Ley kept his smile and calm attitude despite an instant shift of attitude because it was the polite way to interact with someone you just met.

The idea of telepathy has always fascinated Ley, but upon experiencing the end of it, he felt as if someone had perverted his mind.

"Always be kind and nice to people." An engraved motto Ley learned and applied to his everyday, yet his belief toward it briefly faltered as he wanted to tell Joshua off in the telepathic communication he was forced to participate in.

He probably has a good reason that justifies why he communicated with me this way. Ley reasoned, calming himself.

"Please don't do that," Ley calmly told Joshua.

"He passed the test." Joshua slowly smiled, turning to everyone as he informed them.

"That means you're one of us," Jia stepped forward, telling Ley. "But we can't talk here. Would you mind following us to the Weird Club?"

Ley agreed, silently nodding his answer to Jia. Though he followed the group, nothing but silence and footstep paved the way as they trailed the gorgeous hallways of the school to get to the Weird Club's room.

The group entered the room, then Ley, bombarding him with a spacious area with a round table at the center with seven chairs, each designed with a lengthy backrest.

"This is a safe space for people like us," Jia says, locking the door after noticing that everyone is inside the room. "Let's sit first before we talk."

Ley has always seen himself as a weirdo and observed that the people in front of him also saw themselves as weirdos, but they were being too vague with him, and that made him deeply curious as to why.

In order to find out why, he had to take a risk. So, Ley calmed himself, made his thumb and middle finger collide, filling the silence of the room with the echoing sound of his snap.

In a single action, the chairs of the round table became slightly elevated from the floor and were instantly yet smoothly pulled away by Ley's telekinetic ability.

Ley observed the group's reaction toward the spectacle he just performed, yet they remained unfazed by it.

"Now, let's sit," Ley declared.

"Telekinesis. Nice power," Jia said, turning to Ley.

"Thanks," Ley said confidently.

The six sat on the respective seats at the round table that they knew to sit at, but Ley didn't, so he figured to wait until all of them were seated.

It was clear now to see which seat would be his. In Ley's perspective, Jia, Rain, and Joshua sat on the left, while Rui, Sean, and Xander occupied the right.

"So... what are everybody's powers?" Ley said curiously.

"Hmm... How about you guess?" Jia replied.

"Okay," Ley said casually as he immediately gathered his thoughts, figuring out which powers the group has.

"You, Jia, have enhanced cognition. Rain manipulates water. Joshua is a telepath. Rui is able to replicate paper. Sean can create clones. And Xander turns invisible," Ley said, turning his gaze, trying to get a reaction from each of them. "So... how'd I do?'

Silence was the only response they could give to Ley, aside from the shocked and amazed faces they visibly expressed on their seats.

"Sorry for the surprised faces," Jia apologized. "We just didn't expect you to get close or even precisely guess some of our powers."

"Do you want to know how I guessed them correctly?" Ley said confidently.

"Sure," Jia answered.

"The smartest student in the entire school is you, Jia Czarina, but no one pays attention because intelligence isn't what matters here," Ley said. "Then I merely based my guess of Rain's power on her name."

"Joshua, who just telepathically communicated with me earlier, so there's that," Ley remarked, then slowly turned to Rui. "I also remember a famous comic artist on Twitter named Rui who can independently produce thousands of comics fast. Also, great Twitter takes, by the way."

"And I have seen Sean at every corner of my periphery who appears to be watching me," Ley mentioned. "The same goes for Xander, who has been following me since I arrived."

"Wow," Jia said surprisedly. "You were correct about Joshua, Rui, Sean, and Xander but a little off about me and Rain."

"So... what are your powers?" Ley asked. "Don't tell me your thoughts are fast and Rain can generate water."

"You had two guesses each for us, huh?" Jia exhaled. "And sorry about the stalking. Headmaster Grimm told us to do it."

"Headmaster Grimm?" Ley expressed his confusion and curiosity, unfamiliar with who Jia was referring to.

"He's sort of the leader of our kind," Jia explained. "You could meet him tomorrow if you'd like."

"I'll have to ask the Smith parents if I could have outside of school activities first," Ley mentioned. "So, I'll let you know."

"That's okay," Jia responds. "So... now that introduction's over. Would you want to officially join the Weird Club?"

"But first, let us introduce our characters," Jia said excitedly, matching the group's excited attitude. "I am Modena of Days. The smartest being in the entire universe."

"I'm Mist of Sins. The walking water planet," Rain softly introduced.

"I'm Nett of Sages. The omniversal messenger," Joshua announced.

"I'm Ustra of Colors. The God of Life and Light," Rui declared.

"I'm Kaysian of Continents. The Harbinger of Discord," Sean proclaimed.

"And I'm Lucent of Seas. The Silhouette of Nowhere," Xander shared.

"Interesting... seven days, seven deadly sins, seven sages, seven colors, seven continents, and seven seas," Ley said. "That's a well-thought-out theme you have."

"Thanks," Jia said happily. "So, to officially join the Weird Club, you must create your character and choose a group that has seven members."

"Vessel of Virtues. The Primordial Source of Darkness," Ley said instantly, having only been informed just a second ago.

"That was fast," Jia said surprisedly as others nodded in approval. "That's a great character."

But just as they were sitting in their seats, comfortable and happy in their rapports, three gentle knocks came from outside the room.

Ley, as the newest member of the group, he wanted to take the initiative, opening the door out of politeness, but Jia stopped him.

"Let's see who it is first," Jia said, pressing a hidden button just below the table within her reach, revealing the seven screens beneath the tabletop.

Woah... That was some cool sci-fi technology stuff. Ley observed.

"It's Felix Smith," Jia declared, as everybody watched the tall and handsome golden-brown-haired boy patiently waiting as he stood outside the door.

"I think he's here for me," Ley explained, quickly getting up from his seat to meet Felix at the door.

"It's fine; you should go now. We're done here anyways," Jia said. "We'll just see you tomorrow."

Hearing the farewell Jia gave to him and the fistbumps of farewell the others gave him, Ley immediately went to meet Felix at the door.

"Hey," Ley greeted Felix as he opened the door, allowing him to briefly see the Weird Club members before the door closed.

"I've been looking for you," Felix said. 'The bus was waiting for us."

"Oh. I'm sorry about that," Ley quickly apologized.

"No, it's fine," Felix said flatly. "Let's just go home."

Felix led the way while Ley followed him like a puppy as they walked the grand hallway of the prestigious school to meet the parked school bus at the entrance.

Huh... I thought everybody would at least be slightly annoyed that I delayed the bus. Yet they're surprisingly calm and unbothered... Ley observed as he stepped inside the bus. It's probably because I'm a Smith by association, though it's not right for me to cause trouble for others just because of it.

Okay! The seats aren't fully occupied. But... why am I getting a vibe that I shouldn't sit in the empty seats? Ley thought, having observed the stares and visible expressions of the students in front of him. I should just follow Felix at the end and ask if it's alright to sit there.

To be continued on the next part...