Chapter 79 Unexpected Revelation

Chapter 79 Unexpected Revelation

"I was only ever interested in one, but after finding out he was a jerk, I cut all ties with him."

Alicia went on to theorize that it was perhaps due to the senior's bruised ego that he went on to spread rumors about her.

Thankfully, Alicia's reputation was strong enough for people to simply interpret it as her simply dating a lot of seniors.

Nothing more, nothing less.

"Oh, wow. I never expected it to be like that..." Rey's voice trailed as he looked at Alicia, who was simply shrugging casually.

"A lot of things aren't as they appear. If we listen to everyone's opinions and don't take time to form our own, we'll just end up drowning in misinformation."

Rey felt like those were wise words that Alicia just said, but he didn't know how to phrase it without sounding cringe.

"That sounds like a smart thing to say." He finally settled on the most neutral way to put it.

"I know, right?"

Alicia went on to flail her long hair as she used her hand to push it backward.

She did this as she chuckled jokingly, trying to act like a wise diva.

"Pfft!"

"Hahahaha!"

Before the two of them realized it, they were both laughing.

"Nice one... haha!"

"Thank you, good sir." Alicia made a mock bow, and that only served to crack Rey up even more.

This girl was seriously funny.

'Damn! I never would have thought Alicia would have this side to her!'

Rey thanked his lucky stars that he actually decided to start the conversation.

'So this is what I've been missing out on!'

As they both laughed even more, Alicia suddenly raised a topic that he wasn't expecting.

"Have you ever dated anyone, Rey? Or do you have someone you like?"

The moment Rey heard this, his heart nearly stopped.

A simple "No" would have sufficed, but for some reason, he couldn't mouth the words.

It felt like his lips were stuck in place.

"I... well I..."

Alicia's inviting smile told him it was okay to say his mind, but Rey didn't know if it was a good idea.

'I can't back out now, though. Alicia answered all my questions and she was free with me.'

It would be very uncool if he wasn't the same.

'B-but how am I supposed to say it?!'

The loud explosion had woken everyone up, and with the room door opened—with smoke emanating from it—it was hard not to get drawn to Adonis' haven.

Rey and Alicia also found themselves among the crowd of students who rushed to the room's entrance.

However, the moment they did so, they found the boy himself stepped out of the thick smoke and unfurling energy.

'A-Adonis...?' Rey found himself thinking as he observed the particularly hardened expression the Hero wore on his face.

Even as he held a blade that could only be described as indescribably gorgeous and powerful.

Golden lightning and energy shrouded his body, and he had the appearance of a deity.

However, despite this impressive display, none of the students were focused on any of Adonis' extremely captivating features.

Their eyes were locked onto the 'thing' that Adonis held in his left hand.

... The severed head of one of their classmates.

'Isn't that... Adam?' Rey found himself as stunned as he was confused.

Why was Adonis holding the head of Adam on his hand, yet he was looking as unfazed as anyone possibly could be.

"M-my god...!"

Alicia hid her face in Rey's chest, hiding herself from the grotesque sight of a corpse.

It was probably her first time seeing anything that gory, so Rey didn't withhold his hand from embracing her.

Even though he could feel the murderous gaze of his former best friend on him, Rey completely ignored it.

It was disgusting to see that Billy was more concerned with the fact that Alicia was hugging him than the fact that she was trembling in pure fear.

'I'm sorry, Alicia. That you have to see something like this...'

Rey shielded her from the horrid sight before him, but he could not stop his own expression of sheer surprise.

... Of pure horror.

'Why would he—why would Adonis do this?'

Well, the answer existed in the events that occurred not too long before the explosion sounded.

Not that anyone but the now deceased Adam could ever know the hidden truth.

Right now, along with the numerous questions that were being asked by everyone who watched Adonis, one seemed to echo the loudest.

... Why would their Hero kill a comrade?!

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Thanks for reading!

A surprising twist, don't you think? Well... all shall be revealed in due time.