Chapter 199: Recognition (1/2)

Surprisingly, there was a call from Radvils, ordering every participant to gather in the school despite the competition hadn't finished.

Theo didn't understand this call and headed to the school like normal since the gathering was after school.

When he came out of his class and was about to head to the gym, he saw traffic ahead.

Too many people were coming to the gym to see the winner of the competition as they wanted to see who would represent the country to compete in the biggest competition for high school students.

Suddenly, their cheer became an uproar as soon as people found the student council and Alea's former group appeared.

”They—”

Theo didn't care about them, so before he would hear so many unnecessary cheers, he used his Blink to sneak inside the building, arriving at a corridor that was slightly less crowded, only to find his lazy teacher, Rai, standing in front of him.

Rai's eyebrows raised before his expression became distorted, looking at Theo while standing still.

Theo slightly bowed his head to greet him before the latter called him. ”If I'm not wrong, you're Theodore Griffith, correct?”

”Yes.” Theo was surprised the teacher knew his name. Normally, the teacher wouldn't even bother to know you unless you were someone special or troublemaker. But considering the recent rise of his popularity, he could somehow understand why the teacher knew him. ”Can I help you?”

”Not really. I am just here to bring the participants to the center stage and since I found you before even searching, it's a good thing. Come with me, I'm going to lead you there and finish my job here. I don't like being in crowded areas…” Rai explained with a tired expression.

Theo was confused by his explanation, but he still followed him since he might need to move again after this.

Rai actually never looked back and trusted Theo to follow him, while the rest didn't even realize Theo was next to them.

However, Rai could sense that Theo was actually using his Awareness to erase his own presence like how his master erased her own. And Rai was doing the same. They both simply didn't want to get bothered by the crowd.

Not long after, they arrived in a small corridor where Theo found a plate, saying, ”Only teachers/participants can enter.”

Rai opened the door and led Theo in as he turned around. ”Anyway, you just need to go forward. I have heard about your bully case and what do you think about me not helping you in your case?”

”It's normal. I've never expected a teacher to protect a student after all.” Theo shrugged.

”Well, that's certainly true. As for me… Just hate me since I'm too lazy to even deal with it. It's not like I'm going to get a pay raise for doing such a job, especially since I will offend a rich family along the way.” Rai shrugged.

Theo tilted his head in confusion, not understanding what was inside his mind.

”Anyway, I won't accompany you. Just follow this route and you will find the others.”