The next ti I opened my eyes, I was greeted by the face of an old man that looked as if he had one foot on the grave already. His face had so many wrinkles that it was hard to see any defining features of his appearance when he was younger.
His natag helped rember who he even was once again.
Doctor Aki was the first face I had seen after coming to this world. That was a special kind of face to wake up to. It made a patient think they had died and were now traveling with ghosts to the afterlife. How many of my classmates survived?
Well, thats a first. Youre not going to ask how long youve been out for? He scratched his bald head. There was a worried look on his face as if he was about to give so bad news.
The last al I ate was before setting off for the training camp. Im not that hungry, so it couldnt have been more than a day since I last ate. Maybe two days at best. I dont feel that weak, and my throat isnt parched enough to tell that I was in a long coma." I got up and leaned back on the bed rest.
Comparing myself with the geniuses of this world would be arrogant. But I wasnt stupid either. Others had superior brains, and I had superior common sense.
Youre less fun than your friends. Should have seen their faces when I said they were in a coma for a couple of years, the doctor chuckled. He had a twisted sense of humor.
So, how many are still alive? So part of didnt want to know the answer. Afraid that I had ssed up sowhere.
Did any of the core characters get crippled? Or lose an arm? Did any of them die?
A thousand thoughts of what could have gone wrong went through my head.
Out of thirty that went out, twenty-two students returned. They had light injuries. Amongst the teachers, two died while in direct confrontation with demons. Another died of poisoning after the battle. Chain survived, but his ability to fight against demons has waned. Hes an old man now. The doctor looked at with worry.
Did he think I would be sad? Well, I wasnt ecstatic either because eleven people died. But in the manga, every teacher and twenty-one students had died.
This event was what made most fans settle for reading this manga. It was one of my favorite arcs. In this world, it was my most terrifying experience. I was so scared that I felt like I was going crazy. But with that situation behind , relief and calmness washed over .
At least due to my presence, I had saved so people and even been able to live past what would have been my death scene.
The next big event would be in around two months.
Getting up from the bed, I clenched and unclenched my hand. Nothing felt wrong; my ribs were healed too. Probably the doctor's healing ability. Am I allowed to leave?
Of course, the doctor nodded, looking at with an unreadable gaze. We have prepared a hip new pair of clothes too.
What he considered hip was a straw hat, a pair of jeans, and a long-sleeved black shirt. Still, it was better than a hospital gown so I put them on and was about to walk out of the dical room when the doctor called out.
By the way. The headmaster wanted to see you. Go et him at your leisure.
I nodded and walked out. There were other injured students behind those curtains. Probably lying on the bed, still unconscious.
Worrying about what could have been was useless. But I couldnt help but think about how this would have turned out if I had been a little stronger.
In the hallways, while walking back to my room, I stumbled on a silver-haired girl I didn't want to et. My priority was going to my room, resting, and thinking about the future.
But as soon as I thought of dodging her. Anika, as if she had a sixth sense, turned toward , and her lip tilted upward.
I wouldn't call that a smile, as her eyes were kinda cold.
She walked toward , and by then, it was too late to run away. Because if I started running, she might chase . Which might create so kind of cliche misunderstanding among the other students.
"I see that you're well," she said. Kind of weird to say that instead of asking if I felt okay. But I expect everyone in this school to have the common social ability of a nail.
"Yes, thank you for asking," I nodded and was about to take this chance to walk away.
"Can we talk sowhere private? I want to tell you sothing," her words made everyone within earshot turn their heads.
Fuck! Cliche misunderstanding! Now they might think we're dating or sothing! Then so guy who likes Anika will try and challenge or so stupid shit. I don't have ti for that!
"I'm sure we will be able to talk privately in class tomorrow." I tried dodging cliches like Neo from the matrix dodges bullets.
"Tomorrow is Sunday," she said. Anika narrowed her eyes as if asking; why are you trying to avoid ?
"Well, I'm sure whatever you have to say can wait until Monday, co on girl read between the lines.
"You're going to your dorm room, right? We can get so privacy there."
As soon as those words ca out of her mouth, people looked away from us.
Did they think I couldn't see them walking slower than normal, trying to listen in on our conversation?
Also, what's wrong with all these people? You're in an exorcist school! Don't you have sothing better to do than listen in on people's conversations?!
If I don't clear this up now, rumors will spread all over the school by the end of the day. Then even if the truth ca out, sotis people take what sounds more exciting as the truth.
It was like so people ( too) took as the truth that Einstein had bad grades in school, which was bullshit. But the lie sounded more interesting than the truth, so most people believed that.
In the end, I had to use my last resort: common sense. "I understand what you an. But people might misunderstand you if you co to my room. After all, a boy and a girl staying in the sa room-"
"I don't care what others say," she interrupted . Her gaze was like steel, representing her feelings on the matter. She didn't care.
If I refuse her now, even more salacious rumors might spread. Like not being into won or sothing along those lines. "Sure you can co"
My room was ssy, with blank talisman papers and stacks of books on my desk on making certain talismans. I hadn't really had the ti to fix it up.
"Never took you for an untidy person," was Anika's first comnt when she saw my room.
"I also never took you for the kind of girl who would go to a guy's room after only knowing them for a week." I bit back. If I rile her up, she will leave with an annoyed face. Then I could spin the rumors to my favor, so I wouldnt have to fight so Side Character #1 that liked her.
"What's that supposed to an?" She tilted her head in genuine confusion. Shattering all my plans without even aning to.
Right, this world didn't have the internet. Anika also grew up in an exorcist family that's strict about traditions.
"Nothing," I waved her question off. I wasn't ready to explain to a teen girl the birds and the bees. "Anyways, what did you need to talk to about privately?"
She looked around to confirm that no one was listening and then turned toward . "Thankfully, the others were too out of it to hear what you talked about with the Demonic Exorcist. But I know you have an ability that can control humans."
"By humans, obviously it's only , I clarified. The last thing I wanted was for people to misunderstand this part of my ability.
"Yeah, but the laws on that are strict. After all, a King was controlled that started a war that killed tens of thousands of people. Maybe even over a hundred thousand people died during that war." She explained.
I knew how strict exorcists were with abilities that could control humans. But what choice did I have? I knew that defeating the Demonic Exorcist would have been impossible. The best I could do was to peak interest in him enough to want to leave alive.
What did Anika want to do with this information? Was she blackmailing ?
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