- Lunch Break -
After the Class B battles finished, it was ti for lunch break. The audience was gone within minutes, all scrambling to be the first ones out. For what reason, I do not know. I took a deep breath and also stood up in preparation to leave once everyone else had left...
"Where we going, Big Brother Xuan Kai?" Qing Yue asked, tugging on my sleeve.
...Except a certain four girls.
"Well...I'm going to the cafeteria as usual," I replied exasperatedly. "You girls can do as you please."
The girls stared at first, then at each other. After a while, they all sighed.
"Welp, can't help it then," Feng Mian said with a light shrug.
Yu An Yan sighed. "Yep."
Qing Yue yawned cutely. "Just what I'd expect from Big Brother Xuan Kai..."
Even Yu An Xue nodded in agreent.
"...?" I was confused, and raised an eyebrow to show that.
But before they could explain, I sensed soone coming up behind , and turned around imdiately.
"Hm...good reflexes," the man with glasses before mused, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
I sighed and relaxed. "What do you want, Mr. Wang?"
Our class teacher laughed awkwardly. "Ahaha...well, you see, about the team nas..."
Ohhh. So he caught looking at him earlier when Song Qian Long announced the first set of teams. I still can't believe he forgot to tell us to co up with a team na, but then again, it wasn't really anything important, so...
I shrugged. "They aren't important. All they'll be used for is announcing our identities as a whole. It won't improve our strength or anything."
Mr. Wang scratched his cheek anxiously. "Well, that may be so...but Mr. Song gave a call just now, asking why no Class-D team has a na..."
That sly old bastard. I bet he just wanted to hear what kind of na I would co up with for our team...
"So, you want us to, like, think of a na on the spot?" Qing Yue asked.
Mr. Wang looked apologetic and bowed his head down slightly. "Yes...it was irresponsible of , as a teacher, to fail in informing my students of this task beforehand. Apologies."
I shook my head. "Er...to be honest, even if you had told us beforehand, I probably would've forgotten, since this isn't anything significant..."
"Yep, I can back up that statent," Yu An Yan agreed with an exasperated sigh. "Xuan Kai has a bad habit of only rembering the things crucial to him."
Feng Mian and Yu An Xue nodded as well.
I spoke up to defend myself. "Uh, why is it that all of you agreed imdiately when it ca to sothing bad about ? C'mon, this is the ti for so more controversy, y'know? So more defending and arguing...so more...no? O-Okay."
After getting stared at with uncomfortable gazes, I trailed off and gave up on the idea of defending myself. Arguing with girls was hopeless.
"A-Ahem...c-can we move back to the original topic?" Mr. Wang interjected, eager to steer the conversation back on course.
"Ah...right. Sorry," I replied to him. Then, turning back to the girls, I continued. "So...team na. What do you guys think?"
The four of them looked at like, 'why are you asking us? You're the team leader'.
"I-I just wanted to hear so of your opinions..." I said ekly, and took a deep breath.
Team nas weren't that important, I told myself. There was no need to exert too much effort for this - just think of a random na you've heard sowhere else...
"Okay...fine," I began, as multiple viable team nas began popping up in my head. "How about...The Shadow Walkers?"
Cue the dubious gazes.
Cue to uncomfortable silence.
"...Uh-" I opened my mouth to ask what the problem was, but was quickly interrupted.
"H-Hold on. I didn't realize you were so bad at thinking of nas," Feng Mian said with her eyes closed, probably tired from staring at for so long. She also had her hand out in a 'stop' gesture...
anwhile, Yu An Yan was laughing while wiping away tears. "Ahahaha! What the heck?! What kind of na is 'The Shadow Walkers?!!' Oh man, I'm dying!"
Qing Yue also looked exasperated. "Big Brother Xuan Kai...I'm not letting you na our kids in the future..." she spoke quietly.
"Huh? W-Wait, our kids?" I asked, picking up on sothing I probably shouldn't have.
"Nevermind..." Qing Yue averted her gaze.
"Uh, okay..."
