After bowing, Tang San very sincerely expressed that he had overestimated his own strength before, had never put his mindset in the right place, and had acted very foolishly and immaturely.
He said that his apology now wasn't to ask everyone to immediately accept him into the team, but simply to hope that everyone wouldn't overly pursue his previous behavior.
Starting today, he would definitely correct his past mistakes, lower his posture, actively communicate with everyone, and strive to become familiar with each other as soon as possible, truly using his actions to prove that he was worthy of being part of this team.
To be honest, the students' reactions toward Tang San's actions were not the same.
Xiao Wu naturally couldn't be happier at Tang San's attitude shift.
Ning Rongrong also held a welcoming attitude. After all, she herself had also been temporarily rejected by the team earlier because of a problem with her mindset.
Oscar, Aoshen, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing took a neutral stance—let time prove everything. No matter how nice the words sounded, everything depended on performance.
If Tang San could really adjust his mindset and integrate into the team, that would certainly be something worth celebrating, and they definitely wouldn't make things difficult for him.
But beyond everyone's expectations, Dai Mubai's reaction seemed a bit too intense. He coldly snorted:
"I said it long ago. I never judge people by whether their words sound good or not. I only care about their actions. You also said before that you would use your actions to prove you were worthy of this team.
But from your actions, all I saw was your contempt and disrespect toward our entire team. You never truly treated us as your teammates.
So yesterday I didn't hold back at all. And now you say all this again? I don't dare to believe you so easily.
As long as you cannot prove that you truly place everyone on the same level, then I won't be polite to you for even a single day.
Putting everyone on the same level means at least not doing something like—whenever something happens to Xiao Wu, you immediately panic, lose all sense of reason, and disregard the entire team, letting your temper run wild.
Yet when any of us encounter problems, you can stand by coldly and watch, doing things that are completely disgusting."
To be honest, Aoshen—originally only watching the show—was genuinely shocked by Dai Mubai's sudden outburst.
Yesterday, Aoshen had felt that Dai Mubai seemed to have some anger suppressed toward Tang San, as if deliberately targeting him. But that was only Aoshen's feeling—there had been no proof.
But now, no need to look for evidence—Dai Mubai's attitude was already extremely clear: he just didn't like Tang San.
"But why?"Based on Aoshen's understanding of Dai Boss' personality, Dai Mubai shouldn't behave like this.
Aoshen's brain raced wildly:
"If someone suddenly displays emotions completely inconsistent with their usual self, it is usually because something deeply emotional was triggered.
So what did Tang San do just now? He only apologized and expressed his attitude, right?
Wait… Dai Boss said Tang San 'looked down' on them, and he emphasized 'inequality'.Could it be Tang San's actions reminded Dai Boss of his own past?"
Right—Dai Mubai's elder brother was several years older. Since Dai Mubai's Martial Soul awakened, he likely lived under constant ridicule and contempt from his elder brother.
One could imagine that within his family, Dai Mubai surely experienced a lot of unequal treatment.
Arrogance when one is strong, flattery when one is weak, people saying one thing but doing another—these must have been common occurrences. Even betrayal from people close to him was likely something he had experienced.
Looking at it this way…
Tang San's subtle attitude of "condescending," "looking down from above" these past days likely triggered Dai Mubai.
Even worse, Tang San's behavior fit perfectly with the definition of saying one thing but doing another—a two-faced person.
That was basically Tang San poking Dai Mubai's reverse scale!
No wonder Dai Mubai was targeting him.
"Heh… Tang San ah Tang San…Boss Dai is a genuine stubborn temper. Your mission difficulty just doubled!
Good luck.I wonder what kind of melon I'll get to eat later?Hehe… I'm actually looking forward a tiny little bit."
After understanding why Dai Mubai behaved abnormally, Aoshen finally had the energy to observe the reactions of everyone else in the cafeteria.
First, Tang San—who got hit head-on. Aoshen glanced at his face and immediately gave up. That face showed no change at all.
Tang San had lived two lives, and his experiences were definitely more complex than Aoshen's. After Tang San made up his mind, with Aoshen's level it was nearly impossible to see through him.
Next were the others. Xiao Wu's face once again revealed worry.
Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun still showed lingering shock. They didn't know Dai Mubai's family situation, so analyzing his abnormal reaction was not that easy.
As for Zhu Zhuqing—this girl's eyes had a look of sudden realization. Apparently, she too had guessed the real reason.
Just as Aoshen was about to retract his gaze, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to sense someone watching her, suddenly raised her head, and their eyes met.
"Damn—so sensitive?I only looked for barely more than one second and she caught me."
Embarrassed, Aoshen quickly withdrew his gaze, shouting inwardly while thinking about how to explain to Zhu Zhuqing later that he was only observing reactions, not staring randomly.
Luckily, the arrival of Grandmaster broke the heavy atmosphere that Dai Mubai's dissatisfaction and hostility toward Tang San had created.
But although the heavy atmosphere was broken, that didn't mean the group was safe.
Aoshen noticed that Grandmaster, who stepped into the cafeteria, had a very strict expression—accurately speaking, a face full of anger.
His sharp gaze swept across the cafeteria, making everyone's hearts tremble. Then Grandmaster said:
"I don't know what happened just now. I only know that the intensive training has already started. Based on the schedule, all of you should already be on the training grounds by now.
But you're not. Not only are you not prepared for training, you haven't even eaten breakfast. Most importantly—you are wasting time. Wasting the youthful time that should never be wasted.
Is this the so-called quality of you 'Monster Academy students'?
As punishment, everyone's training volume today will increase by twenty percent.
You have ten minutes to finish breakfast. After that, rest for half an hour, then gather on the training grounds immediately. I do not want to see anyone late."
Having said that, Grandmaster stormed out, leaving behind students stunned—this was their first time seeing such harsh discipline.
"What do you mean 'you don't know what happened'?If you really didn't know, would you show up this perfectly on time?This is just a clumsy attempt at being harsh for the sake of being harsh.A blatant intimidation tactic."
Aoshen silently complained.
But complaining was one thing—breakfast still had to be eaten. There was no way they could be late. So Aoshen decided to take the initiative to break everyone out of their daze.
"Hey, Little San—does your teacher usually teach you like this?If we don't finish breakfast within ten minutes, are we really going to starve?"
Thanks to Aoshen's reminder, everyone finally snapped back to reality, grabbed their food, and quickly began eating.
Of course, their eyes remained on Tang San.They wanted to know whether they would really have to endure such strict teaching from Grandmaster from now on.
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