points are related to what we get ?

" Logan… I think there's something missing ."

" Nando, think about it, how much do we get basically ?"

" Minimum and…maximum," Logan muttered, "That's it, Nando! Maybe there's an even split ?"

" You mean like a balanced number of students? I mean a very even number …"

" In other words…" Stella and some of the students' eyes lit up .

" Sahyung, how many points did you get?" Fernando asked in a loud voice .

"100 points, the difference between me and the others should be pretty big at most, "

Leon replied absent-mindedly, his mind thinking about how to make the class training as hellish as possible.

Some of the students in the class understood what Fernando meant by the question, and they connected it to the teacher's information and what Leon had said .

" Oi, little girl! How much did you get ?"

Seeing the momentum building, and in order to motivate them a little before torturing them, Leon asked Stella .

"… I'm not a child!" Stella objected .

" Yes yes, whatever, big, small, who cares? Just answer ."

"… you are so impatient," Stella muttered a little, then replied, "My points are 1500…"

" If you try to lie, I will steal everything you have, just so you know ."

Saying that in front of people and even the teacher, Leon is definitely a strange creature .

"… Check it , 2300"

" That means… there are equal barriers?" Kevin was the one to conclude this time: "Teacher! How many points did our class get… no, what's the difference between all the classes ?"

The students were discussing and trying to absorb every piece of information that was being said .

" Guess," Teacher Ralph smiled as he answered .

"… that's not a fun move you're making, teacher ."

" Come on~ Don't be so boring, it's actually fun to see kids stumbling around ."

" Think with me guys! You must have heard something ?"

Kevin inquired and tried to sympathize with the others .

Some tried to think, others were reluctant to participate .

" Any bastard who doesn't try to answer, I will personally play with him ."

With Leon's encouragement, the students excitedly began to bring out everything they knew and didn't know .

"… Do our individual centers have an impact ?"

" Think with me as if your life is at stake, because it is !"

" Humph, this venerable one will share some of his knowledge and eloquence with you since you are so pitiful …"

Leon was not surprised to see that the students of Class D, who were supposed to be the weakest, had burning eyes and were trying to analyze like this .

First of all, this made sense, they weren't in this position because of their intelligence, but because of circumstances and their innate abilities since birth .

Most of what they could do was suppressed by racism and fear of offending people of noble descent .

In this world, an ordinary person can struggle through hardships and develop his mind and intelligence, but not his physical and magical abilities, because that requires resources .

Not everyone could get power .

This was the suffering of the common people .

But with the arrival of Leon, their minds were subconsciously changed .

In the previous days, because of Leon and his actions that affected many of the academy's students, the reputations of many families were tarnished .

The news spread to two countries, not one, but two !

The Second Princess of Cairo, Edward Harvey, Shin Soo, all of them, not to mention some of their prominent and loyalists, were defeated and crushed !

This news was simply unbelievable, but there was no denying it .

As the ancients say: Kill someone, but don't insult them .

This insult had caused anger among some families .

But how can students or these families take revenge on Leon so easily ?

Naturally, things progressed as Leon had expected, the opposing factions were obliterated by each other, but the greater reason was clear .

" First, I am strong, they can't take revenge on me in the first place, second, I even admitted that I have a formidable teacher, and my careless attitude makes them subconsciously think that my teacher is stronger than them, this will make them cautious, third, my accidental exposure of ego in the past few days was calculated, all of that will lead to one conclusion ."

There is a hidden force supporting Leon, a force powerful enough that he can display such immense power and wealth .

This is enough to stop these clans and hold back their anger .

This anger, where will it be vented ?

It is clear where, the disappointment will be passed on to their children .

Pressured by their families, the students pushed themselves to the limit in desperation, making them unconsciously cruel .

John was just one example, the victims were of course the weaker common people .

On the other hand, Leon's reputation was immense, and rumors about him were spreading like wildfire .

Sensing danger is an instinct that every creature possesses, and the same feeling affected the students of this class .

With Leon here, the strongest student, the students didn't realize it, but their fear towards the nobles became a little less .

That made them motivated .

Leon was like a floating plank to a drowning person .

" But that doesn't mean they're not a little brave ."

Leon thought to himself silently, his mind drifting back to the information he had just received .

"… tie "

In a low and emotionless voice, it was Chae Nayun who answered .

She had previously heard something strange said by one of the students in Class B when she was looking for her position on the ranking list .

" Guys, my uncle works as an assistant teacher, he told me not to tell the others, but I trust you, so I will tell you, he said that the group ranking is always equal at the bottom because people always start out equal… Anyway, it's stupid to say that we are equal, right ?"

