After having lunch with Celestine, there was still some time left. Charles suggested, “How about I take you back to your academy first, and then I’ll head back?”
Celestine was especially happy today, her whole demeanor was excited. When she heard Charles say this, she was about to agree but paused for a moment.
Then she said, “Maybe it’s better if I don’t. I can take you back later, and you can have some rest before your afternoon classes.”
Charles felt a slight warmth in his heart upon hearing Celestine’s response. He shook his head nonchalantly and said, “Don’t worry about me, I have plenty of energy.”
Upon hearing the words “plenty of energy.” Celestine’s face turned red again.
Charles stared at Celestine’s face, which looked as if it had been painted. He recently noticed that Celestine had changed a lot.
When they first met earlier, her attitude was not only cold but also full of sharp remarks directed at him. Now, however, she was blushing and her ears were red, he couldn’t help but wonder what was going through her mind.
After dropping Celestine off at her academy, Charles immediately returned to Cyber Academy. Taking advantage of the little time he had left, he went straight to the wooden cabin where Teacher Colton was supposed to be.
Unfortunately, Teacher Colton still hadn’t returned. Charles had no choice but to head to the classroom for his afternoon classes.
As he walked into the classroom, he sat in his familiar spot, but the person next to him was no longer there.
Catherine’s seat remained empty, and no one from Class A dared to sit in it.
At that moment, Zachary came up behind Charles and found a seat nearby.
Camilla also hesitated for a moment before joining that area.
This action piqued the curiosity of the other students in the classroom, who whispered among themselves, “What’s going on today? Why did Zachary and Camilla sit over there with Charles?”
“I think I know a little. I heard that someone saw Zachary and Charles at that abandoned factory yesterday. You can’t tell anyone.”
“Zachary is connected to that incident too? That’s not simple. I heard from my family that it’s a big deal and very serious.”
“I also heard that either today or tomorrow, a reward from the royal family is coming down, supposedly a first-class honor medal!”
“Wow! An eighteen-year-old receiving a first-class honor medal? That seems unprecedented.”
“Has there ever been a genius like Charles before? No, a monster?”
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Charles was somewhat surprised by Zachary and Camilla’s presence, but he didn’t mind.
After all, the two of them had helped him a lot yesterday, and he discovered that they were completely different from people like Zane. They had been raised well and possessed great manners and upbringing.
“Charles, you were incredible last night! I just took a few glances and couldn’t handle it—I ended up throwing up!” Zachary said, leaning toward Charles with heavy dark circles under his eyes, quietly expressing his admiration.
Yesterday, when he still didn’t understand what was going on, Mason explained to him what Charles had done in that pristine white room.
Zachary imagined the scene, and it kept him up all night.
So, his admiration for Charles was heartfelt and sincere, especially since he had played a part in helping him.
His father, Mason, even praised him and gave him the authority to mobilize more people!
“Zachary, where did you and Charles go last night?” Camilla quietly leaned in closer.
She had prepared breakfast that morning and thought about what to say when she delivered it to Charles’s door. To her surprise, Charles had left last night and returned to Cyber Academy.
Thinking about this, Camilla glanced at Charles, a hint of resentment in her eyes, which quietly vanished when she saw his serious expression.
“Camilla, it’s not really appropriate to tell you, it’s a matter between men.” Zachary said.
What he really thought was that he absolutely couldn’t let the details of his own vomiting come out.
“Pfft, if you don’t tell, Charles will, right?” Camilla turned to look at Charles, her eyes filled with anticipation.
To her surprise, Charles replied, “It’s indeed not something I can share with you.”
Camilla felt even more curious. She had helped with Charles’s investigation and was involved in the rescue of twenty-six children, but she didn’t know much more than that.
She had asked her father and others in the royal family, but they all gave her the same excuse, saying it was not appropriate to discuss.
Charles straightened his back and leaned against his chair, focusing intently on the teacher at the podium while he spoke. “I’m not sure if you two are free after class this afternoon, but I’d like to invite you to the cafeteria for a meal.”
Zachary’s eyes lit up, he was eager to get closer to Charles, not just because of his father’s request, but because he found Charles to have a unique charm.
“Sure! I have nothing scheduled this afternoon!”
