Another two weeks had passed. Kai and the others were thinking about a solution. But after all this time of thinking and not finding a way out, they too had given up.

They involuntarily minimised the problem and forgot about it. In any case, they were field children. How far ahead could they foresee?

Kai looked around. There was a tense atmosphere in the classroom. Everyone was afraid of Seth coming to class. You could see it in their eyes. None of them wanted him here. Even though they were proud of their intelligence, they were afraid of getting beaten up. They were the weak ones at this table, in this classroom, in this place without a teacher.

At that moment, the sound they were waiting for came, there was a knock on the door and Gabriella, the vice principal, entered the room.

"Your exam results are here," said Gabriella.

She gave a long lecture. Kai didn't think anyone was listening to her anyway. Finally she left the results on the table, but the teacher still hadn't read the results. There was a small talk in the classroom and the results were left on the table for the class to observe.

Kai already knew the result. In the children's classes where Seth had cheated, Kai had once again done a mind-blowing result and left everyone in his dust. It was difficult to get such a result even by cheating. Kevin and Jack were after him. And fourth place... So basically Seth had to come to this class for sure.

The recess bell rang and everyone looked at the exam result. They realised that this simple exam result

1.Kai Lane

2. Jack...

3. Kevin...

4. Seth...

....

Now everyone had seen what they had feared. Even though Kai knew it was going to happen, he couldn't help the chill that ran through him. It wasn't like he hadn't been beaten before, but Seth was dishonest. He showed no mercy. He would hit an orphan. He couldn't empathise, couldn't think if he was weaker. They were in big trouble.

"Seth's coming to class! "

Kai frowned at the sound coming from the back of the crowd, but didn't say anything. Because a few seconds later Seth walked in. His gaze was in one direction, and as he moved step by step, the crowd split in two. After a while he stopped. He was right in front of Kevin and even an idiot would know why he was standing there. Kevin shivered involuntarily at that moment. It wasn't just the beating that was the problem. The problem was the pride of these boys who admired their intelligence.

'Damn it! Why do I have such a brilliant mind! "

"You know why I came here, don't you?"

Then he turned to Kai. But he didn't say anything. Seth hadn't used Kai directly when he found him, he hadn't threatened him. He was just giving a little sign. Because he didn't like to get to the top right away. He wanted to take things slowly to show that he excelled in every area. He had to make the most of it.

There weren't many people at that age who would be that ambitious. It was definitely not normal. But Kai didn't know that.

Seth left as quickly as he'd come seconds later. He hadn't said any threatening words, but people were already looking at Kevin like his parents were dead.

Kai and the others went into the classroom and the last bell rang for recess. Kevin grabbed Jack and Kai and hurried them into the library. Immediately, he began to pace round and round. The worry on his face could not have been clearer. Clearly Kevin was scared. The boys were not experienced enough to recognise fear. Neither was Kevin, but he no longer felt as brave as he had when he met Kai.

"What am I going to do? On the day of the exam we all found out what happened. He's forcing the others to cheat. And now he wants to do it to me! "

Jack rolled his eyes. It was obvious. He didn't need to say it. Even Kai was dizzy with Kevin moving so fast.

"Stop first," Kai said.

"How can I stop, Kai? Don't you see? We're finished. He's gonna do the same to you, not just me." Kai knew he was right, and he knew Jack knew it too. But there was nothing they could do. What could they do?

Let's just forget it. He wanted to say we'll just get beaten up but he knew Jack wouldn't accept that. And he certainly couldn't let a blow come to his handsome face.

"What am I gonna do?!?!?! Ben! Me!!! Do I fight him?! Or should I just give him what he wants!? No!! No, I can't do that!"

"If I give him the answers, my parents will be mad at me for what I did, and it'll probably be worse for them than what Seth did." Kai, meanwhile, was running his brain at full speed. Apparently Seth wasn't the only threat to Kevin.

