The Extra Who Shouldn't Exist novel Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Chaos in the cafeteria (2)

The cafeteria had always been a lively place—a spot where laughter mingled with the clinking of plates, and students of Zenith Academy students gathered to eat and chat. But today, that atmosphere was shattered by chaos.

"Did... did that just happen?" Seraphina muttered, wiping mashed potatoes off her cheek.

Alden, ever the graceful noble, was frozen mid-motion, a glob of pie sliding slowly down his chiseled cheek like it had somewhere better to be.

Ethan, stunned, looked like someone had just asked him to recite the entire economic policy of Avaloria backwards. And Charlotte—poor, furious Charlotte—had just taken a full tray of pizza directly to her face.

It slapped her with enough force to leave tomato sauce dripping like war paint.

Everyone stared.

Then, they all slowly turned to trace the trajectory of the flying food.

Nothing.

Not a single soul stood in that direction. Just air. Empty space. As if the food had been hurled by an invisible prankster (it had been).

"No one?" Ethan whispered.

Seraphina squinted. "I swear, I saw a glimmer. But it’s gone."

Ava blinked, shocked into silence, her tiny mouth opening and closing like a goldfish who’d just witnessed its entire aquarium explode.

Suddenly, heavy footsteps echoed.

Thud. Thud. Thud.

A massive figure approached, casting a hulking shadow across the table. It was Carl Dimitri. Muscles rippled under his tight academy uniform, face stoic and dangerous. The kind of man who screamed power with just his appearance. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

And in his wake came chaos incarnate: the limp body of Lorenzo D’Vaire, still twitching after being launched halfway across the cafeteria.

Carl stopped right in front of them.

Alden’s face returned to its usual unreadable coldness. His pie-soaked cheek didn’t move an inch.

Carl looked at the table. Then at the food-covered nobles. And something in his eyes shifted.

Everyone knew these names—Ethan Williams, heir to House Williams and the prophesied hero. Seraphina Starlight, the Ice Queen. Alden von Crestvale, the smug heir of crestvale. And Charlotte Evans Avaloria, the first literal princess of Avaloria.

Carl swallowed.

Ethan Williams. Charlotte Evans Avaloria. Seraphina Starlight. Alden von Crestvale.

They were not just students. In noble society, they were celebrities. Everyone knew their names, their backgrounds. And he had just thrown food on them—accidentally or not.

A bead of sweat slid down Carl’s temple, but he kept his composure. Straightening his back, he stepped forward and bowed respectfully toward Charlotte.

"I greet the princess," he said bowing, voice calm but firm, "and I apologize for the disruption. It was never my intention."

Charlotte, seething under a layer of greasy mozzarella, narrowed her eyes. Her pride—no, her royal dignity—was in tatters. Just as she opened her mouth, ready to lash out, a cold, sharp voice cut through the air.

It was Alden.

"Are you the one who threw this trash at our table?" he asked icily, eyes locked on Carl with dangerous calm.

Carl felt the pressure shift immediately. He raised his hands slightly in a placating gesture.

"I apologize," he said, trying to maintain authority. "It was not my intention to disrupt your meal."

His voice was stern—he had to maintain some level of dignity. He was a second-year, after all.

Just then, Carl’s friends arrived—Maximus, Ian, and Tucker—striding in confidently after thoroughly demolishing Lorenzo’s so-called friends. The three looked smug, especially Tucker.

Tucker stepped forward, not recognizing the table’s occupants under all the food splatter. He glanced at the messy uniforms and huffed arrogantly.

"Yeah, we’re the ones who did it," he sneered. "You got a problem with that, worm?"

Carl’s eyes widened in horror.

"You idiot, do you not recog—" he started to shout.

But before the sentence could even finish—

BAM!

Carl’s head was slammed down hard—face-first onto the table, directly on top of the unconscious Lorenzo.

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