Chapter 152: A Super Student
Chapter 152: A Super Student
The weekend job had wrapped up earlier than usual. The sun was still hanging low in the sky, golden light spilling across the buildings. No rush. No threat. Just Max and Wolf walking side by side through the main high street, heading toward the train station.
It was one of those rare quiet moments, the kind where people let things slip without meaning to. And Wolf, as always, took the opportunity to pry.
“You’ve gotten a lot better at fighting,” Wolf said, hands tucked behind his head like he didn’t have a care in the world. “No, scratch that, that’s not quite right. It’s like you already knew how to fight, but your body couldn’t keep up. Now it’s starting to catch up.”
This guy gets it, Max thought. His read is scary sharp. And honestly, he wasn’t wrong.
“Maybe,” Max said. “But according to you, I’m still C-rank. I was lucky to beat Dipter. And even now, if I had to fight him again, I’d lose, unless I pulled off some other trick.”
He paused, letting the words hang for a second.
“That’s why I have to get stronger. Fast.”
“Right, right,” Wolf nodded. “But, honestly? You’re moving fast already. I don’t think it’s even possible to progress quicker without snapping something in your spine. And come on, with all the money you’ve got now, you could just chill. Play games. Live it up. Why keep pushing so hard?”
Max didn’t answer right away.
If he said, I need to take out the White Tiger, he could already imagine Wolf’s reaction. And it wouldn’t be good. Max didn’t know exactly where Wolf’s loyalties stood, but if he had to guess, they were probably a lot more aligned with the White Tiger than with him.
So Max kept it vague. Careful.