Arthur dodged by a hair's breadth.
He looked towards Amelia while rolling away in panic.
"Senior, you said it would've been fine if we entered his room! It doesn't look fine to me!
"He is seriously trying to kill me!"
Before anyone could react, a heavy aura of Death and Darkness descended.
They felt suffocated.
Even Amelia froze.
Condensed red arcs of lightning gathered around Neo.
"He is going to destroy this place."
Arthur closed his eyes as if he had given up.
Neo was about to unleash the storm of Death when suddenly Jack grabbed his hand.
"Stop this, Neo. We aren't hallucinations."
Jack's aura clashed against Neo's aura.
Neo was slightly surprised when Jack managed to hold him back.
'Even if I'm not using my full strength how can he do this?'
'He must've trained a lot while I was away.'
Neo retracted his aura.
"My bad, I thought it was another hallucination created by the Darkness."
"Haaaah…"
Jack let go of his hand and flopped to the ground.
"I felt like I was going to be killed. How the hell did your aura grow so strong in just three months?
"Where the hell were you doing?"
"I was receiving my answer from the vision."
"Yeah, yeah, please keep using that discounted excuse.
"Even Nathan can make up better lies."
"Uhm, why am I being insulted when I didn't say a word…"
Nathan closed his mouth when everyone turned to him.
"Never mind, please ignore me."
Neo sat up on the sofa.
"What are you guys doing here?"
"We wanted to know about your mission. How was it? Did you really go outside the academy?"
"I've said it already. I was with the Sphinx."
"So you really won't tell us."
Jack clicked his tongue.
He sat near Felix who was on top of Mars.
"What can we do? We are too low ranked for him to think about us.
"I bet he made more friends when he was outside, and he is just using us as his side-friends." Felix let out fake tears.
Neo ignored the two drama-queens.
He snorted.
"You guys entered my room without my permission. Ever heard about the magical word 'privacy'?"
"Of course we have."
Felix spoke first.
Jack followed after him.
"That's why he did not enter your bedroom. We only used your console, kitchen, hall, training room…."
Jack stopped speaking.
He looked away.
"You can say sorry."
"Sorry."
Nathan brought breakfast from the kitchen.
He flinched when Neo looked at him when in truth Neo was looking past him.
"Amelia, come out. I already saw you in the kitchen."
She dragged her feet out of the kitchen.
Neo clicked his tongue.
Although he wanted to say something, he didn't plan to embarrass her in front of everyone.
"I know I gave you the keys, but at least warn me if you are going to bring a party with you."
"Huh, you did not—"
"I did, Amelia. How else you would have keys to my room?
"Hahaha, it's not like the academy staff will them to you."
Felix and Jack's stares stung at his back.
Neo continued his act shamelessly.
"Anyway, tell if you guys are going to come. I would've prepared something for you all."
'Like changing the lock.'
The group sat around the table.
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