Mystery Tales Under the Moonlight

Chapter 55: The World Is Too Cold for the Weak to be Happy (2).

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" Finally I'm a student at Moonlight Academy !"

" My efforts did not fail me… I am really lucky !"

" My name is there with yours, look, we are in class (C), we will study together dear !"

" Hohoho~ It seems like someone can't hide their happiness ?"

The atmosphere in the place was lively and noisy, some were happy, some were complaining, but no one among the successful was very sad .

Some of the students were desperately searching for their place among the students .

The number of vacancies for entry in the first year was 340 places .

They were divided into four classes, each with 85 students, from the lowest to the highest class, with the distribution based on the principle of balance .

There were 1000 students who applied for registration, but the elimination process was carried out from the first test until the last .

The number of people gathered was large, but only 34% of them had the right to stay .

There was a red line separating the 340th and 341st place precisely .

What will happen to those who do not succeed ?

Most of them will return disappointed, or perhaps apply for work as shop assistants or live on the island, the choice is theirs .

Being a low-ranking student in this academy, or being a homeless person on the streets, which is better ?

The answer is clear, there was no choice in the first place .

But, only students who are in the same situation understand this .

" Get out of my way "

While a student from Class D was looking around trying to find his name on the individual rank list, he heard a cold voice behind him .

" What! Wait your turn …?"

The student was pushed roughly and was about to complain, but after seeing the person who pushed him, he immediately shut his mouth .

A student from class (B), on the chest of his shirt the words indicating his class can be clearly seen .

" Did you say something, lower student ?"

The upper-class student's eyes flashed coldly, as he opened his mouth harshly, a strange ripple of wind was occurring in the environment around his body .

" I… I said… I said !"

The student stammered in fear of what was happening, as the eyes of the class (B) student made him feel uncomfortable, his eyes were dripping with contempt and cruel indifference .

The student from class (B) approached him with bad intentions in his eyes .

In his days here, he had learned a simple thing, a person's merit was tied to his class, lineage and family were of no importance, even teachers did not interfere in students' affairs .

He saw in the hallway that a second-year student was being bullied, but no one helped him, when he asked those around him, do you know what they said ?

He was a student from the lowest class, in the past it didn't matter, but in the passing years, things changed .

The weak had no rights, and unless the injury was serious, any movement against students in the lower classes was ignored .

B student was disgruntled, he was ranked last in his class, he was glad he found a way to vent .

He placed his hand on the frightened student (D)' s shoulder , as he said with a smile, "You… are just an insect, how can you even try to resist ?"

The other student tried to get any words out, but he kept his mouth shut, looking around trying to get help .

He wasn't strong, and it was clear that as a mere commoner, with no support or money, different from a student from Class B, asking others for help to escape the situation made more sense .

Oh, what a pity, this boy is so naive .

Unfortunately, what Class D found was that no one noticed .

The nearby students were happily talking to each other and looking around .

But the corner he was in, that was a forbidden place to see, getting involved meant trouble .

In their day here, everyone here knew what it meant to try to resist a student of a higher class than you .

Not to mention, this student had gotten himself into trouble, and should have made way for someone higher up than him .

" What? Hello? Please- baaaaat !"

Surprised, the student tried to open his mouth to ask for help, but a strangely hot and painful feeling was sweeping over him from the side of his stomach .

" Cough! Cough! Cough !"

D student grabbed his stomach in surprise, his eyes were wide, he crouched on the ground and his breathing became difficult .

The feeling of suffocation and coughing was all his mind focused on, as he only now realized that he had been hit .

Shut your mouth

B student snorted coldly, his hand was shining with a red light and the aura covering it had disappeared, as he sighed in pity for this idiot .

If he had just kept quiet, he wouldn't have had to get beaten up like that, but honestly .....

This was fun .

A strange smile made its way to his mouth, the others were avoiding seeing what was happening, but it was obvious, some sweat could be seen on their faces .

