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.

note of this information, I knew that eventually I may be implicated

act

internet with my laptop, I looked through each of their

quickly write it down on a small notepad that was

a couple of seconds as

mind as I briefly glanced through their

was not having any

I moved in the first place was because I thought it was going to be a better

was initially only planning on dealing with Gerrard, but after hearing what Leo and

needed to be

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

and started creating a mind map with five large squares by the sides, each representing one of the five

information yet, with all that I currently knew, I started creating connections and links between each member. Though

I quickly got to work as I

with the pen in my hand, I softly mumbled

all, I am just doing

...

Class A-25, Lock.

"Huuuuamm..."

in the air, I wiped the tears that had formed on

I wasn't tired that would be a lie. Having spent most of yesterday going through all of the information I

...I was understandably tired.

-Clank!

calmly walked towards the podium of the class. Thereafter, placing all of

"Rank 1, Kevin Voss"

"Yes, Present"

"Rank 2, Melissa Hall"

"Present"

"Rank 3, Jin Horton"

"Present"

with my hand, as I listened to Donna, I calmly observed the classroom. Kevin and the other were sitting in their usual seats on the

the usual

was with Troy and Arnold, Melissa was going through a bunch of papers in here and, and Amanda was staring at Donna with an emotionless

was during the first time I had come here. Although if I did have to point out a notable change, it would be that I was

was no longer a nameless nobody in their

connections were indeed

"Rank 197, Ren Dover"

"Present"

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

"Rank 209, Ruben Nasri..."

that, for the better part of the first five minutes of the class, Donna did the register. Thereafter, after

inform you guys that the tryouts for the intra-academy tournament have been pushed to tomorrow morning and that

"huu?"

up straight as I stared at Donna from above, an audible gasp escaped from my mouth as I looked

why did it suddenly

"What's going on?"

to be