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5.63% Adopted Soldier: Second Route / Chapter 8: Lunch time

Kapitel 8: Lunch time

It was now lunchtime Alex, Rachel, and Oliver were eating lunch together. It was a weird combination, though the three of them were good-looking, had good grades, and had high athletic ability, it was a shame that Alex and Oliver had personality defects.

While the others could barely accept Alex eating lunch together with Rachel, the male students just couldn't accept Oliver eating with her.

They the male population of the class wanted to tear Oliver apart, but every time they thought of attacking they would remember Oliver's palace of muscle. So instead of them tearing Oliver apart, it might be them torn apart by Oliver.

"Do you have any plans with my comrade after school Rachel?" Oliver asked out of nowhere as the three were eating. Rachel knew of the eccentricity of the student called Oliver, so she knew he would ask something like this.

"No... Alex and I have no plans for later, don't we Alex?" Rachel looked at Alex with a smile that looked pretty, but in truth, it was a fake smile.

"Yes, we don't have any plans," Alex replied with that never-changing stoic expression.

"Is that so, hmm then are you two interested in joining me in my daily patrol?" Oliver asked after taking a bite of his bread. 

"Daily patrol, what's that?" Rachel did not want to join in the conversation as much as possible but she was truly curious about Oliver's so-called daily patrols. 

"I who have tread the dark path, wish to atone for those past mistakes of mine. Which is why I go out every day after school walk around the neighborhood and help random people I see who are in trouble."

When the two of them heard what Oliver said they had different reactions. Rachel was surprised by what Oliver said, if it were anyone else who said it she thought that maybe they were just spouting nonsense, and despite Oliver saying nonsense all the time this time she felt that he was serious. 

On the other hand, Alex found what Oliver was doing very interesting. There was not even a single thought that Oliver was lying. 

"I guess doing that daily patrol with you would be interesting." 

"That's great so how about you Rachel?" 

"... Sorry but I can't stay out late for now, maybe next time." 

"That's alright, next time then." 

While the three and the class were having different reactions to the situation, a boy burst into the room. The boy who banged the door open, was a good-looking boy with dyed blond hair, wearing blue contact lenses, and he was actually a bit taller than Alex.

The newcomer approached Alex's group, he looked at Oliver for awhile and scoffed at him. The boy then glared at Alex looking at him up and down. Finally, the boy looked at Rachel and smiled, showcasing his bright, shiny white teeth.

"Rachel I'm sorry I wasn't able to meet you yesterday since I had to go to another town for a competition. How unfortunate the moment I left you some flies came bothering you." The boy looked at Oliver and especially Alex with a glare.

"What are you saying, Aldrich? I don't see any flies except for you." Rachel answered the boy called Aldrich with an ice-cold tone. Alex noticing the weird atmosphere was now on guard.

"Now, now no need to be shy. Let's show these flies who you really like." Aldrich was about to reach for Rachel's hands but before he could do so, his face was already facing the ground. It happened so quickly that something was holding his right arm and restraining him.

"Alex what are you doing?!" Rachel said alarmed by Alex's sudden action of restraining Aldrich.

It took him a few seconds before Aldrich finally realized that he was being pinned down by Alex. Aldrich tried to resist and stand up but he couldn't, Alex's restraining technique made it seem like there was a one-ton boulder on top of Aldrich.

"What the hell are you doing you bastard?! Get off me!" Aldrich who couldn't escape started screaming.

Oliver who had watched the whole thing from start to finish was amazed. Alex's movements were flawless, there was no hesitation as he restrained Aldrich. He had watched many videos of police officers restraining criminals with a similar technique, but none of those could match the speed and precision of Alex's move.

"Rachel tell me, is this man a threat to you?" Alex didn't bother to listen to the screaming Aldrich and questioned Rachel.

"No he is not a threat, he's nothing to me." When Alex heard Rachel's answer he let go of Aldrich, but this time he stood in front of Aldrich and had Rachel at his back. This action of Alex triggered the whole class once more.

"WHOAH Alex that was awesome!"

"Kyaaa! He's like a knight in shining armor protecting the princess."

"Yeah, Alex show that arrogant prick who Rachel's man is!"

The students of the class were in full support of Alex. Even the boys who didn't like Alex sticking to their Goddess were siding with him this time. This is all because they always thought Aldrich was an as*hole. He was haughty and arrogant since he was the ace of the tennis team of the school which had won some national competitions, and he himself has won numerous medals in many amateur tournaments. He was even ranked as the fifth most popular guy in school.

Rachel who was facing Alex's back had her heart beating faster. This scene was like one of her dramas where the boy protects the girl he likes from a rival in love.

