Distracted Class

Walking briskly, Arthur was still quite disturbed by what had happened with Professor Voltblast. He had never seen her act like that with anyone, not even with anyone else. For a moment, he thought she wanted a different kind of interaction.

«What the hell did she do to him? She always treated me like I had the power of invisibility... and a little while ago she was offering herself to me for anything... women, who can understand them?» he muttered to himself.

His next class was Omega History with Professor Millennyo. There, he tried to forget that strange incident by focusing his mind on his studies, but unfortunately, it wasn't possible.

“The first laws in favor of Omega women were passed in 1901 with the Milton Act, then in 1940 came the Superhuman Treaties, and in 1984 the Omega Regulations were created… Girls, pay attention, this will be on the exams!”

The teacher’s voice, usually respected, seemed to carry no weight today. The vast majority of the girls preferred to focus their attention on the powerless young man. Nearly 30 pairs of eyes were fixed on a confused Arthur.

«Very well, this is certainly unusual.»

No matter how hard he tried to find an answer to this awkward situation, he couldn’t. He usually sat at the back of the classroom, close to the wall, to avoid drawing attention… something that was useless today.

Every time he turned his head toward one of his classmates, they were completely focused on him, waiting for his every move. To them, it seemed as if the insignificant Arthur were a rock star.

"Girls, I want you to listen. With the Omega Regulations, we were able to legalize the jobs of Heroes and many others where superhuman abilities were also necessary… Don’t get distracted, I don’t want to repeat myself!" Millennyo tried to teach her class, but it was nearly impossible.

The girls closest to Arthur couldn’t take their eyes off him, and several of them were smiling, while those farther away divided their attention between him and the teacher. All of this made the class a silent chaos, which was starting to irritate Millennyo.

“FOR THE LAST TIME, GIRLS, LISTEN TO ME OR I’M GOING TO REPORT YOU!”

The teacher’s shout made them all jump in fright, and without waiting for another word, they all turned in her direction, their faces displaying expressions ranging from fear to confusion.

As far as she could remember, she had never seen the teacher so angry, much less yell at a class. That only confirmed Arthur’s suspicions about the girls’ erratic behavior.

«Is this some kind of twisted joke? No way, it would be stupid to do that in class… but then what the hell is going on?»

After that, the class proceeded with some semblance of normality. When it ended, young Adams preferred to be the last to leave. He watched as his classmates left the room, their eyes fixed on him, which sent a chill down his spine. Two B-rank girls approached him, their footsteps overflowing with eagerness.

“Hmm… you’re Adrian, right?” asked Elena Talon, a girl with tiger powers. “I… um… I wanted to see if you could do us a favor,” she said, clutching her tail as if she were about to escape.

“Um… I’m actually Arthur Adams. What favor do you want?”

“Oh, I’m so sorry! I didn’t mean to offend you… um… um… Damn, I forgot to say that!” Her exaggerated apology was accompanied by droopy ears as she backed away.

Arthur felt uncomfortable with her reaction; she was acting as if she were talking to her father. Meanwhile, the other girl with wolf powers, named Cameron Fang, decided to speak.

“We were wondering if you could help with today’s class… I mean, neither of us understands much, and you’re pretty good at this kind of thing, I mean.” Her tail swished energetically behind her.

Our perplexed protagonist watched them for a few seconds, wondering if they were up to something, since it was the first time they had spoken to him.

“I’m a bit busy today, but I don’t see any problem with helping you tomorrow…”

“Great! See you tomorrow after class, bye,” Cameron interrupted, inhaling sharply and wagging her tail even more.

“Mmm… I’ll be there too, see you tomorrow Arthur,” Elena added, making her tiger skin prickle as she pronounced his name correctly.

Just as quickly as the conversation began, it ended. The two girls disappeared, bumping into each other in a comical fashion.

«What just happened?... Wait a minute… Two girls made a date with me? Damn it, Arthur, don’t think about that. They just want my help, that’s all » his mind tried to process.

Confused and relieved they were gone, he got up, but the moment he reached the door, he heard her.

“Mr. Adams, do you have a minute? I won’t be long,” called Millennyo, sitting at her desk.

He obeyed without hesitation, hoping she was going to say something about his grades or his absence yesterday… Right?