No Life Without a System

Chapter 05

Kelvin walked into the cafeteria feeling angry to see Zico and his two men there. He wanted to forget his anger and beat them up. However, seeing many other students there, he abandoned his intention. His hands, which had been clenched into fists, went limp. While his face, which had an angry expression, returned to its usual expression.

Arriving at the canteen, he ordered fried rice, grilled chicken, and orange juice from the staff. After that, he sat down in a chair next to a round table.

The students were astonished that Kelvin could buy food in the canteen. In their hearts, they wondered, "How can such a poor boy buy such good food? Where did that scavenger boy get the money to buy good food here? Maybe he stole it!"

The cafeteria worker brought Kelvin's breakfast to his table. Then, Kelvin gave the canteen worker a $10 dollar bill. Actually, the fried rice and grilled chicken were $5 and the orange juice was $1. However, when the cafeteria worker wanted to give him change, Kelvin said, "Just take the change."

The students who were eating in the cafeteria were shocked. Some choked on their own food, some dropped their glasses when they wanted to drink, and so on. They didn't expect Kelvin, who they knew as the poorest kid in the school, to behave like that.

Kelvin couldn't help but laugh at the shock of the other students when they saw his uncharacteristic differences. Kelvin used to not be able to eat well like this. He used to work washing dishes in the cafeteria first if he wanted to eat. Otherwise, he would eat the leftovers that had been thrown away in the trash. That was Kelvin's life before he had a system.

However, it's different now. Since having the system, he feels that his life is much more glorious. However, there is something that makes him very sad, which is the loss of a mother.

After finishing breakfast, Kelvin immediately rushed to his class, because soon the entrance bell would ring. Arriving in class, what he suspected turned out to be true. Just a few steps into the classroom, the bell rang, making him speed up his steps towards the bench where he usually sat, more precisely the bench at the back in the far right corner of this class.

Soon after, a male teacher in his thirties or so, wearing a white shirt with a black jaz as his combination, and black pants as his underwear, walked casually into the classroom. The teacher sat down at his desk and greeted his students.

"Good morning, Children!"

All the students in this class compactly answered simultaneously, "Good morning too, Mr. Teacher!"

"Oh, yes. Please collect your math homework," said the teacher when he remembered that the students had math homework.

The students immediately took their Math books and collected them on the teacher's desk, except Kelvin.

Kelvin grumbled to himself. "Ouch! How is this? I forgot that there is homework now. And also, my Math book was burned in that barrel yesterday. System, can you help me at a time like this?"

[The system replied: Master, check Master's new books in the bag. They are all filled with the exact same writing as Master's previous books. And Master's math homework has all been answered.]

"Really?" Kelvin flashed a happy smile, and he immediately checked the books in his bag, to confirm whether what the system had just said was true or not.

After checking the different books in his bag, it turned out that what the system said was true, making Kelvin's smile become even wider.

"Kelvin Stewart!" The teacher called Kelvin's name because he was the only one who hadn't submitted his Math homework. "Hurry up and submit your homework!"

"Yes, Sir!" Deftly, Kelvin immediately took his Math book out of his bag. And it turned out that it also contained complete Math material, and his homework had all been filled in with the answers. He brought the book to the teacher's desk.

The teacher corrected and graded all the students' homework. After he finished, he gave the book back to his student.

When Kelvin saw his Math homework score, the corners of his lips lifted up. Excitedly, he said to himself. "Wow! My grade is 100. I didn't actually do the homework."

On the other hand, Xenovia whose seat was to Kelvin's left widened her eyes as she glanced at Kelvin's book. The girl did not expect that Kelvin could get a 100 in the subject that she thought was the most difficult. "Wow! You're so smart, Kelvin? Will you teach me math too?"

Kelvin replied while smiling at the girl. "Yes, Xenovia. I'll teach you!"

Xenovia was the only student in this school who didn't hate Kelvin. In fact, she had always defended him when he was about to be beaten up by Zico. So it was only natural for Kelvin to smile and be nice to her, even though she was the sister of Zico, the person he hated so much.

Zico, who heard the conversation between Xenovia and the person he hated the most, immediately turned to his younger sister and said, "You don't go near that trash boy, Xenovia!"

Xenovia immediately glared at her brother who was sitting in front of her. "What are you saying, Bro? ...trash?! ...it's you who's trash!"

At that moment, the teacher who heard the commotion immediately said with a high intonation while looking at Xenovia and Zico. "Hey, you guys! How dare you two make a scene in class! Hurry up and stand in front!"

"Bu–but I'm just ...."

Before Xenovia could finish her sentence, the teacher interrupted, "There's no but! Come to the front!"

Xenovia was speechless. She could only obey the teacher, walking forward to the front of the class while bowing her head. Zico also walked forward.

In front, the math teacher punished them, making them stand on one leg while pinching their own ears.

Seeing Zico being punished like that, Kelvin felt very happy. However, he felt sorry if Xenovia was also involved in the punishment. And in his opinion, the most guilty in this case was Zico.

[System mission triggered.]

[Free Xenovia from the Math Teacher's punishment.]

[Reward: Still a mystery, and will be known after the mission is successfully completed.]

[Time: Before Math hour is over.]

[Mission status: In progress.]

Getting such a mission, Kelvin thought hard and wondered to himself. "How can I free Xenovia from the teacher's punishment?"

[System answer: Just explain to the teacher in whatever words the Master thinks can make the Math Teacher believe that Xenovia is not wrong, but Zico is.]

After getting the answer from the system, Kelvin flashed a faint smile. Of course it was because he had gotten an idea and a good idea to free Xenovia, as well as complete this mission.

What kind of idea did Kelvin think of to melt the Math Teacher's heart so that Xenovia would be released from punishment?