Chapter 24: Hard Head
Alexandre laughed at the female professor's words and prepared to attack—
But suddenly, a familiar man stepped between the two of them and shouted, "Enough!"
It was Omega! He turned and gestured to the woman. "Calm down, Professor Finlay. As I shouldn't have to tell you, it's also forbidden for professors to fight with students. Your words just now made it very unlikely the disciplinary committee would support any demands you made for expulsion. Really, you should know better than to let yourself be goaded by a maggot like this."
Professor Finlay's eyes immediately died down to a dull glow. She pulled herself into a neutral stance, lowering her arms. "Of course. Forgive me, Professor Omega."
Omega inspected Finlay, noticing that one of her arms was twisted at a strange angle. Alexandre's punch had broken her arm. However, due to a combination of adrenaline and Finlay's discipline, not a single sign of pain showed on her face.
Then Omega turned to examine Alexandre.
By this point, Alexandre had suppressed his emotions once more. He felt embarrassed, and he cursed himself for his lack of self-control. He usually kept his emotions in control, after all. By allowing his anger to rise so that his eyes would shine and make it clear that he'd been modified by Virus Z, Alexandre had let his pride and rage pull him into an idiotic fight.
What would happen now? Would he be disqualified from continuing the exam? After all, it was impossible that Omega wouldn't recognize him.
But Omega simply looked Alexandre straight in the eye for five long seconds, then waved a dismissive hand. "You're dismissed for now. Everyone, line up!"