’I need to find ti to talk to Rin. But this darn class and these darn teachers...’
Caelis had tried to find ti to get Rin alone, but because Rin was a new face and had also been made to sit beside Caelis, he was gaining too much sympathy, and people kept coming up to check on him.
Usually, Caelis would have threatened others to give him and Rin space. But that was a ti when Rin was completely dependent on him.
Right now, he had no idea how long Rin had been in this world or what his personality was like. He did not even know whether Rin recognized him or not. So he kept looking for a chance to talk to Rin the whole day.
That’s how the day ended-with Caelis unable to get a single word in or even call out to him.
But he finally got his chance once the day ended and it was ti for everyone to go ho. Caelis followed Rin out, but the other esper did not say much or even acknowledge his presence.
Finally, Caelis gathered his courage and reached out toward Rin.
"Excuse -"
"Rin, there you are. Co here. We need to head ho as soon as possible... Oh, hello! Are you Rin’s friend? It’s nice to et you, dear."
The person who ca to take Rin away and extended his hand toward Caelis was not Shuu, but soone else.
’Why is... Rin not with Shuu? Does that an I was mistaken yesterday as well about seeing Shuu?’
That left an extrely bitter taste in Caelis’s mouth, to the point where he found it hard to control himself. His body was shaking, and his eyes were quivering with annoyance.
Rin looked at the guide in front of him with pure annoyance in his eyes, and the guide looked taken aback, worried about whether he had done sothing wrong.
"Excuse , but do I know you? Do you need sothing from ? You keep looking at with that expression..."
The unknown guide asked as he pulled Rin closer to him in an attempt to protect him.
But Caelis was not a danger to Rin. He was never a danger to Rin and had always tried to protect him. So why would the unknown guide try to get between them?
And not only that, but he was also hiding Rin from Caelis, and that felt unacceptable.
Rin looked at Caelis with calm eyes as well, and Caelis tried to tell him that he was not a danger and that Rin could co out and trust him.
That seed to be working, and Rin started to reach out slowly... only for his hand to be grabbed by the stranger, and then he was being led away.
"We have spent enough ti here. We need to hurry back now. The others are waiting to hear how your first day went."
Rin’s face lit up at those words, and it was an expression Caelis had seldom seen on his face before.
That unfiltered joy and happiness left him speechless-and jealous at the sa ti. It made rage boil inside Caelis, and he wanted to tear that joy apart.
’Don’t look so happy like that-! It is not fair! This is not fair! We are your family, the ones who missed you the most. Don’t look at others with that expression. I... cannot take it if you do.’
Caelis had not lost control of his powers ever since he was born. But right now, his balance felt unstable, and he felt like he was about to lose control at any second.
This was not fair. His body was not listening to his mind. He needed to calm down before he caused an accident-
"Oh no-! That’s an esper losing control. Rin, stay here. I need to guide him-"
Secretary Ann ran toward Caelis without hesitation in order to try to calm him down. His hands reached to grab Caelis, and his voice turned soft.
"You can calm down now. There is no one here to hurt you. Now, close your eyes and allow my powers-"
"No-! Get away from . I don’t need you or your powers... Just leave alone."
The guiding was making things worse. Caelis felt like he was about to lose his mind and attack anyone he saw.
Secretary Ann had never seen a reaction to guiding like this, and he tried to guide even harder. But Caelis only got angrier and smacked the secretary away.
That caused Rin to react imdiately, and he placed himself between the secretary and Caelis.
"Please stop."
Those were Rin’s first words this whole ti, and his eyes looked far more determined than Caelis had ever seen them before.
Sohow, a small but desperate laugh broke out of Caelis’s mouth, and he could not help but look a little sick.
"You are... defending him against ? Rin, do you truly not realize who I am? Or do you not care? Is your new family better than us-"
Rin’s eyes widened just a little, and doubt began to swirl inside them. He took a step toward Caelis hesitantly, and finally, it seed like things might return to normal.
Beepppppp
[This is a warning. A dungeon has opened inside the institute. You are all advised to remain calm and- scrteechhhh]
The warning signal cut off the speech before the speakers blew out.
Horrifying noises ca from the speaker room, causing everyone to let out a yell in panic.
"Fuck-! A dungeon, and in here?"
"A-Are we all going to die? I am not ready to fight a monster."
"I-I need my mommy! Soone, save ."
People were justifiably terrified.
Despite this being a school for the gifted, most of the people here were privileged and had never seen any hardships in their lives. They were not ready for a dungeon just yet. And that ant that soone had to take command and calm everyone down.
Unfortunately, that person was not Caelis.
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