Students in the same grade or higher ?

They looked at the situation with coldness and contempt, but they did not interfere, as what was happening was unimportant in their eyes .

The fun of stepping on someone was always exhilarating .

" You need to know your place, weakling ."

(B) laughed out loud .

" Do you think you can talk to someone higher than you just because you're in the same place as them? What a joke ."

" Cough! Aaah !"

Bam !

Before the other student could offer any resistance, he stomped on him forcefully, his face being rubbed in the dirt .

His words were going through the entire crowd .

" What an ugly sight John, that's why you're last in class ."

" Let's go, this sight hurts my eyes, you John, if you overdo it, you will be ostracized in the class, know that ."

Some students from the same class as the bully snort in disdain and go on their way .

" Damn you, Christina …"

The student, whose name was John Benos, was alarmed. He was the son of a Viscount in West Cairo. His talent was a C-grade.

His family was on bad terms with the Nicolas and Hermes families .

Although the two families were of a higher rank than their own, John's family had support behind them in the same position as the two families, this support made John become fearless .

Christina was part of the Hermes family, so the animosity between them is obvious .

Bam! Bam! Bam !

John's anger was directed towards the student as he stomped on him even more .

Even though he beat the student, he didn't use his mana, as Christina's warning still suppressed him, even if he didn't want to .

The body of the student who was trampled on was trembling, but he bit his lips and did not scream, he refused to let any sound come out of him !

He bit his lips so hard that blood came out of them, but he resisted !

" You think you're a hero? Huh? You weakling !"

His heroic appearance made John even more angry, as he beat him more, laughing every time he saw him .

It was funny how the previous joy was changed in a second, but what was even funnier was that everyone was ignoring what was happening as if nothing had happened .

They did not take the initiative to help the student, because it had more disadvantages than advantages .

Those who tried to help the student so that they could feel morally superior were stopped by their classmates .

They knew that John was the Viscount's son, and since the other student was just a commoner, it was simply too dangerous to interfere .

Thus, people's looks of contempt and pity were on the scene, but no one helped .

It was at that time .

" Weak? Hahaha, does a sardine think it's a powerful predator just because shrimp are easy to eat ?"

A sarcastic voice, no, it was simply a high-pitched laughing voice .

" Who dares !"

John, who hadn't finished venting, turned his head forcefully towards the voice .

At that time, he saw a student with white hair and golden eyes, who had a disdainful look on his face, and was staring at John like he was a clown .

" You, you stupid bum, get away from my colleague ."

His cold voice echoed around, causing the noise to immediately diminish .

Everyone knew who this person was, the crazy, action-mad person .

A person who only gets along with those he likes, a malicious genius, a reckless battle-mad man .

Logan Hermes, the fourth son of the head of the Hermes family, was born only a few weeks after the third daughter, as the two were born to different wives .

The most talented young man in his family, but also the strangest of them all .

He was the one talking to John .

"… low grade student, are you talking to me ?"

John felt a little wary, but he wasn't afraid, he had never met Logan .

He only heard about him from others, Christina, the third daughter, was the only one he met on several occasions .

His entry into class (D) is the biggest proof that he is weak, he also has average talent, he even gave up on many occasions in the tests !

There was no reason to be afraid of him .

" Sigh, Sahyung was right ."

Logan shook his head in frustration, it was easy to understand the train of thought of this idiot in front of him .

He started calling Leon his Sahyung as well, just like Fernando did, and they trained together .

These past few days he's been training like hell, that training was painful man !

While he was a bit curious about his ranking, he saw a classmate of his being bullied .

Does he feel sorry for him ?

Hey, it was impossible, the world isn't such a warm place for weak people to smile easily .

Logan was not a person who empathized with others, he did not empathize with people because he did not understand their nature .

Tell me, can you respond to what you don't understand ?

Sure enough, he could only simply shake his head in disapproval .

