Chapter 50: The Start of the Mock Battles
Once again, Riley managed to shut everyone’s mouth tight. There were at least eighty students present, and not a single one dared to speak. Their eyes, however, were another matter entirely.
If there were an alternate universe where moving one’s eyeball made a sound, then the air would probably be drowned by all sorts of thunderous noises by now. The other students from Silvie’s class were already taken aback by the fact that Riley was an albino. For most of them, this was their first time seeing someone like him... anything that would have come out of his mouth would be a wonder for them.
But... Sweet Snowy Little Baby Boy?
Was he joking? And if he was, were they allowed to laugh? Should they laugh?
Everyone was staring at Riley like he was some sort of unicorn, which he probably was.
But of course, the one who was most at a loss as to what to do was Silvie.
She’d been prepared to show him courtesy, to address him by whatever superhero name he’d chosen... but how could she? Saying that name out loud felt like she’d already lost.
The silence hung thick for several seconds—until someone finally cracked.
"P-pft..."
Everyone turned their heads toward the one who made the noise, and the culprit was none other than Gary, who was now pointing directly at Silvie.
"You... you were so serious. And... and..." Gary could barely even form his words properly as he burst out into a fit of laughter, "Megagirl... you were so serious and... and confident. And then he... he’s... You must be so embarrassed right now!"