Prof. Hibiki was continuously saying delusional things.

Looks like it did more than just touching a nerve. Just then a familiar voice said,

‘Is everything alright, Prof. Hibiki?’

The entire class turned around towards the direction of the sound and saw a man looking very confused, standing at the class’s door.

It was the principal.

The class was so engrossed in witnessing a scenario in which a man had just lost it that they completely ignored everything else, including the principal coming and opening the door.

The principal was simply making rounds of the school and heard Prof. Hibiki’s voice in a class nearby.

He had a soft spot for students. Knowing Prof. Hibiki’s humiliating and cruel ways of punishment, he quickly went towards the classroom to ease the punishment, which was about to be inflicted on the poor student.

When he came and opened the door expecting a student to be in tears and Prof. Hibiki smiling balmily like always, he was stunned to see it was the other way around.

‘Principal! Perfect timing!’

The principal was a lifesaver, not for Alex but for Prof. Hibiki. Prof. Hibiki looked at the principal as if he was a God.

‘How fortunate it is for you to come here at this moment.’

The principal came in, trying to understand what was happening there.

’What happened here?

‘Umm, you see-’

‘I will tell him what happened.’

Alex tried to explain the situation, what really happened, but Prof. Hibiki had cut him off.

Alex expected a complete twist in the story which Prof. Hibiki was about to tell.

Judging from the man’s desperate face, Alex wouldn’t be surprised even if Prof. Hibiki said that Alex tried to harass him.

‘You see, this boy has shown his utmost hatred towards me, belittling me, mocking and making my life in this wonderful school miserable.’

--Well, this is at least better than being falsely accused of harassing him.

Alex watched as the teacher tattled to the teacher like a five-year-old telling his mother how an enormous, fierce monster that could breathe fire and had claws, attack him and he barely escaped with his life when it was actually a street dog which only barked at him.

’He even said that he is so smart that skipping this class and moving on to 2nd year was a breeze from him if he wanted to, but stayed behind just so he could ruin my life. Please, HELP ME!!’

The principal was shocked by Prof. Hibiki like this.

He never even had seen a man pleading to him like this.

--What the hell happened here?

He looked at Alex and then the whole class, and they were all just as clueless as he was.

The principal knew Alex, and his father was a good friend of his. He knew Alex would never do this.

‘And that is why he should be severely punished and then expelled, you agree, don’t you?’

‘So…um…basically, you are saying that Alex was being mean, and you do not want to teach him anymore.’

The principal averted eye contact with Prof. Hibiki and tried to console him.

‘But if he is so smart like you just said, then why don’t we promote him to the next class um… Alex, what do you say?’

‘Huh! ME?’

He pointed a finger towards himself. A cold shiver went down Alex’s spine when he heard this.* This won’t end well.* Upon hearing this, Prof. Hibiki saw a brilliant opportunity and grabbed it. He smiled like a villain and said,

‘Very well, but he must give a test, and he must acquire 90% marks. Failure to do so will result in him being expelled. Is that alright, Alex?’

‘Now, now, that is a little too much, isn’t it, Prof. Hibiki?’

The Principal thought this was too much.

--What the hell is happening?

Alex was trying to understand what was happening right now. Just then, something inside him clicked again.

‘Don’t worry, it’s alright, principal.’

The principal was still surprised.

He had carelessly said those words to console Prof. Hibiki, but he forgot he was the principal, and his words had power.

‘Uhh… Very well, then the exam will be taken from a month from now.’

‘Why an entire month? If he is a genius, then I am sure he will get bored waiting around an entire month.’

Prof. Hibiki was still not done.

’Let’s have him take the exam next week. I will even quit my job as a teacher here if it means this will motivate him. That is what it means to be a teacher.’

Prof. Hibiki looked at Alex with a smugly.

--I have won, boy.

‘Sure, why not?’

Alex looked back at Prof. Hibiki, returning the smug smile with his own.

--I accept your challenge. Bring it on.

‘A-are you sure, Alex?’

‘Of course, sir.’

‘Then Alex, you have two options, either you can come to school and have the teachers prepare you for the exam or stay home and study for the exams yourself. Which do you choose?’

‘Hmm…’

Alex gave it a thought.

‘I would like to prepare for the exam myself.’

Confidence of certain victory was leaking out of Alex.

‘Alright, then Alex, you are now hereby excused from school for a week till the exam.’

The principal looked at Alex, gravely realizing the situation he had just put a poor student in.

‘Please study hard and Good Luck.’

I am sorry. The principal’s eyes whispered.

The bell rang, and the period was over.

‘Well, I will be going now.’

Alex calmly walked out of the classroom.