Strongest Superhuman System - Chapter 158

Chapter 158: I Will Handle All Issues Personally
The headmaster raised a brow as he settled into his seat and waved Mark over to the opposite seat. The headmaster wondered what Mark meant by what he said, and he smiled as he thought that Mark was just happy to talk to him.

“Well, I am glad to speak with you as well, Mr. Vanitas.”

Mark nodded. He did not even care what was going through the headmaster’s mind. All he knew was that every moment he spent in here was one less moment he had to be in class. Arit would kill him if he didn’t go to class, so he had to at least show up for a while, so he just wanted the headmaster to cut into that time as much as physically possible.

The headmaster’s office was a grand room with mahogany floors and dull brown walls. There were paintings of all the former headmasters hanging on the wall behind the headmaster’s seat, and a large grandfather clock was standing at one corner of the room imposingly. Mark knew that staying in this room at night would be like being in a B-rated horror movie. Imagine all these old men staring at you in the dark and then hearing the grandfather clock ring just at the wrong moment. Mark chuckled as he imagined Arit’s reaction to something like that. She’d probably scream like a crazy person.

“Mr. Vanitas, I understand that you are going to have to be in class soon, so I won’t take up much of your time. Firstly, I would like to express my utmost gratitude on behalf of the entire student and staff body of Nature Academy for your constant efforts to protect us from danger. I did not know anything about the challenges that you faced, and as an educator, I shoulder full responsibility for that oversight. But now that we are aware, we can only thank you for risking your life for our sake.”

The headmaster bowed his head slightly in gratitude, and Mark was a little shocked by the amount of sincerity he could sense in his words. The headmaster must be truly grateful if he was going this far. Mark did not like being thanked so much, so he just tried to wave the tense situation away and told the headmaster that everything was alright. Mark fought because he wanted to, not because he wanted to be thanked.

The headmaster chuckled when he heard Mark say this.

“Yes, I understand that fully. I don’t know if you know this, but you were responsible for saving the life of my daughter once a long time ago. She was twenty years old at that time, and she was unfortunate enough to be caught in an anima attack near her workplace. She says she would have been crushed if not for you swooping in to block some falling debris. She has been your biggest fan ever since.”

Mark hummed with a nod of recognition. He obviously didn’t remember the fight since it was just one of many that he had been involved in, but he was glad that the headmaster’s daughter was alright. The headmaster noticed that Mark was not in the mood for sentiments, and he just cleared his throat and decided to get down to business.

This was the first time that the headmaster was talking to Mark directly since Mark entered this school, and the headmaster has only known Mark to be a troublemaker who skips classes more than he goes to them. If not for the fact that Mark had an above-average grade point average, then the headmaster would have considered holding Mark back for a few years for his horrendous attendance record.

But that was not possible now. Not in a million years. The headmaster couldn’t touch Mark no matter what happens.

“I met with your guardian a few weeks ago, Mr. Vanitas. He was a truly prestigious man. At first, I was afraid that your continued attendance at this school would spell trouble and cause undue stress among the other students, but your guardian assured me that there would be no issues whatsoever, and I was inclined to agree after he made quite a generous point.”

The headmaster didn’t need to spell out the meaning of his words at that moment because Mark understood perfectly. Mark wondered just how much that old man must’ve dropped in the headmaster’s lap for the headmaster to become this kind and gentle with him. The headmaster had an image in the school as a very strict person, so for him to be this mellow with Mark meant that Mark’s guardian really threw a lot of money at the headmaster.

The headmaster continued without missing a beat.

“So, in light of that generous conversation that your guardian had with the school board, I have made it my personal duty to ensure that your school life is as stress-free as possible. Should there be any issues, anything at all, please do not hesitate to contact me. I will ensure that any and all resources are properly utilized to rectify the issue. Is that understood?”

The headmaster was looking Mark right in the eye as he said all of this, and Mark could hear another hidden meaning under the headmaster’s words. Mark was a little unnerved by how willing the headmaster was to do anything just to make Mark happy, but Mark didn’t let it show on his face. Mark didn’t really need something like this. Mark knew that there would be some issues in the school, but it wasn’t like he couldn’t handle them himself. No one would be stupid enough to challenge him since they knew how strong he was anyway. Instead, Mark decided to use this opportunity to cover another issue that could occur.

“Thank you for the offer. I’ll keep it in mind and come to you if I ever have any issues, but I don’t think I will be having issues with the students since most of them know I’m stronger than them. But I’m worried that my friends would have to deal with the anger and threats from other students. This might compromise their student life and prevent them from being able to study properly. Perhaps there is something you can do about that.”

The headmaster immediately understood what Mark was talking about. When it came down to friends, the only person who could fit that category in this school was Arit. The headmaster knew that what Mark said was right. There were many girls in the school that really liked Mark now that they knew that he was GHOST. Just from the amount of female screams that the headmaster heard earlier this morning, he knew that more than two-thirds of the female population would be trying to get Mark’s attention in one way or another.

And women can be terrifyingly scary when they are trying to get a man’s attention.