Strongest Superhuman System - Chapter 317

Chapter 317: Maria’s Life Is Not A Normal One
Turner was not interested in joining NPC Kent to eat at all, but he knew that if they wanted to get the best results, then they needed to mingle with the students as much as possible. Children are more willing to tell secrets to their friends than to people who are ostracized or loners. So if they became friends with one of the top cliques in the school, then they would be one step closer to closing this case.

Turner turned to NPC Kent.

“Sorry about my sister, Kevin. She’s in that time of the month – Mmph!”

Turner groaned as Tina stepped on his foot hard, but he managed to give NPC Kent a pained smile as he continued speaking.

“Please. Lead the way.”

Kevin smiled happily as Turner finally agreed, and he immediately called his friends over as many of them left the class along with Tina and Turner. Most of the class also left with them as they were more interested in just watching Tina and Turner than they were in their food.

Now that NPC Kent managed to invite the twins to eat, not only was NPC Kent their friend, but the twins now looked a lot more approachable and everyone wanted to talk to them. If NPC Kent had failed, then the class would have started treating the twins the same way that they treated Mark. They were terrified to talk to him, so they were more than satisfied with just watching him from a distance like some sort of exotic animal.

Mark took a bite of his sausage nonchalantly while watching the live show in front of him. There was a lot less tension in the air than there was a minute ago, and he thanked Sozin that the class was no longer focusing all their attention on him. Mark was tired of being stared at.

But it seems that Turner was really serious about finding out who the killer was. Tina didn’t even look like she cared, but Turner was different. He was actively searching for the killer. Among the two of them, Turner was probably going to be the more troublesome one to deal with.

‘And I had no idea Luna was that scary. I wonder what she did to Tina for her to be this wary of her.’

Arit spoke up as she closed her plate.

“Mark, I’ll be back. I have to go to the toilet.”

Mark hummed calmly and watched Arit as she stood up and left. His eyes were glued to her ass, and Arit turned her head to glare at him as she noticed his eyes on her. Mark grinned shamelessly, and Arit gained a small blush before she quickly left the class.

“Freaking pervert.”

…

[The Girl’s Bathroom]

Arit went to the bathroom and she was in the middle of washing her hands when she heard someone mumbling to themselves inside one of the stalls. The stall was locked, but Arit could still hear the mumbles clearly since the bathrooms were open at the top. Arit narrowed her eyes and walked closer to the stall when she noticed that the voice sounded familiar. Was this…?

“Maria?”

“Jesus!”

The sound of someone falling off the toilet made Arit grimace, and she waited patiently as the person pulled themselves up from the floor. Arit put her hands on her waist and looked at the door calmly as the lock clicked open. The person on the other side opened the door gently, and Maria peered out like a child caught with her hand in the cookie jar. When Maria spoke, there was a great amount of nervousness in her tone.

“A-Arit. I-It’s been a while. I uh… I haven’t seen you in forever. Haha… you look amazing.”

Maria didn’t add that it hadn’t nearly been long enough since she last saw Arit, and she wished the time was even longer. However, Arit could see it in the way Maria refused to look at her. Arit said nothing in response, but Maria could hear Arit’s silent command: Get the fuck out of there.

Maria gently opened the door and stepped out before smoothing her uniform to get rid of the rumples. Maria was immaculately dressed – just like a member of the student council should be – and there was a healthy glow in her skin that showed she had really enjoyed the holiday. Maria and her family went on a trip to City S during the holiday, and she tried her best to completely forget everything about Mark, Arit, and this godforsaken school on that trip. She enjoyed herself so much that life almost seemed normal for her. She could just pretend she was a normal girl with a normal family living a normal life.

But once the school sent out the news stating that students would be expected back, her entire façade came crashing down, and she remembered that she wasn’t a normal girl. She was an accomplice to a murder. Her family was being threatened by a superhuman capable of destroying entire countries with his power, and the girlfriend of said superhuman was some sort of anima-human hybrid who could tear her apart in seconds if she spoke about anything she had seen.

No, there was nothing normal about her life at all!

“Stop spacing out. What are you doing mumbling in the bathroom? You sound like a crazy person.”

Maria glared at Arit once Arit insulted her, but Arit only raised a brow, and Maria fearfully shifted her eyes from Arit’s gaze. Maria still had some of her pride, but it was not enough for her to talk back to Arit. Instead, she answered the question.

“I uh… I was trying to get myself back. It’s been a tough morning.”

Arit narrowed her eyes.

“Why, what happened?”

Oh, where the hell should Maria even start? Was it the superhumans that were patrolling the school? When Maria saw those superhumans, she thought the gig was up and she was about to be arrested. The way her heart spiked on her way to school must’ve been some sort of world record! Or maybe it was because there was a SOVEREIGN in the school now, going around checking the crime scene to see if there were any clues left behind! Or maybe it was the fucking superhuman that joined the school and was now questioning people about where they were during the killing!

Maria said all of this in a sarcastic way that made her look like she had gone completely mad, and at the end of it all, she was breathing heavily and glaring at the floor in anger. Arit’s brows were furrowed in shock as she heard what Maria said, and she immediately looked around her. Arit could hear some voices coming towards the bathroom, and she knew it would be difficult for them to talk there.

“Come with me.”

Arit started to speed walk out of the bathroom, and Maria glared at Arit’s back for a moment as she thought about just running away from her. But she knew it would be stupid to do that, so she just sighed in defeat as she followed behind Arit.

The two of them made their way to the secluded part of the school, and Arit looked around to make sure there were no students around before she pushed Maria into a classroom that was no longer in use. Maria stumbled for a few steps before falling to her knees on the floor and turning to glare at Arit.

“Don’t push me!”

Arit ignored her.

“Which sovereign were you talking about?”