Aldrich seeing the situation was not in his favor started retreating, but before he left he looked back and challenged Alex.

"Alex I challenge you to a tennis match!"

...

It was after classes and a bunch of people were gathered around the school's tennis court. At one side stood the arrogant Aldrich wearing his white tennis uniform, on the other side was Alex still wearing his school uniform and black leather shoes.

Alex accepted the challenge without even thinking about it. His classmates who were there when he accepted the challenge were confused. It was obvious that Aldrich had the upper hand in this challenge being the school's tennis club's ace, but Alex still accepted it. Could it be that Alex was actually good at playing tennis?

The question of all the students was immediately answered when Alex asked Rachel "What is tennis?" The guy didn't even know what tennis was, so why did he accept the challenge so confidently?

Rachel explained the basic rules of tennis to Alex. She already knew based on logic that the more experienced Aldrich would be able to beat the inexperienced Alex hands down, but something was telling her she needed to believe in Alex.

"Alex you better not lose." Hearing Rachel sound like she was giving an order, Alex reflexively saluted.

"Roger that."

Alex with a racket at hand stood at the other side of the net. Aldrich on the other side of the net was smirking and at the same time irritated by how close Alex and Rachel were to each other.

One of the students became the unbiased umpire. "This game is an unofficial match, the first one to win seven sets is the final victor. Let the match begin."

It was Aldrich who had the first serve,

SWOOSH!

As expected of the ace of the tennis club the tennis ball was going 95 mph and once it hit the ground it twisted in a different direction and headed toward Alex's face. The tennis ball was heading towards Alex's face yet with one hand Alex caught the tennis ball.

"15 - love"

The crowd got excited both at Aldrich's twist serve and Alex's barehanded catch. Rachel, on the other hand, got angry and shouted at Aldrich.

"What are you doing?! Are you deliberately trying to hurt Alex?!" Rachel was angrier than she thought.

Aldrich was still a bit shocked by Alex's ball-catching when he heard Rachel's complaint. He looked at Rachel and shrugged.

"It was not my intention to hit his face, the ball just twists like that when I try that serve."

Aldrich went back into position without bothering Rachel anymore. This time his serve reached 105 mph, not yet accustomed to using the racket Alex reflexively hit the tennis ball with the hand that was closest to the tennis ball, which was his empty hand.

When Alex hit the tennis ball with his palms a loud smacking sound was heard. The tennis ball was returned, it was even faster than the serve of Aldrich.

"Out, 30-love" Yet even though it was amazing it was still out. Aldrich stood there dumbfounded by what had just happened. 'He hit the ball with his bare hands and it was even faster than my best serve!'

Everyone was super excited by what they just witnessed.

"What the hell was that?! He just smashed the ball with his palm!"

"Doesn't that hurt? Yet he looks like it did nothing to him!"

"If he can hit that strongly with his bare hands imagine what kind of shot he would make with the racket."

Even though Alex was losing, the surrounding students were already thinking that if Alex could get used to the racket then victory would be his without a doubt.

Oliver had his eyes wide open as he looked at Alex, he had seen that stance numerous times on MeTube. That was a Baguazhang stance the way Alex did the move was so natural. Was he a practitioner? Oliver got a bit confused, if Alex Baguazhang was at this level, then what was the grappling move he used? It was similar to an Aikido move...

'Well Alex did say his dad was a martial arts enthusiast, he might have learned it from him.' Even though there were many loopholes in this idea Oliver simply accepted it.

'I already knew he had abnormal fighting ability since I saw the way he restrained Aldrich... But is he some kind of martial arts master? Is this a plus or a negative? I'm going to put this as plus points for becoming my possible official boyfriend. The ability to protect one's girlfriend from external dangers is definitely a plus.' Rachel was grading Alex as he played.

The first set went to Aldrich easily, but this time it was Alex's service game. He was observing Aldrich's form and the way he served. Alex threw the tennis ball upwards, with the same form as Aldrich, Alex used a similar serve as Aldrich and smashed the tennis ball.

SWOOSH! BAM!

Aldrich couldn't react, everyone else including the umpire was shocked by that one serve of Alex, they couldn't see it at all. Aldrich wanted to know how fast that ball traveled, but they didn't prepare a speed gun for the match since he thought he was facing an amateur. Once they saw Alex's serve some of the tennis club members ran to fetch the speed gun.

The umpire finally regained his senses and announced, "15-love"

Alex got ready to do another serve, this time Aldrich was fully concentrated. The other tennis club members had the speed gun ready. Alex then smashed the tennis ball in the same form as before.

SWOOSH! you could practically hear the ball cutting through the air. "BAM!"

