Kai looked at the two of them and couldn't help but frown, but he approached them.
Steven could tell that Kai's gaze was directed toward Nathan, and there was something challenging in it.
As Kai and Leonard approached them, Kai raised his hand and pointed his index finger toward Nathan, then spoke loudly.
"You! I finally found youuu!"
Steven looked at the two of them for a moment, then looked away.
'...The two crazy ones have reunited again.'
Nathan raised his eyebrows and looked at Kai with a hint of provocation that seemed to be ingrained in his expressions.
Kai looked at Nathan in annoyance and spoke in a heated voice.
"You! Tell me, what is your relationship with Blacky?"
As soon as Steven heard this question, he couldn't help but sigh tiredly.
'Can't you people just leave me alone?'
As soon as Nathan heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Steven, then looked away. A hint of amusement appeared on his face as he smiled broadly and spoke.
"Me and my crow have a very close relationship~"
Steven got goosebumps upon hearing this and frowned at Nathan.
Kai gritted his teeth after hearing this and couldn't help but shout.
"Nooo! He's Blackyyy, not your crowww!"
Steven looked at the two of them with a blank face. There was nothing he could say.
'One is worse than the other... I regret choosing a name like this.'
Nathan crossed his arms and looked at Kai with a hint of arrogance that could provoke even the calmest person, then spoke.
"My crow allowed me to call him by this name, and also...."
Nathan looked at Steven for a moment, then smiled and turned his gaze back toward Kai.
"I know my crow's real name... Aagh!"
As soon as Steven heard this, he kicked Nathan's leg from below and glared at him.
'Shut up.'
Nathan looked at Steven in annoyance for a moment, then clicked his tongue.
"Tsk."
'What? It's not like I'm going to expose you!'
As soon as Kai heard this, he felt as though a huge mountain had fallen on him. He stared at Nathan with wide eyes and his mouth open in shock.
Kai couldn't accept what he had heard.
'Why can this person know Blacky better than me... and have a better relationship with him?'
'This is so unfair.'
Kai's eyes turned red, and a few tears gathered in his eyes.
Kai closed his eyes and shouted at Nathan.
"Liar! Liiiar! Liiiaaaar!!"
Kai quickly turned around and ran away without looking back.
Leonard glared sharply at Nathan, then ran after Kai and shouted at him.
"Kai! Wait!"
Steven looked strangely at Kai's back.
'Did... he just cry?!'
Nathan raised his eyebrows and turned his head toward Steven, asking with some confusion.
"Did he really just cry?"
Steven silently looked at him without saying anything. He felt confused by Kai's behavior. Was Blacky really that special to Kai that something this simple could make him cry?
Why? Could he perhaps just feel grateful because Steven had saved his family?
Steven remembered Kai's previous attempts to meet him, when he had waited for a long time in front of the guild's entrance just to meet him.
Steven hadn't felt anything from these actions. He had simply associated them with Kai's persistence in getting a fight with him.
Steven knew how persistent Kai was in the original novel, and how hard-working and courageous he was.
But what Steven had seen of Kai's behavior in this life was nothing but childish behavior, and that made Steven confused.
In the original novel, the only things that made Kai shed tears were the deaths of his parents and companions.
Could it be that because Steven had saved his parents, Kai's personality had remained childish?
Steven looked at Nathan, who was looking at him with a confused expression, as though he hadn't expected to provoke someone to the point of tears.
'It's all because of this bastard.'
Nathan tilted his head innocently and asked Steven.
"What?"
Steven's eyebrow twitched slightly, and after a short silence, Steven spoke.
"Let's go. Didn't you want me to train you?"
A smile appeared on Nathan's face, and he nodded.
"Yes, let's go!"
.....
After Steven left the headquarters of the Bone Breakers gang, Nathan followed him.
The students couldn't utter a single word.
They were still confused. Why did that crazy dog respect that student who had an expression that seemed to say he wanted to kill anyone who came near him? Was there something special about someone like him?
His rank wasn't even high enough, to the point that nine of the students who had joined this gang were ranked higher than him.
And Nathan and David, whose ranks were much higher than his, treated him like a leader and respected him. Could he perhaps possess some kind of hypnotic power?
Miles and the rest of the students were confused, as the most distinctive feature of this supposed leader was his handsome face despite his coldness, which couldn't be denied.
Miles looked at the girls who were gathering and talking excitedly with flushed faces.
