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"MR. BRAINS AND BRAWN?!" Ari, Ervin, and Felix ask in unison as soon as Max revealed to them the conversation he had with Jokers earlier during their PE class.
The four of them were walking their way to the Great Hall after a tiring run. And as they were walking, the students couldn't help but stare at the peculiar group of friends. One was an aggressive gaffer who originally didn't have any friends, then an underling who bullied targets but ended up becoming the target of bullying himself, and then an innocent serf who secretly has a bad personality, and of course, the white uniform who conquered the barons. Max wanted to stand out, and he knew exactly how to do it after recruiting his new friends.
"I don't even know what Mr. Brains and Brawn is about. I was a student president in my old school, but all I did was hold the title and look cool. The other events were handled by the other officers since they don't really include me in anything," Max reveals, making both Ari and Ervin laugh.
"You must have been an amazing president then," Ari teases.
"Give Max some slack. I bet he didn't have a choice," Felix then defends.
Max smiles and pats Felix's head, making Felix look like a puppy who happily wagged his tail every time his master would praise him.
The four eventually arrive at the noisy Great Hall. The students were loud, while some were running around like grade-schoolers, especially when the brotherhoods haven't arrived yet. Max and the rest of his friends walked in the middle of the aisle to head to their usual seats. But as they were walking, someone suddenly calls out for Max.
Max sighs in frustration. Apparently calling out for him from behind is normal now.
The four of them turn back around, only to see Cigarettes walking towards them. As soon as they made an entrance, the loud cafeteria instantly transforms into an abandoned hall.
Their leader Charles Justin "Cj" Mills, who was walking in the middle, approaches Max with a serious expression on his face. As soon as he stopped a meter away from him, Max bows his head and asks, "Counts...how may I assist you?"
Cj sneers and takes a step closer. "Krist is a fool for submitting to a white uniform like you." He tells him.
Max doesn't react. Unlike Jokers, Max does not see anything in them. Jokers have passion and love for their brotherhood and the system, but Cigarettes are nothing more than assholes who selfishly enjoy their power as counts. Saying something that would piss them off would be the last thing that Max needs right now.
"What a disgrace. A white uniform should know its place. I don't know what you did to force the barons to side with you, but let me tell you that it will never happen again. So you better enjoy the little victory that you have now," Cj says, leaning close to Max as he said it. But as Cj gets a little too close, Ervin suddenly pushes the leader away out of instinct, making the students watching gasp from shock. Even Felix and Ari got shocked.
Cj stumbles a little, but he laughs it off and faces Ervin. Without saying anything, he lifts his hand and gets ready to punch him, but thankfully Max immediately pushes Ervin away from the leader's view, causing Cj to punch the air instead.
"What the fuck do you think you're doing!?" Cj angrily asks as he looks at Max.
"It is against the rules that you hurt a white uniform, let alone an underling. You made the concept of underlings, so you should know the rules regarding them," Max bravely lectures, and that made Cj grab his collar like he didn't hear a thing that Max just said.
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