"Stand up to him," Kai said. When Jack and Kevin stopped for a moment and looked at him, Kai almost hit them both over the head. You expect me to come up with some genius plan? Don't be ridiculous! Get your eyes off me!

"Kai, do you realise? ...... He'll cut me! How can I resist, Kai?!" Kevin was right, but Kai looked at Jack. He wondered what he was going to say. The boy with the blonde hair and the more violent one spoke up. The writer didn't know how to describe them because they all had blonde hair.

"Yeah, Kai's right, there's three of us and only one of him. We can work this out," Jack said. Kai was relieved. He began to doubt that he had said anything stupid.

Kevin thought for a moment and then looked at his two mates with a sceptical expression. Maybe they were right. So what if his mother had mated with a bear? Maybe they could beat this hybrid bear?

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"Okay, but promise me. You will be behind me. No pussyfooting around. Okay?"

"Okay, okay, okay. No pussying out," said Jack.

"What about your mates?" said Kevin. Seth, of course, hadn't come this far empty-handed. His mates were as strong as he was. Although none of them could compare to him, they were big boys with no brains.

"We run away when they come anyway. We'll get on the bus as soon as we leave the last lesson." said Jack. Although this was a temporary plan, they had no other choice. Soon the bell rang and the three friends moved to go down the stairs. At that moment, Kai was filled with a feeling that made his hair stand on end. He turned around and looked around. He felt as if someone was watching him, but no one was there.

"What happened?" said Jack.

"I thought I saw something. I think I'm just overly worried and hallucinating. I shouldn't make such a big deal out of it." said Kai and they kept walking.

When Kai and the other two returned to the classroom, it was very crowded. There were lots of people. At that moment a boy bumped into Kai's shoulder.

"Excuse me. "He said and was about to move forward again when Kai grabbed him by the arm. The boy had short hair and black hair that was definitely not blonde.

"What's going on here?" he said. The boy looked at Kai confused.

"Seth is moving into your classroom. Apparently he decided to stir things up. "he said, and then he left the way he came. At that moment, Kai's fear increased even more. But he had made a promise and he was determined to keep it.

Kai looked around. This crowd couldn't be for him, could it? He walked a little further and saw the real truth. Slowly his plans sank into the water and Kai gasped. Seth's friends were there. They were waiting for Seth and they were very close to the classroom. If a fight broke out, it would be almost impossible to escape. Kai looked back and his eyes widened in fear. Everyone was cowering in a corner, staring at the centre of the classroom like sacrificial lambs.

"Are they really that scared? Really...... Are we that much weaker than him?"

Kevin was scared of the others too. He wasn't even thinking about the girls. How could he think about them in a situation like this? None of them would want to see him after today anyway.

"What do we do?" said Kevin.

"Stick to the plan, but be ready to run." said Kai and went back to his seat.

The three of them took their seats in the classroom. Kevin was sitting in the front row, and frankly, he looked like a decoy. He was blaming his past for being at the front at the beginning of the year. The moment Seth entered the classroom, he was going to head straight for him. That's what he wanted anyway. Jack was sitting in the right centre row. The teacher had moved him to that corner because there was no more room in the classroom. Kai was sitting at the very back near the wall. Kai didn't like to stand out. He had sharp ears for listening to lectures. He was grateful to his past for choosing such a place.

A few minutes later Seth and his friends came into the classroom. Seth walked slowly and stopped in front of Kevin's desk. Apparently he wasn't planning on taking his time at all.

"This is a nice desk. It's mine now! "He said and put his bag on the desk. Kai was already up and moving towards the next row. It looked like good things were not going to happen. Although he tried to hide in the crowd, he couldn't help thinking that Seth had noticed him.

' Why are we so helpless to fight back? Why are we still oppressed? '

"So have you made up your mind? Answers or...... You know what you are. "said Seth. He had a broad smile on his face. Kevin looked at Kai. Kai nodded. And Kevin spoke.

He said, "No." Seth was surprised. The whole class was surprised.

"What?"

