Chapter 3: Ridicule From ‘Perpetual Second.’ A World Where Class Was the Most Important Thing.

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

“Cullen! You eavesdropped on our conversation?”

Seeing the person in front of him, Alan let out a disgusted voice.

Moss’s face also didn’t have a good expression.

This short boy’s name was Cullen, and he was Alan’s cousin. He was also one who wanted to swallow Alan’s family assets. He had never shown a good expression toward Alan.

Meanwhile, Moss knew about him because of his nickname, ‘Perpetual Second.’

Moss would always place first in all exams from the first grade onward, while Cullen would always place second.

“Ha!”

Facing Alan’s questioning, Cullen sneered and continued.

“Alan, don’t change the topic. I was walking normally in the school corridor earlier. Did I violate any school rules by walking?

“You, on the other hand, said something about ‘helping.’ Let me hear it.”

Alan pursed his lips and pulled Moss away. It was clear that he did not want to tangle with Cullen.

As they walked, he said to Moss, “Moss, ignore him. That guy is just like a piece of used candy. Disgusting and clingy. He’s very annoying. Let’s talk about this somewhere else.”

When Cullen heard Alan’s words, a flash of brilliance flashed across his eyes. He shouted, “Alan, stop right there!”

Alan and Moss did not have any intention of paying attention to him. They did not stop walking, causing Cullen’s face to turn even darker.

Cullen looked at their backs and snorted coldly.

“Alan, I’m going to tell my father about what you did. I’ll tell him to go to the family meeting and interrogate your mother!”

Hearing his mother being mentioned, Alan could not take it anymore. He stopped and turned his head around.

“Cullen, that’s too much! Do you think this unverified matter can be brought to the family meeting? If you dare to implicate my mother, I’ll beat you up!”

Alan waved his fist aggressively.

Seeing Alan’s actions, a faint smile of victory appeared on Cullen’s face.

Of course, he knew that it was impossible to question Alan’s words and actions at the family meeting, but that didn’t stop him from using this as a method to annoy the other party.

In his opinion, Alan’s family are complete ingrates.

Not only did the mother and son occupy one of the best assets in the family, but they also repeatedly refused his family’s support. In the end, they even made a false accusation and accused his family at the family meeting. They said that his family wanted to annex their property, causing his father to lose face.

Since this incident happened three years ago, Cullen targeted Alan everywhere. Whenever he saw that Alan was furious, he would feel happy.

The more Alan tried to prevent him from speaking, the more he wanted to do the opposite.

“How is this a small matter, Alan? Stealing family assets is a serious crime. Even if there is suspicion of stealing, it shouldn’t be ignored. I am thinking for the sake of the family!”

Cullen’s words angered Alan. He pointed at him and said, “You’re talking nonsense! You have no evidence at all!”

Moss shook his head gently and took a step in front of Alan. How could he watch his friend being bullied for no reason?

“Cullen, you want to cause trouble for us, right?”

Moss’ tone was low. He walked steadily toward Cullen and looked straight at him as he spoke.

Cullen was startled by the gloominess in Moss’ eyes. He subconsciously took half a step back.

Moss’s combat test results had always been first in the grade and left a deep impression on others. At this moment, his aggressive approach frightened Cullen.

Cullen took half a step back and immediately realized that his actions were inappropriate. He could not help but be angry at his momentary fear.

He stood firm without batting an eyelid. He did not believe that Moss had the guts to beat him up in school.

He stared at Moss and revealed a mocking smile.

“Heh, Moss, enjoy your last days as the number one in our grade. After tomorrow, you will know how big the difference between us is!”

As the number one in the grade, Moss’s every move had always been watched by his peers. When his father was injured, he was forced to take a few days off. By the time he returned, the whole school had long learned about what had happened.

When Moss heard Cullen’s words, he suddenly understood that Cullen had not only come to find trouble with Alan but also to mock him.

As the number two person in the school who had always been behind him, Cullen was always unhappy with him.

He did not know where Cullen had gotten the news that his family’s situation was not good. The new and old grudges that Cullen had with Moss and Alan had been added together to create this opportunity for him to make some trouble.

He saw Cullen looking at him with a disgusted look as if he was waiting for a reply before continuing to ridicule them.

Moss decided to ignore him and brushed past. He walked to the teacher’s office and knocked on the door.

“Come in.” Aisha’s voice came from inside.

Cullen was initially puzzled about what Moss was going to do, but when he saw Moss’ actions, his eyes could not help but flash with a hint of panic.