Chae Nayun only now understood the meaning .

"… What did you say, Sister Nayeon ?"

Fernando heard her, but he didn't know exactly what she said .

" Group arrangement, equal at the bottom, always "

Her expression was cold, but her voice was somewhat satisfied, it seemed that she liked the title of sister .

" Equal…" Fernando muttered under his breath .

" At the bottom?" Selena thought to herself .

Lloyd saw her, and whispered a little in her ear .

Selena's eyes lit up as Lloyd gave her the hint .

Selena held [Ego's Written Thoughts] as she thought in her mind .

[ The order is initially equal in value !]

Selena lifted the white stone into the air, allowing her colleagues to see it clearly .

" This is it ! "

" Well done, Sister Nayeon !"

" My brother's wife too !"

Logan and Fernando spoke at the same time .

Chae Nayun and Selena weren't used to their nicknames yet, so their lips trembled slightly with joy .

" The seasons are equal! Specifically …"

Fernando and Logan's voices were in sync .

A green-haired girl interrupted them, "The value of points is not there !"

" fuck you moss !"

" Huh? Are you looking for a fight, you ugly cat ?"

Logan and the green haired girl growled at each other .

" Children of this generation… why are they so smart?" Teacher Ralph thought, but replied, "Very true, and specifically, the results of the group classes are equal to …"

"… is it maybe zero ?"

A person answered who no one expected to answer .

"It was Ed Wilde," he said, his voice uncertain .

Silence spread .

Everyone looked wide-eyed at Ed .

Even Leon was staring at him in disbelief !

"… he…he…uses his mind ?"

" Do my eyes hear what my ears see? Do my ears really see what my eyes hear ?"

" It's unbelievable... Miracles happen in life ."

"… I'm so smart you can't understand just so you know !"

Ed was embarrassed, and said in an angry voice as if he was annoyed, he was not used to others' surprised looks .

"… unexpectedly, your answer is correct ."

" Your current points were distributed due to the entrance exams, but the actual class points are zero. Your first test will be in two weeks, so you should pay attention to your environment until then ."

" That's all for today, do whatever your heart desires and enjoy the academy's facilities !"

Swoosh !

With that said, Teacher Ralph took his things, and with a bang, his body disappeared, leaving behind dazzling purple stardust in the hall .

" Since he's gone, shall we do what we have to do ?"

Leon's smile was ominous .

" Girls, shall we go shopping ?"

One of the girls was clapping her hands, while making suggestions to the others in the class .

Some girls joined her, as they headed towards the door .

" No one will leave "

At that moment, everyone in the class heard a cold voice .

A red-eyed young man was leaning against the side of the door, his eyes closed .

At that moment, the space through the door rippled invisibly .

" You weak pieces of shit, you're coming with me, you have no right to refuse ."

His voice made the air freeze as if time had stopped .

" How…how dare you !"

The girl closest to Leon was scared, but she felt insulted at the same time .

She stepped forward as she tried to slap him .

" Of course I dare, a rag doll like you, what exactly can she do?" Leon sneered disdainfully .

Before the girl could take another step, her body was strangely pinned in the air .

" Aaah…cough !"

A strange feeling as if a hand was strangling your neck, her body was lifted into the air by her neck, the space around her neck was compressing slightly .

Leon stood in front of her, his hands in his pockets, his expression blank as if what he was seeing was nothing important .

The young girl grabbed her neck as if to remove whatever was holding her, but she couldn't reach anything .

She was strangled while floating .

" … cough ! "

Her eyes were slowly turning red, and the air in her chest was trapped and slowly running out .

" What do you do ! "

" Leave her alone !"

The students were taken by surprise .

They all moved at the same time .

Kevin moved the mana in his body, as he was about to use the power .

Some male students quickly jumped towards Leon .

The female students weren't slow either, a green-haired girl was leading them, holding two daggers in her hands .

But at that moment .

" If anyone tries to move, you'll see her neck fall off ."

Those who jumped towards Leon were stopped in mid-air .

They didn't fall, their bodies were literally pinned in mid-air !

An overwhelming pressure, but even stronger than before, came down on the entire chapter .

Those who did not fly fell to the ground helpless !

Kevin fell to the ground with a hard fall !

" Ughhhhh !"

He muttered under his breath, indignant at the pain .

The students were not spared from Leon's tyranny, they were made to fall hard on the cold floor of the classroom !

