Chương 70: To Be Of Aid

As I waited for Orion to return, I couldn't help but notice the growing presence of people suddenly flocking to this particular area. There hadn't been much traffic on this floor earlier, but all of a sudden, a crowd had already started to form.

I rubbed my neck nervously as I tried to pay it no mind and glanced over the balcony at the floors below from my seat on the bench when someone suddenly sat beside me, startling me. I reassured myself mentally, calming the erratic thumping of my heart as I managed to keep a calm expression.

I thought nothing of it at the time and scooted towards the edge to keep a little distance between us out of courtesy's sake, but the stranger followed me and scooted close to me despite the large amount of space on his end of the bench. I began growing paranoid as I glanced at the stranger's face, not recognising him in the slightest as cold sweat ran down my back.