Saga of Atlantis

Bang.

As the sound of utensils falling echoed through the cafeteria.

Eden looked back to where the sound came from.

"Your fiancée is making a scene again, Fatima," Eden mumbled as he glanced back at her.

Fatima followed Eden's gaze as she looked at Cardin who was with two of his friends.

He stood in front of Aron,Nora and Cassia, and from the looks of it, it was Cassia's food that had fallen down.

"Let me be," she shrugged as she focused back on her food, "Come to think of it, it's the second time he is arguing with Aron."

"Well, yeah," Eden replied before he glanced at Breg, whose gaze was on them, "you okay?"

"Yeah," he replied, shaking his head, "I am fine."

But his glancing back towards Nora again and again suggested something else.

"Anyway, Breg, how was your class—." Eden's question got interrupted as he heard someone's loud voice.

"What's your problem, girl?" Cardin asked, his voice low but loud enough for those watching the drama to hear.

"I... am sorry... I didn't mean to bump into you," Cassia replied as she was at fault in all this.

"You don't have to be sorry, you just bumped into him; he is the one who threw your food away," Aron replied as he stood in front of Cardin, blocking Cassia.

"This is the second time you bumped into me, are you doing this on purpose?" Cardin, ignoring Aron, asked, his gaze on Cassia.

"No!" She instinctively replied, her voice high-pitched.

Nora looked around uncomfortably, sensing everyone's gaze on them. "Guys, can we please—"

"Shut up!" Cardin shouted as he glared at her.

"Hey! I don't have time for your petty dramas, Cardin; she said sorry, just accept it." Aron glared back at Cardin as he moved closer to him.

Cardin's jaw clenched as he replied. "Petty dramas? Is that what you think this is?"

"Aron, can you please stop it?" Nora once again tried to stop them as she gently grabbed Aron's hand.

"It's fine, he isn't much," Aron smiled at her as he replied, but his words made Nora flinch as she glanced at Cardin.

".....What?" He asked as if he heard something wrong.

One of his friends also came forward as he glared at Aron, "What did you say, you commoner!?"

"Aron." As he was about to reply, Cassia also came forward, stopping him. "Please,Don't say anything more."

Nora also firmly grasped his hand, conveying the same message as Cassia.

"What did you say?" Before Aron could say anything, Cardin grabbed Aron by his collar as he growled at him.

"What are you doing?" Nora, sensing his anger, tried to move Aron away from him, but Cardin pushed her aside, making her nearly stumble and almost fall down.

"Hey!" Aron glared at Cardin as he tried to help Nora but couldn't because of being grabbed by the collar.

Bang.

Another loud bang resonated in the silent cafeteria as Breg stood up, causing the chair to fall down.

He walked towards them, his gaze fixed on Nora, who was being helped by Cassia.

"What?" Eden also gently stood up as he grabbed a slice of apple from Emily's food. She glared at him, but he ignored her, slowly walking towards them.

Aron forcefully made Cardin loosen his grip on his collar before walking towards Nora.

But before he could come closer to Nora, Breg arrived beside her.

"Are you okay?" Breg asked, looking at her with concern.

"I... am fine," she replied, her cheeks turning red with embarrassment.

"Did you get hurt—." As Aron tried to get closer to her, Breg placed his hand on his chest, making him halt his movements.

"Back off, buddy," Breg said, looking into Aron's eyes as he removed his hand and pointed at him. "I am going to say this only once, back off."

His words carried weight, while his eyes conveyed even more. In the quiet cafeteria, his words resonated, silencing even Cardin and Aron.

The shift from being a happy-go-lucky guy to being serious affected Aron so much that he couldn't respond properly.

"Breg!" Nora quickly snapped out of her daze as she shouted at him, but Breg continued to stare into Aron's eyes.

"Enough, Breg!" Nora repeated, stepping between him and Aron while she pushed Breg lightly.

Breg balanced himself, looking at Nora. He pressed his lips tightly, as if holding himself back from shouting at her.

Clenching his fist tightly, he glared at Aron.

"It's fine, bro," Eden arrived beside him, patting his back before looking at Cardin and then Aron.

"And what are you both shit doing in the middle of the cafeteria?" Eden said, looking at both of them before he walked closer to them.

"Watch your mouth, you terrorist," Cardin rebuked, glaring at him, while Aron remained silent, his gaze fixed on Eden.

"Well, it's better than being a coward," Eden replied, shrugging his shoulders.

"What do you mean?" Aron asked, his gaze narrowing.

"I mean, why are you fighting with your mouths?" Eden replied with a light smirk, "You two were so close I even once thought that you were about to kiss each other."

"What are you—." As one of Cardin's friends tried to raise his voice, he quickly shut his mouth as Eden glanced at him.

".... Aren't you the one whose wrist I broke once?" Eden asked, looking at him.

"...my name—."

"It doesn't matter what your name is!"

"...."

"Ahem... Anyway, as I was saying, there is also a traditional way to resolve conflicts, isn't there?" Eden asked as he looked at Cardin, "One-on-one fight."

"No!" And before anyone could reply, Cassia came forward, "It was my fault, and I apologized for it. There's no need to escalate it further."

"No, Cassia," Aron said, looking at her, "he is right. This is the second time Cardin has tried to harass you."

"Harass?" Cardin scoffed, glaring at him, "What do you think she is? Why would I harass her?"

"Okay, fine," Cassia said, looking at Cardin, "if you want to fight, then fight me. After all, you have a problem with me, right?"

"I don't need to fight a girl to prove my point," Cardin retorted, his tone defensive.

"So fight me then," Aron stepped forward, looking at Cardin.

"Fine then," Cardin replied, meeting his gaze.

Ring.

The lunchtime ended as the bell rang, and all the students started buzzing again.

Eden placed his arm around Breg's neck, guiding him towards Fatima and Emily.

"I hope you enjoyed the show, Fatima," Eden said, once again taking a slice of apple from Emily's food.

"I did."

"....."

But before he could bring it close to his mouth, Emily grabbed his hand and made him feed it to her.

Her smirking face while chewing immediately turned stiff as all of them looked at her silently.

"..... Anyway, I am going to the management committee. Bye," Eden said as he glanced at Emily, who lowered her head, blushing furiously.

Eden then looked at Breg and once again patted him on the shoulder. "It will be fine."

Breg looked back at him and silently nodded.

With a sigh, Eden walked towards the building of the management committee.

But just as he walked towards the building, a blonde-haired girl with red eyes also came into his view.

With a smile, Eden walked towards her, trying to make his presence as unnoticeable as possible.

"BOO!"

"Not funny, Eden," Grace replied without even looking at him.

"Tch." With a click of his tongue, he walked beside her, asking, "Where are you going?"

"Evelyn called," she replied, and Eden nodded. "Then let's go."