"Don't think about it," Eren said to the agitated boy in front of him. Daniel…or rather James was crouching down on the floor, biting his nails. The idea of his secret being out before even a day could pass was concerning to him. Someone was watching him, and he had no idea who it was.
Moreover, his benefactor was capable enough to forge an identity for him. James has been bullied ever since he was a child. He knew the dark reality of this world. There was no such thing as a free meal. A person with a strong background helping him unconditionally is too good to be true.
If he demanded something from him, he would be forced to obey them, given that his secret could be used as blackmail. No... there was no need to even use his secret as blackmail. The benefactor would probably pull some strings to put him behind bars if he proved to be an inconvenience.
"You're thinking too much." Eren, or rather Daniel spoke once again to get his attention. "Your backer probably wants something from you. He'd eventually show himself. The only thing you need to watch out for is to make sure the secret doesn't spread any further."
The brows on James's face creased, objectively speaking, what Daniel said was true, but it wasn't easy to pass it off.
"If it proves any sort of consolation, I'll help you out if push comes to shove."
"Uhm. I don't mean to offend but, I don't think you'd be much help. Clones can't really make much of a difference if we're not in a warzone." A tick mark appeared on Daniel's head when he heard that.
"The only reason I get beaten up is that I'm using the base strength of this body. I'm not even using my techniques." He reassured the boy, shoving his annoyance aside.
"…."
"Stop brooding and get out. We need to go to school!"
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"Oh my! It's Seul Bum from the music department!" A girl exclaimed to get her friend's attention.
"He dyed his hair…? So Cute." The girl muttered after taking a closer look.
'HuHu They're looking…' The target of fanatics though while brushing his hair back
'The second semester is also my time.'
"I think there are more nice guys in that department…"
"Who's hot is Eli Jang from the beauty department…"
*Swish*
The girls were daydreaming until they noticed a tall figure pass by. One look at this figure was enough for them to suck their breaths in.
'F…Fucking Hot!' Like a damn trope, you see in mangas, the girls drooled at the sight of James.
Seul, who was admiring himself in the mirror, feeling the shift in energy looked back to look into it. His thoughts came to a halt and fear crept up in him.
'A competitor!' No, it couldn't even call it a completion anymore, they were not even in the same league. James had such devastating beauty that Seul felt intimidated by him.
"Ah, I haven't seen you around before, are you a new student?" Although he was acting calm, on the inside he was shedding tears of blood and ripping his hair in frustration.
"Y…Yea, I'm James Lee, a transfer student. Nice to meet you." James answered with a nervous tone. He was still a cowardly figure like before. However, unlike in the past, where he was shunned for it, his cowardice was perceived as shyness by the girls.
'SO CUTE!' The audience preened.
"Get moving." The serene picture of Seul and James was broken when Daniel entered the picture. His fat jiggling with each step, sweat dripping like buckets was a sight many girls retched at.
This was not unnoticed by Daniel. He could only cry inwardly, hoping to forget this as soon as he could. "We don't have all day, class is about to start." He announced before leaving James behind who soon followed after him.
Reaching class, they had to wait outside class for the teacher to introduce James to the class in a dramatic fashion. Daniel complained that he was already introduced before and that he does not wish to experience it again, which was prmptly ignored by his homeroom teacher.
"All right settle down you brats. We have a new transfer student."
"OH is it a girl!?" The boys shouted in excitement hoping for their prayers to be answered."
"It's a boy" The enthusiasm deflated like a balloon before it was risen up by the girls.
"Hello everyone, my name is James Lee. I like singing, please take care of me." The pathetic into was ignored by the love-struck girls as they enjoyed the eye candy.