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"I'm sorry, Sky Scar, but I've made up my mind."
"Why? Everything has been fine, haven't I treated you well?"
"No, it's not that you haven't treated me well, you've treated me too well. I know all about your care and affection towards me. Four years have passed and the most you've done is hold my hand. I know you cherish me but I really can't continue being with you."
"Why? Give me a reason."
"I don't feel secure with you. Apart from useless theoretical knowledge, the only thing you're good at is running. I hate that you give me a sense of always running away."
"No, why didn't you share your feelings with me earlier? I'm already past twenty years old, I can start learning other physical skills now. You're just going to abandon four years of our relationship just like that?"
"Is it that ridiculous promise again? What did you understand when you were seven years old? Was it worth your firm commitment?"
"But isn't keeping promises the most important thing for a person? Now that time has passed, I can learn other physical skills, I can learn everything you want me to learn in no time. Don't leave me. You should know how important you are to me."
"There's no need anymore, it's already too late."
"Do you... do you have someone else in mind?"
"So, you're not entirely stupid. Yes, you're right. William is more manly than you. At least he isn't from the slums. When I was with you, it was because I thought you had a future, but you disappoint me now. I really don't understand, are you even a man? In four years, anyone else would have already taken our relationship to the next level. But what about you? Don't you even dare to kiss me."
"No, it's not that I don't have the courage, I cherish you!" Sky Scar tried to argue. He really didn't have the courage to be intimate with her. Every time he saw her charming face, he was infatuated, holding her in his heart like a goddess.
"Stop talking, nothing can be changed. From now on, you are you and I am me; we are no longer related. You must have heard about William's temper, if you don't want to get in trouble, it's better to stay away from me."
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With his head down, his not-so-long nails had deeply pierced his palms. The cuts on his right hand from a shattered crystal glass had started to bleed again yesterday.
No. Agony was wreaking havoc on Sky Scar's heart. To him, that departing figure seemed so cold. Four years of dedication had only left him with the sense that his heart had been torn to shreds.
"Sky Scar, Sky Scar from the fifth-grade physical class, please stand up." A solemn voice came from the podium.
Upon the third call, Sky Scar finally came to his senses. He immediately stood up and felt irritated under the gaze of those around him, especially the disdain in her eyes. It made Sky Scar clench his fists even harder. You all look down on me? One day, I will show you all what I'm capable of, he secretly made a resolution, not knowing how to achieve it.
"Cadet Sky Scar, do you not want to graduate? Why did I have to call you three times before you stood up?"
Sky Scar was taken aback. Looking at the most strict dean of the academy on the podium, he deflected his mind and respectfully said, "I'm sorry, Dean."
It seemed the Dean had no intention to embarrass him, "Step up to the stage."
Sky Scar's heart tightens again. Step up to the stage? Why? In his memory, apart from the teachers of the academy, it seemed only those receiving disciplinary measures would walk up to the podium. He moved his somewhat stiff legs; under the gazes of those not showing a slightest bit of sympathy, he still walked up. Among the comprehensive students of Zhongting Academy, because of different backgrounds, nobody was willing to be friends with him. Offspring of the rich had their own circles.
The grand auditorium was capacious enough to accommodate nearly ten thousand people, making it the largest building in Planet Zhongting. Countless lights hung from the dome, making the auditorium magnificently bright. Underneath the lights was a sea of people, approximately one thousand cosmic calendar 335-grade students. Under their gaze, Sky Scar couldn't help feeling a bit nervous.
The Dean stood up and walked to the front of the stage. A rare smile appeared on his staunch face. Looking at Sky Scar with his head bowed by his side, he announced loudly, "I declare, Sky Scar of the 335- year-level at the comprehensive academy of Zhongting, the valedictorian of the class, will be awarded with the honorary school badge and rewarded with a thousand Cosmic Coins."
All the students on the floor were stunned, so was Sky Scar. He had always been overlooked at the academy; he simply couldn't understand why he was being given this honor. Only those rich who flaunt their luxurious lives were the stars of the academy. However, no matter why he got the honor, at this moment, his eyes were moist, and he felt as if he had grabbed a lifeline amidst a raging sea. He wasn't abandoned, the academy didn't abandon him. Nothing else mattered. All he saw in the Dean's gentle gaze./p>
"Thank you, Dean." Sky Scar's voice choked, and the Dean, who had always been feared by him, looked so affable at this moment. It seemed that after a bad day comes a lucky one. He was full of excitement. The honorary badge was not important at all. There was a reward of a thousand coins! A whole thousand coins!
"You don't have to thank me if you want to, thank your own efforts." An icy layer was back on the Dean's face. He turned to the other students on the floor and shouted, "Now shut all me, do any of you have the face to discuss this? Anyone caught gossiping will never graduate!"
The noise instantly turned into silence. The Dean's eyes flashed with cold light as he looked at the students below, "What's there to discuss? Do you find it surprising that Cadet Sky Scar received this honor? Before you discuss others, reflect on your own actions. I just need to mention a few numbers to dismiss your doubts. The five-year course of study at the Comprehensive Academy of Zhongting requires at least thirteen primary subjects to be studied, which is decided based on the different majors you choose; meanwhile, you also need to choose fourteen elective subjects. A total of twenty-seven subjects. Tell me, how many of these twenty-seven subjects did you pass? Do any of you pass more than half of these?" The last three words were nearly shouted out.
The fifth-grade students below looked at each other in bewilderment. They didn't care about what they learned at the academy. Every day, these students only cared about partying and entertainment.
"I'm disappointed." Light of deep sorrow appeared in the Dean's eyes, "None of the students in the 335-year cosmic calendar, except Sky Scar, passed even half of the subjects. Do you even have the right to discuss others? Among all batches of students, you are the worst batch. I know, many of you don't care about what you learn in the academy. All you care about is just a title of graduating from the Comprehensive Academy of Zhongting. Excellent. Just as you planned: I have talked with the principal and for the honor of the academy, decided that except for Sky Scar, all the students of the 335 cosmic calendar have to repeat this academic year. If you can't pass at least half of the subjects, then you can never be a graduate of the Comprehensive Academy of Zhongting."
The Dean's words instantly set off a commotion. A tall figure stood up and shouted, "Report to the Dean! I think this is unfair to us. There were many graduates who didn't even pass half of the subjects. Why did they graduate and we can't? Furthermore, why is Sky Scar an exception? I don't believe this coward is any better than us!"