Becoming Number One with Confession Attacks - Chapter 15

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#15

The wooden chairs scattered here and there even looked desolate.

‘This place never gave me any particular thoughts before, but why now…’

Sonnet entered the classroom with a heavy heart.

The classroom was noisy. She looked around with some expectation, but Aiden was nowhere to be seen.

Sonnet quickly checked her watch. It was close to the time when the lecture would start.

‘Why isn’t he here yet?’

During all the time Sonnet had been watching Aiden, he had never skipped a lecture like this. He might have done other things while reading weapon-related books, but still.

While Sonnet was puzzled, the professor entered.

Sonnet sat in a nearby seat. When she sat down, the students sitting around her glared at her and moved to other seats.

Her heart felt unsettled. Still, Sonnet tried to concentrate and took notes of the professor’s words, thinking about her grades. Just in case Aiden might need them.

The professor was in the middle of speaking when the classroom door opened. Sonnet immediately turned her head. Her expectant eyes quickly grew cold.

The Bespectacled Man went to the back seats with his head down. Looking at the clock, it was 20 minutes before the lecture would end.

Sonnet picked up her pen with a disappointed heart. Somehow, the hand holding the pen felt powerless.

After the lecture ended, she immediately left the classroom. She looked around the corridor, but Aiden was nowhere to be seen.

At least the next lecture was also the same one as Aiden’s. There was lunch time in between, and she remembered the grilled carrot sandwich she had eaten with Aiden.

She was about to go to the Student Cafeteria but soon turned her steps and walked toward the School Gate. The Student Cafeteria was always crowded at this time, and she would obviously suffocate from the noise.

Walking toward the gate, she could see the Lake. On the grass around the Lake, there were many groups of friends and couples. Sonnet looked at them and then turned her head away.

Now all the time she had spent with Aiden felt like a lie.

Moreover, since his figure couldn’t be seen anywhere in This school, it felt as if he had never existed in the first place.

She had only been going around with Aiden for about two weeks. It wasn’t even a month…

‘To think the empty space would be this big.’

Really, Aiden was so annoying. Misunderstanding on his own and disappearing on his own.

The confession was something Sonnet had done on her own, but other than that, she felt like she was constantly being swayed by Aiden.

That day was really boring.

The sandwich she bought in front of the School Gate after a long time was unusually dry and too greasy, the lectures she had attended with Aiden were tedious, and they even felt meaningless.

It was the first time in Sonnet’s life that she couldn’t concentrate on lectures this much, and the first time she thought they were meaningless.

As the day was coming to an end, she gradually became worried. She hadn’t seen Aiden anywhere in This school all day.

‘Is something really wrong?’

Her heart felt unsettled. She wondered if Aiden might be having bad thoughts because of yesterday’s misunderstanding.

Sonnet forgot about eating dinner and headed to Madu Stadium. She thought there might be a chance since he had said before that he couldn’t go around together because of Madou Matches practice.

Madu Stadium was located a little away from the main school building.

When she arrived at Madu Stadium after walking diligently in search of tree shade, there were quite many students strolling or watching around.

Inside the Arena looked free, unlike when matches were in progress.

They wore the same white pants and long boots, but for tops, some wore loose shirts or short sleeveless shirts.

No matter where she looked, Aiden was nowhere to be seen. Aiden seemed to have vanished without a trace like someone who had completely disappeared.

‘Where could he be?’

Since he was nowhere to be seen like this, her worry doubled. She could understand Aiden’s behavior to the point where she wondered if this was how he felt when he worried about her.

While Sonnet was anxiously looking around, someone in competition attire happened to be coming out of the Arena near her.

Sonnet immediately approached them.

“Have you seen Aiden?”

They looked at Sonnet as if bewildered. Sonnet continued speaking without thinking about their reaction.

“I can’t see Aiden anywhere.”

They exchanged glances with each other and then said to Sonnet.

