I couldn't focus.
Not on the lecture.
Not on the words coming out of Belle's mouth.
Not even on the fact that I was, apparently, the newest attraction at Astralis Academy.
Every few seconds I felt another pair of eyes land on me.
Left.
Right.
Behind.
In front.
I'd become a zoo animal.
I resisted the overwhelming urge to stand up and put up a sign.
Yes, I'm Sebastian.
No, I don't breathe golden light.
Please stop staring before I start charging admission.
A whisper drifted from somewhere behind me.
"...That's him."
"The one Lady Belle talked about."
"They said he healed her eyes."
"I heard he's the son of a goddess."
"I heard he arm-wrestled the Demon King."
"...What?"
"I don't know."
Neither did they, apparently.
Rumors spread faster than mana.
By tomorrow I'd probably have six wives, three dragons, and ownership of the moon.
I sighed.
Life had been simpler when people wanted to kill me.
At least then they weren't staring.