Camilla thought for a moment. She also wanted to go, but her schedule was already planned out.
After her classes ended this afternoon, she had to go learn about flower arrangement.
Looking up at Charles, Camilla bit her lip and quietly took out her phone to send a message to her father, the Emperor of Genosha:
[Father, Charles is inviting Zachary and me to dinner today. Can I skip my flower arrangement class? I want to go eat with Charles.]
After a moment, Camilla received a new message on her phone:
[With Charles? No problem, but remember to return to the palace before nine o’clock, and make up the flower arrangement class later.]
Seeing this message, Camilla was overjoyed and pumped her fist in the air.
Just then, the teacher’s gaze from the podium shifted toward her, and he said, “Alright, then let’s have Camilla answer the question I just posed.”
Camilla’s expression went blank. Her mind had been solely focused on having dinner with Charles, and she hadn’t heard what the teacher had asked.
At that moment, Charles quietly reminded her by repeating the teacher’s question.
Camilla quickly answered the question, and the teacher nodded in satisfaction before continuing with the lesson.
While the teacher was writing on the board, Camilla turned to Charles and said, “I can join you guys too, I’ll go to the cafeteria with you after class.”
Charles nodded. He could sense that both Zachary and Camilla were genuinely interested in the invitation to the cafeteria, without any hint of reluctance.
In fact, he had initially planned to take them to the best restaurant in GenoshaCalivia, but he needed to visit Teacher Colton later to ask some questions, and time was tight.
There would be plenty of opportunities to spend time together in the future.
The afternoon passed quickly, and after class ended,
Zachary and Camilla followed Charles to a private room on the second floor of the cafeteria.
The three of them chatted while enjoying their dinner.
Being the same age, there were naturally many topics to discuss, but Zachary and Camilla’s attention was primarily on how Charles was so exceptionally talented.
After finishing their meal, the three of them parted ways.
Charles checked the time and headed directly toward Teacher Colton’s wooden cabin.
Colton was in the wooden cabin this time.
As soon as they met, Charles immediately shared what had happened last night.
Colton’s hands shook, and he nearly dropped the miracle drug he was preparing. He quickly asked, “Are you sure you saw the hallucination again last night, and you can remember it clearly?”
Charles instinctively tried to recall, but Colton raised a hand to stop him.
“It’s okay, this isn’t a big issue. Look at me, focus on my next alchemy steps. Pay close attention and concentrate entirely on this.”
Colton took a deep breath to calm himself and began demonstrating the alchemy steps.
He had been so shocked that he almost forgot a crucial detail: Charles could remember what he had seen.
That wasn’t a good sign, staring into the abyss allows the abyss to sense you.
If it discovered Charles, things could get complicated!
With Colton’s guidance, Charles successfully forgot what he had been trying to remember and started learning about alchemy.
As they were nearing the end of the session,
Colton pulled out a bottle of miracle drug from his pocket and casually handed it to Charles. “This is the same miracle drug as last time, it’s meant to calm your mind. Drink it and get some sleep when you get home.”
He was still a bit concerned, but he couldn’t show it. He continued, “By the way, Charles, focus on your training for a while. Try to level up your Beast Master skills, don’t dwell on unrelated things.”
Charles nodded. He understood Colton’s intent, he clearly didn’t want him to keep thinking about the strange events of that night.
However, sometimes, the more you try to suppress a thought, the stronger it becomes.
Charles felt as if something special was appearing before his eyes again. The shadows behind Colton began to sway, and tentacle-like forms emerged.
Taking a deep breath, Charles recalled his moments with Catherine, the playful Beep, his closeness with Celestine, and the situation with Lily.
Sure enough, it was effective.
The world around Charles returned to normal, and the shadows behind Teacher Colton appeared normal as well.
“Teacher, I’ll head back now to rest.” Charles said as he was about to say goodbye.
Colton suddenly called out to him, saying, “Charles, I have to leave GenoshaCalivia tomorrow for about a week. You don’t need to come looking for me during that time.”
“Oh, and during the evenings, make sure to train well. If you’re really bored, visiting some entertainment venues isn’t a bad option.”
Charles scratched his head, curious about why Colton had to leave so suddenly.