Chapter 20: Chapter 19 - The Breakup(4)
"Seth!!" The girl jumps, expecting me to catch her. In the corner of my eye I see her in slow motion flying toward me. After completing rigorous calculations to account for my next moves and pushing my mind to the limit I find the perfect solution for the problem I am currently facing... I slide my chair further into the table.
There's a 'thump' when she hits the floor, I'm not sure if she slides or not since she's behind me. If I wasn't focusing on keeping [Emotionless] at full power then I would have been laughing. There's a pin-drop silence in the cafeteria. The more I think about it the more I wonder, don't these people have lives? I'm always busy with things I need to get done and rarely have time to sit down and listen to school gossip. What are these people doing with their lives?
No one knows what to say for a few seconds after she slides on the floor. She does slide on the floor, I heard the skin-to-floor sound. There's a four-second silence, it isn't awkward, more tense than anything. Now then, I know I need to get through this break-up but... Should I let her down easy or be a complete asshole about everything she did? To tell the truth or not? I've never been much of a liar so I guess the truth will work.
Second question. Should I consider her emotional state or just not give a shit? I do have [Emotionless] so whichever way I'm going it will help. I'll see how to react based on her.
Either way, I'm probably going to become a semi-pariah.
"Yo." I take a bite of my meal. Bland, worthy of its price. Wait, did I pay for this? I have no idea. I'll ask them later.
"What was that?!" She looks angry, she has no right to be angry after what she did.
Is this some sort of effect? Um, I don't know what it's called but it's the opposite of 'Graduation Goggles'. No idea if there's a term for it.
"What was what?"
"Why didn't you catch me?"
"Why should I?"
"The fuck is wrong with you?"
"In a word...You."
"What?"
"You didn't hear me?"
"Say that again asshole!" She grabs my collar and tries to lift me. If it was a month ago it would have worked but now, yeah, no way you can pick me up. This does give me my answer though, since when did she start acting like she owns me and how did I not see it before? Hah, I guess we're going the ruthless way. Even if I feel bad she's given me no reason to be kind to her.
"I'm breaking up with you." The words leave my mouth calmly and through my enhanced senses I can see the look of shock in everyone around me, no exceptions...
Okay, a bit confusing. I felt killing intent as well as... holy shit, that's an insane amount of lust! Where is it coming from?!?!
[Host is being manipulated by an outside force! Nullifying effect! You're welcome]
Thank you??
"Wh-what!"
"I'm breaking up with you." I refuse to elaborate, she doesn't deserve it. I finish the last of my meal and it disappears, the plate disappears, not the food. The academy uses temporary plates instead of permanent ones, as most places do. It disappears once there's nothing on it. There are some problems with it but it's more convenient than regular plates. I stand up and take a step back. Her grip is loose due to me growing a brain.
Shit, she broke the camera, there goes any evidence I had. It should be fine, there are enough witnesses here in case she decides to be the person I think her mother is. I turn around and start walking toward the next class. Sure, there are around twenty minutes left but I'd rather be there than here.
"Where the fuck do you think you're going?!" She runs toward me and her arm starts glowing. Ah, she just awakened. "You think you can just abandon me after years of leading me on!!! Fuck you!" I calmly move back and dodge her blows
...Heh, did I just make a pervy joke?
I'm nine levels higher than her, there's no way she can touch me even if she awakened a world-defying ability... Actually, she might be able to kill me if she awakened a world-defying ability.
"Oh, leading you on? Is that what you were telling everyone while you were fucking them?" Gasps. Oh My God, why the fuck is everyone acting like this?!
"Wh- No, I did that for us!" Clap. Clap. Clap.
"Sure, having a fucking orgy with every fucking asshole in this room helped me so fucking much didn't it?! Thank you so damn much. You sucking dick and being used by every single guy in this room was all for me?"
Calm down. Calm down. Calm DOWN!
"Hey, isn't that going a bit too far?" Kate didn't know how to react so she just fell on her knees and started crying, playing the victim card again. She's mumbling that everything she did was for us. Wow, I thought I was over this, I honestly didn't give a fuck but hearing her trying to justify herself is insulting.
A random girl asks the question. She looks at me with a bit of anger in her face, she must be one of the friends that encouraged her with this bullshit.
"Is it? Me telling the truth is going too far?" [Emotionless] is more useful than I thought.
"No, y'all have been together for years and you're treating her like this!" She's up in my face now. I don't take a step back. Hmm, I'm guessing this is the ugly best friend trope. She isn't ugly per say, just less attractive.
"Yeah, we've been together for years. How would you feel if the person you were in love with, the person you thought you would spend your entire life with? How would you feel if you found out they were fucking multiple people every day, they were passed around like a common whore. Would you still be able to hold them knowing there's no part of them untouched? Having an ex is fine, fucking everyone in the school isn't. Everyone knew about it and yet, no one told you about it. All they did was laugh on the sidelines. Hm?"
"That doesn't mean you should act like this?" She didn't hear a thing I said.
"Act like what?" Let's try a different method.
"Like... Like she means nothing to you!"
"She means nothing to me."
"..." No one has anything to say.
[Ding! Congratulations! New skill acquired! Manipulator]
I scoff and glare before walking to my next class. This will be the hot topic for the next few days. Ugh, thinking the words 'hot topic' feels so weird, I'm disconnected from these kids my age. Leaving the now-noisy cafeteria, I walk down the hall to my class but before I reach the class I feel myself being pushed against the wall.
It doesn't knock the air out of me but it was pretty damn hard, I feel a hand on my throat... Why do I lik- A PROBLEM FOR ANOTHER DAY!!!!
"I'm not in the mood for this!" There's only one person I know who does shit like this. I see the red eyes flinch as she looks at me. Hmm, maybe I'm scary because I have the aura of an Awakener.
"Fight me if you have the balls."
"..." I did not expect such a cute girl to say those words... ever.
"What?" My anger disappears at the sheer ridiculousness of her statement. Who the fuck even says shit like that? No, that's not the point! How long has she been saying this to people?
"Oi, where'd you learn this phrase?"
"That is none of your business commoner."
"Was it the red-haired one?"
"Yes... I mean, it's none of your business!!" Oh, those red cheeks match her eyes. Ugh, I'm over this shit. I grab her hand and push it away before walking to the class. Just a few more steps before I reach my solitude. "Hmm, maybe this is why she went to everyone except you!"
She did not just say that.
Tell me she. Did. Not. Say. That.
I turn around and start walking toward this girl who clearly has a death wish. I'm taller than her.
"You got a problem with me? I don't give a shit who you are, don't you dare get involved in my personal life!"
"How dare you speak to me like that?!" She throws a jab at my face, right in the nose. She must be focused on speed because her strength isn't that great. Her eyes once again widen, she should have gauged how strong I am when I pushed her away, I don't know why she keeps taunting me but she has my attention.
"Who the fuck are you to tell me how to speak to people?"
"I am the next in line for the Nightshade Family."
"And I couldn't care less."
"..." She doesn't know what to say.
"You wanted a duel and you pissed me off enough to get it. Pick a time and place"
"You will regret this!" Regret what?! Why is everyone so fucking braindead?! You wanted a duel, you got angry when I said no and you're even angrier because I said yes?! Where's the damn logic?!?!
I walk into the classroom and see a few people staring at me. They heard what happened outside. Honestly, I'm not too concerned, I don't know who they are and we've never hung out before. Their opinions mean nothing to me.
_____________________________________
This chapter is just to tie up the break up and it hopefully moves into the next event naturally. The next few chapters are going to be a major event.
Weekly Power Status
-- Power
Ranking 
-- Power
stone