“Today is originally a day when Aiden doesn’t come.”

“Why?”

“Because it’s his mother’s death anniversary.”

When Sonnet just stood there without saying anything, they passed by her.

His mother’s death anniversary.

She had heard about it from Tester before. That he also goes to the Bare-Knuckle Fight Club on his mother’s death anniversary.

Back then, she thought Aiden was strange, but now it was completely different from that time.

‘Why didn’t I think of that?’

Sonnet thought for a moment and then immediately left the school.

She felt sorry to Aiden. It seemed like she had only gotten angry at Aiden for no reason because of the stupid thing she had done.

Sonnet sincerely wanted to say she was sorry. This kind of emotion was a first in her life.

Perhaps it was natural. This was the first time she had been sincere about one person.

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There was only one Back Alley in this area. Sonnet thought it was fortunate.

She didn’t have to ride a carriage for 3 hours like yesterday, and it was easy to find since it was a familiar place.

Sonnet wasn’t unfamiliar with this area since her Uncle lived nearby.

She didn’t know if Uncle was still living there drunk now, but when Sonnet had just started attending Rosefield Academy, she had lived with Uncle.

Uncle was always drunk, and the house was always a mess, so living together was torture.

As soon as Sonnet achieved excellent grades and was given a scholarship, she immediately left Uncle’s house.

Around her, the sounds of bottles breaking and raucous chatter were loud.

The street reeked of alcohol, and drunk people smoked cigarettes while giggling among themselves.

Sonnet passed by them. She felt sticky gazes somewhere but ignored them and continued walking forward.

The Bare-Knuckle Fight Club was mainly participated in by those who were desperate for money or living low-class lives just for today.

Most commoners who enjoyed entertainment also liked watching fights, so it was always crowded on days when the Bare-Knuckle Fight Club was held.

Sometimes nobles were said to frequent that place, but they didn’t participate directly and only watched from afar.

Even then, they hated mixing with commoners. As if they were different beings from the start.

The Bar District was already full of drunk people, and the intoxicated atmosphere was so lively it was almost violent.

With the harsh sound of a bottle breaking, two people started fighting in front of Sonnet. If she just passed them, the Pub where the fight club was held would appear.

The people around passing by that place didn’t care whether people were fighting or not and just passed by.

Sonnet, like them, entered the Pub where cheers could be heard.

This place was tediously the same as in the past. Even when she went to pay for drinks instead of Uncle who didn’t properly pay his bar tab, it was this kind of scene.

The Pub had a strong smell of alcohol along with rough cheers from the entrance. The smell of blood subtly surrounded the area. Sonnet’s steps became faster.

Pushing through people who reeked of alcohol to get to the front of the fight ring, the fight ring seemed to have reached a dramatic moment as the people around were screaming like crazy.

They didn’t even look back when Sonnet pushed and shoved them aside, focusing only on the fight ring.

Everyone’s eyes and faces were red. Drunk out of their minds, they spat while shouting for victory.

Sonnet saw from the front the cause of people screaming like crazy.

Aiden, who couldn’t be seen at school, was right before her eyes. His calm black hair was soaked with sweat and damp, and his face as well as his entire body was covered with moisture.

His upper body was bare and he wore only thin pants on the bottom, his solid body was blatantly exposed, naturally drawing the eye.

His thighs looked solid as muscles showed every time he moved, and his upper body was flat yet had well-positioned attractive muscles that caught the eye.

Certainly Aiden had a large frame itself, so he looked bigger than other people.

He skillfully dodged punches while throwing his fist at his opponent’s face. Despite his large body, his movements were very agile and light.

His opponent couldn’t dodge Aiden’s punch in time. An ear-splitting cheer spread through the air.

It was on a different level from the sounds she had heard at Madou Matches before.

It was a raw sound that seemed to come from primal instincts.

The atmosphere of this place, as well as Aiden’s appearance, was different from what she had seen at Madou Matches.

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