I Became A Side Character Fated To Suffer-Chapter 20: Peasants!Be Grateful

"Who do you think will be ranked one?"

"I think it might be Lady Eleanor, as she is the only noble here?"

"Yes, who can it be other than her?"

"No... Haven’t you heard..?"

"There is also a commoner...."

"Commoner.....Who?" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Its Elderic Storm.."

"Elderic Storm... You mean that Elderic Storm who raged the Chaos borns..?"

"Yes.."

Meanwhile, the most talked-about person just stood there with an expression as if he had stepped on some shit.

"Why are you acting like that? Are you putting on airs?"

Elderic, who stood at the side, stared around, crunching his brows.

He gave it his all, yet he came second best in ranks. What startled him was that a guy surpassed the record by so much. Despite breaking the record set previously, he was short by a few minutes.

This was unbelievable...

With discomfort, his eyes turned to the crimson-haired girl who questioned him.

"What do you mean by putting on airs.. I am not ranked one."

"It should be you!"

[Rank 1! My ass... This girl wouldn’t even pass the test if not for me?]

Eleanor’s expression changed, and she flared at a ghost woman rotating around, then shrugged it off.

Elderic clearly noticed Eleanor’s expression and asked, "Don’t tell me you aren’t ranked 1?"

His eyes widened in disbelief, and he scanned around.

"If we two aren’t ranked one.. Who can it be?"

Before they could arrive at a conclusion, the stage lit up, and under everyone’s scrutinizing gaze, the person was revealed.

Expressions of shock and bewilderment flashed on everyone’s faces. Many people’s minds went blank for a few seconds because...

It was none other than the most talked-about trash of the Empire.

Noel De Nova.

The entire crowd went silent seeing the figure. A few even dropped their jaws in shock and wondered if they were watching a horror comedy.

Taking the stage with a blank expression, he took the mic in his hands and spoke.

........

For some reason, I found it harder to control my itch. Whether it was the itch to scratch the excitement or slap their faces in front of everyone, it was hard to segregate between the two.

Soon, Professor Asutix...

Completely bald, gave a short greeting and called for my presence.

At the backside, I took a deep and heavy breath. It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; I can’t miss or mess up at this time. The words I need to speak need to be conveyed properly without any misunderstanding.

Then, taking light steps, I entered the battlefield.

The wooden floor of exquisite wood made a creaking noise. On turning my head, my eyes darted across the landmines and bombs standing there.

The jovial atmosphere of mingling and murmurs ceased for a moment.

A complete silence replaced the past atmosphere.

The sight of many choking and eyes popping out spread across, while some made a face as if they had stepped on some sort of disgusting shit.

I took my place on the podium, inched my mouth near the mic, and coughed.

"AHEM!"

Like a sonorous and thunderous boom, my feeble yet heavy voice rang out.

"I know you are surprised, but let’s say life is full of surprises, so expect the unexpected."

"From all the noble blood of the highest caliber to the commoners who walked here with a lot of difficulty, I have only one thing to say.."

"No,there might be more than one.. First.."

"Each one of you who entered here is a genius. Some even worship you like a Saviour, idolizing you, yet..."

"It’s me who is standing here, not you all..."

The silence reigned deeper. A look of disbelief kept flashing before my eyes as they scrutinized me.

If glares could kill, even my ashes wouldn’t have survived the gleams’ murderous gazes digging holes into my soul.

Yet, I remained indifferent.

My eyes fought back with even more coldness as I crunched my brows and deepened my gaze before continuing my speech.

"For you all who have been pulling shits behind me, defaming me, and using me to step up yet unable to do so, have some shame.."

At this moment, I could not help but smile while holding back my laughter. I tried to hold my laughter.

I tried hard...

"Since trash like me managed to stand here and achieve Rank 1, aren’t you all worse than pieces of trash?"

"Whatever!" I shrugged my shoulders indifferently, scratching their pride again.

"From all the noblest blood of highest caliber to the commoners who walked here with a lot of difficulty, I have only one thing to say as your classmate."

"T-" I paused as I felt an unnatural probing for a moment, but shaking my head, I continued.

"Peasants..."

"Know your place..."

This time, a scream exploded, but I ignored it just like ignoring an ant.

"For the upcoming three years that we will stay here, I advise you to keep your tails tucked in your pants and not wag them in my way."

"I don’t have a habit of stepping on tails, but I like to grab and tear apart annoying things blocking me."

"You may be strong, but I am stronger."

"So keep your ego in check lest it fall and rot on the floor."

"Also

"Congratulations!"

As I said this a huge scream of why erupted to which I smiled back.

"You all should be grateful.You could have been born in any era but you were lucky enough to be born in the era where you can witness my glory."

"So chin up peasants...Not everyone is as blessed as you."

"Also fuck you too."I roared and turned around.

"What followed at the end was the sound of screams and gasps erupting everywhere, shaking the entire place.

"BAHHHHHH!"