Atticus's Odyssey: Reincarnated Into A Playground novel Chapter 131

Chapter 131 Big-Boned

The Raven Hall was teeming with the most prominent members of the Ravenstein family. Given the immense size of the family, with millions of members, it was impractical for every single one to attend.

Only the influential branch heads and individuals of a certain level of strength were in attendance of the event, and yet this still resulted in hundreds of powerful figures, all oozing with strength, filling the hall.

A continuous hum of murmurs and chatter resonated throughout the grand chamber as each person engaged in fervent discussions. If one were to listen closely on all these conversations, they would quickly discern that all the discussions revolved around a single focal point: Atticus.

"Do you really believe those trainees' reports were entirely accurate? An expert rank killed by an intermediate- rank?" A portly figure turned to Sirius and asked, an action itself that seemed make his ample cheeks and fat to quiver and vibrate.

They were currently seated not far from the trainees who were closest to the elevated thrones.

"Ugh! I've asked you not to speak to me, tubby! Just see the way you look! I feel like I'm gaining weight just by being close to you!" Sirius retorted with a playful smirk, discreetly inching his seat away from Nathan.

Nathan's face instantly flushed crimson with embarrassment, his ears practically emitting hot steam. "I'm not even fat; I'm just big boned!" he retorted.

Sirius was taken aback by the absurdity of Nathan's response, his expression momentarily frozen in bewilderment.

But before he could formulate a retort, someone beat him to it. Lyanna burst into laughter, her mirth resonating through the hall.

"Big boned? With that ginormous tummy?" Lyanna continued to tease, doubling over with laughter as she pointed at Nathan's bulging midsection, which resembled a thick roll of dough.

Nathan's face turned even redder at Lyanna's jabs. He muttered under his breath, "These bastards," before turning his head away, crossing his arms over his soft chest, and pouting like a child who had lost his candy.

However, both Sirius and Lyanna paid little heed to their friend's reaction and continued their laughter.

They were well aware of the cause behind Nathan's weight—stress eating. Nathan was what you would call a stress eater. Basically, anytime he was stressed, he ate a lot.

The past few years, filled with the ongoing war against the Obsidian Order, had undoubtedly been one of the most stressful periods of his life.

As the head of the Raven Consortium, Nathan was responsible for mitigating the consequences of the family's actions during the war. What compounded his stress was the sharp decline in Ravenstein stocks each time their family went on a rampage.

Since the start of the war, he had just been stress eating and constantly gaining weight with no end in sight.

"However, after spending two years training that boy, I've come to realize he's not like the rest of us. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't believe it, but that boy operates on a different wavelength altogether," Sirius finished speaking, a faint smile gracing his lips.

Sirius's words left Nathan staring at him with mild astonishment. 'This guy, who rarely gives praise, is offering such high compliments?' Nathan couldn't help but feel surprised.

He knew just how sparingly Sirius bestowed compliments. In fact, he doubted if Sirius had ever praised his own son as much as he had just praised Atticus. It was indeed shocking. 'Is he genuinely that talented?' Nathan contemplated.

Lyanna, meanwhile, nodded in agreement with Sirius. Though she hadn't met Atticus yet because of her busy schedule.

But due to her job and years of experience, she knew immediately when someone was lying to her. She was the one who had questioned the trainees, and she knew they were all speaking the truth when they reported Atticus's exploits.

Conversations similar to the one between Nathan, Sirius, and Lyanna were occurring throughout the hall. Everyone was curious and baffled by the boy who was said to have defeated an expert rank.

Their collective thoughts revolved around a single question: How?

Amid the lively discussions, the grand double doors of the Raven Hall abruptly swung open, and, as if a switch had been flipped, the entire hall fell into silence.