Tristan clenched his fist, then opened it again. There was a strange feeling in his body. It felt like there was some kind of power inside him, like something had changed completely.He tightened his fist again, and this time he could feel it clearly. There was this strength, an explosive strength that he was feeling. He was not even trying, but it felt like he could break something if he was not careful.“Is this the change Auron was talking about?”He remembered what Auron said about his body being stimulated during the training, but he did not fully understand it at that time.Now… it was starting to make sense, his body had changed, his strength had increased and he did not even know how to control it yet.Tristan looked at the torn shirt again and sighed. “This is the only clean shirt I have…”He did not have another choice because all the clothes he had were few, and out of all of them, this was even the best one and the rest were dirty. After thinking about it for a moment,

“But from everything you just said,” Caleb said, still struggling to keep a straight face, “it sounds like you actually like Tanya. Let me see… you are interested in her.”“There’s no way we are human and won’t have feelings for anyone,” Tristan replied, playing along.“I mean, she’s pretty. Why can’t I like her? And besides, liking someone does not mean I have to show it or that it has to turn into love.”Then he narrowed his eyes at Caleb. “But you… how did you even notice that she was staring at me if you were not paying attention to her? How do you know how many times she looked at me?”“How do you know she’s been staring at me all this time? The way you’re talking, you’re just painting yourself the same way you’re trying to paint me. I could easily say you’re the one who likes her.” Caleb rubbed the back of his neck awkwardly.“That’s not… I mean… I don’t think… I think you’re wrong,” he said quickly. “I was not paying attention to her like that.”“She just kept looking in this

Tristan already understood something clearly in his mind. He knew that the reason Tanya was talking to him like that was not because she had any hidden feelings or intentions.It was simply because she wanted to make things clear. If he ever had any thoughts about a relationship, or if he ever planned to confess anything to her, or even imagine them being together, then he should completely erase it from his mind.It was more like she was advising him to focus on himself first, to fix his life, improve his grades, and become better before even thinking about something like a relationship with her.But what she did not know was that the way she said it, and the way she carried herself, made it sound more serious than she probably intended.After everything he had experienced with Lyra, Tristan no longer treated his emotions carelessly. He no longer jumped into feelings blindly like before. He had already learned his lesson the hard way.Thankfully, just as the conversation ended, Caleb

Tristan already knew that Owen liked Tanya. In fact, almost everybody in school knew it because it was never something hidden.Ever since their undergraduate years, Owen had always been very vocal about his feelings for Tanya. He never tried to hide it and he had always looked for different ways to get her attention.But Tanya never responded to him.She had even told him directly before that she was not interested in relationships or boys for now, yet Owen still refused to give up. He kept chasing after her like he believed that one day she would eventually change her mind.That was why Tristan could not understand why any of this suddenly had anything to do with him.He had no intention of chasing after Tanya in the first place and even Tanya herself had already made it clear that nothing could ever happen between the both of them.So why was Owen suddenly acting like he was competing with him?“Tristan, don’t be careless,” Jeff said again, his tone becoming more serious. “It’s not

The moment Tristan heard that, he snapped out of his thoughts immediately but at the same time, Tanya herself suddenly felt slightly flustered.For some reason, Tristan’s eyes looked unusually clear and deep at this moment and when he stared at her like that, her heart fluttered strangely in a way she could not explain.It made her quickly look away for a second before returning her gaze back to him. Meanwhile, Tristan coughed awkwardly and quickly shook his head hard.“No… it’s nothing,” he said quickly, avoiding her eyes again. At this point, he genuinely did not dare continue looking at Tanya too much.If she kept showing this kind of expression and attitude toward him, he was afraid he might embarrass himself again and he did not even want to imagine the kind of awkward face he would end up making.“I’m being honest,” Tristan said again after calming himself slightly. “There’s really nothing going on and whatever Owen talked to me about had nothing to do with you.”Of course, Tris