The Fat God System

Chapter 122: Incident

Hugh's heart skipped a beat as he wondered how this guy could be the invader. He had seen this person throughout his life in the school, so he had never thought that Marshal would be an enemy.

However, there was also a chance that something had happened to Marshal. No matter what happened, Marshal was no longer the normal boring guy and has now become an invader.

Marshal stopped looking at Hugh and had now looked around the room. It seemed that he had also realized that Hugh was a special kid that would be a hindrance to his plans.

"You guys are so trivial. You are all just small pawns in the game of the universe."

Marshal now and on a rant that seemed to weird out everybody. It seemed that he was out of this world in his opinions, which not everybody could understand.

Then, the door to the classroom burst open, and everyone could feel the air around them start to get heavier. They all turned quiet as they turned their head towards the door.

Professor Kain had returned and was now standing right by the door. They all scrambled towards their seats as they realized that it was now the start of the class.

Hugh was still left standing in the middle of the room as he looked at Marshal. He was still trying to figure out how he was going to deal with him.

Hugh did not even know if Marshall was a threat that could kill him or a threat that he must control. He did not even know why the system recognizes Marshal as an invader.

Marshal was also left standing as everyone sat on their chairs. Everyone turned to the professor as he walked towards the whiteboard.

Everyone seemed to realize that professor Kain was not what he usually was. He seemed to be somber than usual as if he was on a bad day.

Even Hugh was slightly distracted by professor Kain, so he slightly looked at him. Then, when he returned his eyes towards Marshal, he was already gone by then.

"Do not get in my way."

Hugh suddenly heard a threat right by his ears that made him get anxious and defensive. Hugh looked to his right and realized that Marshal was already right beside him, about to pass by.

Hugh could feel a strong grip on his shoulder, which almost gave him an injury. Before he could even try to respond with a quip, Marshal had already escaped to his chair.

Hugh wanted to question him more but now was not the time.

"Is there a problem, Hugh?"

Professor Kain asked Hugh this question because he was the only person left standing in the classroom. Hugh had no choice but to go back to his seat and wait for it to end before he confronted Marshal.

The time seemed to pass by as professor Kain went on with his lecture. Hugh would look towards Marshal to see what he was doing, and it seemed that Marshal was not paying attention in class.

"I know that you must have many questions about the violet incident, but we must all trust the school."

Professor Kain seemed to be talking about the strange incident that occurred in the central area. This was directly caused by Hugh, so it had piqued his interest.

"Why is it so bad, professor?"

Someone asked the very important question that was in everyone's mind. They all knew that the barriers of the school were destroyed, but they did not know why the barriers were even important.

What was the barrier protecting the school from? As far as everyone knew, it was only a precaution.

Professor Kain took his time as he tried to forgive out what he would say to his students. He seemed to be very careful in his words, making sure that he did not say the wrong thing.

"There are some forces outside that would be better left outside."

His answer was vague, but it seemed to pique more of the students' interest.

"What if those forces got inside? What would happen?"

Naturally, the students got curious as to what would happen in the worst-case scenario. Even Marshal, who seemed to be disinterested throughout the class, was now intently paying attention.

*sigh*

The professor sighed, seemingly exasperated, not because of the question, but because of something else.

"Let's just hope that it won't happen, alright?"

It seemed that professor Kain wanted to change the subject right away. He quickly turned around and made sure that no one would ask any more questions.

"Is it really bad if something comes here?"

Everyone turned around to the person who had spoken, even professor Kain. It was Marshal, who had his legs on his desk.

Marshal had a playful smile as he looked at the professor. Everyone knew that professor Kain wanted to drop the subject, but it seemed that Marshal did not get the memo.

Professor Kain put both of his hands on his desk as he looked at Marshal deep in the eyes. He seemed to be reading Marshal's intentions, and it was unknown whether he figured something out.

"It is bad. Catastrophic. You don't know the chaos that would ensue once that happens."

For the first time, it seemed that professor Kain got very serious. His nostrils flared, a vein bulged in his forehead, his brows furrowed.

Everyone was unnerved by the fact that their professor was being serious. They had not taken the violet incident seriously, but hearing professor Kain's worst-case scenario seemed to be terrifying.

Professor Kain realized his mistake too late. Everyone whispered amongst themselves as they postulated what would happen.

"Okay. That is enough for today, we will be taking a break."

To remedy it, professor Kain ended class early. It seemed to have worked as everyone seemed to perk up at the idea of going home early.

Hugh wanted to know more about the violet incident, but the professor seemed to have his lips tied shut. Hugh stood up and looked around the room.

He wanted to confront Marshal, but he could not see him anywhere. It seemed that Marshal slipped off while Hugh was a little bit distracted.

Hugh got to thinking. If he were to deal with the invader, he would not know what to do. He was clueless going into battle, which would give him a tremendous disadvantage.

Then, an idea came into mind. From the professor's intense feelings about the violet incident, he must know more about the situation.

With this resolution, Hugh ran up to professor Kain as he walked out the door. He seemed to be in a hurry as he walked at a brisk pace, even forgetting some of his things in the classroom.

"Professor!"

Hugh shouted to the professor, but he ignored Hugh. Hugh did not give up and started to run faster as he tried to catch up to professor Kain.

"Professor, I just have some questions about the violet incident."

Hugh walked alongside Professor Kain, but the professor still ignored him.

"I have no time for this, Hugh."

The professor seemed to be intent on keeping his lips tied shut. It almost seemed like there was something that he was keeping a secret.

"I was there in the central area as it happened."

Hugh tried to get professor Kain's attention by saying that, and it seemed to have worked. The professor stopped in his tracks, and for the first time, looked at Hugh.

"..."

The professor stopped and just looked at Hugh. Hugh was a little bit unnerved being watched like that, but he was glad that he got Professor Kain's attention.

"Well? Get on with it."

It seemed that the professor was just waiting for Hugh to recount his story.

"I was near the central building as it collapsed. I saw as everything unfolded."

The professor closed his eyes as he listened to Hugh's story. He seemed to be intently listening to Hugh's story as he tapped on his feet.

After a little while, after Hugh finished his story, the professor went quiet.

"Did you see anything?"

Professor Kain opened his eyes and looked at Hugh. This time, the professor looked around as if he was waiting for bad news to be told to him.

"I saw many weird things, but I don't know which you are talking about."

Hugh said those words, but it was not completely true. He was prodding professor Kain for more information.

The professor looked at Hugh as if he was debating whether to tell him or not.

"Did you see small strange blurs come out of the barriers?"

The professor seemed to be very nervous as he tapped his foot and his finger with more intensity as he waited for Hugh to answer.

Hugh furrowed his eyebrows as he heard the professor's description. From what the professor was talking about, it seemed that the bad forces that came into the school were beasts.

"What are they?" Hugh asked with curiosity in his eyes.

"Invaders."