But still...don't mistake it as being that simple .

Logan's eyes lit up coldly .

This weak student was his classmate, which meant he was under his wing, how could he allow weak people to cross their boundaries and touch what was his ?

Not to mention… Sahyung will scold me if I leave it as it is .

" Logan, the solution to all problems is to hit first and ask second. Fools only listen when you hit them !"

Leon was beating the shit out of him under the guise of training when he said that, but he's right !

" You insects are simply fools who don't appreciate how kind I am when I ask politely ."

Logan didn't bother to speak .

Step .

One step forward .

Swoosh !

He disappeared from his place in a moment, and the next moment he was already in front of John .

His foot was in the air, as it approached the boy's face .

" Huh ?"

John didn't understand what was happening, but he could see someone in front of him .

Bam !

What ??!!

A strange hot feeling appeared on his face, John's vision became blurred as he let out a strange sound from his mouth .

Something small? No, is it big? A shoe? Was it a shoe ?

Why is this so close to my eyes ?

Those were his last thoughts, before his eyes rolled back, and his consciousness went black .

He didn't even have time to protect himself .

A corpse was flying in the air in front of people's eyes, a clear mark could be seen on the face of the corpse .

Bam !

The body fell to the ground like a rag doll .

Huh ?

People's eyes were wide, fast... did he hit him ?

" Stupid idiot, you should have left him when I told you… Wait, I didn't tell him that? Aaaah whatever, I suddenly got mad, you bastard !"

Logan didn't finish, he quickly jumped towards the unconscious student, and kicked him between the legs .

" Ooooh —!!!!"

A miserable scream, the boy who lost consciousness came back to his senses but screamed like a damsel in distress .

The blow sent his body flying through the air before he fell to the ground .

" Ooooh …"

John's mouth foamed, he clutched the area between his legs as tears streamed from his eyes and snot dripped from his nose .

The blow was more than he could bear .

"… tch, weak "

Logan spat on his body and went on his way .

" … Thanks "

A small and miserable voice, Class D student thanked, even though he was beaten, he did not plead with his attacker once .

He tried to ask others for help to escape the situation because it was a more logical option, but not just because of fear, he didn't think he would be ignored .

He would rather avoid the pain, but when he was hit anyway, he didn't want to beg for anything !

When he was feeling down on himself and struggling to get beaten, Logan helped him .

At least, giving thanks was something to do regardless .

" Tsk tsk, you're really that weak? Don't worry, you'll get your thanks back later !"

Logan didn't look at him, just laughed and continued on his way .

The place was left in silence .

People were confused, but there was one person who was upset .

" This idiot! He didn't even say hello to me !"

Christina was complaining, since her brother didn't notice her, she would definitely give him an excellent discipline later !

Despite thinking like that, she was smiling, she did not interfere in the student's problem, because he would cause problems for the student if she saved him .

When she protects him, John will get upset and make his life more difficult, and the student will ask her for help again, and the problem will become bigger .

It may seem like just an excuse, but it was true .

People who can't protect themselves will do anything to be protected, she's seen that once already .

Knowing Logan's personality, he would definitely have intervened, because her brother was someone like that .

Eccentric and unconcerned with the repercussions of his actions, but brilliant enough to handle the repercussions as well .

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" Man, students, huh ?"

" I never thought in my life that I would become a student ."

" Sure, Sahyung, it's kind of weird. I used to be against the idea of becoming a student, but look now ?"

The group were talking among themselves, as they were led to their class after the initiation ceremony and pledge engraving .

The pledge was simple, to shed any external grudges and not use social distinctions here, not to tell any information about the academy to outsiders, and other things related to the academy .

It's done and now they're off to their classes .

" It hasn't been much time since that weak idiot's incident… I hope he didn't disappoint me, but… I have to solve this case quickly, those idiots are wasting my time ."

Leon's face was sleepy, he had been awake since yesterday training, in the past few days he had barely found time to train himself, and that was simply unacceptable .

