Strange Rumors

The day come, the first day of school (kind of) Ren was full of expectation, there will be new people to have real interaction, not the shy interaction that he has been doing when going to shopping, with money that was in his account but doesn't really know why, because since his reborn he just heard from his parents when his sister come to ashamed him, and there where these treat that keep coming every day, Ren has never back down a fight, though he dies a lot, but all of that was unavoidable.

The way to the school was very calm, too much calm to be honest, In the last two weeks he notices that the bus where less crowded, and the same where true to the sidewalk, "why is there less people" he asked aloud without realizing.

"There has been a lot of accident lately, and some industry has shutdown momentarily, the government is investigating to see responsibilities, apparently there has been death", an old lady that travel near him said.

"oh, I have not notice that, the only thing that keep spamming in the social network is that portal thing", he said.

"well at the start it was supposed to just be for fun, but the rumors about portals and strange being keep coming, I start to think that can be some true on it, after all the high amount of industry incident is not just here but worldwide" she said.

"oh, this is the first time I heard about strange being" Ren said.

"jajaja that is because there is all sort of strange rumor that no one is really credible, some say that there is an alien invasion, other that they are kidnaping people, that they are making covenant to give the power in return of his souls, and other stranger thing", she said.

"very strange rumors indeed, thank you, it was a pleased conversation", Ren said, to hear about some covenant trigger some very unpleasant memories.

"it was nothing, take care of yourself and have a good school day", she said

That make him remember to where he was going.

When Ren reach his high school, there were a big group of young people in small groups, it was a very lively occasion, everyone was shared they experience through the holidays, there at the side of the main gate was Kazuya, the man that harass the previous Ren to death, with two people of his band.

Ren walk directly to him.

Kazuya detect Ren immediately, but didn't recognize him, so he said "who are you, move aside, I am waiting to see a loser", Kazuya said with a smug face, "I can't wait to see his face when he see me with Aiko" comment to his band.

"don't need to wait any longer", Ren said, standing a few meters away, with a very serious face and defiant attitude.

Kazuya and his band were dead silent, they have a hard time recognize Ren, after all he was no longer a chubby adolescent, now he was still a little over weight but his eyes show a confident in herself that the previous Ren never has.

After a few moments Kazuya said, "so you think that you are too much because you lust a few kilograms, jajajaja if you kneel before me and plead for mercy maybe I can spare you with a few bruise"

Ren tilt his head a moment and then ask "why are you so noisy, if you are going to do something just do it, other way I have some classes to attend", and the star to walk to the school.

Kazuya was livid, never in his wildest dream he thought that Ren could defy him, heck he even looks like he didn't give a shit about him, this really piss off Kazuya and he directly attack Ren from behind.

Ren almost fall, but he takes three quick step and regain his balance, now angry he said "if you want it so hard let me give it to you".

Ren adopt a boxing stance and quickly throw two punch in succession to Kazuya's face, the one never really expect that Ren could retaliate.

When Ren punch Kazuya the other two quickly encircle him, but now Ren was determined to teach them a lesson.

The fight was very short, after all this was a school for rich people and this kind of people never really gets to the punch, Kazuya and his 2 mates run away, feeling that he has lost a lot of face, after all the front of the school was full of people, all of them was dead silence, what just happen feel like a strange dream to all of them, after all Ren was unrecognizable from all the weight he loss, and his new attitude make the people that has been rude (some were very rude) to him have cold shiver running troughs their backs.

When Ren star to walk to the school again, he was suddenly surprise by a radiance, looking up there was a girl holding hands with a big guy with weird tattoos on his arms, a sudden realization struck him, this radiance look like the light from the goddess, she always rewarded him after performing specific actions, and this seems really odd, looking at the terrified face of the little girl, the mission feel simple, he stood directly in front of the girl's path and asked her "are you all right little Rin, who is the one with you, were is your mother".

The girl face suddenly lights up and said "I lost my mother but this uncle is helping me to find her, can you help me too uncle".

"Of course, this uncle will help you", Ren said.

The big man was very pissed off and reflect for a few seconds, but suddenly realizes he was surrounded by people and come to the realization that it wasn't worth it, he said to the little girls "since it's your niece can you help her to look after her mother, I am really busy right now".

"Of course", Ren said with a plain face.

The big man lets go the young hand and start to walk ahead, bumping shoulders with Ren, the one that just shrug and then go to help the little girl.

Meanwhile Ren was taking the little girl toward a police post Aiko was watching all that has just happened, every single action of Ren this morning has surprise her so much that she thought that is was just other person and they were all confused, she even thought it was another Ren on her first day of class, off course deep down she knows it was him which make her feel very conflicted.

When Ren reach the police post and explained the situation the them they said "thank you young man, there has been a lot of problem lately, there has been a lot of people that have been reported as lost"

Another strange occurrence, Ren walk back to the school thinking in all the strange thing that were happening without realizing he was getting late to school.

When he reaches to the school he gets reprimand and goes to his classroom, when he enters all the looks goes toward him, after all early this morning he has beat the shit out of Kazuya, it was a really hot topic.

The rest of the day was uneventful, Kazuya try hard to avoid Ren, and Ren herself was having a hard day with all the thing of the school, the only thing that caught his attention was the strange rumors.