Reset Life with Infinite Talents - Chapter 13

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Infinite Talent Reset Life Episode 13

 

 

”See you Monday!”

As Emily, holding Edward’s hand, leaves, Giselle approaches.

Her hair still slightly damp, not fully dried.

“Henri was really disappointed.”

Henri, who had invited them to an evening party on the day they went on a field trip and suddenly ended up doing a model shoot as a substitute.

However, due to the birth mother incident orchestrated by Beck Kurtz, they weren’t in a situation where they could attend the party.

Henri had to leave the next day as he had a scheduled shoot in another state, so that day ended up being their last meeting.

“There’ll be another opportunity next time. So when are you coming?”

“Why? Do you miss me already?”

“I need to know when you’re coming so I can make time.”

She said things would get busy once the H&M photoshoot was published.

Plus, if he successfully passed the transfer exam, he’d have to start going to school in earnest from then on. He’d be so busy he wouldn’t know how the days passed.

“Ahahaha!”

Giselle bursts into laughter and hugs Johann.

“I’ll come soon.”

“Stay healthy and don’t get hurt.”

“You too.”

Giselle flicks Johann’s nose tip, turns around, and puts on her sunglasses as the paparazzi quickly approach. She moves away with the paparazzi trailing behind her.

“That’s the life of a star. You’ll be like that soon too.”

‘Well.’

That’s something he’d have to think about.

“More importantly… did you have fun?”

At Larry’s expectant gaze, Johann falls into thought.

‘Meat. Emily. Giselle. And… water play.’

Literally playing in water. It was very different in nature from the water splashing in the forest, which had been for bathing, fishing, and gathering.

Not having to be wary of threats was quite a refreshing shock.

Getting attacked by a child he’d seen for the first time in his life, swallowing water, making others swallow water, splashing water. He could play until all his energy was completely drained.

Thanks to that, he was able to make many friends.

‘Though they were all young in mental age…’

That was something he had to accept.

“Yeah. It was fun.”

“That’s a relief… Shall we go inside then?”

Larry turns around with a smile and stretches.

“Ugh! Am I getting old now?”

They’d only had a barbecue party for half a day, but he desperately wanted to lie down.

Ada was already half out of it.

Johann looked puzzled as he watched Larry taking care of Ada.

“Larry, Ada. Aren’t you going to clean up?”

“…Oh.”

Johann’s finger pointing to the backyard.

That’s right. There was still cleanup left to do.

Both their faces contorted.

 

* * *

 

It had already been 30 days since the new year dawned.

January 2009 was almost over, and today too, Larry and Johann’s house was chaotic.

Larry and Ada were bustling about.

“You got everything, right? Nothing missing?”

“Pen, backup ID, documents. I got everything!”

“Check the documents again!”

‘I’m the one who should be nervous today…’

Because of those two, instead of feeling tense, he just wanted to leave quickly.

Ring ring! Ring ring!

“Yes, this is Larry Jefferson, CEO of Rocky Management. …Oh! Yes, case worker! Yes?!”

‘Case worker?’

Johann and Ada look at Larry.

Larry, who seemed greatly surprised about something, then beams with joy.

“Yes, thank you! Thank you so much! Haha, yes!”

“What’s going on?”

“Hehehe.”

“Larry?”

“It was the case worker from the Child Protection Agency, and they said there’ll be good news soon!”

“What? Really?!”

The adoption process still had many hurdles to overcome.

He didn’t know what it was about, but there was only one thing he could say right now.

“That’s great… Really great…”

How much Larry had been worrying all this time. It really was great news.

At Ada’s words, Larry’s eyes well up with tears. He grips Johann’s hand tightly.

“Johann, it’s good news! The adoption process will be approved soon!”

“Oh… So from now on, Larry will be my father?”

Larry and Ada’s expressions stiffen.

“Do you want to call me that, Johann?”

“Hmm…”

Johann falls into thought.

Larry strokes Johann’s head as if that alone was answer enough.

“Even without such titles, we’re already friends and family, right?”

“Yeah. That’s for sure.”

“Then that’s enough. Let’s not get hung up on titles.”

They could just continue living comfortably as they had been.

“Got it.”

‘If that’s what Larry wants, well…’

He could do that for him anytime.

Even though Johann himself had been the benefactor in the forest, in this city, Larry was his benefactor.

“Alright! Shall we go then?”

On this very important day, it felt good from the start.

Smiling as they left the house, they headed to Fairmont School located in Orange County near LA to take the transfer exam.

 

Murmur murmur.

“Oh my! Hyun’s Mother!”

“Sister!”

Many people are gathered in front of Fairmont Private School located in Orange County, a representative affluent area near LA.

Because today is the transfer exam day.

“Don’t tell me Hyun is also transferring here? This place might be a bit difficult…”

“Hoho. We’re just giving it a try! Surely our Hyun, who even attended a gifted school, won’t fail to pass. But sister, your daughter’s speaking is…”

“O-our Amy also attended gifted classes! Hohoho!”

