The Author's POV

-Clank!

Saying goodbye to Leo and Ram, I quietly went back to my dorm. Thereafter, I sent a quick message to Smallsnake with regards to W.V. pharmaceuticals and threw my phone on my bed.

*Sigh*

As a sigh escaped from my mouth, sitting on my chair in front of a large spacious wooden desk I took out my computer and booted it up.

So far, this was what I gathered from the small conversation I had with Ram and Leo on my way back.

The current Manticore building was ruled by the stronger more influential people, and taking advantage of the fact that there is a time regressive machine, they forced and coerced weaker students into giving them their time passes.

In a way, this was pretty much how gangs operated.

...It was sort of cliche, but with this world being filled with cliches, I wasn't really surprised.

Taking a small notepad from the drawer of my desk, I immediately summarized the information that I had gotten from them.

I first started writing about the social hierarchy of this place.

From what I remember that they told me, there were five people I had to watch out for in this building.

...and according to Leo and Ram, these five people, because of how influential and powerful they were...they were known by everyone here as the 'five tyrants'

Through their connections and parents' fame, these five people ruled the Manticore building with an iron fist.

Gerrard Lim - W.V. Pharmaceuticals chairman son

Romelu Connel - Both his parents are A-ranked heroes, and work under platinum rank guild.

Adrea Forsetti - Son of the elder of Gladiatori, platinum rank guild.

Jessica Pandev - Daughter of one of the school instructors.

Gabriella Lemass - Daughter of branch manager of Ashton-district bank, one of the largest banks in the city.

As I looked through the list of names, apparently, I was quite lucky to be under Gerrard's rule.

According to what I heard from Leo and Ram, he was the nicest of the lot. Although from what I've gathered they didn't kill as Gerrard did, what they did was even worse.

...torturing you to the point that you wished that you were dead. Be it through targeting your family or anyone that was around you...as long as they didn't like you, they would immediately subject you to intense bullying and include your family in their nonsensical acts.

They were all practically psychopaths. I wasn't really sure how these people even existed as there is a clear boundary between arrogant and insane...and this was on that level.

...to be called the 'five tyrants' because of what they did was understandable. From the way they behaved and pressed people, they were nothing short of tyrants.

Worse thing, because of the connections they each had, working together they managed to secure this iron-clad rule that basically prevented any of the students present from voicing out what was happening...meaning that they had free reigns of this place.

Unless your background was something they couldn't handle, if they deemed you to be their target, you were pretty much done for.

that eventually I may be implicated in

had to act

with my laptop, I looked through each of their backgrounds

it down on a small

time I would also stop and ponder for a couple of seconds as the gears of my

plans started formulating in my mind as I briefly glanced

having any of

was because I thought it was going to be a better place compared to the horned sheep building...but it seems like I was

dealing with Gerrard, but after

all needed

only because they were going to be interfering with my training and daily life, but also because it was a necessary measure I had to take in order to make Ava

paper and started creating a mind map with five

I started creating connections and links between each member. Though

inside of my mind, I quickly got to work as I tried my best to come up with a foolproof plan that

the pen in my hand, I softly

After all, I am just doing this for self-defense. Blame yourselves for threatening to ruin my daily

...

Class A-25, Lock.

"Huuuuamm..."

I stretched my arms in the air, I wiped the tears that had formed

most of yesterday going through all of the information I could find regarding the 'five tyrants', I only got around four hours

...I was understandably tired.

-Clank!

like usual, Donna calmly walked towards the podium of the class. Thereafter, placing all of her stuff down she took out

"Rank 1, Kevin Voss"

"Yes, Present"

"Rank 2, Melissa Hall"

"Present"

"Rank 3, Jin Horton"

"Present"

Donna, I calmly observed the classroom. Kevin and the other were sitting in their usual seats on the right side of the

the usual

bunch of

did have to point out a notable change, it would be that I was pretty

no longer a nameless nobody in their

their connections were

"Rank 197, Ren Dover"

"Present"

called, I quickly raised my hand and responded. Staring at me for a split second, Donna looked back at

"Rank 209, Ruben Nasri..."

did the register. Thereafter, after finishing the register, placing the tablet down, and glancing at everyone in the class, Donna spoke

the intra-academy tournament have been pushed to tomorrow morning and that all of

"huu?"

an audible gasp escaped from my mouth as I looked towards Donna in confusion.

why did it suddenly

"What's going on?"

to be in another couple of