***** “What!!” Everybody’s eyes widened with shock upon hearing Ares’s words that suddenly sounded like a challenge while the Vice-chancellor flinched with disbelief.“This!!” They all gaped at Ares as though he had gone insane.“Did… did he just speak to the Vice-chancellor like that?”No matter who they were–the students, jurors, Dean, Michael, Sarah, and even The Army For Ares’s group. Everybody was dumbstruck for a moment and couldn’t believe their ears.While it was evident that the Vice-Chancellor was biased, everybody had assumed that Ares and his brothers would quietly accept their unfortunate fate as any rational person would, given how the power and authority held by a Vice-Chancellor in society is capable of shaping and destroying lives.The courtroom remained eerily silent for a moment until, "What audacity!" The Vice-Chancellor suddenly leaped to his feet and pounded the desk, startling everyone in the hall except for Ares, who remained unfazed.“How dare you speak to me
***** As soon as the scholarly-looking elderly man whose mere appearance commanded both attention and respect entered the courtroom, the atmosphere changed drastically, causing everybody, most especially the Vice-chancellor to straighten up nervously and fearfully. The entire hall fell silent in an instant before eventually, all the students gasped with shock and disbelief. “Chancellor?!” They gaped at the elderly man, most of them finding it difficult to believe that they were really witnessing a living legend of Rex City whom most of them had been dying to meet even long before they were admitted to Bee University. Even Michael, who was usually pompous with zero regard for everybody was astounded for a moment before suddenly, his heart began to race hysterically in his chest and he became greatly excited. ‘Oh my God! Has Father not always spoken about how he wishes to befriend Master Lewis? I must do it today! I must make a good impression of myself before him!’ As soon as he t
***** “Please stand up, nothing is your fault.” Ares was incredibly helpless at this point, gazing at the elderly man who had been kneeling before him and would not stand up no matter what he said, acting as though he were his servant. "No, Grandmaster. Let me stay like this. I deserve to be prosecuted for not knowing you've been a student in my school all these years, not even sensing your presence until today. Please forgive me." Ares, “_” "Come on!" He couldn't help but groan with frustration. "You are Master Lewis, for goodness sake. What would the world who adores you think if they were to see you like this, kneeling to a mere student of your school? Wouldn't I be beheaded and criticized even after death?" "Let's see who has the nerve to do it!" Master Lewis's eyes and voice which had been filled with tears and apologies since he and Ares entered the office immediately surged with aggression and fury. "It's my honor to kneel before the grandmaster, fully aware that with your
Beginning of The Volume 2***** After he was done changing, Ares only carried an empty backpack with the intention of buying a few changes of dresses, since all the ones he owned had already faded. About to set out, however, he hesitated for a brief moment before he eventually woke his brothers to inform them about his departure. Without further ado, they saw him off. Although many people were still asleep, a few were already awoken, doing their morning routines, and as soon as they sighted Ares and his brothers, the people who saw them became filled with awkwardness, and their eyes became overfilled with envy. Seeing them like that, although Ares did not show it, he enjoyed the expressions while his brothers did not bother to hide their excitement at all. By the time they reached the school gate, the morning sun had pretty much risen from the horizon. Just as Ares was about to the taxi he alighted, the first brother gazed seriously at him. “Remember to invite us to a dinner wit
*****"Sir, this dress is part of our limited edition collection, priced just a cent shy of five figures." Despite Ares merely being there to ‘sightsee’ rather than a potential buyer, Simi enthusiastically described each attire they passed to Ares, with Ares attentively examining every single thing along the way.“But who would buy such type of dress for that astronomical amount?” He inquired with confusion, seeing the almost rag that was called a limited edition.Simi smiled, not mad at all, and was about to respond when a snicker came from their back.“Even people with a little bit of wealth would be able to afford that dress. You should just blame yourself for being too poor.”As soon as Ares heard this, he became unhappy again.The speaker was the lady with heavy make-up whom Jara was attending to.“I know that it is only this fool who barely attends to any customer in a day that befit you. Do I have the time to waste like that?” Jara also snickered and together with her cu
*****“Manager, you did not believe me when I raised this issue until I staked my job on it. Did I lie now? I've always reported to you that this fool and some other colleagues used to sneak into the VIP section, but you usually accused me of trying to drive them away, look at this now. She has just taken someone who couldn't even afford our cheapest item into the VIP section."Hearing the voices at his front, it took a few seconds long for Ares to return to his senses and understand the situation.As it was, the trio, who had been hostile toward Ares based on their assumption of his poverty had seen him and Simi entering the VIP section, after which Jara had reported it to the manager, the reason why they were all congregated outside, waiting for their exit.Comprehending the situation, Ares glanced at the manager, a middle-aged woman whose eyes were presently emanating a bone-chilling coldness toward Simi."So, these accusations against you had always been true after all.” She
*****"Thankfully, I have the money. Otherwise, Simi would have been in a dire situation." Leaving the boutique with the bag of clothes he just purchased, Ares sighed to himself, picturing the aftermath of him and Simi leaving the VIP section earlier if he hadn’t bought anything.Ares shook his head and then stopped beside the road, waiting for a taxi to pass when suddenly, he heard someone calling his name with uncertainty.Ares was immediately taken aback. “Who knows me?” He wondered and turned his gaze in the direction the voice had originated.Ares immediately recognized the person—a guy wearing a Versace T-shirt, black Gucci pants, and Hermes slides."Hahaha, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me, so, it's really you," the guy uttered jovially as he approached Ares with a laugh, acting as though he was a close friend of Ares."Why wouldn't I even remember you? Hahaha! You're still the same as ever," Josh said, smirking as he looked Ares up and down, his eyes rapidly f
*****"Isn't this the same car that soaked me before?" Ares suddenly inquired nobody but himself, his eyes narrowing as he scrutinized the two-seater sports car in front of him, then he shifted his gaze to the license plate.“It is the one.” He immediately gritted his teeth.Despite the car speeding away after splashing water on him earlier, Ares's keen eyesight had allowed him to catch the license plate number clearly, so he was certain of his conclusion.“Looks like the person is my in-law visitor.” He mumbled with a sign and then approached the Villa’s entrance.Just as Ares was on the verge of knocking on the door, however, it swung open and revealed a strikingly handsome man in a white Givenchy suit and an elegantly dressed woman in a green office gown.They both exuded an air of perfection, appearing as if they were a couple carefully made and crafted by the heavens themselves, perfectly matched in every aspect.As soon as Ares felt the perfection aura radiating from the