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Curse the Mainframe! - Chapter 380

Published at 15th of April 2020 03:05:05 PM


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The days passed so quickly that it was already Saturday in the blink of an eye.

With the 'lessons' that they were put through that were more like the instructors pitting them against each other like feral attack dogs, it passed by very quickly indeed.

Nicholas had not learnt anything new about their current situation from Alex, and he was currently on pins and needles.

Tonight, the woman from before would come and visit them again on Alex's behest.

Compared to Nicholas, who fidgeted in his bed while acting like he was asleep, Alec was very calm.

This one week gave him a bit more time for him to study Nicholas Moon, and the other teen really didn't have much of a filter at all.

He was curious and talkative, but it seemed a little muted. He wasn't sure if it was because of the side effects of the brand or because the teen still shivered whenever Alec suddenly talked.

Loeri had used a bit of its spores to ensure that he wouldn't be able to say anything.

Unlike Aisha and the rest of the people from the company that were now under his command, however, he didn't use the mind control spores on the teen.

The door creaked open around four in the morning, revealing Aisha's darkened figure.

She let herself in and kneeled reverently in front of Alec's bed, quietly waiting there for Alec to acknowledge her.

Alec opened his eyes and looked at her. She seemed as if she wouldn't say a single word if he didn't wake up, and it briefly made him wonder about the differences he saw in each person that was under Loeri's mind control.

They all had their normal personality, but in front of Alec, they were very obedient and reverent, almost as if he was their personal saviour.

The way they acted in front of him differed as each person had a different outlook in what they considered the most respectful behaviour.

As such, the people under Loeri's mind control each displayed themselves in front of Alec in a special manner.

It gave Alec goosebumps if he thought about it too hard, so he didn't.

He had never been comfortable with those fanatical eyes – with the exception of Dominique, who had worn down his defences by sheer grit, determination and long-term exposure.

\"Report.\"

Aisha ducked her head down in a show of respect, before raising it again as she looked straight into Alec's eyes, remembering what he had instructed her that time.

Her eyes were clear and free of any falsehood.

\"Reporting to master, the inspector will be coming on time on Tuesday, no changes. The other instructors have been praising Alex Fields and have been considering to up the ante or perhaps changing your roommate to someone else in order to match your ability better.\"

Nicholas bristled when he heard that in his bed though he was feigning sleep. What exactly did they find about him that was so wrong! He was a perfectly fine partner!


…Wasn't he?

Aisha continued like she didn't sense any agitation from her master's roommate. \"Your mentor, Harold Yang, has been making moves against the other instructors so that they don't have a chance at getting close to you.\"

Alec raised a brow.

\"Any suspicious movements?\" he asked.

Aisha shook her head, \"No, master. Everything seems to be as it is. There have been no suspicious movements, nor have there been any orders from the higherups. The instructors are all singing your praises, and they are excited about the raw potential you exude.\"

Alec nodded. \"Dismissed.\"

Aisha stood up and saluted him before quickly leaving.

Nicholas sat up and looked at Alex with a complicated expression. He still had no idea about how much he was allowed to say in his roommate's presences, but he was constantly on the edge, making sure that he didn't say too much.

Alex Fields – which probably wasn't even his real name – was a lot more terrifying than his sparring record or his intelligence record showed.

He was strong, yes, very strong indeed, but the thing that made Nicholas more scared was the fact that he was able to effectively switch masks in such a smooth, practiced manner that left him confused about whether or not that was his real face.

Was the cold him the real self? Or was it the gentle one?

Were they both real?

Regardless, Nicholas was now in the same boat as him, so it wasn't like he was going to deliberately go against him at this moment.

He still wanted to keep the sanctity of his thoughts and not have his religion forcefully converted to Alex Fieldism!

Nicholas hesitantly spoke up. \"Supposing what she said is true… I find it a bit strange. Why is it that everything seems so peaceful? It just doesn't make any sense!\"

\"What do you mean?\" Alec said, leaning back.

\"Well… from what we know about this world, there are the presence of Meisters and Grand Meisters, yet none of them reside at this place, and none of them know that there's something wrong with that woman? This place should be somewhat important to them, from what I judge, yet there were no checks on the state of the person who's going around altering the seals on their precious students?\"

Alec nodded, his lips curling. This Nicholas was still passable if he was able to critically analyse and judge things.

Indeed, there was no way that everything was peaceful and calm.

This was the transmigrator academy, where each student was kept a tight watch on.

It made more sense that either a Meister or a Grand Meister would check on the staff once in at least two days.

If Aisha had reported that there were a few incidents (as was common for the transmigrator academy), then he would know that the mind control on Aisha was not discovered.

However, she reported that there were absolutely no anomalies, specifically mentioning that the instructor would continue to appear on Tuesday.

Alec was rather sure of the fact that Aisha had been discovered, but they allowed the mind control to remain in order to misdirect him into thinking that he had not yet been discovered so that they would not alarm him.

They were fishing for more information, as well as hoping to successfully strike a blow and capture him before he could do anything.

In that case, they were either coming tomorrow or the day after, before the supposed date that they were supposed to come.

Alec's lips curled slightly, and Nicholas felt a chill go down his spine at the smile on Alex's face.

Nicholas eyed him warily.

Alec suddenly stood up, causing Nicholas to flinch.

\"What are you doing?\" Nicholas asked when he saw the other teen strip and quickly redress himself in what seemed like tight-fitting black clothes. \"Where are you going?\"

Alec just smiled at him before he disappeared from their room, leaving Nicholas staring with his mouth agape at the spot he had been standing at previously.

\"Wait… does this mean that I'm not supposed to follow? Or do I follow?\" he questioned the air in confusion.

He waited a little while before he realized that Alex wasn't coming back to berate him, saying that he didn't follow even after waiting for him.

He hesitantly lay back down in the bed, pulling the sheets up to his chin.

The teen shut his eyes and stared at the back of his eyelids for what seemed like an eternity.

Nicholas tossed. He couldn't fall asleep, but he also didn't really want to go out.

Despite what he was learning, he had no stealth skills to speak of, and he was a naturally loud person. He was sure that he would give it away.

Yet, he was so damn curious!

Nicholas quietly consoled himself that he would have to learn from skills in order to satisfy his curiosity in the future.





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