My Idle System

Three days passed.

Christian had gone to school and returned, but there was no mention of what had happened to the math teacher after the beating he took. It seemed that no one knew about the incident, or at least the students still didn't know—not yet, anyway.

Maybe it was because the incident had occurred on Friday night, with the weekend soon after, and now the math teacher was still in the hospital? Christian hadn't seen him today, after all.

And while the tension in the school was at an all-time high due to the many parents and guardians who had come because of the hacking incident, nothing had been officially addressed yet.

Christian figured it might still take some time for word to spread, and they come to a decision.

As for whether Olivia or her mother Eva had come to the school to give them some word, Christian didn't know. Even though he tried to keep an eye out for any unusual sign from her, hoping to at least catch a glimpse of Eva, he still didn't see anything out of the ordinary from Olivia.

Then he overheard that the school had called the police due to the hacking incident the other day. But perhaps because he wasn't paying too much attention to his surroundings at the time, he hadn't even noticed their presence.

Christian didn't think much of it anyway, as no one from the police had come to him yet, and that was the most important thing.

The most notable change today for Christian was that he interacted much more with his classmates, and even with some students from other classes. Though calling it "talking" might be an exaggeration—it felt more like they were inquiring about him, almost like fans?

And it was all because of the video that had gone viral on YouPipe, titled "I Believe You."

It was the clip taken when the math teacher tried to hit him, and Christian shouted, "Don't worry. I will believe you." The video had even been edited to make the moment more dramatic, adding to its impact.

He didn't really understand how a video like that had gained so much attention and become a hit, and it annoyed him a little. But in the end, he knew it was just a fleeting interest, one that would fade as quickly as it had appeared.

And while it felt to him like he had talked more today than he had in the previous four years combined, he still felt reassured, knowing there wasn't much time left until the school year would end anyway.

If there was one thing Christian considered fruitful during these past three days, it was that his trading skill should advance tomorrow. And another positive change was that he felt time had started passing faster after he resolved the problem with the math teacher.

Resolved the problem from his side, of course. Maybe the math teacher still harbored some grievance toward the blonde guy who had beaten him, a person Christian didn't know the identity of.

Previously, the just-over-a-week period felt very long for Christian, as many out-of-the-ordinary events had occurred. But now, things felt different.

So while feeling hopeful for the coming days and hoping nothing new would come up, Christian continued his day as usual. He received the Idle Practicing slots, did other things and then went to sleep.

The next day arrived, and Christian went to school. However, unlike the previous day, today felt different from the beginning.

While there was still no notice regarding the math teacher, there was a development concerning the students who had been revealed to have cheated.

First, the sometimes second top student involved was expelled. From the remaining five, two were also expelled, while three received a suspension period from the school.

They were condemned a little in the notice board, but the math teacher was still not mentioned.

The criteria used for these decisions were not mentioned, and while it seemed that everyone involved had cheated just the same, Christian didn't care much to find out why there was a difference in punishment.

Most importantly, the assistant principal had resigned from her position voluntarily, even though nothing was probably found against her.

Christian didn't know whether to feel happy about the assistant principal's resignation or sad that nothing more had happened to her.

He had mixed feelings about the situation.

Even so, it was still better than nothing. At least now she had faced some consequence for her actions, giving Christian some satisfaction that all parties involved in his incident had been dealt with in some way.

While what would happen to the math teacher hadn't been mentioned, aside from the fact that he would stop teaching for now, it was announced that the last exam would be repeated for the third time, as the school had determined that its content was, as Christian had thought, not logical by any mean.

With the substitute math teacher who had taken Clayton's place, Christian wasn't sure when they would reschedule the exam.

Now, nearing the end of the school day, Christian was sitting in his classroom, spacing out and finding everything the teacher was saying boring. He also wondered if the school side really wouldn't talk to him about his suspension today.

"Knock, knock"

Interrupting the class and coming to his rescue was another teacher, who asked if he could have a word with him. Christian, eager to leave the boring classroom, consented immediately.

The teacher led Christian to the teacher's lounge instead of the office, as had happened previously. And although Christian already had an idea of what the conversation might be about, he still waited to see how the teacher would start.

"Well, actually, after the investigation regarding Teacher Clayton started and considering the results of your last math exam, which will be repeated of course, the school felt that the punishment you received was a bit excessive."

The teacher continued, offering every excuse and justification he could think of. He began by mentioning that while there could be issues stemming from the math teacher's actions, Christian's attitude had still been deemed problematic. However, they would be lenient and remove the suspension from his record.

Like anyone would believe this kind of bullshit. If this was leniency, then what he did to the math teacher could really be considered nothing.