Volume 8 Chapter 22: Study Session Part 2/2

"Suck it up and just work. I need to focus here." Krystal scoffed at the two. Unlike those two who didn't need to catch up, she had to make up everything.

Yet, she wasn't able to. Two crazy people going wild beside her made her pause every two seconds.

"But it's too difficult!" "I want to cry!" As the two whined, Leona muttered,

"How is Keith still able to study so hard?" While everyone had such a difficult time, the man was hard at work. His face leaned on his hand as he stared down at his books: he was in another dimension.

"Now that you mention it." Herrick and Melor paused as they stared. It was quite odd.

"Keith!"

"..."

"KEEEEITH!"

"..." No response.

Everyone looked at one another. Is he playing with us?

"Is it strange that I want him to notice us?" Herrick had a devious grin as he glanced at the man's back. It was telling him to clown him.

"...Is that a good idea?" Sarah muttered. What he said was asking for trouble.

"This could go horribly wrong," Gabriel muttered. There was no way Keith was one of those types who liked to be bothered. Not when he was like that.

"We have more things to deal with than that." This lion needed to focus more on himself than others.

"I'm going to do it." Herrick was prepared as he walked over to Keith's chair. The others turned blank before they realized what he planned to do.

"That's too far!" But it was too late, as Herrick had taken the chair out. Yet the unthinkable occurred.

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"He's still standing up!" Herrick gasped as he saw Keith still sitting; the man didn't need the chair! Flipping pages back and forth calmly as if there was nothing wrong.

"..." The others couldn't help but gasp.

"Those are some strong core muscles," Sakura muttered.

"Eh?" Jack and the others tilted their heads. Sakura explained, "His legs and core are sturdy. Only someone who trained like that could do it so easily."

"Let's not talk about the muscle; Keith is not listening to us." Angelica chuckled. The fact that he was not disturbed by what Herrick did was surprising enough!

The beastman returned the chair under the boy. Because of the surprising position, the others were interested. What could get the kid to break his attention?

"Should we do the harem attack?"

"Harem attack?"

"You know when all girls swarm him? No man could withstand that." Scarlet grinned.

"Have you gone mad?!" Alfia's eyes twitched.

"I know what we must do." Herrick took a deep breath.

"Huh?"

"Take this!" Herrick chucked something at the guy! It was fast and unpredictable. Yet, Keith caught it with his fingers and flicked it back with twice the force! The wind was cut as it,

"Yeow! It's in my forehead!" Herrick roared as he started to roll around on the ground!

"Herrick!" Leona quickly pulled the pencil out of his head.

"There's a hole in my head." There was definitely a small hole there.

"What a fearsome attack."

"Is he doing it subconsciously?" Everyone stepped away, not wanting to be shot like the lion-man.

"This guy is so focused that it's deadly." Scarlet chuckled at the focus. Nothing could break the man's concentration.

"Someone get me a bandaid." Herrick could feel the pain.

"Idiot." Alfia sighed as she tossed one.

"Let's not bother Keith any longer and work on studying," Angelica smiled. That was the most sound reasoning yet.

"Understood!"

After a few hours,

"Oh, look at the time." Keith looked at the clock and then walked out of the living room.

"He finally moved!" Despite focusing on their work, they all wondered when this guy would move.

"Alright! Who said 3 hours?" Jack looked around.

"I did," "Me too," "Here," Gabriel, Angelica, and Faelyn raised.

"Darn it!" "I was so close!" Scarlet pouted as she handed the coins over.

...

"Alright, let's do this!" Keith cracked his neck back and forth. A snack was a must since they had been studying for so long. Sweets were the best option when everyone was hard at work.

Let's make some mango mousses. Delicious and simple to make.

Mangos needed to be pureed in the beginning. Tossing them into a wind sphere, the mangos were shredded, turning into a smooth liquid. With the purree finished, the next part was the whipping cream and condensed milk.

Whipping the cream till it turned stiff, the condensed milk was added. The mousse was completed. Keith then split the mousse in two. That was when the mango puree was added.

Stirring them together, the white mousse started to become orange from the mangos. That was when it was time to add it to the cup. Mango mousse went in, then regular mousse. Bit by bit, layers of white and orange were together. Keith grinned.

It looks great. Keith was grinning at the perfect layers he made. I should also add some small fruits as well. Bits of cube mangos were added to the top.

Now it's perfect.

I should prepare the others as well.