Chapter 38:Virtual Reality Fighting (1)
"Aahh!" The boy let out a pained scream, clutching his bleeding nose. "You've ruined my face!"
Mikael rolled his eyes. "Oh, stop being a baby. I didn't even hit you that hard."
He then leaned in, grabbing the boy's head and murmuring in a voice low enough that only he could hear, "And let me assure you, if we weren't in the Academy, I'd have hurt you a lot more. So don't bother me again. Next time, I might not hold back and might actually break something."
The menace in his tone sent a shiver down the blue-haired boy's spine. His face turned pale as he stammered, "I-I'll go. I won't bother you anymore."
Mikael gestured dismissively, signaling him to leave, and resumed his meal, unbothered by the stares from nearly the entire cafeteria. His stunt had attracted significant attention, but he didn't care.
Internally, Mikael sighed. 'I've probably just set off some ridiculous chain of events that'll end with me exterminating his entire family. At least, that's how it would play out in a cultivation world. This world might be different—who knows? Still, I need to be cautious. Once the first month of classes is over, the upper years will be allowed to interact with the first-years, and this guy probably has an older brother in the fourth year who'll come looking for trouble.'
'For now, things are fine since each year is confined to its own building, and they aren't allowed in our section. But starting next month, that'll change. I'm sure plenty of spoiled nobles won't be happy about a commoner being the strongest first-year. So yeah, more fights are probably on the horizon.'
A few tables away from Mikael, a trio from his class was eating and enjoying the drama.
"I wouldn't want to be him," said Lucas Henker, watching as the blue-haired noble crumpled after Mikael's knee strike. Lucas was a young man with brown hair, blue eyes, and a refined appearance. He was the younger brother of the heir to the Henker Duke family.
Sitting beside him was a stunning young woman with blonde hair and golden eyes. She carried herself with a demeanor that was a mix of mischief and haughtiness as she sat next to Lucas. She scoffed, "That Mikael acts like a thug, resorting to violence at the first opportunity."
The woman, Aria Cliffborne, was the younger sister of the heir to the Marquess Cliffborne family and Lucas's fiancée.