He had drifted into thoughts. Now that he had reached the highest rank known to mages which was the Saint mage rank, he didn't have any reason to be afraid and keep hiding his true identity anymore. He could now disclose that he was Mr Chen and did not need to hide his wealth from his family members.
He also didn't need to continue going to the academy anymore and could abandon the tournament, he didn't really care what happened to the academy if he suddenly left. Their performance during the tournament would definitely drop due to his absence, just like Laura's, but that didn't concern Alex.
After all, the academy had turned a blind eye to most of the injustice he had suffered during his years as a trash.