The Author's POV

Chapter 481

Clank—!

Coming out of Donna's office, the first thing I saw was Kevin standing by the side with his phone in his hand.

He had a lonesome look on his face.

'You had it coming.' I thought before heading out.

Right as I had taken a couple of steps, Kevin called out for me.

"Ren, wait."

"..."

Without saying anything, my footsteps came to a halt.

"Ren, enough of the jokes, I need to talk to you."

Sensing that Kevin's tone was serious, I turned around.

"What is it?"

Putting the phone away, Kevin looked around. His gaze locked on the cameras of the place.

"Hmm, I don't think this is the right place for me to say. Actually, let's meet up on the weekend, outside of the Lock."

Seeing how mysterious he was being, my brows couldn't help but crease.

However, in the end, I nodded my head.

"Alright."

"Thanks."

Lowering his head, Kevin finally took notice of my hand.

"What happened to your hand?"

"Nothing."

Turning around, I raised my hand and bid Kevin goodbye. Even if I told him, he'd eventually find out.

"I'll see you around, I got things to do right now."

"...Okay."

Taking out the card that Donna had given me, I casually flipped it around my hand.

'This is probably going to be a long night.'

***

Lock, Informatory.

Clank—!

With the sound of the door opening, the nurse raised her head and looked at who had just come into the room.

"Oh, it's you, professor."

Upon setting her sight on the person that had entered the room, a smile appeared on her face. With his usual bowl-cut hair which was now in a bit of a mess and lanky body, Professor Thomas entered the room.

Glancing in the direction of the youth laying down on the bed, the nurse asked.

"You here to check up on him?"

"Yes."

Professor Thomas answered with a smile.

Turning his head, his eyes paused on the youth on the bed.

"How is his situation?" He asked.

"He is doing pretty well."

The nurse replied as she stood up. Walking beside Ricardo, the youth that was currently resting, she casually tapped him on the arm.

A subtle and faint blue hue enshrouded the tip of her finger as she tapped his arm.

"Ugh."

At the exact moment her hand pressed to his arms, with a small sound, Ricardo's eyes which were closed shut slowly started to open.

Blinking a couple of times and glancing toward his left and right, he groggily muttered.

"Where am I?"

"You're at the infirmary."

with a kind

"...The infirmary?"

seconds for Ricardo to recall the events prior to his

"Ah...no..ah.."

sweat started to drip by the side of his face as he sat up

"T..the...the lesson! I...I...I"

his head, his eyes finally paused on Professor Thomas. His mouth became

"Professor," He weakly muttered.

"It's alright."

bed, Professor Thomas's voice

to worry about what happened today. Don't you remember what

his hand, he placed it on Ricardo's shoulder. However, right as his

"Ah."

flinch, Thomas quickly took his hand away from his shoulder.

I'm not trying to hurt

what he had

"I'm sorry professor."

"It's okay."

student,

manner, Professor Thomas started

to. My assistant

"...I...Is that so?"

Ricardo stuttered a little.

prior to passing out, it indeed seemed to be that

probably apologize to

nodded his head in a daze. However, his following

"...Yes."

was not exactly hurt a lot, he did

he worriedly asked. His face became even

"Injured!? He got injured?!"

don't have

at the nurse, Thomas slowly

only on a surface level. They

words, Ricardo was not in the slightest bit relieved.

targets my family? They already are suffering because of how expensive the school fees are, what if

Ren looked back in the videos he saw of him, Ricardo couldn't stop trembling. His teeth started

are

of it when he felt something touch his

worrying that Ren

his head. In response, Thomas

have to worry about that. All you

a little. His voice deepened

have to do is

"...Yes."

nodded his

to apologize. If I apologize properly, he might not go after my

Thomas's. As their eyes met, Thomas's

know what you have to

"Yes."

Ricardo replied.

a satisfied look,

"That's great."

hand on Ricardo's shoulder, and seeing that he no longer flinched at his

have any worries you want to share with me or anything of the sort. You can come to me at any time. As your professor, I

"...Okay," Ricardo slowly replied.

"Good."

pushed Ricardo's

for now. I will be seeing

nurse, Thomas waved his hand at

everything is sorted. It should be about

nice seeing you,

waving his hand, Thomas finally left the room. Staring at Thomas's back from the bed, Ricardo slowly

to apologize," He softly

***

Gulp—!

the size of a

"Ahhhhh."

was groggy

the potion in my hand,

"Thank god for this."

had currently consumed was something that Melissa had developed and was what I used in

I used in order to

each shot, all sorts of negative thoughts regarding my past would quickly

helped me

may not necessarily be a long-term solution, however, this was something I

a very dark place. A

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