Once again Aldrich wasn't able to react at all. He looked at his fellow tennis club members and waited for them to tell him the speed of the serve. The surrounding students were curious as well. The tennis club members looked at the speed gun dumbfounded, they stared at the number displayed not believing what they saw.

Alex just stood there waiting for the umpire to tell the score so he could continue serving, but the umpire was also interested in how fast Alex's serve was, so he couldn't say the score yet.

"Hey tell us how fast his serve was already?!" One of the students couldn't wait anymore and shouted at the tennis club members. The tennis club members got their bearings back and answered.

"The serve was at 157 mph!" When everyone heard the number the group of students got excited.

"Shit isn't that like the super fast! Even at the pro level, only some people can serve as fast as that!"

"Wasn't Alexander an amateur?!"

"Damn, how good will his serve be if he practices? He might actually take the world with his serve!"

The group of students was excited as they felt that they were watching the birth of a legend. Aldrich, on the other hand, was burning red in embarrassment. He challenged Alex to a tennis match to show Rachel how much better he was. Yet not only was he losing in his own specialty, but he was also losing to Alex a complete amateur who just recently held a tennis racket for the first time.

The match after that couldn't even be called a match, when Aldrich's focus broke he couldn't even keep his service game. The match was won 1-6 Aldrich only won one set.


Kapitel 9: Clubs

After beating Aldrich in the tennis match, a swarm of people gathered around Alex and his group. These people were all from sports-related clubs. They who had witnessed Alex's athleticism wanted to invite him into their club.

If they have even one more talented player their budget might increase. Not only is Alex a talented individual, but he was also a first-year which meant his full potential was still unknown, his future was limitless.

"Hi Alex I'm from the tennis club, and with your serve being a pro is not just a dream for you."

"No shit! Why would he want to join your club that challenged him? Join the karate club instead, I saw how you hit the ball with your palm, you must be practicing some form of martial arts. You could release your full potential with karate."

"How about joining the swimming club?! It's full of girls that would love to talk to you while wearing swimsuits."

"No, join the dance club! I saw how you balanced your body, your flexibility is exquisite! If you join the dance club you can touch a girl's body anytime. How about you join with Miss Rachel that way you two can become couple dancers."

Many clubs were trying to gain Alex as a new club member but he couldn't care less, he looked at Rachel and Oliver: "What club are you two in?"

Rachel sighed at Alex's question she knew the reason why he would ask her this question. "I used to be in the archery club, but I stopped going since I was the only member left. The club has been disbanded now I'm in the go-home club."

"Heh, I don't find any of the current clubs interesting and so I guess I'm in the go-hom club as well." 

"Then I guess I'll attend the go-home club with you guys." Alex looked at his two companions as if she was they were the only thing his eyes could see. 

The different clubs hearing Alex's question and his two companions' answer already knew what to do. The club that can rope in Rachel or Oliver, can get Alex.

"Miss Rachel a girl needs to know how to defend herself in these dangerous times, how about learning karate?"

"I already have Alex to defend me why should I learn karate?" Rachel shut down the karate club members.

"How about you Mr. Oliver, with your physique you and Alex can become champions."

"Hmph, competing in such things isn't exciting enough," Oliver answered.

"How about learning how to dance? Isn't it romantic to dance with your special partner?"

"I can dance anytime I want since I already know how to dance. If I wanted to dance with Alex I can just teach him how to properly dance."

"How about you Oliver dancing can help you express yourself." 

"I'm always expressing myself no need to dance for it." The dance club members didn't know what to say to that and left the scene dejected.

The other clubs tried to persuade Rachel and Oliver but were shut down by Rachel's logical excuses and Oliver's whimsies. When every club member failed, one final pitch for the club was proposed. The one who asked was none other than Alex's friend Oliver.

"If you are not interested in any club, how about creating a new one? Not only will it look good on our resumes we could also get some club funding."

There was a huge commotion when the students watching heard Oliver's proposal. Not able to take all the attention anymore, Rachel told Alex and Oliver to change locations before continuing the conversation.

The three ran out of the school premises and headed towards a family restaurant. Seeing as it was his first time in such an establishment Alex followed Rachel and Oliver's lead.

The three sat down and ordered some food and drinks. When the three had properly settled down Rachel was the first one to start the conversation.

"Hey, Oliver did you really mean it? When you said we should create a club."

"Yes, I did... You know even before this I've also been asked by many clubs to join them, but not one of them made me feel like joining. So now I found out my new comrades were not attending any club, I thought that the three of us should create one."

Rachel shook her head at the easy-going answer Oliver gave her. "You do know you need at least five people to be able to form a club, with the three of us we could only make a circle. If we create a circle we won't be able to get club funds, but we could be given an empty room to do our activities."

