Chapter 55: I Hate Bullies
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Clinton protested.
"Nothing." Jiro said.
"Well, no qualms. Tomorrow is your birthday." Clinton said.
Ren patted Jiro shoulder. "Better prepare for tomorrow."
"Oh guys, please." Jiro said as if he wanted to cry.
"Guys next month is the promotion exams. I heard some people will take inner court exams directly without reaching class 5." Mei informed the others.
"Promotional exams huh, let's crush it." Clinton said.
"Sure we are crushing it."
𝑻𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝑭𝒐𝒓 𝑳𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉
The 5 went to the dining hall. At the entrance, some inner court seniors were there collecting Jade coins from juniors. Looking at the dining hall, the exterior is a large and tall building. As usual, the Jade Sky pavilion insignia; A sword on a cloud.
Then a big written word was on it "Jade Sky Pavilion Dining Hall". At the entrance, these 3 seniors were forcefully collecting Jade coins from the juniors before they can enter the hall.
"This is the daily routine of the seniors. They take turns to collect money every meal." Suyin said, directing it to Clinton. "Although the monthly allowance giving to the inner court students is more than that of the outer court students, it's not enough. They need resources."
"The allowance given to outer court students is not enough too. You just have to hone your skills and register and get jobs. But it seems this seniors are lazy." Clinton said.
"What can the juniors do?" Mei said. "If not because of you, we can't reach the stage we are, and now even the cultivation is getting slower daily, although these seniors are not in Dan transformation stage."
They reached the entrance where the seniors were. Suyin and the others except Clinton dropped some hundreds of Jade coins. Whispering to Clinton's ear, Suyin scolded Clinton. "Clinton let's just avoid problem and leave. Drop some coins and let's go."
Clinton listened and dropped 50 coins.
"Hey you, who do you think you are?" A senior called Clinton back. "Your friends that dropped more 100 coins have two heads right?"
Clinton bowed and said in sarcasm; "This junior is sorry but he doesn't have much right now."
The second senior replied him. "Who cares?"
{"Clinton just give them and let's go."} Suyin said to Clinton through telepathy.
Clinton did not bother replying through telepathy. "Why should I? Why should I give my hard earned money to someone? Someone that's bullying me. It's not gonna happen. I have bullies very much, I have some pretty experience with them."
It's through. Clinton was bullied in his football academy because he was a black. It got worse when he started to outshine them. They even once broke his leg. So now he got powers, he doesn't want to give bullies a chance.
"Well said. That was a good speech. But I guess we will have to use force." The third senior spoke up.
As the seniors wanted to attack, a wave from Clinton attacked them. They fell to the ground writhing in pain and unable to shout. "Number I have bullies. Number 2 I dropped my own coins and you still want to bully me for more. Number 3 you stopped me from taking lunch, a more grave offense. Well since I am an advocate of peace, I will leave you." Clinton released the spiritual attack to let them free and left with his friends into the hall.
"What! He is in spirit refining stage and his spiritual energy is at abyss realm. My brother will hear of this. He can't go scot free." The third senior brought out a communication Jade and contacted someone. "In the outer court...yes.... Black medium long hair, a bit talk and well toned body... I have not seen him before..... I have seen those ones..... Oh he was the one.... Clinton right..... Thank you." He kept the Jade and faced his friends. "His name is Clinton. He was the one who won the first grade martial competition. I will tell my brother, he will take care of him."
In the dining hall, it was a giant coliseum, divided into three floors. The first floor contains basic food, and it's affordable. Surely the second floor will contain better food and less affordable than the first floor. The last floor, is the most expensive and contains the most nutritious food.
"Let's go to the second floor, there's enough money." Jiro said.
Clinton smiled and said "Don't worry, we will celebrate your birthday at the third floor."
"Really?"
"I am just kidding."
Clinton looked around, the first floor contains only outer court students. As expected, most can't afford the upper floors. Well not for Clinton and his friends. The climb up to the upper floor as students looked at them.
"Is that not Suyin?"
"Look at Mei, she is following that new guy to the upper floor."
"Could it be the new guy is sponsoring them all because Ren and the others can't afford the upper floors."
Clinton entered the second floor. Like the first floor, the were sitted around tables. As
they entered, almost every one in the second floor turned at them.