The Dark Room (Part 3)

"I am done." Gareth spoke with a slight smile. When he looked at Nait who had been wrapped in several bandage strips.

Nait was wrapped up like a mummy, sitting in the chair. On his face were bands of bandages, from his nose to the left half of his tousled black hair. To cover his left eye while leaving the right eye without a bandage.

His hands and feet were wrapped in bandages. As well as on his stomach due to hitting a Roderick which left green spots on it.

'Wonderful I no longer feel the pain I used to feel before putting the bandages on, and it has changed to a refreshing feeling. What he said was really true.' Nait thought.

"Thank you for your recovery, Dr. Gareth." Nait said this, thinking it was good to thank the doctors for their work.

"No thanks for duty. It is important that you take care of yourself. Remember, when you are in a situation like this, do not hesitate to come to my clinic, Gareth's clinic. You will find me there." Gareth said with eyes closed and a smile on his face.

A puzzled expression appeared on Nait's face, 'Hmmm? ...in this city?! ...there is nothing like this clinic he's talking about. According to the memory of the previous body owner.'

'He roamed the entire Midnight City, leaving nowhere untouched, using his family's background.'

'Maybe the clinic is somewhere where he won't be able to see it, only those who need it.'

'So it wouldn't be strange if I didn't know. My ex Nait was never in my condition. He always walks with strong guards who take care of the violence. He didn't like training and enduring pain, and he's a womanizer.'

"I'll remember this," said Nait.

"Hahaha...." Roderick, who was leaning against the room wall by the door, laughed after hearing Nait's words. He said with an arrogant expression, "Cheah…it's like you're going to get out of here… keep dreaming."

Nait frowned and looked at Roderick. He could not deny what he said, all his words were true.

'Damn, it's impossible to escape from his grasp.  Facing him means I want to die.'

'One hit from him is enough. I remember that he hit me in the eye and made me unconscious. I saw that his hand glowed a bright red. If my guess is correct. That moment he used his ability. I can't resist him.'

Nait cried in his mind at his misfortune as he commented on the previous body owner's thinking, 'This is stupid, why didn't he train his body or participate in sword training. Isn't it the sword of honor of the nobles? This is the fault of the parents, spoil it like that. Where is your ability?! I can't see you've used it your whole life.'

'It is useless to think. I have to answer his words.' Nait provoked, "Come on, I want to see how you'll stop me."

Anger appeared on Roderick after hearing Nait's provocation. He squeezed his right hand into a fist with several veins. He started walking toward Nait, "Insect, you have a long tongue. I'll hammer it for you as you wish..."

As he was suddenly walking, a hand grabbed his shoulder to stop him from moving, "Dr. Gareth?" he said after turning around.

"Are you kidding? I just cured him now. Do you want to waste my effort? I don't want to bother telling your master. And ask for compensation."

"B... but..well." Roderick relaxed his face and then returned to the side of the door and stood.

Nait smiled at Gareth's behavior.

He laughed at Roderick's action, "Hahaha...a bunch of shit."

Gareth picked up his box and started walking toward the room door. "Again, take care of yourself. I'm just a doctor. All I can help you with is treat your injury. That's the most I can do."

With that, Gareth walked out of the room, leaving Roderick and Nait alone.

Roderick went to the place where he put the ropes to which Nait was tied. to find them and carry them towards Nait.

"Okay, I'm going to tie you up now. Don't bite like a dog, agreed." When Roderick finished speaking. His entire body began to show a bright red glow. And he continued walking toward Nait.

'Hmm?...This!...You're saying he activated his ability from now on, really? I can do nothing. I thought if I had the chance like last time. I could...but just give up now.' Nait thought when he saw Roderick's act.

And so Roderick tied him to the chair.

Roderick went to the room door to get out. And then close it.

Nait heard the key locking the door.

***

After 45 minutes of boring waiting.

The door opened to reveal that it was Roderick who opened it. He was holding a wooden tray in his hands. It contained food. A piece of bread and porridge in a wooden bowl, and the porridge did not contain a single piece of meat and vegetables, and a cup of water.

Roderick went over to Nait to place the tray on the stone floor. Then he untied Nait again and said, "This is your food. Health and healing."

Uncuffed, he looked at the food without showing any expression of surprise or concern.

Roderick started walking back to the side of the door to lean against a wall. And he's watching Nait.

With that, Nait picked up the wooden tray. Then he sat on the chair and put the tray on his legs. And start eating.

After a while, Nait finished eating, and drank all of the water at the end.

When Roderick noticed that Nait had finished eating. He went towards him, thinking, 'Isn't he too hungry? They brought him here yesterday. The whole time he was unconscious. But he ate as if he hadn't eaten in three days.'

'Well, from my master's information, this person is a member of a noble family. So I guess he was on a diet so it's not a problem for him to go without food for a long time like this.' He took the wooden tray from Nait after convincing himself as well.