Capítulo 62: Fellow Student
Gin immediately move forward to the next class that is only in front of him, which would only take a few steps before he could enter.
He wasn't really intending to take this class after yesterday but with the promise he had told through whispering, he needed to and he had to do it until the end of the stadium.
Using the mask to cover his bruised face, Gin held the doorknob and twist it. He was about to sit in the front to listen to Nancy's discussion but what he saw inside was a little unexpected.
Another student was present.
Gin thought that he was the only one interested in this class but it wasn't. Now, three people are attending inside. He, Nancy, and the other fellow student.
'Hmm... I thought I was the only one interested,' Gin thought as he looked at Nancy, who is doing her best to teach the other student.
With a faint smile, he added, 'Well, the more the better.'
Gin started to walk towards the front, to sit down beside the fellow student. He was interested in who the person is.
Afraid of disturbing the two, Gin walk to the front in careful steps. He saw Nancy take a quick glance at his direction before she continued on teaching.
"..."
At that moment, the fellow student saw someone sitting beside her and saw it was a masked man with a creepy smile on its face. She looked Gin in the eyes before focusing on Nancy once more.
Looking at her other student's face, Gin formed a frown as the woman was quite familiar yet he doesn't remember where he saw her.
To confirm his suspicions, he asked, "Hello. hmm... do we meet someplace before?"
From the way Gin asked, he is sure that she saw once this woman. But, his suspicions died down when the woman answered him.
"No."
"..."
Looking at her face, Gin could deduct that she had long brown bob hair, eyes with a color of hazel, and a face that is enough to attract men.
As he look for more, Gin saw that bandages are wrapped around her wrist.
"..."
Gin quickly turned his head at Nancy, not daring to ask why or what happen.
Don't mingle too much with strangers. Another, don't ask about something to them or you'll poke something that shouldn't be touched lightly.
Remembering those words he saw while reading books, Gin knew that he could apply them here.
He then gets a notebook on his side for him to take down notes at Nancy's discussion.
Time quickly passed, Nancy was done teaching but instead of talking and getting to know each other, the two started to arrange themselves, preparing their things to leave.
Although everything Gin was doing was in vain, he still hastily arrange his things and wanted to leave the room quickly.
But, what he feared the most had come.
"Student Gin, you remain here," Nancy spoke in an impassive tone before turning her head at the other student with a smile, "You may leave now. Thank you for attending today, and even listening to my discussion throughout the time. You learn a lot from me, right?"
The woman nodded and spoke in a respectful tone, "I learn a lot from you because the way you teach is good. You can expect me to attend again. So long, instructor Nancy."
The woman bid farewell before she slowly walks towards the door.
Watching the woman, Nancy can't help but smile before calling her once more, "Hey, you didn't tell me your name. That would be bad if I don't remember my second student, right?"
The woman stopped at her tracks after she was called, before looking at Nancy while giving a quick glance at Gin.
"Anna. Just Anna."
Nancy felt contented and speak in a warm tone, "Well then, Anna. I hope you enjoy my lessons more in the future."
Anna respectfully bowed her head slightly before she opened the door wide and exited.
"..."
Seeing her leaving, Nancy turned her head at Gin as excitement was starting to be visible
"Now…"
Nancy raised her hand, pointing it at the door. She used her fingers to closed it and added the chairs, to cover them at the door.
Her whole mature and charming demeanor instantly crumbled. It was replaced at a face that has an expression of seeing something for the first time.
"Show me your face!"
Gin slightly shivered upon seeing that face and can't help but muse, 'Ugh... I feel like someone was asking for me to be naked...'
Nancy had a faint smile on her face as he look at Gin with anticipation. She felt like she will see an ugly face and is ready to mock him any moment.
With shaky hands, Gin hesitantly removed the mask on his face as he stare at Nancy, waiting for her to say something to end the class.
"..."
Staring at his face for seconds, Nancy let out a disappointed sigh as her plan of mocking wasn't coming. She saw that his face was not bad after all. Black marks are seen but it wasn't enough to hide his good-looking face.
Nancy got confused for a moment before asking with a tease, "What happened to you? Did someone bully your pathetic self? So, you being strong is wrong huh."
