Tristian stood there, his face pale and his lips slightly parted. He wanted to speak, to explain himself, but Lyra didn’t give him the chance. She kept going, her voice loud and echoing across the open space.“And you know what the craziest part is?” she said, letting out a small, sarcastic laugh. “The craziest part is that the last luxury bag I bought for myself, would take you at least five years to earn the money I spent on it. Five years, Tristian!”She paused, shaking her head as she stared at him like she couldn’t believe how pathetic he looked to her.“And now you’re standing here on your knees, proposing to me with a cheap little ring, thinking I’d say yes?” she continued, her voice filled with mockery. Her laugh came again, louder this time, making the crowd whisper even more. “You must be out of your goddamn mind and completely insane if you think I’d ever say yes to this!”Tristian felt like he might faint right there. His whole body trembled, and he could feel the heat rus

Tristian wasn’t even paying attention anymore to what Damon or Lyra were saying. Everything that came out of their mouths sounded like distant noise to him now, like meaningless echoes fading into the background. He just stood there for a few seconds, completely numb, before quietly turning around and walking away from the hall, ignoring the people laughing, whispering, and calling him names.He didn’t look back, he couldn’t. His chest felt too heavy, his vision blurred with unshed tears, and every step he took felt weaker than the last, like his body was slowly giving up on him.He had never imagined that the same people he laughed with, studied with, and shared so many memories with would one day stand there and mock him like that. He never thought his poor background would become something people laughed about, or that the girl he loved the most would be the one to use his deepest pain against him.And the worst part was that, the word illegitimate, was said so easily, like it wa

While the back and forth between the nurse and Tristian was ongoing, his mother could not help but feel deeply worried. Fear sat heavily in her chest as she watched the situation unfold, scared that it might escalate further or that Tristian might lose his temper and end up hitting the nurse, which would definitely bring serious consequences. She knew her son too well. She knew how quickly his anger could rise whenever someone talked down on her or humiliated her. There had been many times in the past when customers had insulted her at her small fruit shop, speaking harshly and disrespectfully, and Tristian had almost stepped in to fight them because of it. That was the kind of son he was, he was protective, sensitive, and unable to tolerate disrespect toward his mother.She was relieved as she watched the nurse leave and was glad that Tristian held himself back this time and did not act out of anger.“Mom, how long have I been here? And how did you even get me to the hospital?” Tr

Hours later, lectures finally came to an end, and Tristan was in a hurry to leave the school. Caleb had already made plans for the both of them to go out together by the end of the day, but after everything that had just happened, Tristan completely lost interest. He did not feel like talking, he did not feel like explaining anything, and he did not even feel like staying around anyone. He just wanted to be alone.Caleb called him, asking him what was going on and why he suddenly left like that, but Tristan ignored the call. He did not pick up, and he did not reply. As soon as Tristan got home, he thought about telling his mom what was happening to him. He really wanted to tell her everything, but after thinking about it again, he decided not to. He was not even sure what was going on with him, so how was he supposed to explain it to someone else?For the rest of the day, Tristan kept testing the ability that he suddenly discovered in class. He kept going over different things, trying

“If you want to become an agent, you must complete the training course, master. Of course, you can choose to give up and only learn knowledge that has nothing to do with physical strength.” “But if you do that, there will be many skills and information you will never be able to access.”Tristan slowly ran a hand through his hair, frustrated.“And this exercise… It is not only for strengthening your physique. It also develops your brain and your reaction ability. If you do not train it, your learning capacity in other areas will be very limited.”Tristan sighed heavily. “So you are saying I have to go through all of this if I want to become a super agent?”“Yes.”“How long will it take?” he asked again.Auron paused for a moment before answering.“According to Earth time, it will take approximately one year at most. Within that time, you will be able to complete all super agent training courses and reach the standard required for interstellar level agents.”Tristan went silent for a m