The next morning, Akane picked up Kaizen and Yui from their houses to go to college. While in the car, Kaizen said, "Ah man, I am so sleepy, Akane. You were so noisy. Why do you always come early in the morning to pick me up?"
Akane replied, "Don't act like a 12-year-old kid. Look at Yui; she was already ready and waiting for me in front of her house."
Kaizen looked at Yui with sad eyes and asked, "Why, Yui?"
Yui laughed a little and said, "I always wake up early."
"See," Akane said to Kaizen, "learn something from her. You were still sleeping when I reached your home, and you took 30 minutes to get ready. Bruh, how can you be so lazy?"
Kaizen responded, "Yeah, yeah, don't act like my mom now."
Then Berlin suddenly asked Kaizen, "Where did you learn those fighting moves from?"
Kaizen, confused, replied, "What fighting moves?"
Berlin, shocked, said, "Ayo, kid, you don't know where you learned those fighting moves? I thought someone definitely taught you."
Kaizen said, "Back in my childhood, Rex and I used to fight a lot. We learned some moves from movies."
Berlin was shocked again but then said, "Never mind. You guys have reached your destination."
They arrived at the college gate, and Berlin dropped them off, saying goodbye to Akane and the others.
As they were walking to their class, some students approached them and said, "Hey, you small beans, are you the ones who beat the Achievers?"
Kaizen responded, "My, my, aren't we in the same year? You're first-year students, right?"
One of the students said, "How could just the three of them beat the Achievers?"
Another student added, "I heard he was the only one who beat the whole group by himself."
Kaizen calmly listened and then said, "Now, you pathetic wimps, get out of our way unless you want a beating too."
The students, intimidated by Kaizen's aura, stepped back and gave them space.
Akane said, "Wow, what just happened? How do they know we were the ones who defeated the Achievers? The news spread so fast."
Yui said, "I guess one of their group members spread the news."
Kaizen turned to Yui and said, "Stay safe from now on. You're heavily targeted. They might bully you more when you're alone."
Akane added, "Hey Yui, we can change your class section too. You can join our class, 2-A."
Yui happily said, "Yeah, that would be awesome, but will they give me permission?"
Akane replied, "Don't worry, I will help you. The staff members know me very well."
Kaizen remarked, "They know your father, not you."
Akane retorted, "Yeah, yeah. Now let's go to the staff office."
When they reached the staff office, they asked one of the staff members to change Yui's section. After the change was approved, Yui and the others went to 1-C together.
Yui was very happy and thanked Akane, "Finally, I am free from that hell. Thank you so much, Akane and Kaizen. I thought no one would help me. The staff never accepted my request before. Thank you."
Akane said, "Don't worry, that's what friends are for."
Yui got very emotional and said with a cute smile, "Yeah, we are friends."
Kaizen watched them getting along well.
When they reached the class, all the students started whispering about them.
"Hey, aren't they the ones who defeated the Achievers of the first year? Now they can rule all over the first years. I heard that Akane is the strongest of them all."
"Wait, did these three really beat all of them?"
"Wow, talk about cool stuff."
Listening to their whispers, Kaizen stood at the front and said, "Hello, everyone. I'm Kaizen, and I am going to reach the top."
Kaizen smiled and continued, "As you guys know, we defeated the Achievers. Now we are going to take down the second-year groups. So just watch and wait."
The students whispered, "So the rumors are true. Man, look at his aura—truly terrifying."
Yui and Akane felt embarrassed after hearing Kaizen's words.
Kaizen addressed the entire class with authority, "Listen up, everyone. We are going to reach the top. Once we get there, I will shut down this whole operation. Mark my words."
He continued, "And show some respect to our group members. If anyone messes with my group, I will beat them to death."
The other students were visibly impressed by Kaizen's confidence. They whispered among themselves, "Woah, finally we have hope. But can they really defeat everyone?"
As the whispering grew louder, one student boldly asked Kaizen, "What's your squad's name?"
With a proud smile, Kaizen announced, "The name of our group is the Reaper Squad."
The room buzzed with mixed reactions. "Woah, that name is kinda lame," some students whispered. "Nah, it's great."
Kaizen overheard the criticisms and felt a pang of sadness. "What's wrong with my squad's name, man?" he muttered to himself.
Akane leaned over and said, "Because it sounds like a 12-year-old boy named this group, moron. Thanks to you, we're now stuck with this name."
Kaizen, undeterred, addressed the class again with a heavy tone, "Remember the name of the group, okay, fellas?"
Another student suddenly asked, "Kaizen, are you planning to rule over all the first years now?"
Kaizen looked around and boldly answered, "No... I'm not here to rule. I'm here to stop all the smuggling, bullying, and shady stuff happening in the first year. That ends now."
Just then, the bell rang, and the students hurried back to their seats.