Six years ago, Rorschach was an alien from Earth. The basic knowledge structure of his brain was the mathematics, physics, and chemistry of a technological civilization. His cultural background was the Asian cultural circle of Huaxia. Although his appearance was obviously that of an alien, no matter whether it was his speech, behavior, or the more basic thinking logic, he was a typical peaceful and foolish Earthling.
Six years ago, Rorschach was still a teenager. Considering the characteristics of his race, it was not an exaggeration to add the suffix "child" in front of this word.
He was still young and was in a period of rapid growth and change. Coincidentally, his family environment changed drastically. His family members either died or went missing. He had no choice but to forcibly take on heavy responsibilities and support everything in his family.
Learning in an unfamiliar environment and grasping a completely foreign knowledge system, his life was on the wanted list for a long time, and he did not know who was his friend and who was his enemy. Becoming the helmsman of a "large family business" was no longer the level of taking charge alone.
Perhaps, Rorschach had almost gathered all the factors that would allow a person to mature quickly. Therefore, although his appearance did not seem to have changed much, in reality, it was already a heart that could not be mentioned in the same breath as before.
The changes had always been there. Some of the changes were earth-shattering, while some of the changes were hard to see with the naked eye …
"If you dare to mention that I have grown by one centimeter in five and a half years, I will really kill you."
Graduation season was also a gathering season for classmates. However, at this moment, Rorschach, who was smiling and making a death threat, could not make the classic joke of "Rorschach, why haven't you changed at all?"
After all, considering his talent ability and current combat ability, this death threat was not only real, but it was also not something that an ordinary Star Knight could resist.
Although about 20% of the unlucky fellows still had to fight for their graduation certificate and degree certificate, most of the current batch of students had already obtained their degree certificates. This meant that they had already decided to leave the school. Many of them had even signed contracts and obtained new jobs.
Some of them worked in other cities in Saul, while some worked in other countries. Considering the characteristics of the Star Knight profession, a few lucky fellows had already obtained tickets to the universe and endless worlds.
They were already on their new journey. They probably didn't have the time or the mood to wait for their classmates to graduate together. They were just waiting to get their degree certificates before they set off. Thus, it was only natural that the graduation party would be held in advance while everyone was still present.
The party was still quite lively. There were confessions, breakups, and heartbreak. Taking advantage of the last opportunity, and with the booster effect of alcohol, many people went all out … After that, beer, white wine, dwarven hard liquor, and elven fruit wine were all sold out. Even if one were to think with one's knees, the chances of success for those cowards who only dared to make a move at this time wouldn't be too high.
Things were getting a bit crazy here. Some people, under the influence of alcohol, even tried to outdo Roxia's height, which was the most sensitive part of his body, and started singing about the Dwarf King and his Seven Tall Princesses … And so, Roxia, who was naturally furious, laughed and made a death threat.
Ten minutes later, on the balcony of the hotel, Rorschach was bored to death as he looked at the night scenery. Then, he seriously considered if he should just sneak back. After all, he didn't know many people in his class, and his real friends had already joined the Game Church.
Suddenly, a somewhat unfamiliar voice came from behind him.
"What's wrong? Drinking alone here? Heh, Carl was just too happy and accidentally crossed the line with his joke. He isn't familiar with you and doesn't know that you hate this. Forgive him. "
"Heh, I'm not familiar with most of my classmates, including you … Your name is Marta, right?"
"Marta Hastur, you didn't remember wrongly. However, after being classmates for six years, you still can't remember all of our names. Is it because your memory is too bad, or do you think that there's no need to remember?"
"If it's the latter, why should I remember all of your names?"
Instantly, Marta, who took the initiative to strike up a conversation, fell silent. So you don't think that there's a need to remember all of our classmates' names. If you don't even think that there's a need to remember my name, then there's no need to communicate. How are we going to continue this conversation?
This situation was a little awkward. With Rorschach's talent, it wasn't suitable for him to socialize with strangers. He always strangely ended the conversation.
However, what he said was still the truth. He really wasn't familiar with his classmates. Compared to the other crazy classmates, he was like an outsider who was invited by etiquette but had to enter the graduation cocktail party. He was subtly uncomfortable everywhere, like an outsider who didn't fit in at all.
The reason? It was caused by many factors.
Just like the teaching system of Earth's universities, everyone still took the basic courses together in the first year, but most of them were free to take elective courses in the later years.
Just like Roxia's astonishing attendance rate, Roxia would definitely spend most of his time in the other world since he started building his own church not long after he started school. Most of his classes would be recorded and self-studied. The number of times he would appear in class could be counted on one hand, and the chances of meeting someone from the same class as him taking the same class would be even lower. Of course, it would be impossible for Roxia to appear on campus during the normal after-school activities for social interaction and socializing.
While others were enjoying their school life, he was galloping in another world. As his grade rose, the chances for both sides to interact became less and less. It was no wonder that he was like an awkward outsider today.
This was just a physical gap caused by not having enough time to interact with each other, but more fundamentally, it was the huge gap between the worlds that both sides lived in.
Most of his classmates were still training their abilities in the school system, but Rorschach lived and died on the battlefield in his first year. The worlds that both sides lived in were completely different, and there was a subtle difference in their worldviews and values … Let's be frank, how could a veteran, corporate CEO, paparazzi leader, and schemer chat with a student who hadn't even left school yet?
Even the trendsetters among his classmates, like Marta, whose name he couldn't even remember clearly, who also walked the same path as Ansorenne, only became a Descender Candidate of a medium-sized church and received an invitation to train his body. After about five to six years, he could consider going to the frontlines on the battlefield.
At the graduation cocktail party, Rorschach saw a few people congratulating him, so he just remembered his name … In order to avoid being too rude and saying something like "what's there to be happy about", Rorschach tried very hard to cover his mouth.
By the way, if it wasn't for this little episode, Rorschach wouldn't have the chance to remember this guy's name, and now it would be even more embarrassing.
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