Miles couldn't help but roll his eyes and click his tongue.
"Tsk."
The content of their conversation was extremely obvious.
Perhaps Steven, Nathan, and David didn't know that they had become the famous trio in the academy, or more specifically, throughout the entire first stage.
There was a lot of talk about them. The first rumor was that the extremely handsome student had tamed the crazy dog by patting him on the head.
There was also the arrogant and conceited David Fabian, whom no one could stand being around for ten full minutes.
He had become very good friends with these two, especially that handsome boy named Steven.
There was one time when David heard someone saying that Steven was a whore who had nothing but his pretty face. David became furious, pulled out his spear, and flipped the ground over that student's head.
It was said that the student remained in the academy hospital for a week, and even after he was discharged, he didn't speak a single word afterward.
There was also another rumor about the three of them: that they had attacked a student and torn his clothes apart, to the point that his friend begged them to leave his friend alone.
But because of some girls who said that this couldn't possibly be true, especially when it came to their angel, Steven, a protest was formed by the girls, led by a female student with green hair, and these rumors were denied forever.
It was said that after this, a fan club was formed, and this club didn't include only Steven, but also Nathan and David, and even Kai and Leonard.
Although the boys were able to accept all the people in the fan club,
they were still shocked by Nathan's name being added to the club and couldn't accept it even now.
It was true that Nathan had a handsome face...
But it was an ordinary face. In fact, it gave off a more irritating feeling. Yes, he had the face of a bully.
One of the students spoke to Miles.
"Miles, are we going to be forced to become disciples?"
"I think this is just a waste of time."
Miles listened silently, then spoke, though his expression seemed as though he wasn't convinced either.
"...Since the leader ordered Nathan and David to protect the students, perhaps it's not bad to do what they want."
"And also.... Perhaps the leader... is good at teaching."
The students looked at Miles' expression, as unconvinced as he was.
"...."
"...."
"...."
After a short while, David entered, found a seat, and sat down. Then he took out some book and began reading it.
A short while later, Steven and Nathan entered. David looked at them, then put his book back into his storage ring and stood up, approaching them.
David looked at Nathan with his arms crossed from top to bottom, then clicked his tongue.
"Tsk. No bruises."
Nathan raised his eyebrows and looked at David sarcastically.
"What? Do you wish someone could beat me since you couldn't defeat me?"
David became furious and challenged Nathan.
"Let's fight now!"
When Nathan saw David's reaction, he smiled, raised his hand, and began moving his index finger from side to side.
"That won't be possible now."
David felt as though he were about to explode with anger because of Nathan's provoking gesture, but before he could speak, Nathan continued while pointing toward Steven.
"The leader will train us today."
David's anger calmed down, and he looked at Steven with a confused expression.
"You?!"
Nathan nodded with a confirming expression.
"Yes, him."
David looked at Nathan with an expression that said, *Who asked you?*
Nathan looked at him with an amused smile, then raised his hand, pointed his thumb toward himself, and lifted his head proudly.
"I'm the one who appointed him."
Steven looked at him for a moment, then looked away as if he hadn't heard what Nathan said.
David frowned upon hearing this and glared sharply at Nathan.
"Are you involving Steven in your games?"
Steven looked at David with an expression that said, *Are you kidding me right now?*
'What is this other guy talking about?'
'Do these two think I'm a doll they can drag around and protect whenever they want?'
Nathan tilted his head and asked David.
"What games?"
David looked at him with disgust, then turned toward Steven and spoke seriously.
"Steven... if you don't want this, you can refuse. He just wants to find something new to entertain himself with."
Nathan raised his eyebrows as he listened to this, but he only smiled and didn't say anything.
"...."
Steven listened to what David said and couldn't help but look at Nathan, who had suddenly fallen silent.
Steven lowered his eyes.
'But... he doesn't seem to be entertaining himself with anything.'
'..... He looks like... someone running at full speed to escape from something.'
Steven raised his eyes toward David and spoke to him with a calm expression.
"Nathan isn't that kind of person."
Nathan looked toward Steven with wide eyes.
"...."
Steven continued.
"And besides, I agreed to be the trainer of my own free will."
Nathan stared at Steven in surprise for a while, then a bright smile appeared on his face .
David looked toward Steven for a moment, then shifted his gaze to Nathan, then back to Steven, then to Nathan.
"....."
David couldn't help but look at the two of them with disgust and spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"Disgusting."
.....