episode_0257

I returned to my seat, sat down at my desk, and rested my chin on my hand.

Prince’s smiling face never left my mind.

Appleton came close to me as if he had been waiting for me and said:

“Jeff. Are you late?”

“Ah. Yeah.”

“Did your phone call with Grandpa get long?”

“Ah. Actually, I couldn’t talk. I was just late because of something else.”

I couldn’t tell the truth, but I couldn’t lie either.

When I told him honestly that I hadn’t been able to talk to my grandfather, Appleton nodded as if he had expected that.

“I thought it would be difficult to talk to you because you are very busy.”

“Is Appleton’s father like that too?”

“Yeah. I guess I won’t be able to talk right now.”

I nodded at Appleton’s answer.

Shine and Rain didn’t ask what happened outside.

Because he already knew what I was doing.

My head is spinning.

I took out my cell phone while lying face down on the desk, and let out a small sigh at my grandfather’s reply that hadn’t arrived yet.

I should make a real call during my next break.

Thinking like that, I checked the movements of Prin and Fran caught in the electric field while preparing for the next class.

Unlike Prin, who had entered first, Fran’s movements returned to the classroom at a very precarious time.

Because I was so focused on Prince, I couldn’t tell where he had been.

Let’s focus on Fran this time.

With that thought in mind, I pick up the pen and roll it across my hand.

Dorreuk – The rotating pen is unnecessarily flashy.

That’s how the class started.

Even though I was in the sixth grade, the class content was still boring.

Even as the grades changed, Lane’s attitude toward class did not improve.

The story was that as soon as class started, he fell asleep at his desk.

Lane didn’t need to study elementary school.

As an adult, considering the troubles Lane was going through because of us, it would have been right to understand if he slept throughout class.

Rain is sleeping with a calm face.

The teacher who was teaching the class also didn’t even glance at Rain as if he was used to her appearance.

I watched Appleton’s expression, wrote something in a notebook, and handed it to Shine.

[Shine.]

Shine also seemed to understand the situation and started to write with me.

Shine’s small hands move and write in her notebook.

[huh.]

[I went to Prince.]

[Did you meet him in person?]

[huh.]

[Why did you do that?]

[That’s how things had to be.]

Shine checked the words I had written, then sighed softly while touching her forehead.

After a moment of silence, she moved her hand again and wrote.

[so?]

[It seemed like Princip knew I was watching.]

[Are you sure?]

[That’s not it, though.]

The moment Shine checked my last writing, the teacher standing in front of me erased everything I had written on the blackboard.

Writing time is over.

I also closed my notebook, wanting to avoid unnecessary suspicion.

The short conversation containing Shine and my own secrets has come to an end.

Right after class ended, I checked my phone.

On my phone, there was a reply to the message I had sent.

It was my grandfather’s reply.

[I’ll make time on the weekend, so come and visit whenever you want.]

My grandfather’s permission was granted.

I immediately grabbed Appleton’s hand and said,

“Appleton!”

“Oh, yeah.”

“My grandfather asked me to come over this weekend.”

“Really? Then wait a minute. I’ll make a phone call!”

Appleton was startled by my words, took his cell phone out of his bag, and ran out of the classroom.

As I watched her back moving away, I spoke to Shine, who was sitting next to me.

“Shine. Now.”

Even without me saying much, she knew what I meant.

Now was the time to investigate properly and avoid Appleton’s suspicions.

Shine, who was quick-witted, woke up the sleeping Rain by shaking her.

After Rain was hit by Shine, I left the classroom and headed to the second floor.

According to the movements captured by the current field, Prin was still in the classroom.

On the contrary, as soon as it was recess time, Fran would leave the classroom and walk somewhere else.

The opponent we will be looking at this time is France.

I didn’t really feel like doing it because I was a man, but I had no choice but to do it in order to gather accurate information.

As I walked down the hallway, following Fran’s movements, I could tell that he was heading towards a place where there were few people.

Behind the school. It was a place decorated with pretty flower beds, but now that the weather was cold, there were few people visiting.

“Who, who are you following?”

“This time it’s France.”

“Fran!”

I started to move slowly, answering Rain’s question.

If you move only with the tips of your toes, there is no sound.

Also known as cat’s walk.

It was a technique that Rain had taught me.

The three of us moved like cats and escaped the school building.

As I leave the building, a chilly breeze brushes my cheek.

The white breath flowing out of his mouth slowly disperses.

Arriving at the flower bed, Fran stood silently, looking at the withered flower bed.

We hid behind a large tree in a corner and watched him.

This large tree was big enough to block the view of the three of us.

“What are you doing?”

“Well, do you like flowers?”

While Rain and I exchanged opinions, Shine stared at Fran in silence.

The cold wind bit my skin harshly, but I didn’t give up.

He sniffles and stares at Fran for a long time.

Fran, not even feeling cold, stood in front of the flower bed for a long time without moving.

It was as if time had stopped.

“Cough!”

The moment I thought I would catch a cold if I kept standing like this, Fran started to move.

He bent down and placed his hands on the flower bed.

It was an ordinary action, but something mysterious happened in the flower bed that he touched.

Green energy spread out in all directions, and the withered flowers began to become full of life.