Fairmont Private School, where only children from upper-middle class families and above attend, and which has a waiting list every year.

Since the number of transfer students is also fixed, everyone is wary of each other. The same goes for the children taking the exam today.

“Hmph.”

Children looking at each other with raised noses or twisted lips.

That was the moment.

“Oh my? Who’s that?”

People’s gazes gather on Johann.

Johann, who had been the hottest topic in LA lately.

“Is he taking the exam here too?”

“Whose child is he? He’s quite handsome…”

Even though their own children are the prettiest to them, his beauty draws admiration.

But that’s only temporary.

‘We’ll have one less competitor.’

Until just recently, he was a child who lived with wolves in the Rocky Mountains forest.

How much could such a child have learned?

Can he even speak English properly?

They twisted their lips, and Larry and Ada noticed this and gritted their teeth.

‘The races are diverse.’

From white to Asian. The languages spoken by the parents holding their children’s hands are also varied.

‘They said they also run an international school, right?’

Many of those who come to LA to study choose this school, but because it’s so popular, they said there are many people on the waiting list.

“Johann.”

“Calm down, Larry. Did you already forget who taught me?”

It’s just meaningless emotional waste.

Larry twists his lips at Johann’s confident expression.

Johann, who was truly an amazing student who understood ten things when taught one.

Larry looks around at those taking the transfer exam today.

“Crush them all.”

“Don’t worry.”

That’s naturally what will happen.

Johann, who smiled brightly, enters the transfer exam room. Then he looks around at those who entered before him.

‘Diverse.’

Diverse in a different sense than before.

There are children with indifferent expressions, children with arrogant expressions, and children with desperate expressions.

‘Why are those kids so desperate?’

He knows how important it is to attend a good school.

From the level of curriculum to connections. The better the school, the different the level of what you can learn and build.

But that’s only from an adult’s perspective.

Generally, children of this age don’t care about such things. No, they can’t care about them.

Even if they do care about such things, it would be an extremely small number.

‘Did their parents pressure them, or are they desperate because they want it themselves?’

He’s not sure.

Honestly, he’s not very interested either.

Just…

“Pfft!”

“Heh!”

‘Their personalities seem a bit bad.’

Children who look at him as if he’s pathetic and then turn their gazes away – as Larry said, they’re all children who need to be crushed.

A transfer exam where a considerable number of them will be eliminated.

In other words, everyone here is a competitor.

‘Hmm…’

For some reason, he’s getting heated up.

Because it seems like they’re belittling Larry and Ada’s efforts.

Because he wonders if it’s okay to act like that just because they’re confident in their studies.

Mischief rises in his heart.

‘If you’re that confident, this much shouldn’t be a problem.’

If they tried to shake his mentality by looking down on him, shouldn’t they be prepared to have their own mentality shaken?

Johann turns on his smartphone and puts in his earphones.

Earphones that aren’t connected to the smartphone.

Then…

Thump thump thump thump!

-I’m bringing sexy back!

Justin’s SexyBack.

The famous song with strong addictiveness that made countless people dance began echoing in the quiet transfer exam room.

 

* * *

 

“Please, please.”

Larry turns his gaze away from the Asian woman praying while holding something like candy and licks his dry lips.

“Johann will do well, right?”

Fairmont School, a private school famous enough to be ranked among the top in LA, no, in all of California. Naturally, the difficulty of the exam must be high too.

Larry couldn’t help but worry that Johann might be disappointed if he failed the exam.

At his words, Ada snorts.

“Larry, it’s Johann who broke through the entire 4th-grade curriculum in less than a month.”

It wasn’t just breaking through. He easily solved the application problems they gave him.

Not only that, Johann had already started on the 5th-grade curriculum.

“Besides, we were his teachers.”

They, who had only attended prestigious private schools in California, taught him using past exam questions from prestigious private schools.

“Wouldn’t it be stranger if he didn’t do well?”

“That’s true, but…”

Larry, who let out a long sigh, tries to calm himself and looks at the classroom where the transfer exam is being held.

How much time had passed like that?

Creak!

When the sound of the door opening is heard, the people gathered around the transfer exam room look urgently.

Larry and Ada jump up in surprise.

“Jo, Johann?!”

Johann waves his hand.

“Wh, what? What happened? Why did you come out so quickly?”

“The proctor said we could leave once we finished the entire exam?”

So he came out.

At those words, the other parents’ eyes widen, and Larry and Ada’s lips twitch.

“Was it easy?”

“Well…”

Honestly, he had been worried because Larry was too nervous. So he had even considered absorbing the life of a being with talents specialized in studying.

But…

‘The One Who Became a Star alone was sufficient.’

