Collecting Titles In The Apocalypse-Chapter 27: Dante on top

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Dante and Sujin were escorted to the secluded room by James Cheng and his lackeys. It was inside a rundown building that used to be a storeroom.

They called it Old Warehouse before, but after the school built a new storage building near the gymnasium, this building was abandoned.

And since it was located in the secluded part of the campus, no one would be coming here often. A perfect place for James and his companions to use as their base.

"By the way, Creep, when did the school produce these types of people?" Dante asked Sujin. He wasn't even trying to minimize his voice or saying it in a whisper.

His indifference to their current situation surprised Sujin the most.

'How can Dante remain calm in this situation?' He thought before he replied to his question. "Uhm, too many things happened while you were in a coma," Sujin whispered.

Although he didn't stammer, his voice carried a hint of fear.

"Like what?" Dante continued questioning in his usual demeanor. Nonchalant to what was going on.

"Law of the jungle."

"Law of the jungle? Hm..." Dante repeated Sujin's words before pondering. "Ah, I get it. You mean like a meritocratic system where power and connections hold more significance?"

"That's it. Whether you like it or not, we're now under that kind of ass system in school. And we low-level students are nothing but extra characters who can't do any shit but try as hard not to offend the main characters. Anyway, it's too late now. We have ushered the fury of the most troublesome cast among all."

Hehe.

Dante chuckled slightly because Sujin was talking as if they were side characters in a novel.

Carrying a baton on his shoulder, James looked at them coldly.

"You two still have the leeway to talk casually to each other, huh? It seems you're not bothered by what's going to happen to you."

"That's not true, James! Please, forgive us. If you want money, you can take mine!" Sujin said immediately.

"Freak, don't call my name casually. And do you think I'm a robber? Who wants your money when even my dog is richer than you, huh?!"

Sujin turned pale. So the rumor about James' father being a CEO of a billion-dollar company was true!? In that case, not even money could calm his anger in this state. Then what else could they do for him to forgive them?

Thud!

Without a second thought, Sujin dropped to his knees.

Everyone looked surprised. Even Dante didn't expect Sujin to suddenly kneel.

James grinned. "Good job, quick thinking."

His words made Sujin sigh in relief.

If kneeling was enough to ease his anger, then Sujin would not mind lowering his self-esteem for that sake.

However, James' next words made Sujin sweat profusely.

James suddenly brought his face closer to Sujin's head.

"Do you think kneeling is enough to quench my anger, huh, freak?"

Sujin looked down at the floor to avoid meeting James' terrifying gaze.

"W-What do you want us to do?" Sujin asked nervously.

"No. There's nothing you need to do, but I'm afraid I need to cut your tongue. You don't need it anyway."

"Wha—what?!" Sujin trembled. He looked at James with beads of tears at the corner of his eyes.

"Hehehe! Look, the freak is going to cry now!" One of James Cheng's lackeys said, laughing heartily.

The other also started grinning, seemingly amused by what was going on.

James then grabbed Sujin's hair. "What? Are you going to cry now? Oh, right. I remember you ogling my girlfriend's body last time. Did you know there are things you shouldn't look at? Because the consequences of doing that would be not something you can handle."

"No, that's not true. I just happened to pass by when I caught sight of her. That's unintentional!"

"You're saying Megan was lying?"

"That's..." Sujin could not form a sentence.

This type of question was difficult to answer. Not because he was lying but because whether he would tell the truth or not, it was still up to James to decide who was telling the truth. And it was clear to whom he would give his favor.

Tip tap... tip tap...

Suddenly, they heard footsteps. A female student with long blonde hair and a good figure walked in along with two other female students. With their fancy appearance and the way they wore their uniforms, one could tell they don't give a fuck to school rules.

"Babe, what makes you come here?" James asked in disbelief. His cold demeanor a while ago was replaced by a dog-like demeanor. The type who's ready to lick his owner.

"I heard you caught the lecherous bug, I wanted to see in person how you'll punish him. Am I not allowed to see?" The blonde in the middle asked softly in an attractive voice.

James started blushing. "O-Of course you can watch. Ahaha! It's actually good that you're here. Let me show you how I will punish these two bastards!"

"Two?" Megan, James' girlfriend, mumbled. When she caught sight of Dante, she thought, 'Who is this tall, handsome guy?'

James then arrogantly stood in front of Sujin and Dante once again.

"Now, tell me. Who do you say is lying?"

Sujin felt like his words were stuck in his throat.

"Wait."

A calm voice interjected. He remained quiet while observing but now he finally spoke.

Turning his head to Dante, "What? You want to beg too?" James asked mockingly.

He still didn't know who Dante was. It was the first time he saw him in the school. However, earlier, when he was passing by the Year 2 Section A, he heard these two talking. It happened that James heard his name being called common by this person.

He doesn't even know each other yet and then this silly student insulted his name? He would not be Cheng anymore if he wouldn't punish him now.

"Beg? Hehe." Dante chuckled and said, "You're wrong. There's no reason for me to do that."

James frowned and Megan was amazed by Dante's manly calmness.

'Most students when under James' fury would be trembling in fear by now. However, this guy is different,' Megan thought.

"I just want to say since you're seeking truth and lies, I have a good suggestion."

What?

James finds his words stuck in his throat. Then a second later, he started laughing.

AHAHA!

His laughter echoed in the room.

In his life, albeit young, he thought he had already seen all types of people but he never imagined seeing someone as dense as this one.

The four other people, James' lackeys, started laughing as well. When Megan and her friends arrived, these lackeys wanted to show off as well. After all, Megan and her friends were all stunning beauties. They wanted to show them how manly they were by showing dominance to the students who didn't know their place.

"Who is he? He's cute, but he's so clueless. Don't you think?" The girl with pink highlight color to her short white hair, said before she sighed in disappointment.

After a huge laugh, James' face approached Dante while carrying his baton which he repeatedly bouncing in his hand.

"Man, do you think you have the right to suggest?"

Dante replied calmly. "Following the law of the jungle, I believe I have all the rights."

James and the others gawked for a second before they burst out laughing once again.

"So you are claiming you're stronger than everyone here?" James asked in disbelief.

Megan frowned. She thought this student was so manly and attractive but it looked like he was also an insane person.

Sujin was also at a loss for words. In his mind, he was asking, 'What's Dante even saying? Boasting now will only lead to a more difficult situation for both of us later.'

To everyone's surprise, Dante claimed, "Yes, I am on top of everyone present here."

"..."

"Dante on top...?" Sujin mumbled, seemingly dumbfounded.