Leon's grand ideology was that everything he did should be focused on one goal, his own self-interest .

Naturally, his training was delayed due to the issue of the not infrequent changes occurring in recent days, he had to resolve the issue as quickly as possible .

He was even training in a new fighting style for the Northern Forest War .

Leon's eyes turned towards the bustle and liveliness of the place .

" It's interesting how people's mindsets change and their behaviors change as they get older, but the funny thing is that most of those changes are not in their best interest, but in the best interest of their society ."

The structure of the current world is too stifling and restrictive, and the prevailing laws simply don't suit Leon's inclinations. Change will begin in this academy, and it will extend to the rest of the world .

The hallways were full of noise, there were students whispering to each other, and the star of the event was oblivious to it .

The most controversial student, Leon Evenius .

All eyes were on him, but he was too tired to care about such a trivial thing .

[ First year: Semester (D)]

A golden plaque could be seen in front of the classroom door, the students entered curiously .

The many chairs were arranged neatly, the hall was spacious, as 85 people were not enough to make the place cramped .

Groups had already been formed, and most of the students were sitting together, only a few sitting alone in silence .

Leon sat down in a seat near the window in the last row casually, closing his eyes as if he was taking a nap .

It was a ridiculous situation, because when Leon sat down, the crowd fell silent, looking hesitantly at the seats in front of him .

Most of them tried to get as far away from him as possible, leaving many seats in front of Leon and to his right empty .

" there "

Chae Nayun pulled Selena's hand and sat in the opposite row, as the two chairs opposite the latter were empty .

Selena let herself be pulled, seeing Chae Nayun's bright eyes made her laugh a little, she looked like a little girl .

Each of the group chose their place to sit, Logan with Fernando, Dio and Lloyd facing the girls, Loki and Rafael in front of Leon's seat .

There were still empty seats, and reluctantly the students sat down. Fortunately, their seats were far from Leon's .

" I want this chair "

A harsh and rude voice could be heard, as he wanted the chair in the back, where another student was sitting .

" But I sat down first ?"

Bam !

The other banged the table in protest .

Are you answering my words ?

He was about to raise his hand and hit the student when …

" … annoying "

At that moment, a cold, stifling feeling swept through the heart, uncomfortable, even stinging .

" What…what !"

People's faces were glued to the chairs and they fell to the cold floor of the hall .

It was as if someone was putting their weight on them .

Not one person, not two, almost everyone felt it .

It wasn't even killing intent, just annoyance, what they felt was someone's annoyance .

But why …

Why is this so heavy ?

A desire to submit, no, it was as if the world was forcing them to submit .

" Who made that sound ?"

Simple question, but the answer, was it easy to say it in the midst of this fear ?

A red-eyed boy was rubbing his eyes in annoyance, his expression not being pleasant at all .

" Leon, stop, they are already scared ."

" Hmm? Oh I forgot ."

Clack !

The sound of finger cracking was clear in the silent environment, and with the sound, the strange pressure disappeared .

" Since I'm being kind today, I'll ignore what's happening, but don't disturb my sleep, I might end up accidentally swatting a buzzing fly ."

With that said, Leon went back to his nap .

People felt offended by Leon's words… but they didn't dare to respond, holding back their emotions .

Some were in disbelief, some were afraid, and some were audibly gnashing their teeth in indignation .

In just a moment, in a moment Leon subdued the students, effortlessly he also freed them .

This reality made people feel cold in their hearts .

Doesn't that mean that Leon is much stronger than them ?

It wasn't just Leon, the others in his group were fine… Were they that strong ?

The students began to sit in their seats, and their actions were clearly polite, unlike before .

"… I'll leave the chair to you, I didn't want it anyway ."

Seeing the students' unpleasant looks towards him, because he was the cause of what happened, the bald student grumbled, left the seat and went to another vacant seat .

