81 Aftermath 2 (2/2)
Chris, once again, didn't speak up. He saw the pain and fear in her eyes. But since he honestly didn't know how to comfort her, he just stayed quiet. He also couldn't possibly hug her, so he just continued patting her head, until she went back to crying.
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”S-she messaged me!”
An ecstatic voice echoed next to Gio's ears and he could almost picture its owner jumping in extreme joy. His guess didn't come wrong. Sofony was indeed jumping already from the chair, running to him as fast as she could.
”What did she say?”
”She's asking me about the situation. I mean, about our teacher. But, but she didn't mention her location.” Sofony gloomily looked down to her feet. ”She's controlled earlier. If I don't find her fast, I'm afraid she's going to believe that it's all her fault. The problem is, someone barred from getting her location. It's probably someone like me!”
Gio silently turned to his assistant who immediately understood his intention. Five minutes later, his assistant shook his head at him and told them that no matter what hacking or tracing method they use, the location just couldn't be found, like it was never on earth in the first place.
Gio's forehead creased as he saw his girl frowning deeply again. He thought, it seemed Sofony really cared for that Wendy or else, she wouldn't fret about her for more than five hours.
”Just who can do this...?” he heard her muttered.
”Why don't you try to call the number? Maybe she'd pick it up and answer?” he suggested after some deliberation. The young master didn't truly know how Sofony's information network runs, but even if the location was masked through some equal force's interference, calls and such should probably go through, right? Anyway, he was just suggesting.
Seemingly desperate and accommodating to all sorts of suggestions, the girl really did call and was again jumping from joy when it got picked up. ”It took me a while to make her spill it out, but she's at Velvet City! Gio, I'm sorry for the bother, but please take me there!”
Sofony's red eyes probably did the trick thus the man who was still in his office attire nodded.
”Velvet City is at least 3 hours away, it can take more since it's still evening rush hour.”
The girl just nodded, looking as if nothing else mattered as long as she could locate her friend.
He was actually correct. All she could think of right now was to find her.
To make sure nothing out of plan would happen again, she stocked up points by pestering the system to reward her for the mass hypnosis she did earlier. There was also her foiling of Clarissa's plan.
Actually, she was not sure if she accomplished the latter, but at least people should no longer think of Wendy as the one who stabbed that fat teacher.
'People will only remember the impersonator as the real culprit. It means the real Wendy can still go back to her normal life. The only problem is getting her back.'
And about that Chris? That hateful bloke should be thankful that she at least cleaned up for his mess. It was only because of her initial guilt towards him that she included him to the memory reset that she did to the involved people. This means once he goes back, everything would be okay for him once again. She wouldn't take revenge or slap him to face. Still, she would never have any favorable impression again about him.
... Or so she thought and assumed until she arrived at the hotel and confirmed that no enemy was around.
With enough points for inquiry and due to regaining suspicion about the matter, she finally thought of confirming who blocked her from getting Wendy and Chris' location from the system. And her heart dropped when she heard it was not actually Clarissa.
'...But you said he's doing a qualifying mission? Chris is a future host and Wendy's his first target?'
The look focused on the hypnotized young man became complicated. She couldn't speak for a couple of seconds, originally ashamed for mistaking him for Clarissa's accomplice. However, when she remembered his impure intentions towards Wendy, anger just suddenly welled up from within, and her palms alternatingly struck Chris' face!
”Maniac! Maniac! Maniac!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn you!”
”How dare you bring Wendy to this faraway city? You think I won't be able to track you and stop you from doing that to her if you take her away?”
”I'll slap you to death!!!”
”AMBITIOUS MADMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
About this loud shout that she suddenly let out, even Gio's eyes widened a bit, though amusement immediately replaced the slight bewilderment.
It was only after Sofony remembered how Chris helped to destroy some annoying evidence that she stopped. However by then, the hypnotized and defenseless Chris already fainted, both cheeks have swollen red. Sofony's anger didn't diminish though. Recalling every trouble she encountered just to find her friend, she had almost sent this pervert schoolmate to jail.
Thankfully, she managed to sober up, remembering that Clarissa was still the number one enemy she should focus her energy on. Still, she angrily exclaimed,
”I'm so angry! I've never been so angry before!!!!”
”Chris Bastard, be thankful that I can't file kidnapping and attempted **** cases against you! Or else, I would've personally delivered you to your cell!”
After calming her breathing a bit, she picked up the sleeping Wendy to piggyback her out of the hotel. Gio and some of his men also brought the unconscious guy. However, when they arrived at the first waiting shed near Alina City's railway station, they haphazardly tossed the poor guy out to a stone bench.
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