"I'm not gonna give you the answers," Kevin said. I could see on Seth's face that he was angry. His brow was furrowed and a cold expression appeared on his face. He didn't attack him directly, though. He gave him a condescending look from above, thanks to his height. Kai had reached the queue and Jack was very close.

' You still want to go on? Not this time! It's not going to go on like this any more!'

"Suit yourself," Seth said and raised his fist. Kevin was crushed under that stare and seemed to shrink.

'I'll stop you!!!'

At that moment Kai had already forgotten that they were going to attack together. He didn't see the people around. He couldn't see the people next to him retreating in fear even though they weren't touching him. He couldn't see the horrible smile on their faces.

Kai suddenly rushed forward and grabbed Kevin by his clothes and pulled him behind him with an experience that was not expected of him. And he was caught between the punch and Kevin. Kai looked into Seth's eyes as he gritted his teeth. Then he threw his hand towards Seth's fist.

At that moment, Kai's hand was like lightning in people's eyes and before Seth realised what was happening, Kai had caught Seth's fist with his palm.

No one could believe their eyes, including Seth. There wasn't even 20cm between Kai and Seth. How did this kid catch his fist? He caught a punch?! His fist! Didn't his hand hurt? At that moment Kai turned his head and saw Seth's eyes, which Seth couldn't see because of the punch. He saw that horrible smile. Kai's head was slightly tilted and something was wrong. No one could see it at the distance between Seth and Kai, but Seth could see it clearly. He could clearly see a pair of emotionless red eyes staring back at him. His eyes were really red!

"You...... You're dead."

When Kai opened his eyes again, the first face he saw was Seth's disfigured face. It was covered in blood. He couldn't distinguish between his nose and mouth. As Kai looked at Seth with an expression of disbelief, he realised that his hands were covered with wounds. Then he looked around and saw people looking at him with a frightened expression. Kevin and Jack were behind him and they couldn't believe their eyes either. Kai didn't remember anything. He had no idea what was happening at that moment.

Silence..

Kevin and Jack grabbed Kai's shoulders and pulled him out quickly. Kai was too stunned to move himself. Not just his mates, everyone could see it. Kai had no idea what was happening. He had suddenly gone mad! As they were taking Kai out, Kai thought someone was watching him again. Everyone was watching him, but Kai knew it was different. Because he could feel it! But he was so tired and confused he couldn't even look. They quickly took Kai to the toilet.

"What happened in there, Kai? "Jack said. He didn't even know what to say and all he could say was to ask Kai.

"I... I don't know, it was something very different.... too weird to explain. I don't know. What happened there? The last thing I did was grab Seth's fist. I don't even know how I did that. I don't remember after that."

"You fought Seth after you grabbed that punch, but... was it really a fight? It was like you were bullying him. You were the only one who hit him. If... If he wasn't a tough guy like Seth. You could have been a murderer. "

"Kai, you were so fast out there, no one saw your eyes. You were so strong, you knocked Seth down with one hand. You slapped him like you're humiliating him. I'm sure you could have killed him in seconds if you wanted to, but you didn't. You..... looked like you were playing with your prey. "said Jack. He couldn't explain how frightening it was. He was a child. How could he beat someone so horribly?

"Can we forget about it then? "said Kai. He didn't think anyone had anything to say about the strangeness of it, and he wanted to erase this terrible memory from each of their minds.

"Okay "Apparently they wanted to forget about it anyway. For them, this strange event was not to be remembered and was not important. He wasn't sure how much more honest friendship they could have with Kai if they remembered it. They were afraid of him.

"Promise me. " Kai held his hand out in front of him.

"No one will ever bring this up again."

"I promise," Jack said. He held out his hand. Kevin was a little hesitant. After all, it wasn't a simple thing, but remembering that moment, and getting his share of Jack's stern looks, he held out his hand too. Maybe it really shouldn't have been remembered.

"I promise," he said. And so the three friends had thrown another secret behind the mysterious curtains. They would never bring up this subject again.