Kings On The Horizon (Vol. 4-6) ✓

184 | First Impression

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"I'M NOT BELIEVING THAT cute act at all. It's too suspicious. And let's be honest, I think we learned enough from Felix here," Ari comments while still staring at Blade, who is now sitting in his seat and chatting with Ren.

     "What does that suppose to mean, Faulkner?" Felix angrily retaliates, but before Ari could even defend himself, Keigo interrupts them and says, "No, he's really like that, even outside J.S High. There's no gimmick either. Blade just has a bubbly personality compared to Killshot."

     "Yeah, Killshot's more like Hee-joon. He's like the ice prince 2.0," Ervin comments, and Max and the others couldn't help but agree with the comparison.

     "Killshot is close with their leader, but he's closer with Blade. Those two are considered as Kim Hee-joon's blade and arrow, but if you noticed at the brotherhood battle earlier, Blade's the one who shoots arrows, while Killshot uses blades, or kunais," Keigo then explains, making his friends realize it too.

     "What's the reason for that?" Ervin asks, obviously interested to know more about it while they stuck close together, standing at the far back so no one else would be able to hear them.

     "I honestly don't know either. But I feel like it's a symbolism that Blade will always have a piece of Killshot, and Killshot will have a piece of Blade," Keigo answers.

     "That sounds ridiculous. What are they, a couple?" Felix then asks.

     "Not really, but Soobin hyung and I are more like soulmates. We've known each other since we were babies," a bright voice suddenly answers, making the five friends freeze in place.

     Everyone blinked and slowly turned their heads to the student who was able to squeeze through their group huddle without getting noticed. As soon as they realized that it was actually Blade, the five quickly moved and dispersed. Even Ari and Keigo shouted in panic.

     "Soobin...hyung?" Felix asks, once again confused.

     Blade giggles and suddenly pulls out a necklace that had a kunai as a pendant. He stares at it, and with a smile on his face, he explains, "Choi Soo-bin, or what everyone calls as Killshot. We're both Choi's, but we're not related. Our families are close though, and even the elders wanted us to get married. Soobin can be tough sometimes, but he's always kind to me."

     "What in the kdrama is this?" Max whispers to Ervin, making Ervin chuckle.

     "Blade, you're publicly gushing over Killshot again. If he finds out you've been talking about him like that again, he's going to kill you," Ren, who was still sitting in his chair, suddenly says, immediately making Blade let go of the necklace.

     "Oh, that's right, people can't know his true identity," Blade says, making Ari and the rest of the class open their mouths in shock because of how careless Blade actually was. "Little bunnies, make sure to keep that a secret, okay?" Blade cutely says, and for a moment, Ari almost gives in and answers him cutely too. The poor class representative had to slap his own cheek so that he'd bring himself back to reality. It seems like Blade's bright personality is very infectious.

    "He's such an interesting character," Max couldn't help but comment as he smiled to himself. He never really thought that the princes would have such a brotherhood member. If Busters has someone like him in their group too, Max is going to lose it.

     "Why are you calling my students little bunnies, Mr. Choi?" Someone then says, making everyone turn their heads to the front door.

     Sir Kai Barron—Class II-A's adviser—enters the room with a serious expression on his face, making everyone head back to their proper seats except for Blade, who bravely walks towards sir Barron.