Chapter 76: Aura Lessons

Julius was walking toward the cafeteria. He didn’t know what he could do. He tried to remind himself that Kyle didn’t say they were dead for sure, he had just implied that it was very likely. With that being said, it was still difficult to keep believing that they were alive though.

He was so wrapped up in his own head that he failed to notice Liam and his buddies walking toward him. It wasn’t until Liam put an arm around his shoulder that Julius paid attention to him. Julius inwardly groaned, he wasn’t in the mood for games and didn’t have the patience for it.

He smoothly removed Liam’s arm from him and continued on his way, not even acknowledging him or his friends.

Liam didn’t seem to take that very well and said, “Hey what’s the rush?”

Julius on any other occasion would have said something that would have appeased the guy and then made an excuse to leave, but with his current mindset, he just decided to ignore him. He didn’t trust himself to speak to the arrogant ass right now.

One of his friends didn’t take well to Julius’s behavior and the fact that he didn’t acknowledge any of them. He grabbed Julius, this time much more roughly, and said, “Hey, he is talking to you.”

Julius finally stopped walking. He felt the man’s aura was trying to intrude on his own. It didn’t have any of the practice or finesse that Liam had, it felt rugged and sloppy in comparison. At least Liam had the skills to back up his arrogance.

Julius used the same technique that he had used the last time he encountered Liam. Activating [Savage Dance] and closing his aura onto itself. However, unlike Liam who had carefully controlled his aura, this guy was like a bull in a china shop. Just causing wanton chaos and aggressively lashing out with his aura. With Julius’s mood, he was about to lash out on the asshole.

Instead of doing that Julius took a calming breath and pushed [Savage Dance] harder, keeping himself calm. Then he took a look at the door to the cafeteria, it wasn’t that far away. So with a quick burst of kinetic energy, he ripped through the guy’s grip and quickly bolted to the door. He got away cleanly and luckily Liam and his friends didn’t chase after him once they saw him enter inside, but he could tell that neither of them was pleased with how the interaction went.

They are becoming a problem for me, I just hope it doesn’t escalate more.

Julius spotted the group sitting in their usual spot and Lily quickly noticed him as well to no surprise, waving to him as he walked through the doors. Julius waved back and quickly got in line to get some food before making his way over to them.

Lily made some space next to her and ushered Julius to sit. “How are you feeling?” She asked concerningly.

“I just need some time, but I will be okay,” Julius assured her.

She just nodded. Julius didn’t know the extent of her psychic powers, but he wouldn’t be surprised to know that she could feel his pain since she was a psychic. She had always been really empathetic in the time he’d known her.

Julius told them about his run-in with Liam this morning and the one he just had a few minutes ago. He kind of forgot about the earlier interaction, so he didn’t mention it before. It had been a busy day and Julius lost track of everything that had happened. It was obvious, but everyone was outraged on his behalf.

“Why does that prick think he can do whatever he wants?” Aubrey complained loudly.

“You know why Aubrey. The guy has been an ass since his first year and has only gotten worse as we got older,” Edgar said.

“It doesn’t help that he is at the top of the class,” Derek mentioned.

“No, it doesn’t. It only spurs him on and strokes his already inflated ego,” Aubrey commented.

Julius enjoyed seeing them insult Liam. Normally, he didn’t like when people talked badly about someone, but Julius could see why. Even after three interactions with the guy, Julius was already beginning to hate the dude. These five have had to deal with the arrogant prick for three years already, he could only begin to imagine their annoyance at him. It was oddly therapeutic to listen to as well.

For dinner, Julius had gotten himself a mountain of steak, potatoes, and a vegetable that was quickly becoming one of his favorites. He didn’t know what it was called but it was a vegetable that resembled a piece of asparagus but had a wonderful balance of sweet and spicy.

He also stacked many desserts on his plate. Cake, cookies, ice cream, you name it and he probably had it on his plate. He deserved it. So he sat back and enjoyed their insults toward Liam while stuffing his face.

He also took the time to look over the many notifications he had received from his little tantrum.

[Mana Layering lvl 9 -> lvl 12]

[Empowerment of Will lvl 7 -> lvl 9]

[Arcane Construct lvl 15 -> lvl 16]

[Pure Compression lvl 14 -> lvl 15]

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[Savage Dance lvl 17 -> lvl 18]