Manifesting Will Again

"[Sit down]." I spoke again, inwardly surprised by what I had just done.

Stunned, the students found themselves sitting down.

They then looked at me in shock.

I put on a calm expression, but inwardly, I was just as shocked.

Confidence alone should not have this effect.

'Then, was it Will?'

I had been unsuccessful in using Will until now, but it seems that for some reason, it worked this time.

And the effects were astonishing. I managed to enforce my orders on almost twenty people at the same time.

It's really overpowered, to the point where it's scary.

"Everybody, calm down." I suppressed the shock in my heart and opened my mouth. "Let's behave in moderation. Nothing good will come for any of us if we fight during class."

For an instant, nobody reacted. They were so shocked that they could only stare at me dazed.

But if they were the kind of people who behave after someone tells them to, I would not be having this headache.

"Bastard! What did you do!?" Arche, the eblor of before, sprang up even angrier than before.

His mana surged up violently as several magic circles appeared behind him. I did not know much about magic, but I knew he was preparing a dangerous spell.

But I remained calm.

Remembering the sensation of just now, I infused Will into my words once more.

"[I told you to sit down.]"

The moment I spoke, I realized that something was different. I felt some kind of resistance toward my orders.

Was Arche trying to withstand it?

Instinctively, I infused more of my Will into the words.

The effects were shocking.

*Bang!*

With a loud sound, Arche was slammed into his chair.

At the same time, I was assaulted by an intense headache. My body felt nauseous, and for an instant, my vision turned blurry.

Immediately, I realized that these were the side effects of abusing my Will.

I suppressed the desire to grimace in pain and kept an expressionless face. Now was the perfect opportunity to establish my position. If I show weakness here, all I did just now will be for naught.

Arche was incensed. His eyes turned red with fury. He looked like he wanted to kill me.

But at the same time, a trace of hesitation appeared in his gaze. Although he did his best to hide it, it was evident that he had been intimidated by my earlier show of force.

At that moment, someone held his shoulder.

It was Hyacinth. She used her gaze to tell him to calm down before glaring at me with ice-cold eyes.

"What is the meaning of this, Jane?"

"I apologize, Miss Hyacinth." I sighed and expressed my apology to calm her down. "I may have gone a bit overboard. However, I hope that my point has been made clear. We'll have enough opportunities to fight against each other in the future, no need to start a brawl in the classroom."

I then looked at my classmates.

"The same goes for you, guys. I dislike this situation too, but we need to behave as mature people."

Silence.

Nobody replied, but I could see frowns and dissatisfaction in the eyes of my classmates.

I smiled bitterly. As expected, this is how they are going to react.

But just at that moment, Ley spoke up.

"I agree. As my brother said, we'll have enough opportunities to fight later."

"I agree too."

"… Me too."

Sylvia and a whispering Hela followed up.

Finally, Andrew smiled wryly.

"I guess I also think that Jane is right."

I looked at them gratefully and heaved a sigh of relief.

With this, the situation is set.

Once they saw that half of Class One agreed, Leon, Lars, and the others agreed too, albeit reluctantly.

I looked at Hyacinth.

She furrowed her brows displeased, but at that moment, her twin sister Lily pulled her arm and shook her head.

Hyacinth took a deep breath and nodded.

"Very well. We'll take a step back this time."

Just at that moment, the teacher for the next class arrived, finally defusing the situation completely.

I sighed in relief again. It seems like we managed to avoid the worst result.

But in exchange, I garnered more attention than necessary.

I could feel gazes filled with caution, wariness, interest, and anger coming from all over the classroom.

'I guess the future is not going to be peaceful, huh.'

…

"Duin, what are you thinking about?" A celers asked one of his companions after seeing his pensive look. "Is it about the ability that boy showed?"

Duin did not reply and instead asked something back.

"What do you think of it, K'erta?"

"It was surprising. I lost control of my body for a fraction of a second. However, I should be able to resist it if I'm prepared."

"I guess so."

"Seems like our guide is more interesting than we thought. We should find a chance to get to know him. Anyway, we are going to meet a lot in the future. There is no harm in getting along with him."

Duin ignored her and moved his gaze back to Jane.

"As I thought, it was Will." He muttered so softly that nobody else heard his voice. "What a delightful surprise."

Duin licked his lips, his mouth showing a strange smile as his eyes sparkled with glee.

"I like him."

His gaze was that of a predator after spotting his prey.