‘The One Who Became a Star’ who belonged to the US Secret Agency. As a spy who had to act various jobs and personalities in all kinds of places in different countries, naturally his intellectual abilities were also superior to ordinary people.

No matter how high the level, it’s still an elementary school exam in the end. With ‘The One Who Became a Star’s’ abilities alone, it was too simple.

‘It would be troublesome to feel difficulty with just elementary curriculum when it might be different for middle school curriculum.’

Moreover, over 80 percent was from the practice questions Larry and Ada had given him two days ago.

So he can be confident.

‘That’s just a filter.’

A test that’s merely a filter to determine whether one can keep up with this school’s curriculum.

‘What’s really important is….’

Johann looks around at the parents staring intensely in this direction.

“Hmm. It wasn’t really at a level to struggle with.”

If someone can’t even pass this much, they probably don’t deserve to enter this school.

At those words, the other parents’ faces contort.

“Puhahaha!”

“Larry, shh. You’re being disruptive.”

“Haha. Sorry. My apologies.”

Despite apologizing, Larry laughs. Ada’s lips also twitch.

Johann smiled watching that scene.

“Now I just need to do the interview, right?”

“Why? Already hungry? Should we have Chinese Food for lunch?”

“Chinese Food?”

What kind of taste would that be.

Would it be more delicious than hamburgers.

Johann’s eyes began to sparkle.

 

* * *

 

The interviewer scratches his balding head.

Fairmont School has high competition rates every year with many students wanting to transfer.

Though Fairmont School receives knocks on its door from countless places beyond other regions to other countries, Johann is definitely a unique case among them.

“Ahem. Hello?”

“Hello. I’m Johann, 11 years old, seeking to transfer into your school’s 4th grade.”

‘Oh?’

The interviewer’s eyes light up at the quite coherent speech and series of difficult words.

“Yes, Johann. Nice to meet you. I heard you played music during the test preparation?”

A song with strong addictive qualities and suggestive lyrics.

“Oh, I didn’t know the audio jack wasn’t connected. If that caused any harm, I’ll apologize. But….”

‘The test isn’t that important. What’s really important is this interview.’

Whether the transfer will happen or not will be determined in this interview.

The door of transfer narrower than the eye of a needle a camel could pass through. He needs to appeal that he’s a student who fits this school.

Then there’s only one position Johann himself needs to establish.

“Would this school have any reason to teach students with mental fortitude that scatters from just that much?”

Excessive confidence that he’s different from those others.

‘In this America, this would appeal as strong and positive.’

“…I’ll proceed with the interview for admission from now. First… could you tell me the reason you chose this Fairmont School?”

“To refine my mind and body through the educational curriculum of the prestigious private Fairmont, which has produced numerous great figures during its over 50-year history.”

“Your real intention?”

Flinch!

At the piercing words, Larry and Ada look at Johann.

Johann looks at the interviewer’s mischievous eyes and grins.

“A friend named Emily Sherman actively recommended this school. So I looked into it, and I liked the escalator-style advancement system.”

“Hahaha! Yes, thank you for the honest answer. Then could you tell me how you’ve lived up until now?”

“Everything?”

“Yes. As much as possible.”

Unlike other transfer students, there’s no basis to judge what kind of person Johann is.

‘His intelligence level was proven by the A+ test paper, but….’

There’s almost no data to judge Johann as a human being – his language ability, personality, whether he has the persistence and creativity to keep up with classes.

Therefore, this question was extremely important.

“Hmm… I was probably around 4 years old when I realized I wasn’t a wolf.”

Thud!

Everyone’s hearts sank.

 

Johann’s life was recounted calmly.

That made it feel even more tragic.

‘Feeding raw meat to his own child!’

‘He taught language without even letting him sleep in the evenings?’

‘He, he went hunting at such a young age?’

He even received corporal punishment when he got things wrong.

Boiling anger shows on their expressions.

“Then, then how many languages can you speak?”

“Hmm… Four?”

English, Spanish, Portuguese, French.

“I can also do basic level Mandarin, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Arabic.”

“My goodness.”

They couldn’t help but be stunned.

To teach all those languages to this young child.

Setting aside how amazing Johann was for following and learning all of that, the person called Johann’s father who provided such education was definitely a psychopath.

“Yes, then lastly….”

The interviewer falls into deep contemplation about whether he should ask this question.

But he ends up spitting it out. Because he’s an employee receiving salary from this school.

“What do you think would be the benefit of Fairmont School accepting you as a transfer student?”

A question that eliminates many people.

But Johann shows no hesitation.

“The title of being the school that changed the wild Mowgli into a human being.”

Thump!

A shock as if struck on the back of the head.

People shift in their seats, but Johann ignores them and looks at the interviewer.

“The title of being a school with an educational system excellent enough for that. Would this be sufficient as an answer?”

‘Could an educational institution let this title slip away?’

A deep smile formed on Johann’s lips.

 

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