The young woman who had previously held the daggers was stopped while she was flying, her weapons flying in the air, and then the blades of the daggers were pointed at her !

" Oh my god! What have I even done ! "

Ed felt wronged, he didn't move from his place, but he fell to the ground too .

" Here it begins "

Of course, the pressure didn't reach Loki and the rest .

"… Sometimes, I think to myself, why can't he be nicer, but what? It's Leon of course !"

Lloyd didn't like what was happening very much, but he knew better than to interfere .

Leon may be a sadist, but he won't waste time doing something as pointless as bullying the weak for no reason .

He must have something on his mind .

Lloyd's sleeves were pulled slightly to the side .

That was Selena, her eyes were worried, pointing at Leon .

" No… he's not mad at them, and he's not bullying them. It might be hard, but watch until the end ."

Selena didn't respond immediately, but she nodded slowly .

" What is Sahyung thinking ?"

Logan had been trying to understand Leon in recent days, but he was a person full of mystery .

Even though he admitted that he and Leon were the same type of person, Leon was a strange person .

He wanted to know what to do with such a class full of weaklings .

"… Sahyung, weird," Chae Nayun muttered, not wanting to understand what Leon was doing .

" Will training start now ?"

Dio's eyes lit up slightly, as he guessed Leon's actions .

" Instead of training, would it be better to say, torture ?"

" Like what Sahyung did to them the previous days ?"

" Bingo "

" Shall we go and help?" Fernando asked .

" No, he probably doesn't want to ."

" Damn, he's actually enjoying it !"

"… as I am doing now, it is simple for any of you to do this, the other classes can do it simply ."

With Leon saying those words, some of the students remembered what happened in the morning, where an upperclassman bullied their classmate, but they didn't do anything, it was Logan who saved him .

Some gritted their teeth, Leon's words were right, because they were right, they were uncomfortable .

not to mention …

There was the time when Leon overwhelmed everyone two days ago, defeating them all in a fight without even bothering to hit them with his hands .

But what did he say when the fingers of accusation were pointed at him ?

He laughed as if he had heard a joke: "I am simply training my colleagues, do you bastards doubt my honesty ?"

With such an excuse and many of his colleagues not complaining, the case was swept under the rug .

There was also no evidence other than their words, no injuries were found .

But the biggest reason is — Leon is strong, while they are weak !

" Cough… what… what do you know, you don't understand what we who have no support are going through… cough !"

The girl who was being strangled struggled a little to say her words .

She felt indignant, someone like Leon would never understand them, he was strong and talented, how could he know their suffering ?

" Hey, I don't need your understanding, I simply know that weaklings like you can't survive here ."

" Such weakness is the cause of your suffering. Life only becomes warm when one can bear its coldness. Such lame excuses for living the life of a victim are meaningless ."

" That's exactly why you're weak, you lowly pieces of shit !"

" What's the use of staying like this? Don't you want to raise your heads instead of lowering them, you wretches !"

As he said that in what seemed to be an angry voice, the girl who was being held in the air fell to the ground .

The others were taken by surprise by Leon's momentum and strong words .

"… cough! cough! cough !"

The rest were released .

The feeling of fear comes when one realizes it .

Cold sweat was dripping down their necks, heavy breathing due to the pressure resistance of gravity could be heard .

Some were struggling to stand .

"… very weak "

Stella didn't know why, but the pressure was on her too .

She tried to resist, but she was simply too weak to do so .

What what? The second star ?

What is the star !

Hehehe, damn your naivety, Stella !

She's so weak, so weak that it makes her a little angry .

"… I want to become stronger ."

Unaware that she was thinking out loud, Stella muttered as she stared at the ground, her hands clenched .

Leon was staring at the class, not emitting any aura, not even moving from his spot .

But this attitude alone was enough to make the students look at him with caution .

No, the emotion they were actually feeling was fear .

"… Are you happy now? Yes, we are weak, so what? Are you saying that we should simply shut up and not resist ?"

The green-haired one was the one who spoke, her voice was frustrating and cold .

" Swallow the bait "

Leon smiled coldly on the surface, saying, "This is the fate of the weak, unfortunately, what you say is true ."

His cold words made people look at him properly, some were scared, some had their teeth gnashing audible .

But they didn't talk .

When everyone hears the dog barking, they hit it with their slippers and then curse .

When everyone hears the roar of a tiger, they fall silent and are afraid for themselves !

" You won't understand "

The green-haired girl, whose name was Sano Mai, shook her head at Leon's words .

" I understand what ?"

