Into UnOrdinary as John

Chapter 16

*Flashback to 6 months prior*

"John Doe, are you the strongest because you are John Doe? or are you John Doe because you are the Strongest?" asked a man with grey hair with a British accent

'huh, am i suddenly Gojo?' John thought of it in his head

"Who said anything about me being the strongest?" John replied as the man infront of him looked him dead in the eye with a gaze that pierced his soul, no ability, no technique. Just sheer insight and experience

"Do not play dumb, you understood the question well enough. Is your strength your identity? or is your strength a part of it. Who are you without your ability John Doe" the man asked John as he looked the man dead in the eye with gaze softer than the man's

"I am just a kid who wants better world for those around him, a world where people don't have to be kicked down for something not under their control." John said as the man's relaxed and said something which surprised John a little

"You need to relax, find some peace of mind from fighting. I looked over a few records and I can't find anything other than you training or fighting. You are a child John, you need to learn to relax, is there anything other than fighting you Enjoy?" asked the man as John answered back

"Yes, I love playing the guitar." John responded as the man hummed in response and asked

"Then play it when you don't have much else to do, being obsessed and consumed with fighting may be your downfall John, so let yourself relax. to be stronger" the man uttered softly as he got up, brandishing a cane as the man who didn't appear a day over 40 slowly toddled away limping.

That day, John learnt a valuable lesson no fight could ever teach him, the lesson that you can be much happier and then stronger when you can take a step back and relax to move forward stronger

*Current day in the infirmary*

"It's good to see you haven't rusted!" John said as he looked over at Maggie as the infirmary was filled with the group of the strongest students in the school. Jason lying on the bed after the beating

"I tried my best..... so how have you been john? anything special you want to talk about?" Maggie said as John smiled softly looking over at her

"Not much on my side, it was a learning experience for me in more ways than one" John replied, smiling fondly at the memory of his teacher who even if he only mentored him for a year, was one of the few people to get closest to John.

"What about you Maggie.... everything alright with you Lava girl?" He said softly, with a nickname he had never used before which startled Maggie a little but she composed herself and replied

"Oh, not much with me! just focusing on running the school now. this school was very stubborn when we first implemented your system but its running smoothly now! we just have to make sure the first years follow it!" said Maggie excitedly

"So King, what will you do now?" Arlo said, referring to his Royal title even though John now had other plans

"Not be the king in all honesty" John said as everyone in the room had a lightning struck face, they couldn't understand. Maggie and Claire in utter shock as John was the best person who could be king

"B-But..... BUT WHY!?" Maggie exploded as her warm aura filled the room, thank the gods for her Nurse Darren wasn't there as he had some work to do outside with the principal

"AFTER ALL THE WORK WE DID TO PREPARE THE SCHOOL FOR YOU, YOU ARE GOING TO ABANDON US LIKE THIS AGAIN!?" Maggie exploded as the frustrations and insecurities of John leaving them a year ago persisted, her aura turned into magma as her entire body looked like a monster covered Lava, completely other worldly