Gin exactly knew that it was a tease but he still got annoyed by it, before he replied back, "If you only know who is the one bullying me. It's a teacher Nancy. You know, Hans? Yes, that guy beat me up instead of teaching me. Yup, I think you knew who the guy I'm talking about."
At the moment she heard a familiar name, Nancy had a sudden thought, 'Hans? That guy is really teaching someone? I see. This is... good.'
Gin continued blabbering about his concern while Nancy keep listening to it with a smile. It was at that moment that he noticed that the one he was conversing with was quiet all of a sudden.
Gin stops and stared at Nancy before saying, "That smile is creeping me out, Nancy. You look like a pervert for a moment."
"Am I? Pft," Nancy spoke before she started to stretch her hands, "Well then, let's end this. Good luck receiving his teaching, Gin. Put your mask on and leave. I think I have a great day today."
"I can really go now?"
"Are you deaf? You clearly hear me, Gin. Shoo." Nancy answered as she waved her hands.
Gin sighed in relief as he could finally get out from the place before he puts his mask on and walks towards the door with notes on his hands.
He stared at the door and saw chairs are being moved and arranged by flying into different places. It only took a full minute for it to be done before the passageway to get out was now open.
Gin waved his hand at Nancy as a goodbye first before twisting the doorknob to open it.
"Pst."
As he exits, Gin was surprised when he heard someone calling him side the door. He stepped back and saw the fellow student, Anna, staring at him.
"Come with me. I need to talk to you about something." Anna spoke with a serious tone.
Suspicious at first, Gin wouldn't just agree right away and nod his head. They just only met for today.
But the way she let out those words wasn't a 'please' type and it was more like an 'order' type.
With that being the case, Gin carefully nodded his head before he decided to follow her for now.
…
"Why did you bring me here?" Gin asked as he sits down on a wooden chair while roaming his eyes around the room.
It was the room of the person who brought him inside. It was simple but it still had an atmosphere of a girly room.
"I will talk about it when I'm done here," Anna answered as she was in the kitchen, preparing a cup of tea on it.
"Oh, so that's what you're doing there." Gin replied before he continued as he wave his hand, "You don't need to do that. I'm not really fond of tea, you see."
"Then, we cut to the chase," Anna answered as she stop herself from making the tea.
She proceeds to the other wooden chair, sits down on it while facing Gin.
She placed her hand on the table before she continued, "When a time comes, do me a favor."
Gin nodded his head upon hearing her request and answered, "No, I will not. And, who the hell are you? I really saw you from somewhere but I forgot it when. I think I saw a glimpse of you or something..."
"Yes, I think you know me, Gin. We are placed on the same tower after all." Anna answered calmly as she looks Gin, "Don't worry, the favor will be not too much."
Gin slightly frowned on hearing it but the trace of surprise was on his face.
'Now she is saying that we're on the same tower. She even knew my name. And all of a sudden, she wanted to have a favor?' Gin questioned inwardly which he didn't have an answer at the moment.
But having an answer or not wasn't important. His life was important right now and he would quickly move his wits to protect his life if, by chance, Anna is someone dangerous.
'Suspicious…' Gin thought before he fake a cough, "You seem to know me for some reason yet I don't know you. But, weirdly enough, I saw you from somewhere but I don't know when."
Gin paused, "Tell me. Who are you?"
If Anna didn't respond to his order, he will quickly pin her down and ask her questions in a hard way later. But to his surprise, Anna nodded her head immediately.
She began to touch the bandages around her wrist, unwrapping them slowly which took three minutes to remove. It was then she showed both of her wrists, intently at him.
"..."
Gin was slightly surprised as he looks Anna's wrists. From just looking, a weapon that is not large enough is used.
A knife.
Although it was like that, Gin saw that it was slowly healing and just needed for it to heal.
But at that moment, Gin became terrified. The surprise he had earlier was replaced by that expression.
"I-I..."
"..."
"I'm telling you that I never hurt a woman using a knife and... that cut feels rough. I would never do that to someone. Kuhum, you're not my lover or something before I was transferred here, right?"
