Don't Mess with the Girl with Candy novel Chapter 1608

William was yelling so loudly that everyone nearby instinctively turned to look.

William frowned awkwardly. He leaned in close to Zavala and hissed viciously, “Just wait until the finals. I'm going to crush you.”

“Okay.”

Zavala maintained his polite smile, looking exceptionally courteous. “Do you have anything else to add? If not, I'm going to head out.”

William stood frozen in place, feeling like he'd just punched a marshmallow.

Did this guy seriously not have a temper?

Seeing that William wasn't saying anything, Zavala resumed walking. He took a few steps. Then he suddenly stopped, turned back to William, and drawled, “Actually, there is one thing I need to correct you on.”

William: “?”

Zavala: “Our Goddess was never genetically modified. She's just naturally that smart. So beating your teacher was completely fair and square.”

“Okay, I'm done now.” Zavala gave him a little wave. “Goodbye.”

William stood rooted to the spot, staring at Zavala's retreating back with a highly complicated expression.

WTF?

Was this guy's brain completely short-circuiting?

—

Offstage.

Zavala walked up to Juniper and Tucker, speaking in a flat, robotic tone: “The finals are in two days.”

“We know.”

Tucker patted Zavala on the shoulder, smiling proudly. “How does it feel making it to the top five?”

“Feel?”

Zavala looked genuinely confused for a few seconds before adopting an incredibly serious, utterly blank expression. “I don't feel anything.”

To him, the competition was just like any regular class. As long as the outcome was correct, that was all that mattered.

Tucker was speechless.

The guy was truly made of wood.

“Go back and get a good rest. Good luck in the finals.” Juniper looked down at him. “Don't put too much pressure on yourself. We're already thrilled with this result.”

“Thank you, Goddess.” Zavala glanced at Juniper, then immediately dropped his head, his cheeks turning red.

“Alright, let's head back.” Tucker started herding everyone toward the exit.

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