Chapter 46 Do I really seem so unreasonable
Chapter 46 Do I really seem so unreasonable
"You!...Ahh!". After the pain receded Jade lunged at Muku with a shout and again she found herself lifted up in the air by his telekinesis which prompted a cry from her.
"You still haven't learned your lesson I see". Muku said while cracking his fingers looking into her eyes.
Seeing this shouldn't help but shudder a bit, thinking that she probably wouldn't be able to escape this time. She also realised how dangerous his telekinesis ability was. She couldn't even sense it and only realised he was using it when he grabbed her.
"No no, I'm sorry sir, please don't lower your great self to the level of a disrespectful brat like me". Jade quickly changed her stance after realising she couldn't win, especially in such a confined space. So she shamelessly apologised. Seeing this, the others couldn't help but put on wrily expressions. As well as promise themselves to always watch what comments they make about Muku, especially in front of him.
"Don't worry, I won't, but I can see that you have a lot of pent up energy don't you?. So tomorrow morning we'll be setting out, and we will spend the whole day outside. The group's progress is way too slow anyways. By the end of the week, I want everyone to have at least reached MR1.". Muku said to her before continuing to say something that addressed the whole group. The others didn't disagree, as staying in the stadium was unproductive and quite boring actually.
If it wasn't because it was already late in the afternoon, they would have gone back out. So for now they could only tell each other some stories as they waited for nighttime to come and they would have their dinner and sleep.
Knock! knock! "Hello, Mr Muku!, are you there?. It's Tom."
Suddenly as the group was revealing in their stories and laughing with each other to pass the time. A knock was heard from the door followed by Tom's deep voice that was audibly laced with some unease.
"Come on in Mr Tom". Muku's vice sounded. At this time everyone was either sitting on a chair or the large sofa and the blanket was folded in a corner so letting Tom in wasn't a problem.
"Okay, thank you". Tom's voice sounded out again from behind the door. He slowly opened it and got in.
"Please, take a sit". Muku said gesturing at the chair beside his, which was also the only free chair in the room.
"Ah yes, thank you". Tom thanked him as he nervously took a sit. That's when he noticed her, the lady described to look like she came out of a fantasy novel by those who saw her, and he felt that they weren't wrong, she just looked that beautiful. But remembering the last guy, he didn't let his gaze linger and looked away.
Everyone in the room noticed his actions and internally gave him a nod of approval. They had noticed how easily people lost their reasoning from seeing Audrey from before. So Tom being able to untangle himself so quickly was really an achievement. While Muku narrowed his eyes wondering if Tom swang the other way and subtly pushed his chair a bit away from Tom's. Luckily Tom didn't seem to notice or he would have puked blood from anger, like since when did being a gentleman and not wanting to be beat up start being translated as being queer!?.
Of course he could have waited for it to naturally heal but who knows if it would work the same way as the bones would likely heal in an awkward position. And Hope's healing seemed to return everything into its original state. So he really was greatful beyond words. This time didn't say anything else since he knew there was really nothing he could do for Muku's group with his strength so just swore to himself to help them in the future if he ever got the chance. He had already promised them way too many things in two days, so much so, his life was probably not his anymore.
"Okay, you can see yourself out now Mr Tom"
"Yeah, and please just call me Tom"
"Sure, Tom"
With that Tom left....
"Did you have to be so magnanimous on him?". Jade asked after Tom left. She could understand not holding someone else's sins against him but to even heal him?. Tom was the leader, so he should have kept his men in check from the start, which he failed. So not healing him should have been his punishment for failing as a leader in her opinion. But what Muku did, was basically rewarding him for failing.
"You see kid, in this world nothing is certain, you never know what could happen. Like, what if, one day Tom was the only one in a position to help us?, if we hadn't helped him now, would he help us then?. You might think that since we helped him before he would be obligated to do the same. But the thing about humans is that, sometimes they work based on the last impression you gave them. Besides, not like we lost anything from it, Hope got some practice in and the people of the stadium will now think positively of us again after the incident from before, which is never a bad thing". Muku calmly educated Jade as the others also listened on, they all couldn't help but think he really had some far reaching wisdom and always seemed to act in a way that would benefit them the most.
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"So, how did it go?". Dom asked his brother who had just reached in front of him a bit of distance away from Muku's room.
"Well, what do you think?". Tom said as he moved around his once injured hand. When he was walking over to Dom, he had made it seem like it was still injured.
"So it went well?". Although aware of the answer from Tom's hand and beaming smile, he still seeker affirmation, which was this weird many people liked doing for some reason.
"Damn straight!" Tom already used to his brother's weird personality trait replied.
"Good, now lets go eat, Adam's group really came with good stuff this time". Dom said as the brothers walked off.
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