The Author's POV

"Wow...there's a lot more people than I had originally thought"

"I'd have to agree with you on that one"

As Kevin and Emma arrived outside of section B, a crowd of students was swarming the entrance making it hard to see what was ahead.

Each student was sporting a different colored uniform which ranged from, azure blue, dark green, and blood-red, representing the year they were in.

A three-meter tall wall surrounded the whole of section B and on top of the wall, an invisible high voltage electrical line was installed preventing anyone from trying to sneak into the compound.

In order to enter the compound, four gates which were respectively allocated according to the cardinal points, North, South, East, West, were tightly guarded by the staff hired by the academy.

Because the academy was mainly a medium to nurture talented individuals which would later be the future pillars of humanity, the information regarding the students was tightly secured by the academy.

If the information were to be passed to the wrong hands, potentially talented heroes that have shown good promise during their academic stay might become the target of demons and villains, which could result in them prematurely dying before their talent could leave an impact on society.

...This was exactly what the academy didn't want, and hence why they invested heavily in security for section B. Excluding the professors who were all respectively strong heroes, the security alone comprised of B and C ranked Heroes.

Section B was practically one of the safest areas within the academy.

After 10 minutes, Emma and Kevin were finally able to arrive at the entrance of the compound.

The lines were split into three, and at the end of each line, a student with a red blazer was handing leaflets to every person who entered the compound.

"Welcome to the elective fair"

Approaching Kevin and Emma, a blonde individual elegantly handed them a leaflet with a gentle yet confident smile on his face.

"Thank you"

"Thank you"

Without thinking much, Emma and Kevin took the leaflet and left, resulting in the blonde individual's smile to momentarily falter.

"Ehm..ehm..excuse me, freshman"

Quickly regaining his composure, the blonde individual hastily moved in front of Kevin and Emma, obstructing their path. Suddenly being blocked out of nowhere, both Kevin and Emma couldn't help but frown as they scrutinized the person before them.

Although he wasn't as handsome as Kevin, he could've been regarded as a fairly handsome individual with his relatively well-proportioned features, blue eyes, and confident demeanor.

"What do you need?"

Annoyed, Emma didn't try to hide her displeasure as she lightly glared in his direction.

Smiling amiably, taking no notice of Emma's attitude, the blonde individual couldn't help but take a couple of glances at Emma evidently stunned by her beauty.

Without even acknowledging nor glancing in Kevin's direction, the blonde individual focused his whole attention on Emma almost as if he was enchanted by her beauty.

"Let me introduce myself, my name is Fabian Parker third year ranked 14, may I have the honor of knowing this beautiful girl's name?"

As he introduced himself, the undisguised pride in his tone couldn't be concealed as his smile deepened and his back straightened.

His eyes which now fully focused on Emma, couldn't hide the desire masked within them as he took one step closer to her.

"That's enough"

Placing his hand in front of Emma blocking Fabian from approaching her, Kevin glared at him.

"Can't you see you're bothering her?"

"Who are you?"

Finally noticing Kevin's presence, Fabian couldn't hide his displeasure, as his head snapped in his direction.

"How dare you block this one's path?"

"You're being annoying"

"Quickly move out of my way or don't blame me for being impolite"

Frowning, just as Kevin was about to get angry, a mocking voice disrupted their confrontation as Emma walked in front of Kevin.

"If you don't fuck off from my sight, don't blame ME for being rude"

Imitating Fabian's tone, Emma arrived right in front of Fabian and lightly smiled.

Startled by Emma's outburst, Fabian couldn't find any words to say resulting in his face crumping up.

"Got nothing to say?"

Raising her brow, Emma looked at Fabian provocatively.

"You..dare!"

Trembling, Fabian pointed his finger in Emma's direction as he struggled to contain his anger.

Since coming to the academy, no, more precisely, his whole life, Fabian had never been this humiliated.

Being born from the prestigious Parker family which held a tremendous amount of wealth and influence, every girl who he had ever approached threw themselves at him.

Never in his 19 years of life did someone disrespect him so much.

Especially from a couple of first years.

Apart from those who were higher ranked than him, and had a similar amount of influence as his family, no one had the right to look down on him.

He, Fabian Parker, heir of the Parker conglomerate with a net worth of over a trillion U was actually being humiliated in front of everybody like this?

'Does this slut think that just because she's pretty she can mess with me?'

"It seems like you don't hold your seniors in regard, good...good"

Clapping his hands a couple of times, Fabian's face darkened and his previous gentlemanly demeanor completely vanished.

"Ah!"

Covering her mouth, Emma exaggeratedly looked at Fabian and exclaimed "I am sorry! I didn't realize you were a senior! I mean..." Looking at Fabian up and down, Emma shook her head "The way you talked made me think you were a spoiled brat, so I instantly assumed you were the same year as me"

"She's definitely enjoying this..."

Watching Emma who acted like she was wronged, Kevin couldn't help but bitterly smile

"What a drama queen.."

She could've just ignored him and told him who she was, as her background was enough of a deterrence for 99% of the people attending the academy, but she chose not to, meaning that she was trying to humiliate him publicly.

Looking around, Kevin noticed a small crowd that had already started gathering around them due to Emma's loud voice.

Sighing, Kevin started doubting whether asking Emma to help him was the right decision.

Noticing the crowd that had started gathering around them, Fabian who was on the verge of exploding forcefully suppressed his anger and alternatively looked at Emma and Kevin.

"It seems like the new first years are in need of disciplining huh?"

-Vam!

