The field was calm.
A rare thing at Nova High.
No fights.
No shouting.
Just the sound of the wind brushing against the grass.
Kai sat on the ground, leaning back on his hands.
For once…
Things were quiet.
"Yo!"
Kai didn't even look.
"…You're loud."
Leo dropped down next to him, laughing.
"That's because you're boring."
Kai smirked slightly.
"Fair."
Leo stretched his arms.
"Man… today was crazy."
Kai glanced at him.
"Which part?"
Leo laughed.
"Everything! The cafeteria fight, that masked guy showing up—"
He paused.
Then leaned closer.
"…That guy is insane."
Kai looked forward.
"Yeah."
Leo shook his head.
"No, seriously. He destroyed Jacob like it was nothing."
Kai stayed silent.
Leo continued.
"And the way he said it…"
He lowered his voice.
"'This school is mine.'"
Kai's eyes flickered slightly.
Leo laughed nervously.
"Who even says that?"
Kai shrugged.
"Someone confident."
Leo looked at him.
"…You don't seem surprised."
Kai smirked.
"Should I be?"
Leo stared for a moment.
Then shook his head.
"You're weird, man."
Silence settled between them.
But it wasn't uncomfortable.
Just… peaceful.
Leo lay back on the grass.
"You ever think about it?" he said.
"About what?"
"What it would be like to be Number One."
Kai looked at the sky.
"…Too much attention."
Leo laughed.
"Yeah, but also respect."
Kai shook his head.
"Respect built on fear isn't real."
Leo thought about that.
"…That's deep."
Kai smirked.
"Don't get used to it."
They both laughed lightly.
For a moment—
Kai forgot everything.
The mask.
The fights.
The chaos.
He was just…
Normal.
But then—
Voices echoed from the distance.
Students talking.
Loud.
Excited.
"The Top 10 is moving!"
"They're looking for the masked guy!"
Leo sat up quickly.
"Here we go again…"
Kai stood up slowly.
His expression calm.
But his eyes…
Cold.
Focused.
"…Guess the quiet moment is over."
Because now—
The hunt had begun.