A normal day in a supernatural world - part 1

In front of Zed, there was a middle-aged adult.

His appearance was very eye-striking.

To begin with, he had messy white-colored hair.

If that was not enough, his grey-colored eyes and trimmed beard gave him a mysterious appearance.

The man was currently twirling a pen around his fingers.

He was sitting in front of a medium-sized desk, and a small pile of papers was on the table.

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But that was not what surprised Jed.

It was when he looked to his left that he noticed it.

Surprisingly, the class was empty.

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"So you are finally here, huh?" The man said while continuing to twirl the pen.

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"... Is this room fifteen? Where are all the other kids?" Zed couldn't help himself but ask.

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The man kept didn't answer for a little while.

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'Surely, I am not the only student ?'

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"...Little kid, do you know what is the time right now?" The man said in a casual tone.

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After thinking for a second, Zed answered.

" eight twenty?"

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The white man lightly shook his head.

"Look over there!"

Suddenly, the pen that he was playing with flew out.

Following the trajectory of the pen, he saw a mechanical clock.

'This is... two twenty?!' Zed looked with confusion at the window.

It looked the same as before, still sunny.

'So is the guy making fun of me? I guess it makes sense to fool children.'

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"...It looks like you don't believe me. You got me curious now."

"Tell me, what is the story?"

The man rubbed his chin, and it seemed like he was curious.

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Zed was staring at the guy with confusion.

'This guy cannot be serious.'

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"Before I forget it, let me introduce myself. My name is Dira, and I am your new home teacher." The man said in an awkward tone.

"So Zed, why do you believe it is now eight twenty?"

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At first, Zed thought that was a prank.

However, when he headed back towards the main gate, someone was waiting for him.

"Zed, where the hell have you been?! I have been waiting for more than half an hour!"

That annoying sister of his was waiting for him.

After returning home, he quickly entered his room and dropped off his school bag near the door.

He quickly looked at the clock that was right above the door.

And that is when he saw it.

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"14:50?!" Zed almost screamed in confusion.

In disbelief, he even checked the local supermarket's clock.

It was still the same.

He was still not sure, but then he saw the setting sun.

'How did it happen?'

After many hours of thinking about his situation, he gave up on the day and went to sleep.

In his mind, he knew that he could only gather clues the next day.

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It was morning, and Zed suddenly felt his blanket disappear.

With a sigh, he rolled to the ground.

After that, he slowly walked to the bathroom and put water on it.

After a few seconds, he felt that it was good enough.

'Messy hairstyle is also good.'

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Zed was about to exit the room when he noticed something strange.

"My bag... where is it?"

It was just yesterday when Zed threw the bag near the door, yet it disappeared.

'Maybe she took my bag to put food in it?' Zed shook his head and walked downstairs.

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Once again, he put on his shoes and walked towards the car.

Zed entered again to the car from the right side.

His bag was right there.

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"About time, I swear if we get there late..."

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"!"

This sequence of events, why is it the same?

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"Say, Mia." Mia suddenly stopped talking when she heard him.

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"Isn't today the second day of school?"

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"..." Mia looked at him with confusion.

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"What are you saying? Today is definitely our first day."

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'… Huh?'

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It didn't take long before they reached the gate.

Mia quickly ran away to class, and Zed stood in place.

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This time, Zed went towards the entrance of the school.

He sat down near the main entrance and leaned back on a wall.

Zed quickly took out from his pocket a pocket watch.

'I took it just in case...' Looking at the watch, it seemed nothing unusual was taking place.

Ten minutes, twenty minutes... one hour.

'Weird, nothing is happening. However, I have patience.'

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Many agonizing hours later, his sister appeared in front of him.

"Huh, you finished early?"

It seems that nothing happened this time.

Zed talked with Mia about her classes, and soon they went home.

It was soon night, and Zed went to his room again.

However, this time he had an idea.

"I just need to stay awake to find out the truth."

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It was almost midnight.

'23:59….' Zed looked at the surroundings carefully.

"?!"

Suddenly, the world began to swirl, and he felt a headache.

Feeling himself losing consciousness, he was curious if he was about to die or not.

Disappointingly, he woke up again.

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Everything once again repeated.

However, this time Zed had another experiment on his head.

'If I am not mistaken, it happened when I entered the building.'

This time, Zed was watching the clock as he entered the building.

However, his pocket watch still indicated the same time.

'...Maybe because I am holding this?'

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'Wait...what will happen if I try to enter and exit again?' Zed got curious.

Surprisingly, nothing changed.

'Very interesting.'

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After waiting for another day, he attempted to confirm his suspicions.

He put his clock in some bushes near the building.

After that, he quickly entered and exited.

'... Wow'.

The clock indeed showed that it was two fifteen in the afternoon.

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As an experiment, Zed attempted to enter other buildings as well.

Unexpectedly, when he exited these buildings, the time also changed.

'However, it seems that the other buildings cause less time to pass by.'

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After being stuck in a loop for a few days, Zed quickly got the rules down.

However, he was still clueless about the reason and how to stop it.

Zed remembered the white-haired adult from before.

'Maybe he can help me?'