While the students of Royal Creek were bummed out, the students of Northon Institute were celebrating. Everyone gathered around Zeke when he returned to his seat.

"Zeke, why didn't you tell us you were Specter!?"

"That was one crazy competition!"

"I heard you've partnered with the number one hacker!"

"Have you met her in person?"

Many in Zeke's entourage bombarded him with question after question. The barrage left him with a headache, and he silently looked at Nicole's direction.

'These people are already excited to know that I'm ranked second. If they knew that Nicole is here, wouldn't they all sh*t their pants? I guess Mr. Hardy will be in for it later, Nicole seems to be seething...,' Zeke thought to himself.

the main seat,

in the competition knows for sure what her actual strengths are. But it can be considered a good thing, a hidden ace

direction, and she did not seem to be

Nicole, Gary, and Ryder having made it, while Zeke had skipped it and entered the finals

team together. The tacit cooperation between the two of

Nicole. "Without a doubt, it would be

kind of sick joke is this? How can Nicole be any better than Preston? Should we pick the one who is

much for her to enter the finals since she's still a kid. They might not make it into the finals anyway, so I guess it doesn't make much of a

people to team up with. Just try to keep yourself in the competition

don't worry," Preston

with others, and if he did not come head-to-head with Nicole and Zeke,

Monroe decided before turning to Nicole to comfort her. "For a person of your age, it's okay to be nervous, but don't be afraid. Both you and Ryder are of the same class, so don't worry too much about

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