Chapter 161: 161 - Go Find Mark
Nexus's sudden invitation appearing at such a meaningless moment left Lailah and Shiori both stunned.
Was there any master who introduced himself to his disciple by making the disciple scream and cry her eyes out like this?
Shiori's impression of Nexus was already extremely terrible, so how could she agree to become his disciple?
The idea of taking Shiori as his disciple had only just appeared in Nexus's mind. Now that his personality was more carefree, his standards had also dropped a lot.
He wanted Shiori to become his disciple simply because, in his opinion, she looked kind of dumb.
This could be called balance, since Mark in Nexus's eyes was currently also a useless person. With Shiori too, it would create a balance with two 'useless people' of both genders.
If it were before, Nexus wouldn't have had thoughts like this, but now, everywhere he looked, he saw lowly mortals.
"Can't you understand human language? If you understand, then say something. Do I need to say it again so you can hear me clearly?"
Nexus smirked when he saw the confused looks on both of them. Turning lowly mortals into a source of entertainment was something the great Nexus quite enjoyed.
"No, wait a second. What do you mean by suddenly wanting me to become your disciple?"
Shiori wiped the tears stuck to her face to look less disheveled before asking. After being frightened for a while, she more or less understood that Nexus was just crazy, not really a monster.
Being suddenly put on equal footing with some useless guy made her very uncomfortable, but since she couldn't beat him, she had no choice but to endure it.
"I already told you. It's precisely because you're a stupid mortal who has made me interested that you can become my disciple."
Nexus spoke while looking at Shiori through his nostrils instead of his eyes. His arrogance made him rather stare at the ceiling than look at her face.
Once again being blatantly looked down on, Shiori was angry, but somehow she was gradually starting to feel like this was normal. Her brain's ability to adapt to weird situations was working exceptionally well at this point.
"You said you want to be my master, so what can you teach me?"
Shiori was still clear-headed enough to know that refusing would be useless. She wasn't sure whether doing so would make Nexus hold a grudge against her.
For a normal person, they probably wouldn't care too much, but the words 'normal' and Nexus had nothing to do with each other.
If it were before, Nexus would have explained, but now he couldn't be bothered to say anything. He simply stood up and hoisted Lailah onto his shoulder like a sandbag.
"Go find Mark and ask him. After that, come find me yourself."
"Hey!"
Shiori only had time to shout once before Nexus carried Lailah through the ceiling and completely disappeared. The two of them were just like ghosts, passing through the thick layer of concrete as easily as if it were nothing.
She stood there for a while to make sure they were really gone. Only after seeing that no one had returned for a long time did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.
"Should I go find Mark or not? Whatever, I don't have anywhere left to run anyway. Even if I gather everyone to beat this bastard up and somehow win, the losses will be far too heavy."
Asking herself and then answering herself, Shiori slowly left the cafe. She had entered with quite a presence, but now she looked just as miserable. Her body wasn't injured, but mentally, she had clearly suffered a critical hit.
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In the sky, even though Nexus was carrying Lailah like a sack, she still lightly patted his back and complained, though her words weren't that harsh.
"Hey, I haven't finished drinking yet."
As soon as she complained, the half-finished cup of coffee appeared in her hand without her knowing when.
"Oh, thanks... Wait, they don't sell cups. They sell drinks."
Lailah had been taken to many places by Bell, so it wasn't like she knew nothing about human culture in some areas. Clearly, what Nexus had done was stealing, and she really hated that.
Even without looking, Nexus knew that Lailah was glaring at his back unhappily.
"Is there a problem? Shiori said she would pay."
There was no way Nexus thought he had done anything wrong. He had even given Shiori a chance to become his disciple.
"You're not joking about wanting to take her as your disciple, right?"
Since Lailah was talking while drinking milk coffee, her voice was slightly broken up. Although she didn't know the real reason behind Nexus's actions, she could be certain that Shiori would become Nexus's disciple one way or another.
"Of course. How could the great Nexus lie to a mortal?"
Nexus stated it firmly, but don't always believe him. Everything he said was the truth, and if anyone felt there was a problem, they would have to defeat him first.
At this moment, Shiori hadn't even started her car yet, while Nexus and Lailah had already blended into the dense crowd. More and more students on the academy grounds were gathering, and they were all looking in the same direction.
There was an empty podium for speeches in that direction, but it was unknown who would be giving the speech.
The academy's teachers or staff hadn't even bothered to show up yet, as if they wanted to take all the spotlight instead of letting the new students have it.
Shiori was also a core member of the academy, but she hadn't prepared anything properly at this point. After being teased by Nexus until she looked extremely disheveled, she had to spend more time fixing her appearance so she could look more serious.
"The quality here really is much higher. There isn't even a single normal person around."
Lailah looked left and right. Although she didn't know how strong they were, she was certain that anyone here could casually kill her with a single punch.
Most of the people here were B-rank hunters. There were also many C-ranks, but they were still not as numerous as B-ranks. There weren't many A-ranks either. As for S-ranks, they hadn't appeared yet.