Anna first let out a helpless sigh from her mouth before she replied with disgust, "Lover? I didn't know you're such a disgusting person. Ugh, I hope you're not a pervert guys I keep seeing..."
"..."
"You don't remember me?" Anna spoke as she pointed her face before she decided to tell the truth, "I'm the one who cried at the tutorial, duh. The woman who said that this is real? Does that ring a bell now?"
'Real?' Gin thought inwardly before he began to think the events way back before the bloody tutorial comes.
Rubbing the forehead of his mask, Gin closed his before opening it in surprise after some time thinking.
"Your alive?" Gin blurted the words out.
"You really want me dead?" Anna answered with a frown.
"N-no that's not what I meant. So, we are all here, huh." Gin said weakly before he continued, "The lady? Is she with you?"
"The one who put bandages on me?" Anna asked before she nodded, "Yes, she is with me all the time, until this day. She also can't believe what had happened. No, I think all of us can't believe what happen."
Chuckling bitterly, Gin answered, "Well, although I'm glad that you're alive and well, it doesn't all mean that I'm doing you a favor."
Gin paused, "No wait, you had planned this from the start. I see now, you have a card hidden on your sleeves that's why you're having this confident demeanor. Am I right?"
Being found out, Anna smiled answered, "Hmm... I think you're a little smart, I guess? Yes, I have planned to do this to you from the start."
She paused, "I know you're part of the rookie's group, Gin. Yes, I know but don't worry. I will not expose it from the whole stadium, if you follow my plan that is."
Gin also placed his hand at the table and retorted back, "Mhmm, you know I can hold you down here, right? In fact, I could even kill you instantly."
Anna stared back at his eyes, not wanting to back down before continuing, "I know I'm powerless human but they'll get suspicious if someone died, right? Of course, they're going to investigate who did it, why that person did it."
She paused while making a smirk, "How sad. The hiding you've been maintaining for more than a week will be... gone instantly."
"..."
The way Anna spoke, move, and gestures made Gin back down as he saw a confident woman. But, as he looked at her, he thought of one person why this all happen.
Colton Lancaster.
Thinking about him exposing his secrets to everyone, Gin can't help but think it was slipped through his damn mouth and managed to hear it somehow. Just thinking about it made his anger slowly rise.
But it all change when Anna continued.
"I know you're part of the rookies, Gin. Well, I heard you keep shouting on the tutorial when the guys in black's clothing came. Differentiating your voice and this one, it was clearly the same. And this talk, it is a proof."
She paused, "Second, the rookies are taking a quick glance every time they saw you. Literally every time, Gin. And the third, which I am sure of as I was near you, is you stopped the thing in that surprise, right?"
She faintly smile, "Mixing those things all together, I knew you're someone strong. And since you are that strong, you must've had allies behind your back."
"..."
It was at that moment that Gin became surprised. The impression he had on Anna also increased.
'Haha... so the thing about attending the class is also planned?' Gin mused, 'She also got an accurate conclusion from only those evidences. Hmm, this girl is something...'
And in that same moment, Gin knew what he had to do.
'I wouldn't let go someone like this one,' Gin thought before he stands up, placed his hand in front of Anna.
"What are you doing?" Anna suspiciously asked.
"Agreeing with you. Why are we here in the first place?"
"You're not mad or angry? What if my favor was to make you dead?"
"Pft, as if you have that kind of favor," Gin answered with a short laugh, "I agree because I don't want you to expose me that I'm the archer they fought with. Second..."
[Truth Eyes-See Through- has been activated.]
"Second, you're quite an interesting person." Gin continued.
"..."
Anna became alerted the moment she saw Gin's eyes turn yellow.
Although she bravely spoke those words from earlier, Anna still cares for her life. She knew they're risks on this scheme and it was finally showing.
"..."
Even so, seeing his eyes felt like a goddess sharing with her people. It wasn't excluding killing intent but only calm and serene ones. It was strangely relaxing.
Sensing that nothing was happening, Anna let out heavy from her mouth before she stand up. She received Gin's handshake, replacing her worried expression with a smile.
"You too, Gin."
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