Class came to an end and Axel walked behind Mico, accepting his faith. He followed her to a private corner and awaited trial.
Mico turned around, her gaze piercing him.
"I…kicked Cael out." she said, voice light but sharp.
"Because he went against your authority and lost pretty badly, right? And he had a shit personality that was clearly after profits and not helping the world" Axel had that same mindset, but that's not important.
"Yeah, pretty much" She crossed her legs. "Axel, volatile and aggressive people have no business being a part of my club. However, I'll let you stay. You're usually a relaxed guy and I know you won't dare to cause harm. You're a lot smarter and stronger than you let on."
"Axel" She continued. "What caused you to snap that day?"
Axel didn't hesitate. He already had a story ready. One that wasn't entirely false.
He took a breath. "People who don't have the strength to back up their arrogance disgust me. Especially when they're born with everything and use it to trample others. I'm an orphan. I assume you already knew that?"
Mico didn't answer, but her silence was confirmation enough.
"I've spent years being looked down on by people who thought wealth made them untouchable. I'm tired of it."
"Most of those people you've picked are most likely from influential families. I didn't want to be looked down upon. I wanted equality and beating the shit out of Cael was a warning. I'm not dense nor stupid, I can read the room pretty well." Axel explained.
She let the words settle before nodding. "I can see why you did something like that, but you Cael won't let you go. Are you ready for the consequences?"
"...Ready or not, I'll just have to get through one way or another." Axel exclaimed.
"Listen, I already cleaned up yesterday's mess for you. His family won't touch you, but what Cael does is up to you to figure out. Axel…don't disappoint me." Mico crossed her arms, her amber eyes staring right at Axel.
"I won't. I won't ask for your trust, I'll prove it with my actions."
Mico smiled. "Good. I actually need your help with something."
"Already? What is it?" Axel questioned.
"There's an auction being held at the Black Market and I want to pick out a few items for me, you, and Yanin because I know you guys can't afford anything." She scoffed.
"Rude, but you're right." Axel averted his gaze.
"Right, but Yanin keeps denying me over her silly pride. Sigh, I know you guys are pretty close, so convince her for me one way or another by Friday."
"How do you know we're close?" Axel tilted his head.
"Just a hunch and totally not because I have eyes everywhere around the school and one of them noticed you guys exchanging numbers outside class. Ahem."
"...That's totally not stalkerish whatsoever. Regardless, I'll talk to her. No promises that I can convince her to go. Bye" Axel turns his heel to run but then stops.
"Wait a minute, if you're planning to buy shit for me…doesn't this make you my sugar daddy?" Axel questioned.
"Shut the fuck up." Mico quickly replied.
"Yes ma'am." Axel runs off.
…
In his dorm, he took out his phone.
Axel: |Yanin can we talk?|
A few seconds later.
Yanin: |About what?|
Axel: |Do you want to go to Black Market with Mico and I?|
Yanin: |You're going too? Well, I'm too broke to buy anything there|
Axel: |You don't have to buy anything. There's a bunch of stuff we can explore there. You know if we're VIP (which Mico probably is), we will have access to a bunch of dungeons (that Mico will pay for lol).|
Yanin: |Dungeons? Count me in. Have you ever cleared one before?|
Axel: |A few then and there to make money. You?|
Yanin: |There was a monster outbreak in my hometown and I did most of the work dealing with it|
Axel: |Good for you. So, can I tell Mico you're coming over then?|
Yanin: |Yeah, but just for dungeons. She doesn't need to buy me anything, I'm strong regardless.|
Axel: |But I'm asking her to buy me things. Does that make me weak?|
Yanin: |NO! I was just saying that I don't need it. You're not weak|
Axel: |I was just messing with you lol. I'm gonna get going. See you tmr.|
Yanin: |See you tmr too. 😎👍|
He switched to a different chat.
Axel: |Yanin's coming, but she's coming to clear dungeons and not to buy stuff.|
NPC 3: |Good enough that you convinced her to meetup. If she wants to her fight, I'll let her.|
Axel: |Cool, just letting yk.|
With that, he closed his phone and went to the training room.