Chapter 114: Lack of Intellect
The agent was no longer watching him, and Jason wondered where she had gone.
"Whatever. At least she’s not in my house."
Jason deactivated his skill and began going to class.
"Hey fatty! Come on, where’s my money?"
"Jared, I have to get to class."
"Oh shut up! I said to get me the money today, didn’t I? Did you think I was joking?"
"I don’t have any money, so—"
"You want me to smack you, fatty? It’s not like it’ll even hurt. That fat belly will probably absorb everything anyway, but I’ll do it."
Jason stopped in his tracks as he heard a voice coming from around the corner. His eyes narrowed and he immediately stepped forward to see what was going on. It was a group of three boys surrounding a fourth boy in the corner, with a girl standing against the wall to one side with her arms folded and a bored look on her face.
The surrounded boy was short and chubby with grey hair and black eyes that were staring at the floor in fear, and Jason immediately recognized him as one of his classmates. He was named Darren, if Jason remembered correctly, and he sat at the back of the class beside the window. He was a superhuman as well, but he was only an E Rank, so he didn’t have as much prestige as the other superhumans in the school.
Jason turned his gaze from the chubby boy over to the girl standing there, and he narrowed his eyes as he recognized her. She had long blonde hair and a pretty mean-girl face. Her eyes were slanted like daggers, and her pink lips squeezed into a frown once she caught Jason’s eyes before she turned away from him and stared at the ground.
This girl was named Fiona, and she was the queen bee of the school. She had once been a regular studious student, but after she awakened her gift early in her second year, she began to hang out with Jared and his lackeys for some reason.
Jason and Fiona had once been close enough to be considered friends, but after she started hanging around Jared, they stopped hanging out together. Jason didn’t really care either way, and he didn’t bother trying to make her talk to him after she stopped.
Jason turned away from Fiona and finally looked at Jared. Jason wasn’t surprised by the scene in front of him. Everyone knew that Jared was the biggest bully in the school, but no one could ever stand up to him for two main reasons. The first reason was because Jared was also the leader of the most popular clique in school, and standing against him would mean social suicide. Even if he couldn’t hit you physically, he could ruin your life socially. And the second reason was that Jared was smart enough never to bully any regular students.
Jared was a superhuman, so he had signed the contract preventing him from harming regular students, but the same thing didn’t apply to superhumans. Jared could do whatever he wanted to the superhumans without fearing any repercussions, and that was why Jared always focused all of his bullying on any superhuman that didn’t align with what he wanted. And as far as victims went, Darren was the perfect target.
Darren whimpered as Jared raised his fist for a hit while his lackeys grabbed his shoulders to prevent Darren from running away, but Jason suddenly glared at them and let out the tiniest bit of mana!
Everything in the hallway froze. Jared’s hand was stuck in the air as his eyes widened in shock, and he slowly, almost mechanically, turned his head around! His eyes were wider than a deer in headlights, and he slowly felt anger and fear surging from inside him when he saw who was standing there.
Jason spoke up in the most condescending voice he could muster.
"You know, it takes an extreme special lack of intellect to still bully people even after reaching high school. And from what I’m seeing right now, Jared, I can tell you’re very low on the intellectual spectrum."
Jared grit his teeth so hard he could nearly hear them crack! Who the fuck was he calling an idiot!? Did Jason think that he was some big shot now just because he gained more power than him? Jared grabbed Darren around the neck and pulled him close with a maniacal grin on his face.
"Hey, Darren, look at this. Jason over here is trying to act like a knight in shining armor. I bet you feel like a Disney princess, don’t you?"
Jared grabbed Darren’s hair and pulled it back so that he was staring up at Jason before he snarled. Jared’s teeth had elongated, and his eyes were now a bright yellow that made him look like a wolf. Jared was a brawler with a superhuman ability called BloodHound that modified his body and gave him some wolf-like characteristics. When his Gift was active, his agility, dexterity, and sight would shoot up significantly.
It was this ability to transform his body that allowed him to rise to the top spot in the school. Even though Jared couldn’t inflict harm on any regular student, he was still more than capable of intimidating most people with his wolf-like appearance.
Jared spoke into Darren’s ear irritatedly when Darren didn’t answer.
"I said, don’t you feel like a fucking Disney princess, fatty?"
Darren let out a desperate grunt and tried to free himself from Jared’s hold, but Jared only tightened his hand and made sure Darren couldn’t get free. Jason watched the scene play out with a calm look on his face. This wasn’t the first time that Jason had seen Jared attacking Darren; it was something that happened often. But back then, Jason couldn’t do anything about it because he wasn’t going to get on the wrong side of a superhuman. But now that Jason could do something about it, he wasn’t going to just stand by.
Jason took a step forward and Jared flinched and took a step back. He watched Jason with narrowed eyes and tried his best to keep up the tough exterior that he was showing at that moment. Jared knew that this moment was important for the future. If Jared showed any fear in front of Jason now, then it would be the same as giving up the top position in the school to him. Jared refused to be the lackey to this bastard.
A hand suddenly landed on Jared’s shoulder, and Jared felt every cell in his body lock up in shock as Jason’s voice came from right beside him.
"Let go of him, Jared. And get back to class."
Jared pulled back from Darren like he had just touched burning coal!? Jared hadn’t even seen Jason move! It was almost like he vanished! Jared held his instincts and sight above everyone else because even as a D rank he had much better eyesight than even most C Ranks! There wasn’t a single person in this school that could move faster than he could see them! But Jason’s movement had been instantaneous! It was so fast that Jared didn’t even feel the air ripple until it was too late! It was like Jason was standing five meters away one second ago, and the next moment, he appeared beside Jared!
Jared took deep breaths to try and calm himself and he watched as Jason put his hands in his pockets with a calm sigh. Almost like this was just a waste of time to him and he was tired of dealing with children!