Esper Harem in the Apocalypse

1044  Giving Life Lesson To Rize

Rize averted her gaze to avoid eye contact with Rudy and uttered, ”I have no idea what you are talking about. And this is not a proper way to talk to your teachers. I am your elder and you should talk to me with respect.”

Rudy folded his arm and simply stared at Rize.

”What?”

”Nothing.” Rudy let out a sigh. ”Letʼs not talk about it. Itʼs not important.”

Rize let out a sigh of relief as soon as she heard that. She didnʼt want Rudy to expose her. If anything, she didnʼt want to feel like she had lost, and most definitely not against Rudy.

About a minute later, there was a knock on the door. Both Rudy and Rize knew it was Janet, so they adjusted their poses and changed the atmosphere in the office.

”Come in,” Rize said calmly.

The door slowly opened and Janet stepped in. She looked at Rize first, then at Rudy.

”...” She felt awkward for some reason, but hesitantly walked in.

”Why are you late, Janet?” Rize asked her with a composed look on her face. There were no signs of being flustered unlike before.

”I had to stop by the washroom on my way,” Janet replied calmly.

”I see.” Rize placed aside her laptop and faced her chair directly in front of them.

”I am busy, so letʼs get straight to the point.” She took off her computer glasses while asking, ”You both know why I have called you here. I will ask you the question, you will make excuses, I will have to ask you again and after repeating it multiple times, I will get the answer and your punishment will be increased.

So, rather than wasting our time and increasing the punishment, answer honestly without making excuses and if I find your reason logical, I wonʼt punish you.”

”Can I go first?” Janet shot a quick glance at Rudy and raised her hand.

”...?” Rudy raised a brow in surprise. Seeing Janet acting confidently made Rudy wonder and worried.

ʼShe is gotta snitch on me? She can blame everything on me and walk away. I wonʼt deny her accusations since itʼs the truth. Knowing Janet, she can do this to take her revenge on me.ʼ Rudy uttered inwardly..

”Yes,” Rize nodded.

”Umm…” Janet once again glanced at Rudy and calmly responded, ”I… am on my… days.”

”Oh…” Rizeʼs eyes widened after hearing that. ”How are you feeling right now?”

”Fine. I had a stomachache during the lunch break and itʼs getting better.”

”I see. You can go now.”

”Thank you for understanding, Miss Rize.” Janet grabbed her bag and left the office, but before leaving, she locked her eyes with Rudy and shot a smirk at him.

ʼI donʼt know if she was lying or not, but itʼs a very sensitive topic for girls, so itʼs better if I donʼt pass any comments here. I donʼt know how periods look or I could have checked using my super vision. Well… not really. I would have had to see her… vagina for that.ʼ

”Can I go too?”

Rize squinted her eyes and asked, ”Do you also have periods?”

”Something similar.”

”Boys donʼt have anything like that. The condition is the same for you; give me the reason you were late and I will let you go.”

Rudy thought it would be interesting to tell Rize the truth. Although he simply wanted to see her reaction.

”I was waiting for Janet. You can check the footage of the camera where I am waiting for Janet outside the girlʼs washroom,” Rudy replied casually.

”And why were you waiting for her? Did she ask you to wait?” Rize asked curiously.

”No. I had to ask her something, so I waited for her.”

”Was it that important that you had to do something like that? You could have waited until the school ended. I am sure 45 minutes wouldnʼt have made a difference.”

After pondering for a few seconds, Rudy nodded. ”Yes, but I couldnʼt control myself.”

”You missed a few minutes of my lecture. HOw will you compensate for that? You are a top student. If you act like this, itʼs going to affect your grades and you would set a bad example to the other students who look up to you,” Rize asserted in a solemn voice.

She was truly worried about Rudy and his future.

”If I was truly the role model for them, then shouldnʼt they be working as hard as me and score as much as me? They donʼt care about me or my behavior. They do what they want to do and if they are caught breaking the rules or doing something they shouldnʼt, they would blame it on someone else.

Every human being is like that. They always come first to take the credit for someone elseʼs hard work, but always run away when it comes to taking the responsibility.”

”...”

”I am a topper because I am smart and I study hard. Anyone can become a topper if they do the same as me. Of course, there are people who are talented and they have the advantage, but hard work can fix that.”

After a short pause, Rudy continued, ”Rize, I can say the same to you. Why do you not live your life the way you want? Why are you trying to appease others? You have a choice to do something, but you are worried about the results.

Itʼs like getting scared of solving an equation just because it seems long. Think of life as a test. You need to score as much as you can. Even if you donʼt know the answer, you have to try to solve it. If itʼs wrong, you wonʼt lose a thing, but if it turns out right, you get a free score. You might even earn one or two scores because it was half correct, or the steps were correct. Thatʼs the kind of life I want to live. You should live.”

Rize was left speechless. SHe was shocked, but more than that, she was impressed by Rudyʼs speech.