" Huh… I wonder what the lesson is today ?"

" I don't know, but since we've been through so many strange exams, maybe something surprising ?"

" What do you think, Logan ?"

" I don't know, Nando, but I hope it's not boring ."

" What? Nando?" Fernando started complaining .

Man, I know my name isn't long, but what is this? Nando's? Seriously ?

" Hehe, that's a good name Logan, Nando, tell me, do you have any admirers? Tell us about your love life !"

"… not you too, teacher ."

After the chairs were distributed, some time passed, as the previous pressure was gradually fading away, and the reason was Leon's group, as they were chatting without caring about the atmosphere .

Everyone take your seats .

At that moment, a woman entered the classroom followed by a man in his mid-twenties .

" I am the teacher in charge of your class, but the one who will be teaching you is Teacher Ralph ."

After taking a moment of silence to survey her surroundings, the teacher in charge of the class opened her mouth coldly .

No one whispered, no one dared to speak, the aura her words gave off was enough to make one feel threatened .

" If I have to be honest… I don't have high hopes for you, the students of Class D. What this logo symbolizes is failure, a defective product ."

Her words were no less cold than her voice, her expressions when she spoke were by no means gentle .

" Teacher… isn't that saying too much …"

One of the students tried to express his dissatisfaction with the harsh words, the rest of the students had unpleasant expressions, but did not speak .

" A lot? What's wrong with my words? I don't understand ."

The eyes of the teacher in charge of the class turned towards the student who had objected .

" Nearly non-existent talents, you are the 257th ranked student, the only student in the class with a B-grade talent, Kevin Atreus, if I recall? So what? Despite your exceptional talent, isn't your class the lowest? It's a bit funny that you say that I talk too much ."

" … this "

Kevin was silenced, as despite his dissatisfaction, he could not deny the words .

The teacher smiled disdainfully as she continued, "Whatever your previous lives were, in this academy, it no longer matters, only the results matter, but honestly, flawed products like you, how can I place any hopes on you? It's completely out of my business. "

" Of course…that doesn't mean everyone is the same ."

As she said that, her eyes turned towards someone .

The students followed the stare, and what they saw was none other than Leon's group .

" Trying to pressure us with praise, making the class focus their frustrations or hopes on our group, hehe ."

No one in the place was stupid, they knew why the teacher in charge said her harsh words .

It is to motivate students or simply scare them .

" I don't like her "

Logan said frankly, his expression cold, he didn't like talkative, arrogant people even at a higher rank !

" Her behavior is so condescending ."

Fernando's expression wasn't nice, no matter how practical he was and knew what he had to do or not, he hated people with that behavior .

Chae Nayun didn't speak, but she was frowning .

Even the sweet Selena was frowning, this just goes to show that her behavior is not likeable !

The rest of the group ?

They didn't even hear what was going on, they were almost asleep since she opened her mouth, her words are so boring man ...

" Anyway, I didn't come to give my personal opinions. The first day is not a lesson, but a complete explanation of the school system and what you should do on your path from now on. "

" Professor Ralph, you may speak now ."

She didn't give anyone a chance to speak, and the teacher in charge left the classroom, leaving silence .

"… Anyway, she's at the age where she gets angry at everything, ignore her words people, old women are shy and can't simply say hello, sheesh ."

Teacher Ralph cleared his throat as he said .

Pfft !

Muffled laughter can be heard among the students .

The difference between the teacher's coldness compared to the teacher Ralph's humor was interesting .

" You are now, regardless of your previous identity, proud students of Moonlight Academy, where you will continue your journey in pursuit of power and knowledge ."

The contrast between the words of Teacher Ralph and the teacher in charge was vast, which made his words carry even heavier weight .

The students paid attention to his words .

" There are different aspects to work on, but let's focus on what you want to hear and what I want to say, okay ?"

The students' eyes lit up at Teacher Ralph's words, as what they had been waiting to know until now was about to be said !