Leon took a step forward, the young girl who was previously coughing had her body float as he moved forward .

This time, she wasn't strangled .

" Leave me alone !"

She was about to complain, but something strange happened, and she couldn't open her mouth .

As Leon moved forward, the rest fell back .

Only Stella, Kevin and May, of course not forgetting Ed who was frozen in fear in his place, and a few who stayed in their places .

May was staring sharply at Leon .

" We are just people struggling to survive in this cold world, do you think I don't know what you already said? But what can I do! Because of people like you bullying us, there's nothing we can do anymore !"

Her voice was so angry that it was trembling .

" I have no support and no family to support me, I want to resist, how can I not? But what can I do ?"

" If an ordinary girl like me resists a person of noble origin, ten people out of ten will say it's my fault. This is the world we live in. Reclaiming rights from the oppressed is a luxury and a law, and people like us can never afford the luxury of asking for it …"

" On what basis or face are you talking? Someone like you can't understand us !"

Her voice strangely trembled as if she wanted to cry .

Stella looked at the situation, not very interested .

Such things, she already knew, she even experienced that injustice herself .

But… Stella later realized another truth in life: people don't like her .

Without power, I am just a victim who cannot express my injustice. With power, I can always gain my rights .

Stella had suffered in her life, but she didn't give herself any excuses, she was trying her best, so she wasn't completely helpless .

Her efforts are what got her here .

The silence in the place was overwhelming .

May's words were unexpected, and made her colleagues look at her closely .

" Yes yes whatever, just put the toy down behind me or I'll break it ."

"… Check it "

There was a dagger floating behind Leon, the point of the dagger pointed at his neck .

May was hoping to get Leon's attention so she could attack, but it was futile .

She clicked her tongue in frustration, and retrieved the dagger in midair, causing it to float back into her hand .

" She's really good at acting ."

Kevin thought to himself, as his legs were ready to move and attack Leon at any moment .

" This is really boring." Leon shook his head slightly, as if he was dissatisfied with the students' quick surrender .

The girl who was floating had her body moved in the air, and when she reached a group of girls, she was gently lowered .

" You, all of you who want to change things for yourself, follow me, I have no interest in coexisting with the weak ."

" … What ? "

" Don't give me such stupid faces ."

" Catch up with me quickly "

As Leon said that, the space rippled throughout the classroom, as the door opened, stepping out .

" You foolish child, you have no choice, come quickly ."

" why always me ! "

Ed, who was about to escape, was stopped by Leon's cold voice, making him feel wronged .

The class was left to fall into silence once again .

" Nayon Sago, Selina Sago, Nando, let's go ." [1].

Logan stood up as he called out to the others .

" Let's go "

Fernando stood up, Chae Nayeon and Selena followed suit .

" I think I'm going too, wait for me "

Stella called them, they looked at her for a while and said it was okay .

"… it's not like we had a choice in the first place ."

Kevin mumbled and followed them .

" If that was his intention from the start, couldn't he just ask ?"

May ran out the door too while complaining .

The rest of the class were a little hesitant, and stood there in confusion .

" It won't end well if you're always afraid, didn't you come to the academy because you already know the cruelty of the world ?"

Loki and the rest moved, leaving their words to their comrades .

" If you keep being so afraid, you will always suffer like today, it's better to at least give it a try, right? What's there to lose ?"

Some were staring at each other, and with some determination, they moved outside .

"… that shameless bastard! I'll see for myself what you do after strangling me like that !"

The young woman who had been previously strangled quickly ran outside .

If the girl who was supposed to be afraid of Leon came forward so bravely, did the others have any reason to reject him ?

" Yes guys! Let's go…we're already at rock bottom !"

" Tsk tsk tsk, how can you be afraid at a moment like this? That's why you remain miserable bachelors ."

" Humph, we'll see !"

The rest advanced, and only a few remained in the class, unwilling to go due to their fear and disbelief in Leon .

But do they really think Leon was someone who would take no for an answer ?

" Woah !"

" Leave me… leave me !"

" Mom save me !"

"… Damn it! I should have just gone quietly !"

The people who didn't go had their bodies pulled into the air by a formless force, and their bodies were forcibly thrown into the air .

"… Ouch! What the fuck !"

" Aaah! Gently! More gently you son of a bitch !"

" This wicked man is a devil! What were his parents thinking when they gave birth to him !"

Whether intentional or not, their bodies hit the wall before hitting the door, then they exit while flying through the air .

Cursing was heard in the great hall .

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[1]: Sago means older sister, similar to Sahyung, which means older brother .