So the three of them were all disappointed in my inability to na things. I looked to Yu An Xue as a last resort, but even she shook her head sadly when I did so.
"...Was the na really that bad?" I murmured to myself, and looked at Mr. Wang.
...His eyes said 'yes, it was'.
I racked my brain for any more ideas, not ready to give up, and blurted them out whenever a new one ca to my mind.
"Er...how about Nightravens?"
"No." Imdiately rejected by Feng Mian, huh?
"Uh...Angels of Death?"
"Nah."
"...The Avengers?"
"Definitely not!"
"Ngh..." I groaned in despair. Why were all of my well-thought and creative nas rejected by these four girls?! I carefully looked at each one of them, and then down at myself. They were wearing the beautiful white school uniform and skirt for girls, while I was wearing a pitch black hoodie with jeans. White uniform, black hoodie...white...black...
"Oh, I got it!" I exclaid in genuine joy, and pounded my fist into my palm.
"Hm?" the girls all looked at with genuine anticipation.
I took a genuine deep breath, and told them the na I had ca up with after very careful observing and thinking.
"Behold: 4 Girls in White & 1 Boy in Black!"
"..."
"..."
"..."
"..."
As I thought, the na was so good, it left everyone speechless.
"...Just so you know, we aren't talking, not because the na was good," Feng Mian.
Huh? Then-
"AHAHAHAHA!" Yu An Yan burst into laughter. "Okay, okay...I'm good...you never fail to amuse , Xuan Kai."
Qing Yue made a huge, dramatic facepalm. "Big Brother Xuan Kai...I think I'll have to give you a lesson on naming things. Properly."
"Wait, what? Was that na also no good?" I asked, confused.
"Mm...it was...bad," Yu An Xue concluded, and pierced my heart with those words. The brilliant na I ca up with, one that portrayed us perfectly...was bad, you say?! Then what is a team na supposed to be like?! Is it not supposed to depict yourselves?!
Yu An Yan sighed, having cald down now. "An Xue, it's useless explaining to him. He's hopeless."
"Yeah," Feng Mian agreed. "More importantly, let's focus on coming up with an actual good na for now. Got any ideas?"
Hey now...once again, why are you all so quick to agree with each other whenever one of my weaknesses are brought up?
"Hm...how about The Holy Cavaliers?" Qing Yue suggested.
The Holy Cavaliers? Hm...not a bad na, I suppose.
"It's an option, but doesn't it sound a bit too...grand and formal?" Feng Mian laughed awkwardly. Not being from one of the Four Great Families of Shenzhen, it was understandable she felt this na was a bit too 'royal-like'. Even I felt a bit conflicted.
"Then, what about The Crystalline Fairies?" Yu An Yan proposed. "A little girly, but I'm sure Xuan Kai wouldn't mind, with his nonexistent comprehension skills."
...Weak comprehension skills? Well. Maybe she's not wrong, but at least I could tell she was dissing just now? And right in front of , no less.
Feng Mian scratched her head. "The Crystalline Fairies, huh...it's a pretty na, sure, but doesn't that sound...kind of weak?"
"Oh, now that I think about it, you're right," Yu An Yan nodded while looking at the ceiling as she continued brainstorming.
"Um..." a tiny, almost inaudible voice began.
"Yu An Xue, you have an idea?" Qing Yue asked, hearing her since she was the closest. "Don't be scared, there's no way your suggestions can be worse than Big Brother Xuan Kai's, after all."
...Was it really necessary to insult there, Qing Yue?
Yu An Xue nodded at Qing Yue's encouragent. "Mm...okay. I was thinking...maybe we could be called...The Chaotic Tranquility?"
"Huh...? The Chaotic...Tranquility?" Feng Mian raised an eyebrow. "That doesn't make much sense..."
"No, that's actually really clever, Yu An Xue," Qing Yue defended.
"How so?" Yu An Yan asked. Even her own sister didn't seem to understand...