The ability to activate plants.

It was in the same lineage as Allen’s ability.

But the flowers that bloomed so beautifully died in an instant.

The flower petals fall one by one and are scattered by the cold winter wind.

The sight of red flower petals flying across the sky looked just like raining blood.

A feeling of creepiness for some reason.

All traces of flowers remaining in the flower bed disappear.

Fran smiled brightly at the sight of the flower bed.

It was a creepy smile that contrasted sharply with Prince’s smile.

I immediately took out my notebook and wrote about Prin’s abilities and feelings.

As all the petals scattered in the wind, Fran turned and walked inside the school.

We were hiding behind the tree, and we let out a big sigh when we saw that Fran had disappeared.

“Rain. How was it?”

“I guess it’s because they’re twins. They both have a perfect center of gravity. Their gait is the same. If Fran’s power is a plant-based power, there’s a high chance that Frin’s power is the same.”

I nodded in agreement with Rain’s words.

This time I looked back at Shine.

She had not said anything until now, just folded her arms and frowned.

“How was Shine?”

“Yeah. That’s suspicious.”

“That’s it?”

“Yeah.”

I sniffled and sorted out the information.

If Fran’s abilities are plant-based as Rain said, then there’s a high probability that Frin’s abilities are similar to Fran’s.

But it was suspicious.

It was really so suspicious.

Prin left a comment that seemed to indicate that I was watching him.

If that’s the case, then France also knows that we are watching.

What if this situation is just for show?

What if they were just tricking people into believing their own abilities?

Doubt breeds more doubt.

Thoughts that follow one after another.

I shook my head and patted my cheek.

First of all, reporting to Amy was the priority.

When we returned to the classroom, dragging our cold bodies, Appleton was waiting for us.

She looked at me and smiled brightly, as if she had just finished an important phone call.

“Jeff! I’ll go out and play this weekend!”

It was the first time that I invited a friend of my age, other than Rain, to my grandfather’s house.

I nodded, trying to calm my pounding heart.

***

After school, I returned to headquarters and ran straight to Amy, handing her the notebook containing the information I had collected.

“Hmph! Amy. Here’s the information I gathered about Fran and Prin. ”

Could it be because I was standing in the cold wind?

My nose was running.

Amy saw me like that, took the notebook from my hand, put it down next to me, took out a tissue, and held it to her nose.

“Cough!”

I blew my nose naturally.

A tissue with a lot of sticky snot dripping out of it.

Amy said, rolling it up and throwing it in the trash can.

“Do you have a cold?”

“No!”

“Really?”

Amy put her hand on my forehead to check my temperature, even though she heard my answer.

But that wasn’t important right now.

I said, dodging her hand here and there.

“Amy! Check out that notebook! It’s got a ton of information in it that I’ve collected.”

“Okay, just stay still.”

I stopped fidgeting at Amy’s words and relaxed my body.

She immediately took me in her arms and started feeling all over my body.

Amy gropes her stomach, forehead, arms, and hands without fail.

Amy, who had been checking my physical condition for a while, tilted her head and said.

“Jeff, do you have a fever?”

“Huh?”

I was startled by Amy’s words and asked back.

It was hard to believe that this body, which was under Amy’s intensive care, had caught a cold.

“Jeff. Are you sick?”

“No. I’m not sick.”

At Amy’s words, Shine came over and asked me worriedly, but I shook my head.

There was no pain.

My nose was just running.

This is a symptom that will go away if you just take a deep breath.

But Amy said in a firm voice.

“Jeff is off duty until he gets better from his cold.”

“Huh? I don’t have a cold, do I?”

“I have a cold.”

I was startled by Amy’s words and started to struggle.

Although he flailed his arms and legs wildly, it was not easy to escape Amy’s embrace.

Shine, who had a worried expression on her face, put her hand on my forehead to check my temperature.

There was no fever in the head.

Right, Shine?

But Shine gave me an answer that betrayed my expectations.

“You’re really hot.”

Amy nodded to Shine’s words and said.

“Right? In this weather, it would be best to rest until you get better from your cold.”

“Oh, no! I’m not sick!”

I felt betrayed and waved my arms and legs wildly, but it was no use.

Amy took off her jacket and wrapped it tightly around my struggling body, preventing me from moving.

“Ah …

This was an absurd situation.

I have a cold. I am so healthy, it was obvious it was a lie.

The moment I started to wiggle my body and raise my power, a white energy burst out from Amy’s body and covered my body.

“Ugh…”

The strength drains from my body.

It felt like I had ability control bracelets wrapped around my body.

Little Amy, who was hiding above the head, could not avoid the White King’s power either.

The link that was connected is broken and little Amy disappears.

So, without being able to do anything, I was carried to Lavin’s hospital room in Amy’s arms.

Shine and I arrived at the hospital room and were examined side by side.

After examination, I was diagnosed with a cold, but Shine was fine.

“Do I really have a cold?”

“Yeah. You have a slight cold.”

Rabin answered my question and placed a small pill in my hand.

I looked at the pill in my hand.

A cold like this could get better quickly.

After putting the pill in my hand into my mouth, I sucked up the drop of water that Rain had made for me.