Author's Reincarnation in a Fantasy Setting

Chapter 344  An Original Character [3]

"Well, I think it's time for me to leave now," I stated as pushed my chair back and stood up.

"What? You're leaving already?" Anya asked with a sulking face. I could understand that after staying away from me for a month she wanted to spend some time with me, but unfortunately, I had other things to take care of first.

"Yes, I have to meet with Ryf—Mr. Ryfin too," I added.

"That's true but…" she mumbled.

"Don't worry, I'm here now, you can meet me whenever you want."

"Agghh, fine!" she said.

After bidding goodbye with Leon and the others I left the cafeteria and went to meet with Ryfin. There were a few things I wanted to ask him, and I'm sure he had something to talk about too. After all, there's no way that man would call me for a normal reason.

However, as I was walking through the hallways and going through the corridors I suddenly realized something.

'I don't know the way…' I thought to myself. The building of this academy was foreign to me and I wasn't familiar with the ways.

I thought about going back and asking Anya to take me to the staff room however that didn't feel right. Therefore I decided on a different way of doing things.

Anya had brought me to the cafeteria from the temporary room that was given to me and I was brought to that room by the staff present in the infirmary. Fortunately, I remembered all of those ways.

Therefore I decided on going to the infirmary first and there asking about the way to the staff room. It seemed like a good plan of action thus I instantly changed directions and started going toward the infirmary.

I walked and walked and walked for a while as I continued to observe the new building. No matter how many times I reminded myself of this, this academy and this entire city were set on a modern theme.

Although looking at it after living in the medieval setting for so long feels a little weird.

'In fact, I'm surprised that the other people got used to this so quickly. After all, for them, these modern things should've been completely new and strange.'

As I walked I noticed that I was gathering the attention of the other students who were passing by. It took me a moment to realize why was this, though I finally did in the end.

I was the only one who was not wearing a uniform. The clothes given to me were casual clothes and made me stand out from the rest of the students who were in the academy uniform.

'Now that I think about it, there were a lot of people looking at me in the cafeteria too,' I thought to myself.

Drowning in these thoughts I was making my way toward the infirmary when suddenly someone called me from behind.

"Zero," they said, in an extremely rude and arrogant tone.

Turning behind I saw that it was Akumi. With hands in his pocket, he was standing at a distance of a few steps from me. But when I stopped and turned around he took a few steps forward and stood directly in front of me.

"Ah it's you," I said in a tone that was more similar to a mumble.

"You see, there's actually something I wanted to ask you," he said, his eyes seemed like he was looking down at me and his attitude reeked of arrogance.

'Why is he feeling more and more like a typical bully character?' I thought to myself.

"Why the fuck are you still alive?" he asked, his voice louder than before.

"Huh…?" I was taken aback by that question for a bit. Even if for a split second, I lost my composure. Although I instantly put my guard up and calmed myself.

"Why do you mean by that? What exactly are you talking about?" I asked back. I lacked information about him and his motives, therefore for the moment, I decided to play along a bit and let things go according to his script.

"I asked why the fuck are you still alive? You should've died a long time ago," he said.

"When Anya told me that you went missing in the calamity when you should've died way before that, I did think it was a little weird. But I thought you died anyway so it's fine and I shouldn't care about it, but I was wrong! You are still fucking alive!"

'Now, now, isn't this an interesting turn of events?'

"I don't understand what you are saying. Why do you think that I should have died? I don't believe we've met before but, do you hate me for something?" I asked. "That's the only reason I could think of for why someone would want another person to be dead."

"Yeah, you're right. You are so right! I fucking hate you! Because of you, Anya won't depend on me anymore! I was so close to making her fall in love with me, but you just fucking had to come and interrupt us!" he said loudly as he moved forward and held me by my collar, pushing me against a wall.

While he was doing that I was thinking that was it really okay for this idiot to reveal so much information like that to me. I mean, at this point I was genuinely confused whether he was saying all this on purpose or if he was really that dumb.

"Even back at the Zaforths academy, I planned to meet her by sending her those letters and setting everything up. But that time I was interrupted by that bastard Leon! Now this time it's you!"

'Wait a second…letters?'

He increased his grip around my collar as he angrily glared at me.

"Why the hell do you all like to get in my way that much? You're nothing but side characters!" he screamed.

'Wait wait wait, just…let's take a moment and think about this. I know this is sudden, and it came completely out of nowhere. But still, if what this guy is saying was true, then I just might have found Mr. X.'