Lynx nodded slowly. Internally, he pulled up her stats.
[Name: Kira Lewis
Class: Blessed
Age: 18
Affinities: Fire B Rank, Wind E Rank
Blessings:
Axus Flame: Rain fire down upon enemy. Enable User to Fly with Flame.
HP: 3000/3000
MP: 5000/5000
STR: 850
AGI: 1000
STA: 700
INT: 800
DEF: 800]
’Yep. She got really stronger,’ he thought, satisfied. ’Makes sense. If Rose is training you, you’re gonna come out a monster. She’s one of the big fish in this empire.’
---
Meanwhile, a few seats away, two pairs of eyes were locked on them.
"Are you sure, Lucas?" one of them said. "She’s the one who put you in that devastating condition. That stunning lady?."
Lucas Helsing nodded, jaw clenched. "Yes, Senior Caius. She is. She rejected me. Humiliated me. I just want payback."
Caius laughed. It was a deep, mocking sound.
"You’re a shame to the Helsing name, really. You have no idea how many people would kill to be part of your family. And here you are, asking for help to humiliate a lady."
Lucas flinched. Caius was an A-Rank Earth Affinity user, almost S-Rank. Tall. Muscles stacked on muscles. The kind of guy who probably lived in the gym. His dark eyes were intimidating enough to make first years cry.
"Are you going to help me or not?" Lucas snapped. "I’m paying you well. And if you still want those resources, you better stop laughing at my predicament."
Then Lucas turned his glare toward Lynx. He watched how Kira looked at him. How she blushed when Lynx leaned in. How she laughed at everything he said.
"And they’re supposed to be cousins?" His gut twisted. Jealousy burned hot in his stomach. He was supposed to be the one with Kira. Not that cousin of hers.
His eyes gleamed with obsession.
Caius noticed. He leaned over and slammed a heavy hand on Lucas’s shoulder.
"Say... I can help you take care of him too, if you want." He jerked his chin toward Lynx. "Just double what you’re giving me. I don’t need your money. My parents aren’t as rich as yours, but we’re not poor either."
Everyone knew the Helsings were loaded. Lucas’s dad was a Blessed too.
Lucas’s eyes lit up. "Deal. I’ll triple the resources and the money. Just... disfigure his handsome face."
Caius threw his head back and laughed. Louder this time.
A few students paused eating and glanced over. Some girls hissed in irritation.
Lucas felt his face burn with embarrassment, but he couldn’t say anything to the muscle head in front of him. So he just shoved food in his mouth and pretended not to hear the curses some girls threw at his table.
---
Lynx heard everything.
His enhanced hearing caught every single word. And he ’purposely’ did more. Leaned closer to Kira. Brushed her hand when reaching for the drink, or her ice cream. Whispered dumb jokes just to watch her cheeks turn red.
He was poking Lucas. On purpose. And he was also enjoying every second of Kira’s reaction.
He wanted to know more about Caius. But he had no phone. Again. And Kira wouldn’t know much about a guy like that.
So he turned inward, to the only greedy voice he trusted.
"Ughhn," he groaned mentally.
’System. How much will it cost to know more about Caius?’