Reaching the lunchroom he saw it was almost empty since it was still the day of the awakening ceremony and most kids were at home celebrating with their families . One corner table was occupied by the managers and another by the guards . He could see one another student sitting in the opposite corner with his head down .
He headed to the counter to get his food when he saw they had a small stack of cupcakes as well , following his gaze the lunch lady explained "To congratulate the new awakeners staying here today ." So they were taking pity on the abandoned or homeless kids and trying to cheer them up . So he put a bright smile on his face and said "Thank you that really means a lot ." and picked up a plate to get his food , as he was getting the lunch lady chimed in " It's good to see someone actually appreciate what we are doing ."saying this she cast a derisive glance towards the hunched boy Ah so a street urchin refused your selflessness so you are being pissy about it "We all really do appreciate what you are doing for us so please continue taking care of us . I noticed that boy didn't take a cupcake , should I take one for him as well ? "
"Ah such a kind kid , I wish others would learn from you as well , though I guess I can't really blame the kids if they had no one to teach them better , right ?"
"Right , Thank you ." saying this Lu Xiao Tian took his lunch tray and moved towards the boy with two cupcakes in his tray . Setting the cupcake in front of the boy he said ," Refusing to take the cupcake would just make you a bigger target , learn to accept things from others , Hwang Jin ."
"Oh brother Tian -""Don't oh me you saw me as soon as I entered the lunch room and have been following me with your eyes , do you take me for a fool , huh?"
"Hahaha I got caught , guess I really can't hide anything from you ."while speaking the boy removed his hood revealing a babyish face , but the most striking feature was the stormy gray eyes which looked like they could see through anything .
"So what class did you get ?"asked Xiao Tian while munching on his cupcake and shooting a smile to the lunch lady .
"Beast tamer , should be great for scouting at my current level and depending on how it grows could be serious attack type class . Though it depends on what type of beasts I can find ."
"Good , mine is an assassin summoner , there is a cultivation manual in my room , read through it and prepare what you might need tomorrow , we are leaving for the monster forest the day after ."
"What , and we finally got a proper bed and three meals , why can't we just use the training grounds ?"
"And risk getting all our skills going public , no ."
"Oh yeah it slipped my mind you made quite an enemy today , who was it , oh yes , Sect Master Wu who is currently at the golden core formation level and that too right in the middle of a huge crowd . "
"Good it seems like you have not lost your brain , and after eating try to change your impression , meek will do but not rude , they might tell about us not being here to the managers ."
"Yes yes understood , I just hated how she was looking at me , like I was just a object she was supposed to appraise , uwah still gives me the creeps ."
"You are speaking a lot today ."
"Well yeah today's the start of our life changing isn't it Brother Tian ."
"Yeah , so you better not do anything to screw us over ."
"Yeah yeah got it , I'll leave first then 'and make a better impression '."
Lu Xiao Tian watched as Hwang Jin walked towards the lunch lady with a slightly hurried pace appearing nervous .
Hwang Jin watched the expression on the middle aged woman's face light seeing him nervous and teary , he watched as pride entered her eyes when he bowed to her and meekly said "I'm sorry for my rude actions earlier , I was just sad to be alone on such a joyous day . Now I know no matter how bad the day I should still be kind to everyone around me . I'm happy there are people like you looking out for us ." saying this he bowed again and watched for her reaction "It's good that you learnt this lesson today or who knows what trouble you might get yourselves into , the people around you might suffer as well you know ."looking smug she turned around after saying her peace "Thank you for your guidance "I'll make sure to feed these words to you later , just you wait . He also turned around to leave after depositing his tray in the dustbin he left with a passing glance at the managers to check their reactions . OK they look pleased , now I need to find Brother Tian's room and read through the manuals and prepare for tomorrow .