Chapter 229: An Angry Parent... (1/2)
Moby's mind began spinning in circles taking in what he had just realized…
He had only assumed to be asleep for an hour or two but it was much longer in reality.
No wonder Avilia was in such haste to explain everything… He had been asleep for a week straight? Had the absorbing process for his ability taken that long and been that painful and taxing on his body?
He now only had 20 minutes left before the start of school… He lost all the time that he wanted to train, go into a trial, study his new ability that was rumoured to be extremely difficult. But now, all those thoughts were ripped to shreds and discarded with nothing he could have done but suck it up.
Knowing that it was not Avilia's fault for not informing him since she most likely wanted him calm during her conversations, he did not reprimand her. And, seeing how his teammates were slowly waking up, feeling greater power exuding from them than before made him immediately tense up.
He had to keep his persona of a calm and collected leader in order to not affect the morale of his troops so he immediately thrust his many worries under his poker face, his expression of shock and panic completely disappearing along with it.
”Hwaaaahhhh… It's morning already?”
”M-m-moby… You're okay!?”
Tears filling her eyes, Jayden immediately jumped on Moby like a pouncing cat, pushing him down towards the bed with a waterfall of tears running down her face.
Moby not at all surprised by her actions hugged her back and petted her head to comfort her with a smile on his face, running his hands through her smooth dark blue hair. He held her by the shoulders and stood right up, wiping the tears from her eyes and spoke using his mind-link.
”Don't worry, I was never in any real danger! I'm the future demon lord after all! We don't have much time now, we need to catch the others up on what happened and explain the rest of the plan,”
Giving her a small kiss on the forehead before looking down to the rest of his team, Jayden wiping away the rest of her tears with a smile as she sat by Moby, her expression slowly turning more serious.
”Jayden! You're back! How did it go? Where is Abby? Is she safe?” Alex spoke with clear worry in his voice as soon as the room came back into view, looking at Jayden and Moby sat up in the top bunk.
”M-Moby… What's this feeling coming out from you?” Ray mumbled in a low yet audible voice, Jason and Nags sat a few meters to his right, Jason wearing a look of frustration while Nags sat there with his arms crossed, exuding with calmness.
With a wave of his hands, Moby put the room to silence before he spoke.
”Okay everyone, listen up! School starts in 20 minutes meaning that in slowed time, I only have 2 hours to tell you the new plan and explain everything if we want to make it to class on time. But in short, Abby is captured and has been brainwashed, Jayden couldn't get her back and I now sort of have 2 abilities…”
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Walking through the blue hallways of the school, the entire building shaking under the wake of his presence and stride, his suit well put, his beard well-kempt and his long blue hair flowing in the back with an angry scowl on his face walked one man, followed by a fair, brown-haired girl half his size who seemed clearly concerned as they both approached an ocean of people screaming and crowded ahead.
”M-my lord! Calm yourself! It is not our turn to go in! It's only 50 people at a time! We might get in trouble!” The worry and sweat running down the girl's face were clear as she continuously tried to hold him back and discourage him from doing what he wanted to do.
”Does it look like I care!? Stop bugging me and let me be! It was your fault we were late in the first place! My daughter was in this school the entire time and never came back home and I was only just informed from a note that was hidden under the fucking door! She was in deep trouble all because of these careless shitty teachers and rules! I can't sit idly by anymore! This shit is too much!”
The killing intent and cold stair of the man in front of her was too much for her to bear as she gave up her futile attempts of holding him back as she watched him walk towards the people ahead.
She had been working under that man for so many years and all that he had been to her was kind and generous, this was the first-ever time she had seen him in such a state. The way he looked at her was unlike anything she ever imagined coming out of him, making her face turn paler than a ghost and her heart lurch deep down in her chest with the feeling of cold death running down her spine…
However, considering his situation and circumstances, she could not really blame him and her loyalty did not at all wane. If anything, her concern for him grew…