Chapter 66: The Machine Versus The Masterpiece (1)
"So..." Karma said slowly. "Why exactly did you call all the students here?"
Ravian, the one she was addressing, hid his face in his palm as though he were thinking, but in truth, he was panicking. ’Big bro, why the hell did you give me such a crazy mission?’ He peeked through the gap in his fingers. ’How the hell am I supposed to manage everyone here?’
Before Arthur had seen the corpse of the monster, he’d sent a simple message to Ravian.
"Someone might attack the students. Gather them in one place."
’That’s what he told me, but how am I supposed to control them?’
He exhaled and lifted his face, lowering his hand. "Big bro, I mean, Art told me to bring everyone together."
The crowd began to murmur, but no one attempted to leave.
Ren, the sharpest student in the second year, stepped out from the group and asked, "I get that you were just following Arthur Arcain’s orders, but everyone wants to know why he asked us to gather here."
Ravian stared at the boy with piercing blue eyes for a moment, then said, "Someone might attack. That’s all he said."
A bulky first-year, the same one who provoked Arthur during the entrance exam, scoffed. "That bastard is just abusing his authority now that he’s the head of the seventh generation."
Everyone fell silent, as if the reality of Arthur being their leader had just sunk in.
Ayla had pledged her loyalty to Arthur, and Ha-joon’s reign was effectively over. That left only one person who could take the position.