"Oh, you''re mistaken here." Frank shrugged and smiled. "I''m just here to watch. I don''t even know


    these brats."


    His remark certainly drew the students'' contempt—Frank was a coward just as they thought.


    Cid turned toward Frank as well but ignored him since he never challenged him.


    He was not bothered to deal with a bystander—if anything, he was hoping for someone to spread word


    about his terrifying deeds.


    Turning back to Soren, Cid grabbed him by the hair and lifted him, sneering. "You were threatening to


    break my legs, was it? Come on, I''ll even let you do it."


    One of Cid''s goons threw a metal bat beside Soren with perfect timing.


    "Oh, it''s all just a misunderstanding..." Soren smiled apologetically, not daring to breathe a word about


    his grievance. "I was just too ignorant to recognize you. Why don''t you let me hold a banquet in your


    honor as a way of apology?"


    "Fuck off!" Cid bellowed and pped him again. "What do you take me for? Serve me food and


    apologize, and it''s done and over with?"


    "N-No! Of course not—I''ll get you a super nice present tomorrow!" Soren cried, forcing a horrible smile


    as he appeared endlessly humbled.


    The star of their school being reduced to a slobbering, begging rag was certainly an unreal sight for the


    students.


    "Hah! I''d have cut your arm if your daddy didn''t know my brother!" Cid snapped as he kicked Soren


    away and turned toward Kat who stood in the distance.


    "Sup, kiddo? Did you think I''d just let it slide? Time to pay your debts for. what again? Right, breaking


    my watch, pping me, and smashing a bottle on my head!"


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    Kat was cowed when she realized that Cid was a big deal, her face pale as she stepped backward in


    terror. "W-What do you want?!"


    "What do I want?"


    Cid sneered savagely. "Shouldn''t you be asking what you can do? Though I''ll be frank—spend the


    night with me, and I''ll let this whole thing slide. That goes for everyone in the room."


    "But if you refuse." Cid''s tone suddenly turned icy right then. "Refuse, and no one is leaving!"


    Though the students were frightened as he brandished his machete around, Kat snapped through her


    teeth, "Fuck off!"


    "Well, I tried." Cid glowered and pped Kat across the face, knocking her to the floor so violently that


    her face was red.


    "K-Kat... just say yes already!" Mandy reasoned,pletely overwhelmed.


    "Yes, Kat. It''s really no big deal."


    "If you refuse, we''d all suffer because of you!"


    As the other students also followed suit, Kat was left tearing up in frustration.


    She nced at Soren, but he hung his head in silence, and her eyes lost their glow.


    "Oh, let''s please talk about this. There''s no need for violence." Nash stood between Cid and Kat,


    smiling apologetically. "I''ll pay five hundred grand for your watch and medical fees. Just let these kids


    go."