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."

nurse replied with a kind

"...The infirmary?"

seconds for Ricardo to recall the events prior to his appearance

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

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

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

head, his eyes finally paused on Professor Thomas.

"Professor," He weakly muttered.

"It's alright."

the bed,

what happened today. Don't you remember what

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

"Ah."

quickly took his hand away from his shoulder. Raising both

I'm not trying to

what he had done, Ricardo

"I'm sorry professor."

"It's okay."

the current mental state of the student, Thomas scooched his body away from

Professor Thomas started

worried about what happened today, you don't have to. My assistant professor was able to resolve everything. No one was

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

Ricardo stuttered a little.

passing out, it indeed seemed to be that way. He secretly let out a

apologize to

in a daze. However, his following words

"...Yes."

exactly hurt a

asked. His face

"Injured!? He got injured?!"

you don't

the nurse, Thomas slowly moved his

are only on a surface

Ricardo was not in the slightest bit relieved. In fact, his body slowly

kill me because of what I have done? What if he targets my family? They already are suffering because of how

in the videos he saw of him, Ricardo couldn't stop trembling. His

are

able to snap out of it when he felt something touch his right hand. Lowering his head, he found professor

are you worrying about? Are you worrying that Ren

silently nodded his head. In response, Thomas

have to worry about that.

voice slowed down a little.

to do is

"...Yes."

slowly nodded

If I apologize properly,

head, his eyes met with Thomas's. As their eyes met, Thomas's head tilted

what you

"Yes."

Ricardo replied.

a satisfied look, Thomas

"That's great."

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

have any worries you want to share with me or anything of the sort. You can come to me at

"...Okay," Ricardo slowly replied.

"Good."

Ricardo's

rest for now. I will be

the nurse, Thomas waved his

sorted. It

nice seeing you,

Staring at Thomas's back from

to apologize," He softly

***

Gulp—!

size of

"Ahhhhh."

was groggy instantly

at the potion in my hand, I

"Thank god for this."

currently consumed was something that Melissa had developed and

also the potion that I used in order to stop the

of negative thoughts regarding my past would quickly

what helped me cope

solution, however, this was something

dark place. A place

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