Perseus and Wilson glanced at each other. Wilson was grinning widely at him, and he gave Perseus a thumbs down, indicating that Perseus had already failed.Staring at him blankly, Perseus looked away. He doesn’t have the time to deal with Wilson's behavior. Ms. Tisha stood in front of them, while Ms. Twinia was sitting behind them. “You can go ahead and pick a number from 1 to 40.” Mr. Kayden announced. “I am referring to Wilson,” he revealed.Wilson leaned back against his seat casually. “39.”Mr. Kayden sighed before going ahead to read the question. “Find the limit as X approaches infinity of (x^3 + 2x - 5)/(2x^3 - 4x^2 + 1).”Wilson’s pen flew across the page as he worked through the problem. “The limit is ½,” he announced, his eyes glittering.“That’s correct.” Mr. Kayden announced. “Two points go to Wilson.”Mr. Devis was the one in charge of recording the scores, so he moved the large device, making the score appear on the wide screen in front of everyone.“14,” Perseus mutter
Wilson knew he had to stop Perseus from getting the answer right. If that could happen, he would be able to get one point to make up for the one he lost, but he couldn’t think of the right way to stop Perseus from speaking.“We can see that the set of {0, 1, 2, 3, 4} forms a group under addition modulo 5,” Perseus explained, a grin appearing on his face as he watched Wilson. “Since 2 is a generator of the group, it is a cyclic group.”Wilson held his breath. It was over; Perseus had won. Perseus, on the other hand, glanced at the crowd; it was like the audience held their breaths as they waited for words from Mr. Kayden.Sherry had a bright smile on her face, indicating that she was going to get the money from all those who voted for Wilson.“That’s the correct answer.” Mr. Kayden announced. “Two more points for Perseus.”Perseus rose to his feet as few cheered for him; most of the cheers were coming from those who voted for him. The others wouldn't have a change of mind since they ha
Wilson was trembling as he received glares from every corner. Seth, watching everything, rose to his feet and headed towards Mr. Kayden. He flashed Perseus a smile and winked at him as he took the microphone from Wilson. Perseus returned Seth’s smile with a frown, but that didn’t bother Seth because a serious look appeared on his face when he turned his gaze away from Perseus.[What a pretender!] Iris scoffed. ‘He also had a terrible smile.’ Perseus replied. [Yes, he does, and I think he thinks he is handsome with that smile.]Perseus glanced at Iris. ‘He is indeed handsome; you don’t have to lie.’[I wasn’t lying.] Iris responded.[ I was only showing my displeasure for him. Is it that bad?]Perseus was yet to respond when Seth began speaking, so he left his conversation to listen to what Seth had to say.“Some of you might not know me, but I am the current principal of this college, Seth McMiller,” Seth announced. [Why are the ladies squealing?] Iris asked, rolling her eyes.Her
“Cheers!” “Cheers!” Sherry said, beaming and, at the same time, slamming her glass against theirs. In the process, the wine in their glasses spilled, and the one that was nearest to her shattered. The shattered glass was Perseus’s. He stared at her blankly as she gulped down all the contents in her glass. They were in a local restaurant that Sherry seemed to enjoy going to; she was familiar with the owner too.It was a place that she could go to and drink to her heart's content without having to worry about keeping her reputation safe. Sherry had suggested that they head out to celebrate since Perseus had won the duel, and the rest agreed. Perseus couldn’t get over the question that she had asked him about the other time. She wasn’t joking when she said that; she had a serious expression. He shook off the thoughts; he had a lot of things to take care of.They were thirty-four in number: he, Zeppelin, Eris, and Sherry, along with the 31 others who had voted for him. He barely reco
[Stay away from him, Host.] Iris warned.[Meeting him in school is enough for you to keep bumping into him.][I don’t think it is a coincidence. How could he pick here of all places?]‘I know right.’ Perseus replied. ‘And he didn’t see the rest when he came. He only noticed us.’“I am sorry for not seeing them.” Seth apologized with a sigh. “I only saw you two sparkling from afar. Aren’t they the people who voted for you?” he inquired as he reached to touch Sherry.“They are,” Perseus replied, stopping Seth’s hand, and with a glare, he continued. “Get your hands off my fiance.”Seth was taken aback by Perseus' words, but he covered it up with a bright smile. “I didn’t know she was your fiance.” ‘A fiance?’ Seth thought to himself. ‘And he seems to care about her too. I guess that might be his weakness or something.’“Even though she wasn’t his fiance, you have no right to touch her as you please,” Zeppelin said.Seth stared at Zeppelin blankly before grinning. “Do I have to apologize
A car pulled in front of the gate. The security checked who was in the car, and she showed him the card that Perseus had given her for her to be able to pass through. The security man nodded and let her pass through. Lexi pulled up in front of the Perseus villa. Since she has the permit to enter the house, she could visit any time that she gets. Seconds later, she stood in front of the villa and rang the doorbell. While she waited for him to answer the door, she pulled out her phone and checked if he had replied to her message, but he hadn’t even read her message. The last message she sent was that she was heading to the house, and another was asking if he was home. ‘Is he asleep?’ She thought, ringing the doorbell again. After a few trials, she gave up. The lights were turned off, and she couldn’t see anything through the window. So she did what she thought she could; she turned around and went into her car. Since she had neither Sherry nor Eris' number, she couldn’t contact t
“A person had fallen into the trap, you say?” A man with the tattoo of a snail on his forehead and his bright red hair falling over his face was questioned. He was quite handsome, and he had a devilish look on his face.“Yes, Blaze,” a man next to him replied. The man wore a hoodie, covering his face. “The alarm went off as soon as he fell.”“Did you see his face when he fell?” Blaze asked, his eyes narrowing.The man hesitated, the image replaying in his head. He had seen the person's face but shook his head. “No, I didn’t. I only heard the alarm go off. Do you want us to go after him?”Blaze was sitting on a chair next to the window of a large room. The moonlight emitted brightly in his room, and he was looking out the window.“Find him,” Blaze ordered, his eyes darkening. “And when you do, kill him.”The man in front of him nodded. “Yes,” he said before turning around and leaving the room.As soon as the door closed behind him, the man removed his hood, revealing himself to be Zero
The men fell to the ground, unconscious. Perseus stared at his handwork; he had taken down twenty of the men that were required of him. [You have defeated twenty men.][20/300]His eyes widened at the number of people that the system had laid out. “I thought you said that they were only two hundred? How come they are three hundred now?”[They increased during the time you wasted.] Iris replied. [Keep going; you still have 280 men to take care of.]Perseus ran his hand through his hair, arguing it wasn't going to solve anything. After all, he had little time to find the men. “Is a rope available in the shop?” He asked. [Yes, it is. Which of them do you want? The white, red, or-]“Anyone would do,” he responded. “I just need a rope to tie up this man; I have no idea what the difference between the rope you are mentioning is.”[You should have just said that from the start.] [The rope costs 20 points for each man.][That is a total of 400 points.] Iris revealed.[Do you want to make