As soon as he finished his sentence, massive pressure engulfed the surroundings while blue light started emanating from Fabian's body.

"ghh..."

"Ughh.."

"Ahhh...what's going on?"

The crowd which had gathered due to the commotion suddenly felt an immense pressure bearing down on them, and because they were caught off guard due to the suddenness of the attack, most of the people found themselves sprawled on the floor struggling to move.

Kevin and Emma, who were the ones that were bearing the full grunt of the force, took a knee to the ground as their legs gave out due to the immense pressure they were facing.

Although both Kevin and Emma were extremely talented, they were in no way a match to a third-year student who had been vigorously training for three years under the care of the academy.

Even Kevin, who could've been regarded as one of the best even amongst the second years felt an unimaginable pressure bearing down on him.

[Detecting hostile force]

[Would you like to activate skill [Overdrive]? Y/N]

"N-no"

Dismissing the system message that appeared anytime a hostile force was detected, Kevin looked up at Fabian who was slowly walking towards Emma.

"Not so proud now huh?"

"pfftt, you don't know who you're messing with!"

"Oh? and how so?"

Raising his brow, Fabian knelt down at Emma's eye level and lightly held her chin up with his fingers.

Feeling Fabian's finger touching her chin, Emma monetarily froze before opening her eyes wide in disbelief.

"I give you three seconds to let go of me before things get really serious"

"Oh?"

Tilting his head, Fabian couldn't help but lightly chuckle as his hand gripped Emma's cheeks.

"Do tell me what you're going to do to me..."

"How dare you!"

Feeling Fabian's hand gripping onto her face, Emma's final restraint disappeared and just when she was about to call her guards, a powerful voice reverberated across the surroundings.

"STOP!"

Right after the shout, the pressure that was bearing down on everyone disappeared, and a tall individual whose skin was on the darker side appeared before the crowd.

He had braids that extended all the way to his shoulders, and his bulging muscles that were the size of a football made one wonder if he was a human.

"Stop this farce at once!"

Arriving in front of Fabian, the individual who seemed to be the instructor overlooking this area appeared before Fabian and loudly screamed at his face.

"Wh-at!?"

Feeling the spit that was being spewed on his face by the instructor as he shouted, Fabian who couldn't believe his eyes struggled to speak for a couple of seconds.

Actually, he knew this individual.

Hero Rank 459 Jerome Wilson a.k.a 'Diamond Destroyer', a rather well-known hero famed for his tremendous strength. His name 'Diamond Destroyer' stemmed from how he was able to crush diamonds with his bare hands. If not for his low agility, Jerome could've been ranked in the top 300.

Noticing that he was being scolded by instructor Jerome, Fabian was so shocked that he couldn't utter a single word. The reason he was shocked was not because he was being scolded, but rather by whom he was being scolded...

Diamond destroyer, who he had known since young, was actually supposed to be an individual planted by his family to secretly support him during his stay in the academy

Yet here he was berating him in front of everyone.

"Come to my office right now!"

Without leaving any time for Fabian to collect himself, Jerome grabbed him by the neck and immediately left without even looking at Kevin and Emma.

Looking at the instructor who hastily brought Fabian away, Kevin stood up. Had he been a split second slower Kevin would've been forced to take action.

"Are you alright?"

Extending his hand towards Emma to help her stand up, Kevin had a troubled look on his face as he looked at the people around him groaning in pain on the floor.

Without responding to Kevin, Emma emotionlessly walked towards the entrance.

Reading the mood, Kevin shut up and followed her.

It seems like a storm was brewing

...

"Release me at once!"

After finding a relatively secluded area, Jerome who was still holding onto Fabian who was flaying in his arms, finally let go of him.

"kuuhh...How dare you do this me!"

Holding onto his neck, Fabian glared at Jerome who had a tired look on his face.

"How dare you lay your filthy hands on me! Wait till I tell d--"

"YOUNG MASTER!"

Shouted Jerome as veins could be seen visibly bulging from his head.

Stopping abruptly, Fabian looked at Jerome in disbelief as never in his whole life did he see him ever lose his cool like this.

"Sigh..sorry"

Realizing what he had just done, Jerome let out a long sigh and apologized to Fabian.

Covering his face, Jerome took out his phone and quickly dialed a number.

"Young Master, you have seriously screwed up this time"

"W-hat?"

Noticing that things weren't right, Fabian's voice became slightly rushed as he looked at Jerome who was pacing back and forth in front of him.

—Hello

Finally, after a couple of seconds, a cold voice full of authority entered Jerome's ears.

"Master there's been an emergency!"

—...What happened?

"Sigh...it's regarding young master"

—What did he do?

"A conflict between him and the Roshfield child occurred during the elective fair...and judging from how they operate things might become difficult very soon"

—bring that child home, I'll handle the rest

Pausing for a moment, the voice behind the phone became slightly colder before giving one last command and hanging up.

-Click!

"R-R-Roshfield!"

Staring at Jerome in disbelief, Fabian looked as if he had lost his soul.

Never in a million years did he imagine that the child he was eyeing was actually the princess of the Roshfield clan, and whose father was the vice director of the Union.

No wonder she was so arrogant...

No wonder she didn't even flinch at the mention of his family's name...

Although her family was about the same strength as his family, because her father worked in the union, if he wanted to, he could immediately make things harder for the Parker family resulting in seven to eight digits losses.

Realizing what he had done, Fabian powerlessly slumped on the ground as he dazedly looked at the sky

"I fucked up big time...."