Strongest Superhuman System - Chapter 305

Chapter 305: The Origin of Vanguard
“And now that you’re a SOVEREIGN, it’s the perfect time for it. By the time you turn eighteen, there’ll be nothing stopping you from doing just that. You really surprise me sometimes, Mark. This was the last thing I expected us to be talking about today.”

Mark smiled.

Normally, Mark didn’t think that he would be talking about this today either. After losing his powers before, Mark felt that he would never get to create his own guild. But ever since Mark got his powers back, creating this guild has been at the back of his mind almost every day.

Pat crossed over to the chairs and sat down.

“So, you want me to leave everything and join your guild?”

“Yeah. If I’m going to do this, then I really need you there. Who else is going to keep me out of trouble?”

Pat grinned. He was not against the idea of a guild at all. If Mark hadn’t said anything about it, then Pat would have eventually brought up the idea instead. Having a guild was the best way to get out of the government’s control in this country. There are a lot of ‘questionable’ things that the government simply overlooks because it was a guild that did it. And if it was a guild with someone as powerful as Mark leading it, it was even more difficult for the government to touch them.

And besides, it wasn’t like they lacked the money. Creating a guild was almost the same as creating a mini-country. But with enough money, even creating a mini country was a piece of cake.

“Vice-captain Patrick. I like the sound of that But you know, my sister will kill me if she ever hears that I’m joining a guild without any powers.”

Mark gave Pat an incredulous look. When did Mark ever say that Pat would be the vice-captain? This bastard was just taking positions for himself.

Pat almost seemed to be able to read what was on Mark’s mind and he grinned at Mark with a shrug. They both knew there was no one else Mark trusted enough to take on a position like that.

Mark chuckled before answering Pat’s question.

“If your sister is that worried then bring her along. We’re going to need a healer anyway.”

Pat shivered.

“No. Please, just no. I won’t survive a day with that crazy woman in the same guild as me.”

Mark laughed at Pat’s discomfort. After some time, Pat finally asked.

“So, what do you plan to name it?”

“Well, it’s still a work in progress, but I was thinking Vanguard.”

Pat smiled and raised his bottle for another drink.

“Not bad.”

…

[One Week Later – Monday]

“Mark! Mark, are you done getting ready!?”

Arit’s voice echoed through the house as she shouted from the kitchen and Mark groaned as he rolled over in his bed and opened his eyes calmly. He looked to the side and watched the light coming through the window for some time before he finally forced himself to sit up.

Today was Monday, and it was also the day Nature Academy was opening its doors to the students once more since Esmeralda and Francis died. The truth is that Mark was hoping it would take a little longer before he had to go back to school. The last week had been spent fighting against anima and training, and Mark hadn’t had a better time in a long while. He could just relax without having to worry about his grades or attendance.

“Ah, fuck this.”

Mark suddenly cursed as he fell back into bed, but Arit’s loud voice suddenly echoed through the house again. “Mark! You promised!”

Arit came through the door of the room and frowned as she saw Mark was still lying in bed. Arit was already dressed for school and she had an apron over her school uniform with a ladle in her other hand. Arit told Mark to get ready before she was done making breakfast, but Mark had still not moved at all since then! Mark promised her that he was going to take school a little more seriously, but it was obvious that he was not going to be keeping that promise!

Mark groaned and raised a placating hand as he finally got up from the bed and started to walk to the bathroom. As he passed Arit, he bent down to kiss her and Arit pecked him on the cheek after the kiss and poked his chest softly. “Don’t make me wait long.”

Mark nodded with a tired yawn and Arit smiled at his antics before going back to continue making breakfast.

Mark finished freshening up quickly and before even twenty minutes had passed, he had dressed up and was walking out of the room with a few books in his hand. Mark dropped the books on the table – he was going to put them in Arit’s bag later – and he immediately stalked towards Talia who was sitting on a chair with her back to him!

“EEK!”

Talia suddenly screeched in fright as Mark grabbed her by the waist and raised her up.

“Look at you, Talia! You look so beautiful!”

Talia giggled as Mark brought her to his chest and tickled her gently while hugging her and she breathlessly told him to let her go while flailing around helplessly.

“You’ll ruin my uniform, big brother! Big sister will shout at you again if she catches you!”

Mark laughed as he finally dropped Talia back on the chair and helped her to straighten out her uniform. The uniform Talia was wearing was for a popular superhuman elementary school that was in charge of taking care of young superhumans as well as children of superhumans who didn’t have the time to always look after their wards.

The school was popular for having superhuman teachers who were capable of handling the students and taking care of any issues that may arise due to them not being able to control their strength. The school was freaking expensive, but Mark chose this school because he knew that it was the best place for Talia to get a proper education while also being safe. It would be bad if he sent Talia to a normal school and she made a mistake that would make her ostracized from the other students. At least, if Talia was in this school, Mark could have peace of mind that nothing bad would happen to her.

“Mark, you’re going to ruin all my hard work.”

Arit walked out of the kitchen with a large plate of pancakes and Mark just chuckled as he saw the frown on her face. Mark was slowly realizing that he did not know how to arrange this uniform at all. How the hell did Arit even make this thing look presentable? It was so confusing. There were folds and silk frills in the weirdest places.

Arit dropped the plate on the table and she finally came and showed Mark how to handle it. Once they were done with the uniform, Arit went to grab the rest of the food and Mark took Talia to the table for breakfast.

Neither of them noticed Talia’s sad frown as she followed behind Mark.