36: Progress

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"Yo, Seongha! I got your text!" said a young man, entering a building.

"You... Idiot!" shouted a young woman, kicking Shinji, but he just ducked under her leg.

"Ehh~ This is not how you greet your brother, little sis~," he said tauntingly, which got, even more, kicks sent to him.

"But, seriously, Subin. What are you doing here at this hour? You should be asleep by now." he asked the girl, dodging her attacks.

"Well, if you'd take care of your stupid bird, then I wouldn't be here, now would I?!" Subin shouted.

Getting fed up with all the kicks, he caught her leg and suspended her in mid-air, and replied, "Yeah, yeah. Now stop, and let's go home."

"Put me down!!!"

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The next day...

"What!? What is this nonsense?" said an old man in disbelief.

"I don't think I have a reason to lie to you, Doctor," said Seongha.

"So what, the well-behaved kid fought with another Awakened One, and wanted to keep going even after the fight ended? If that's not nonsense, then what is?" told Delein, not believing Seongha.

"That is the truth." insisted Seongha, but the old man still continued...

"But, that's not all. You told me that he kept causing trouble with the other Awakened Ones in the Hospital Room where he was being kept? Sigh..."

"Hmm. Doctor, you must not have been aware of Wooin's personality. He may have been quiet and obedient to you, however, the Wooin that I and Shinji witnessed was a rebellious and stoic kid." stated Seongha with a serious voice.

But, the Mad Doctor just burst out laughing, when he heard Seongha.

"Sigh. Please advise him that if he continues being like this, it'll make things complicated. I am sure that he will listen to his mentor."

Delein replied with a smirk, "But what's the problem? That's normal for a hot-blooded teen. You Union idiots are getting worked up about something so trivial. Besides, that kid would never do that without a reason, so he should've had a reason to act out."

"Hah, forget it. Stop wasting both yours and my time with nonsense and bring me the tools you said that you'd bring me." The Doctor added with a wave of his hand.

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Meanwhile, in a mansion...

"Alright. Just like usual. Inject Force Energy... and compress it into a little ball. And... here comes the blood rush..!" said a young man, holding a small rat.

{Shinji POV}

Phew... Another failed experiment... It looks like they really do have heart attacks.

I managed to form the new "organ", but I failed to repress the sort-of rush that happens...

It's like when the Sphere is formed, the animal's body is sent into Overdrive, which their little bodies can't handle...

Hmm... The cat of that Heir Bastard was Awakened, right? I don't remember if it is... But, maybe if I try to experiment on a much bigger animal than this rodent, then there is a chance that I will get better results!

Right! That's the reason the Doctor even started experimenting on cats... Sigh. I even forgot something that important. I need some fucking rest.

Hmm... But, now that I thought about that arrogant long-haired dickwad, I wonder how the guys in WAA are doing...

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In a huge hallway...

"Achoo!" sneezed a student with brown hair that was almost neck-lengthed. The student wore a white uniform, separating him from the others.

"Bless you." said a wavy-haired student beside him.

"Thanks, Cassy... Ara~ But, I don't have a cold... Maybe someone is thinking about me? Perhaps a certain girl?" the brown-haired student said with hopeful eyes.

"Yeah, shut up, Thorne." voiced out a teen that was behind them.

Thorne then responded angrily, "You shut up, Nathan! Wanna go, you idiot?!"

"Yeah, yeah. Don't talk to me, until you finally admit that you only entered the School Council to get close to a pink-haired catgirl," said Nathan, which made Thorne gain an angry tick mark on his forehead.

"What... What did you say?! You say that about her, again..."

They were about to brawl but were stopped by Caspian.

"Guys... Please stop it, or I'll make you guys stop..."

The two students were about to retort, but... "Oh? What's this? A School Council fighting against someone~? I wonder how Lia and the others are going to feel about this~." someone asked in a playful tone.

"Stop popping out of nowhere, Asher!" shouted Thorne.

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'Anyway, let's not think about them. I still need to call Seongha... But first...' Shinji decided, looking at Scotus.

...

In a very familiar alleyway, two people were surveilling the area...

"Is this the right way?" said, someone with a dark smile, wearing a jacket that covered his face.

"It should be. It's where the Doctor was last seen..." replied a man, wearing a similar jacket.

"In that case, let's hurry up and finish this job... But... What are we going to do with the people following us? Roast 'em or just a simple stab in the head?"

"No, I will take care of them. Just, wait for me here. There's no need for both of us to deal with them, and attract unneeded attention." the stoic man informed his partner.

"Alright, brother... I guess I'll be on the lookout tonight," he replied, the smile never leaving his face.

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