"Then that's what we should do."

"Stop making decisions for the three of us... What do you think Alex?" Rachel felt a little exasperated at Oliver's gung-ho attitude, so she asked Alex his opinion on the matter.

"I haven't been in a club or a circle before, but as long as I can stay with you guys then it doesn't matter." 'I could observe you better if you're close by and I can fulfill my duties as a friend.' Not hearing the thoughts Alex was having, Rachel felt embarrassed for Alex saying such a cheesy line.

"Well said comrade! So what say you, Rachel? Let's enjoy our high school life while we can." Oliver without caring about the other customers started laughing heartily. One of the waiters reprimanded them for being too noisy. Rachel apologized to the three of them since both Oliver and Alex didn't seem like they wanted to apologize.

Rachel felt a little headache coming and sighed. "Fine, then what kind of circle would you want to create?" This was but a start to a very eventful high school life.

...

"I want a circle that would make my excitement boil with youthful vigor!" Oliver exclaimed what he wanted the circle to be like. Rachel already lost all hope with Oliver so she looked at Alex.

"How about you what kind of circle would you like to create?"

"Before I answer... Can you explain to me what a circle is?" When the two heard Alex's answer they almost smacked their faces at the surprising question.

'Don't you know what a circle is? Are you really a student?' Though Oliver was still keeping a cool unperturbed appearance deep inside he was confused as well.

Noticing their weird looks Alex explained his situation. "Before transferring here, I have always been homeschooled. This is the first time I have heard of clubs and circles."

Hearing Alex's timely explanation the two were able to calm down. 'Still, I wonder why he would be homeschooled until now, and then suddenly attend a public High School?' Rachel had many questions about Alex but decided not to pry. She decided since they might eventually start dating the secrets they have will slowly be revealed. If she knows the answers to all his mysteries even before they start officially dating, then once they do date it might get boring real quick. As they say a bit of mystery in a couple will help the passion burn longer.

Oliver, on the other hand, was getting excited. 'A mysterious transfer student who has been homeschooled all his life has suddenly entered a normal high school. Not only that his father is both a martial arts enthusiast and a survival enthusiast. It's like Alex came straight out of a novel, and I'm part of it! Hehehe, there actually might be hidden implications in Alex's transfer.'

As Oliver was going deep into his delusions, Rachel started explaining what Circles were.

"Circles are a gathering of like-minded individuals too well... Basically they just gather to have fun doing what interests them."

"Then what's the difference between a club and a circle?"

"A club is a more serious and bigger organization. The clubs are also supported by the school and given funds to operate. Since a club can bring more prestige to the school, and the majority of them join tournaments a percentage of their winnings if they ever win are given to the school."

"Then why don't we create a club instead?"

"Like I said you need at least five members to create a club, you would also need a teacher to be the supervisor of the club. Not only that, you need to explain to the Student Council how your club will benefit the school. So all in all in our current state it's better to simply make a circle, and if we ever expand then we just upgrade our circle into a club."

"That does sound like a good plan."

After explaining everything to Alex, Rachel looked at him and asked one more time. "So Alex what kind of Circle should we create?"

'It really doesn't matter what kind of circle is created as long as I can observe my potential target, all other things become unnecessary...'

Alex's thoughts were cut off when he saw Oliver's expectant look, as well as Rachel's hidden excitement. 'Are those things really unnecessary? I could try to have fun with them... Yeah if I have fun with them then they won't suspect me, and find out anything regarding the mission.' Alex couldn't notice the subtle changes in his thinking, but slowly and surely he was changing.

"Like I said it doesn't matter what kind of Circle is created, as long as I as you two are with me it's enough," Alex said so with his indifferent tone of voice, he looked at Rachel and Oliver with his emotionless face.

Rachel who once again heard the same cheesy line felt goosebumps, but when she saw Alex's calm-looking face as he said those lines so seriously she felt her heart beating faster. Oliver was also feeling a deeper sense of camaraderie from Alex.

"We still haven't decided what kind of Circle we should make. You guys are no help at all, both of your ideas are so vague." Rachel sighed as she kept going back to the point that they had no idea of what kind of Circle they should create.

"Why not start a self-defense enthusiast circle?" Oliver suggested, Rachel looked at him like she was looking at a fool, but after thinking for a moment Rachel's expression changed.

"You know that can actually work. Self-defense doesn't just revolve around martial arts, there are many ways to defend oneself, researching the different ways to defend oneself might actually be interesting." Rachel was being affected by Oliver's enthusiasm.

"So what say you comrade?"

"If you two are doing it then, of course, I will too." Oliver smiled brightly as he gave Alex a thumbs up. 


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