"Are you sure you're alright?"

Passing by stalls without even glancing at them, Kevin worriedly looked at Emma who remained silent throughout the whole time they were walking. After that accident, Emma had a gloomy air around her. It felt as if she had erected a tall barrier that prevented anyone from approaching her.

"Hey! Hey!"

Suddenly Emma stopped walking. Raising her hand slightly, she wiped away the corner of her mouth.

Looking down, her azure blue uniform now had a small red stain on it.

Noticing it, Emma quickly pulled her hand back to hide the small stain. But although Emma tried to be subtle with her actions, it couldn't escape Kevin's eyes which immediately widened in shock.

"Shit!"

Grabbing her hand, Kevin immediately dragged her out of the elective fair.

It seemed like the earlier confrontation had resulted in Emma sustaining some internal injuries. The fact that she refused to kneel even under all of that pressure goes to show how much willpower and determination she had.

Fabian's rank was most likely around the C range which was around two ranks higher than Emma whose rank was still E- borderline E rank.

Subjected to such pressure, Emma was bound to suffer internal injuries. If not for the fact that Kevin's rank was E+ borderline D rank, he too would've suffered serious internal injuries.

-Smack!

"Don't touch me"

Raising her voice, Emma smacked Kevin's hand away. A split second after realizing what she had done, Emma froze and lowered her head in shame.

"I-I'm sorry"

"It's alright"

Not taking it to heart, Kevin stopped and looked at Emma.

Her complexion had become a lot paler than before, and looking at her carefully now, Kevin could see Emma slightly shivering. Almost as if she was suffering from extreme cold.

'shit, how come I didn't notice this before!'

Cursing at himself, Kevin thought for a bit before gritting his teeth.

"Here"

Taking out a light green potion from his inventory, Kevin handed it to Emma. This potion was one of the rewards that he had gotten after completing a quest that the system had given him.

He had saved it in case he got severely hurt, but seeing Emma suffering, Kevin couldn't control his impulse and decide to give it to her...

In the first place, the only reason she got hurt was because of him. If he had not asked her to bring him around for the elective fair, none of this would've happened.

"...I appreciate your concern"

Looking at the potion Kevin had given her, Emma was slightly touched, but she still rejected it.

"I insist"

Noticing Emma's stubbornness, Kevin tried to forcefully put the potion in her hand, only to be rejected by her once again.

Seeing that he could do nothing to make her take the potion, Kevin gave up.

Her hand, which was slightly trembling, reached out for her pocket. Taking out her phone, she quickly dialed a number.

After a couple of rings, a pleasant and gentle voice could be heard from the other side of the phone.

—Young miss how may I help you?

"I need someone to pick me up"

—Is something wrong miss?

is fine...please come and pick

you wish young miss, I will immediately dispatch

the lady on the other side of the phone immediately

-Tak!

butler calmly walked in their direction. He donned a neat black blazer with a slight opening where his white unwrinkled shirt could be seen. A black bowtie hugged his neck and accompanied by his well-polished shoes that shined under the campus light, further added to his elegance. He had a full set of white hair which was a result of his age. At the edge of his eyes, which were obsidian black, wrinkles that extended all the way to his upper cheeks could be seen. Lastly, what stood out the most about him was

"Young miss"

bowing in front of Emma,

please bring me

"..hm?"

right, Norman looked up

"M-miss!"

support her, Norman grabbed her shoulders

"I'm fi-khhh"

tried to brush it off, but as soon as she started speaking a red trail

"Miss!"

shaking Emma's body, Norman looked around in panic. Taking

a bench. After making sure that Emma was okay, Norman's demeanor completely changed as he coldly

"Tell me what happened"

Kevin quickly recounted what had

to Kevin recounting about the incident with Fabian, Norman's

"...the Parkers, good, good"

strong bloodlust permeated the surrounding, suffocating Kevin. Fortunately, Norman was controlling his bloodlust as it could only

students were to suddenly be exposed to

individuals with black suits came out. Forming a line,

in his arms, Norman looked back at

be absent for at least

head helplessly, Kevin

-Clank!

the cars soon sped

Kevin fell into deep thought before going back into the

he'll have to visit the elective fair

...

Parker tower, Ashton city

and the lights coming from the cars drifting in the distance formed beautiful yellow and red stripes that stretched

top floor of a tall glass building, the silhouette of a man looking down

"...that is all"

man, a butler kneeled on the floor

read the report, a deathly silence

of the silhouette standing by the

"...Push the plan forward"

"Sir!"

up, the butler immediately tried to voice his

"k-hhukk"

before he could do that, the butler found himself facing the ground as an unimaginable pressure bore down on him. No matter how much he struggled he could

high rank goes to

"...Do as you're told"

silhouette once again spoke. This time, the butler didn't even dare to talk back as he could

the pressure died down and the

him to my

ready to leave the room,

"Yes master"

-Clank!

Soon, the office became enveloped in silence as only the sound

-Knock! -Knock!

"F-father?"

by the sound of a knock. The door slowly opened and a face could be seen

over as he waited for his father's permission to enter the room.

"...enter"

-Clank!

entered the room and closed the door behind

awkward silence enveloped

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