Yuki: There is no way I can do it alone this time. Even if she doesn't want to, I will be paired with someone else. And he said I am shy, am I? I’ll have to find out.

  Krishna: Interesting, (grins) we'll see about it.

  Hamesh: Okay, you can go, Yuki.

  [ Yuki walks out of the room, leaving Mika and Hamesh in the room. ]

  Hamesh: He may seem mysterious, but he is a good guy. I can assure you that.

  Mika: (whispers) Mysterious, huh?

  Hamesh: And you may leave now.

  [ Mika goes back to her class. She is sitting beside Yuki. ]

  Mika: Every Protector with level 2 or higher should be able to sense negative chakra.

  [ She says, looking at Yuki. ]

  Mika: I've never seen a human with this much negative chakra; almost like a demon. Yet… he’s a protector. HOW?

  May: Mika!

  Mika: Oh, Yeah. You??

  May: I'm May. What’re you thinking? Need any help?

  Mika: Nah, it's nothing.

  May: It’s okay if you don't talk about it. Anyway, what was your previous school’s name?

  Mika: It was Woxsen High School.

  May: Ohh… I see, so… What happened? What did he say?

  Akina: I hope I’m not interrupting

  Mika: Nah, you don’t.

  Akina: Hi, Mika.

  Mika: Hi

  May: (smiles) Okay, if you’re done with your intros, can you answer my question, Mika?

  [ Akina, who didn’t hear their conversation, was puzzled by May. ]

  Akina: Question??

  May: I asked about what happened in the staff room.

  Akina: Yeah, I’ve been thinking about it too.

  Mika: Now, both of you??

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  [ Both May and Akina smile awkwardly. ]

  Mika: It’s about the group project.

  May: You mean… he is your teammate?

  Mika: Yeah, it depends on my day.

  Akina: So you can refuse, right?

  Mika: Yeah, so about the guy in my team, I mean, Yuki. What is he like?

  May: He? He’s introverted and has always been quiet. I’ve never had a chance to talk to him. Akina might know something; they had a conversation before.

  Akina: Yeah, I’ve talked to him once. But it seemed like he hated me or something. I felt like he was avoiding my presence. He is not normal, unlike others. I get a strange fear when I am talking to him, as if something is wrong.

  Mika: Oh… That confirms that he is human; it's not just me; she can sense it too. And now, I understand what he meant by mysterious. It's not easy to know about him.

  May: What are you thinking about, Mika?

  Mika: Nah, it's nothing. I can't say I feel his negative chakra to non-protectors.

  Akina: Ask someone else, they might know something. He never talks to anyone, so we don't know anything about him.

  Angelina: Are you guys talking about me?

  Mika: No, why would we talk about you?

  Angelina: Yeah, I felt like someone said my name. Sorry.

  [ She gave an awkward smile. ]

  Mika: Yeah, it’s okay. And can I ask you something?

  [ The bell rang, which means the class is gonna begin soon. ]

  Angelina: We’ll talk later.

  Mika: Yeah, sure.

  [ Yuki and other students enter the class. ]

  Yuki: It's almost started. I guess I made it in time.

  [ A middle-aged woman came in. ]

  Diya: Hello everyone, I'm Diya Arora, your biology teacher.

  [ She started the biology lecture, and at the next break, Mika went to Angelina. ]

  Angelina: Oh yeah, you wanted to ask about something, right?

  Mika: Yeah, about Yuki.

  Angelina: Why do you wanna know about him?

  Mika: I teamed up with him, so I wanna know what he is like.

  Angelina: He won’t be bothersome except for his slang, And he is the quiet type, and it’s not hard to be in a team with him.

  Mika: Okay, I’m not asking this because I might face problems. I just want to know him.

  Angelina: Oh, I’ll tell you everything I know. He was like normal, like the other guys. At least that's what it looked like.

  Mika: What do you mean?

  Angelina: I’m not sure about it. But you know, everything will not be the same as it looks. We’ve been in the same class for 5 years. I’ve never seen him like this. He avoids everyone. I don't know why. But that's all I know about him. If you're really curious about him. Ask Adam, he's the only one who talks to him now.

  Mika: Okay, thanks, Angelina.

  [ She gave a friendly smile. ]

  Angelina: And one more thing, no one can give you this much info. I ask only one thing in return.

  Mika: What is it?

  Angelina: Tell me your reason why you’re so curious about him.

  Mika: I’ll tell you later. Something feels wrong about him. Is that really him or a demon in disguise?

  Krishna: You’ll know soon.

  [ In the afternoon, the last hour of school, Mika goes to Adam. ]

  Mika: I wanna ask you something, Adam.