“Moss, you…”

A fierce look appeared on Cullen’s face, but he was interrupted by Moss before he could finish his sentence.

“Cullen, if you have anything to say, you can say it to our teacher.”

Cullen immediately shut his mouth, his face turning pale.

He curled his lips and said stubbornly, “Moss, you won’t get to be so smug for long. Wait until tomorrow, when you choose your class. I’ll teach you a lesson!

“What’s the use of good grades? In this world, the class is the most important thing!”

After saying that, Cullen turned around and left at a breakneck speed. He had no intention of staying at all.

He knew that he was not very popular with the teacher compared to Moss. Since Moss had not ultimately decided on his class, the teacher’s attitude would be biased. Cullen was the one who started this matter, so he would not stay and ask for trouble.

Now that Moss had knocked on the office door, Cullen wanted to see how Moss would explain this matter after he left.

Seeing that Cullen had run away in the face of the battle, Moss did not care. He knew that Cullen was a coward, after all.

Moss pushed the door open and walked in.

Seeing the students who had returned, Aisha felt weird at first but eventually turned happy.

‘Could it be that Moss had changed his mind?’

Thinking of this, Aisha could not help but ask, “Moss, have you thought it through? Do you need me to give you the Class Change Scroll now?”

As she said this, Aisha reached out to pull the drawer open.

However, Moss did not approach her with a happy expression. Instead, he bowed deeply to her.

Aisha was puzzled. “Moss, what are you…”

Moss bent his back and did not straighten up. He said, “Miss Aisha, thank you for doing all this for me.”

Aisha paused in her action of taking the scroll out.

Moss had returned to thank her so solemnly. This made her heart warm. Although Moss had not accepted her scroll yet, his gesture made her feel that her actions were truly warranted.

Aisha’s smile grew wider.

She then heard Moss say, “Please allow me to use the Wine Mage scroll.”

Aisha had no objections. She opened the drawer, took out the scroll, and handed it to Moss.

“Here, Moss, it’s yours now.”

Moss then stood up and solemnly took the scroll.

In truth, when he came back to knock on the door just now, he just wanted to thank Aisha properly.

Because he was in a bad mood earlier, he rejected her in a hurry, which wasted Aisha’s painstaking efforts.

Although Cullen was an annoying person, his last words made Moss realize that Cullen was correct. In this world, class was the most important thing.

He could refuse others’ help because of his stubbornness. Still, when he thought about how he might cause his family and friends to be bullied by people like Cullen because of his powerlessness in the future, he couldn’t bear it anymore.

Moss took the Class Change Scroll and carefully put it in his pocket.

“Miss Aisha, I will repay your kindness in the future.”

Aisha nodded with a smile:

“I’m waiting for that day, Moss.”

Then, Moss said goodbye to Aisha and walked out of the teacher’s office.

Alan saw Moss coming out of the office in the corridor and quickly came over.

“Moss, did you tell teacher Aisha about what happened?”

Moss saw that Alan looked a little troubled and happy, so he naturally knew what Alan was thinking. He shook his head and said, “No, someone like Cullen won’t admit that he picked a fight. There’s no need to trouble Miss Aisha with him.”

Alan knew that Moss’ words were very reasonable. He did not let Cullen’s matter affect him for too long and quickly rid his negative emotions.

Alan put his arm around Moss’ shoulder again and continued the topic from before. “Moss, if you need help, just let me know. I’ll help you.”

Moss did not reply to Alan’s words. Instead, he felt around in his pocket and took out the Class Change Scroll from his bag.

Moss saw Alan’s eyes slowly widen in disbelief.

“Moss, this is a Class Change Scroll? How did you get it? What class is this?”

Moss smiled when he saw Alan’s surprised expression:

“This is a Wine Mage scroll. As for where it came from, I’ll tell you later.”

Moss chose not to reveal about Aisha helping him. He was not the only poor student who could not afford such a scroll. Yet, Aisha decided to help him out of all the others. He did not want to cause trouble for her.

This was not a matter of whether Alan’s relationship with him was good or not. It was all about Moss’s stance.

Alan was confused by Moss’s words and kept asking questions.

The two of them walked in the direction of the classroom.

…

Returning to an old building, Moss pushed open his house door.

As soon as he entered, he heard a sigh coming from the inside of the room. Then, a low male voice said, “Why don’t we sell the house?”

Moss’ heart tightened. He recognized his father’s voice and quickly walked into the depths of the room.