"Who is this, John?" Maria asked as she glanced between John and Celeste.
John simply snorted. "Nobody. Let’s go."
Celeste’s eyes widened as John walked past her without a glance. She wasn’t sure if he really didn’t recognise her or was playing it cool. Either way, it hurt her pride. All this ti she thought John was pursuing her and she would think about him often. She would think about how to reject him because she has a boyfriend, but even if she didn’t want to admit it, she liked knowing that a man as handso and reliable as John had been pursuing her, but now? It seed as though John couldn’t care less about her.
"Jerk," she muttered, glaring at his back.
She clenched her fist and her face was pale and drawn with rage, but John continued to walk, unaware of the turmoil in Celeste’s head.
Zara stared at the teal-haired woman, confused by the conflict in her gaze and the frustration on her lips.
"Who is this woman?" Zara wondered as she remained hidden by her Heat Haze.
Celeste stood in the hallway for a mont longer, watching as Maria and John stepped out the door and left.
John was aware that Celeste lived in their base for a while. They stayed there until Celeste recovered from her injuries, but then decided to go back to the university when Theodore left. John had not received any more quests regarding Celeste and so he hadn’t spoken to her since that day in her house.
Besides, Marco had finally managed to get Maria to forgive him after two long months of hard work and John knew he would soon receive a quest regarding Maria. He narrowed his eyes as the status screen appeared above her:
[Maria Becker]
[Age: 22]
[Class: Heavy Sniper]
[Strength: 20 .4]
[Vitality: 14.5]
[Agility: 21]
[Energy: 46]
[Skills: Cannon (A), Artillery Strike (B)]
Ever since his class upgraded, so features of the system and his skills had changed. For example, his Appraisal skill had been upgraded:
[Maria Becker]
[Status: Concerned, Lonely]
[Libido: Low]
[Needs: Love, Company, Friendship]
That was only part of the information available to him, but the amount of information varied from person to person. John guessed that people with high Energy could conceal most of their information, which would explain why Maria’s information was partly concealed.
"Everything okay?" She asked in a concerned tone, staring at him.
"We need to get back to base soon," John responded, brushing off her concern.
He wanted to avoid the possibility of a Luminar spying on him, he had been on high alert since Julia and Stephanie’s abduction. He still had no idea how Luminars were able to replace people, which ant it could happen to anyone. Even Maria could be a Luminar and he would have no idea.
As they entered the base, John spotted Marco sitting at the counter, his feet propped up and his eyes fixed on John with a smirk on his face.
"Why hello, John. Where have you been, man?" Marco said, his voice filled with an arrogant amusent.
John simply rolled his eyes and marched into his room, slamming the door behind him.
Marco snorted.
Marco’s attitude had changed since Maria forgave him. John shook his head and chuckled.
"Sothing funny?" Zara appeared in a burst of flas.
"Why don’t you knock like a normal person?"
"I am not normal, get used to it."
Zara put her hands on her hips and glanced at John’s sculpted body as he removed his bloodied shirt. She could see his abs and his pectoral muscles through his tight tank top.
"Show off," she mumbled, turning her face away from him.
John ignored her and stepped into the shower, letting the hot water wash away his sweat and blood.
Zara closed her eyes, allowing her Haze Veil to disperse. She let herself enjoy the warmth of the sun and the cool breeze on her face.
A mont later, she opened her eyes and glanced at John’s naked, dripping wet body.
"What are you doing, you pervert!? Put so clothes on!"
"Woman, you’re invading my privacy in my own room. I can’t believe you have the gall to call a pervert," John retorted, grabbing a towel and drying himself off.
"You have so nerve! I don’t give a damn if you’re the leader here or not, you are a pervert," Zara’s tone was sharp, her eyes narrowed into slits.
John smirked, amused by her reaction.
"Is that a blush, I see?" John dropped the towel and flaunted his long flaccid cock, his smile widening with amusent, which only seed to anger Zara even more.
Zara scoffed and turned her head away, but she was still blushing.
"Disgusting," she grumbled, turning her back on him.
"Get dressed, quickly. Lydia needs to talk to us."
Zara hurried out of the room and waited outside the door, but as she waited, a question popped into her mind.
"Does Lydia like John? I’ve never seen a girl so frustrated with a man."
She could barely hide her amusent at the situation and chuckled. Zara and Lydia had grown close in the last two months, extrely close and she found it amusing that Lydia would pick soone like John over her.
"Nah, that’s impossible," Zara mumbled, shaking her head. "Maybe I’m just jealous of the attention Lydia’s been giving to John."
She sighed and leaned against the wall, her face grim. She knew that Lydia’s attention was focused on saving Julia and Stephanie and had no ti for n.
Zara knew Lydia’s concern and frustration, but she couldn’t help her suspicions and doubts. John opened the door and interrupted her train of thought.
"Okay, let’s go."
"You took your ti," Zara growled, her eyes narrowed with suspicion.
"What? You want to walk around slling like you?"
"Asshole."
"Shut up and move your ass, we need to go to Lydia’s room."
Zara stomped off ahead of him, grumbling and cursing him under her breath.
They walked in silence, with Zara glancing at him from ti to ti, her gaze sharp and piercing. She would not let John get in the middle of her and Lydia, but little did she know about John and his class.
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