The Black Market Chapter 89 - Roan Argentos

Inside a dilapidated woodeen house, a young man can be seen sleeping ever so soundly on a bed made of bamboo splints. His loud snoring sounds reverberated like a clap of thunder, scaring the nearby rats into hiding. A line of saliva can also be seen trickling down his lips towards his jaw. 

"Ring! Ring! Ring! Ring!"

He slowly opened his droopy eyes which was covered by a bit of rheum and he then roughly wiped it out of his eyes using his hands. He stretched his limbs which produced crackling sounds of bones. The young man then grabbed his phone and turned off the alarm. After checking the date on his phone, a smile could be seen hanging on his face.

"Today is Monday and also my first day in Earth Alliance Academy." His face radiated excitement which he could barely hide. 

After less than an hour of preparation, he then eagerly opened a small box which contains the academy's school uniform. It was navy blue in color with white inner shirt. The uniform's craftsmanship was definitely high quality. 

He looked at his reflection using his phone's camera and he was fairly satisfied with how he currently looked. Although he was tanned and just had an average-looking face, but his overall demeanor changed after wearing the academy's uniform.

"Is this really a uniform? This looks even more fancy than a formal clothing. And to think that this fabric is pretty light and comfortable. This uniform can definitely be used for physical activities as well. How impressive!" Roan was surprised at his school uniform's fancy look and its coziness.

Outside the Earth Alliance Academy's gate.

"So this is the Earth Alliance Academy? How huge and beautiful!" Roan had a look of awe on his face as he went inside the academy with several other students. All of them also had surprised looks on their faces as they walked inside the academy.

They then all went inside a grand-looking six-storey building with expectant looks. All the students sat inside the academy's auditorium which can fit around ten thousand people. They talked idly with the people around them to build their circle of friends. 

A middle aged man with imposing appearance went up the stage. The students quieted down after seeing him. More than ninety percent of the students here were trained in martial arts, so the aura that the middle aged man produced was felt by them.

Demetrio glanced at the more than two thousand young students with his sharp gaze. He nodded his head slowly, clearly satisfied with their silence. 

"Good morning to the first batch of students of our Earth Alliance Academy. I am Demetrio, the academy's headmaster.

About fifty percent of you here are people from abroad, but you don't have to worry about this. Our academy will treat everyone fairly, and as long as you show a hint of talent, then you can rest assured that you will definitely receive the academy's support.

Everyone here might also be quite confused as to why we prioritized the students who were talented in martial arts. What's the goal of our adacemy? And why is this so? These questions will slowly be answered along the way and everyone of you will realize why you are here.

What I can tell to all of you for now is that everyone here is the future of our world. So don't waste the opportunity given to you, as we don't tolerate these kinds of behaviors. 

Your homeroom advisers will give you a more detailed explanation on what to expect inside this academy. 

Again, I'm Demetrio. Good day everyone."

The students were expecting a long and boring speech, but to think that the academy's headmaster actually skipped the bullshit and just stated what everyone wanted to hear. 

1st Year, S-Class Section. 

Almost a hundred students sat on their chairs excitedly as they glanced at the man in front of the class. He was a handsome man that looked like in his late twenties and his physique was ripped and lean, but it was perfectly hidden by his professor's uniform.

"Hello everyone! I will be the adviser for the S-Class section of the 1st year students. You can call me Professor Santharus." The man spoke with slight smile on his face while glancing at the young students inside the classroom. All of them were young teens and the oldest among them were aged around seventeen.

The Earth Alliance Academy only accepted first year students. They did not look at the students' background, but only cared about their talents. As long as their age was around thirteen to eighteen, then they are free to enroll inside the academy. 

The academy divided the students into twenty-five sections, each section with at most a hundred students in class.

Roan who showed great talents in martial arts was one of the students of the S-Class section. Everyone in this section were the elites of the younger generation and all of them had the talent to surpass S-Class level!

"Okay, I'm not sure if everyone of my students are already in class, so let's do a roll call to see if everyone is present." Santharus took out a small black tablet inside his pocket. He scanned it for a bit and started to read out the names of everyone alphabetically.

"Alburo, Krystal." He spoke while glancing around the room.

"Present!" A cheerful and sweet voice resounded lighly, attracting the attention of the male students inside the classroom. She was beautiful young lady with black hair tied in a ponytail. Her face was angelic and a hint of mischievousness can be seen on her face.

The young men gave her their most gentlemanly smile when she glanced their way, which she reciprocated with a smile of her own.

Roan also smiled at her, but she did not even glanced at his direction. He was bit disappointed, but still he did not take it to heart. 'She is too beautiful for me. What can a poor and ugly man like me, give her?' 

"Argentos, Roan."

"Argentos, Roan." Santharus called out a second time after hearing no response.

Roan hastily raised his right hand and spoke in a slightly embarrassed voice.

"Here, present!"

Santharus glanced calmly at him which sent shivers down his spine. 

"Pay attention when you are inside this classroom." 

"Yes professor Santharus!" Roan gulped a mouthful of saliva while looking at their professor's stoic face. 'The professor is quite serious. I must not be distracted.'

Some students glanced gloatingly at him while telling themselves to always pay attention in class.

"Good!" Santharus nodded his head and continued the roll call.

Chapter end