Qing Yue sighed, and began explaining Yu an Xue's thought process for her. "The Chaotic Tranquility - on the surface, it certainly doesn't make any sense. Chaos and tranquility don't work well together. However...it is exactly that characteristic that made Yu An Xue choose this na, correct?" she looked at the original founder of this na for confirmation.
Yu An Xue nodded, strengthening Qing Yue's argunt. She appeared pleased that soone else understood her.
"I still don't quite understand..." Feng Mian murmured. Yu An Yan looked similarly puzzled.
"Just wait, I'm not done," Qing Yue explained. "This irony, this conflict, this paradox that shouldn't exist - isn't that exactly what Big Brother Xuan Kai, and the rest of us are?"
I pondered about what she said. A paradox that should not exist. Indeed, I matched that description perfectly. I was originally born without any magic, and destined to be weak for my entire life, living as nothing more but a punching bag for others. But ironically, I was now more powerful than any of the people who had once looked down on . I was the product of a sudden awakening at the age of 14, with a unique power different from everyone else, residing within .
Such a case has never been heard of before, and the answer was simple - it shouldn't have happened in the first place. I was an existence that defied fate, acted against the laws of nature, and bent the rules of this universe.
If we look at our team as a whole, the sa applies. I, a talentless waste, was on the sa team as the top four beauties of Shenzhen, and of their own will, no less? That was sothing that shouldn't have happened. The current friendly relationship I have with the four of them shouldn't exist.
I spoke my opinion once I thought this through. "...I like this na."
Feng Mian and Yu An Yan soon followed.
"Yeah...after that explanation, everything becos clear," Feng Mian said as she closed her eyes to rest them.
"An Xue, I never knew you had such a knack for coming up with good nas!" Yu An Yan complinted her sister.
"Agreed. Good job, Yu An Xue. With this, our problem is solved," I said with a smile.
"Mm..." Yu An Xue blushed slightly and went back to being her quiet self.
"I take it you have settled on your na, then?" Mr. Wang, who had been listening in to the conversation this entire ti, said once our discussion was over.
I faced him, and answered.
"Yes. We will be known as...The Chaotic Tranquility."
*****
- The Cafeteria -
After we gave our team na to Mr. Wang, we headed to the cafeteria while our teacher went off to find the other teams of our class (to get their team nas, obviously. Looks like sobody won't be eating lunch today...).
Well, to be more precise, I headed to the cafeteria, the girls just followed for so reason. They could eat at a luxury restaurant outside easily...but if I had to be honest, them staying with was the correct decision - this allowed us so private ti to talk.
We sat down at a table in the corner of the large school cafeteria, and began discussing what we gathered from watching the fights so far as we ate.
"As I thought, Ming Hao is still our number one priority, huh?" I said after getting confirmation from the girls.
Feng Mian nodded. "I also found his actions odd during their battle against The Black Knights."
"Well, he didn't really make any 'actions', per se..." Yu An Yan added.
"Yeah, that's the mysterious part," Qing Yue rested her chin on her hand as she brought a spoonful of rice into her mouth.
I wasn't particularly hungry, so I didn't even touch my food one bit, and instead focused on all the information I had currently.
"Seeing as how his profile on the Magus Rankings app was also very discreet, my guess is that he doesn't want to show his strength to any watchful eyes - like us - before it is necessary to do so," I explained my thoughts.
"That's certainly a possibility," Feng Mian agreed.
"Uh, what about Xuan Kun?" Yu An Yan asked . "Ming Hao is the most mysterious one right now and has the most unknowns, but in my opinion Xuan Kun is definitely the most dangerous to us."
I clenched my fists. "You're right. You're right, but...he won't be a problem."
Qing Yue picked up on my absolute tone. "Oh? Big Brother Xuan Kai, do you have a plan in mind?"
Normally, I would never say such things with 100% certainty. Instead, I would use the words 'probably' or 'perhaps'. But this ti...
I shook my head. "An exact plan? No..."
The girls all looked at with puzzled expressions. I smiled reassuringly.
"...But he WILL be defeated," I stated confidently. "...I will defeat him."
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