Chapter 74: Ch 74: Were you following me?

Noah waved Alan and Daniel out of the room, but his mood felt weird. He was not sure if he was happy or not.

Luckily for him, he had no time to be depressed because he had a task to do as well.

Once he made sure both Alan and Daniel were gone and they were not coming back, he made sure to pick the lock on his door and exit the room.

Then, he headed to the place where Senior Kris’s phone was being picked up by his tracker. It was near the esper training room, and Noah made it there easily.

And now, it was finally time to show Senior Kris how annoying his actions had been and to make him stop.

...

Kris was busy practicing when he suddenly felt like someone was looking at him.

Well, as a popular esper, there were many eyes on him at all times. But this gaze did not feel filled with admiration.

Instead, it gave him a weird feeling that told him that he needed to run as far away as possible or he would be in trouble.

However, he was a proud SS-class esper who had a lot of fans and a bright future. What could actually trouble him like this?

’I am sure it is nothing. It’s just an admirer taking things too far. I will have to take care of this as soon as possible-’

But the feeling of being looked at distracted Kris so much that he ended up almost getting hit in the face by the training dummy.

Those who were watching his performance could not help but be concerned.

"Kris, are you alright? You almost got hit by the practice dummy. Did anything happen to you?"

The instructor asked, and Kris quickly shook his head to show that it was not the case.

"No, I am fine. I just got distracted by something. I will do better next time."

He promised and tried to concentrate. But that unsettling gaze wouldn’t leave him alone. In the end, even the instructor suggested that he should head back to his room.

So that was what Kris planned to do. But when it came time to actually head back to his room, he hesitated.

Not only had someone broken into his room once and thrashed it, but they had also left him a bloody gift filled with a letter of admiration.

It had startled Kris so much that he had yelled out loud in the morning. It had brought the instructor in charge of the esper dorms running, and once he saw the basket, he scolded Kris for making a scene.

Kris assured him that he was not making a scene and that someone was messing with him, but when they checked the security feed, there was nothing.

The cameras had glitched for a second, and the bloody basket had appeared in an instant.

It had spooked Kris enough to make him paranoid. And because of this paranoia, his senses were on high alert as well.

He headed back to his room when he noticed that he was being followed. It made him tense up, and he decided to root out his stalker.

It was easy for him to turn around and wait for his stalker to come closer. And once the person was closer, he put them into a chokehold, only to see a familiar face.

"S-Senior Kris, w-what are you doing? I-I am not trying to harm you. I just w-wanted to talk."

Noah told him as he tried to get out of his hold, but Kris did not let up. He kept choking Noah, not realizing where he was and what he was doing.

Instead, he felt like he was doing the right thing because that uneasy feeling of being watched went away as he did this.

"You...! You were stalking me, right? Don’t try and deny it. I am not going to fall for your tricks."

Kris announced, but for some reason, he was starting to feel tired and unstable. His body was demanding guiding, which made him even more unstable.

It had been a few days since he last got guiding, so he knew that he could last a while...

So why was he feeling like this?

"S-Senior, I don’t...know...what you are...talking about...I saw you...and came over...to talk...you can...ask anyone...here..."

Noah’s voice was getting fainter and fainter due to the lack of oxygen, but his words were clear enough to make Kris look around. And he instantly noticed how he was not alone in this hallway and how everyone was looking at him like he was a monster.

It made him loosen his grip on Noah enough to allow the younger guide to be able to breathe.

’Darn it! This does not look good. I need to salvage the situation right now.’

Kris might not have a clear record, but he did have a decent public image. He did not want to damage it because of a small incident like this.

’I cannot allow Daniel to think that I am a brute...what should I do? Right...I should blame it all on this stupid guide. No one is going to defend a stupid B-class guide, nor take his side, right?’

Kris nodded to himself and decided to push Noah away.

"I don’t need your help. Do you think you are in any way fit to even touch me? A B-class guide like you should just stay in your lane."

"B-But, you are the one who asked for my help. Please, allow me to at least guide you-"

Noah touched him, and Kris felt like he was losing his reason. His body was demanding more and more guiding, and Noah was making it worse.

"Stop it! Don’t touch me-"

He pushed Noah aside, but he felt parched. He needed guiding, and any guide would do.

Kris’s eyes fell on an unsuspecting guide, but another esper stepped in to stop him.

"Hey, what are you doing? Go get your own guide-"

But Kris was too far gone, and he attacked the esper. The fight was brutal, and no one knew who was doing what. But what Kris did know was that he hit a guide, and everyone went silent.

When he opened his eyes, he saw that Noah was the one who got hit and was now unconscious. And now, everyone was looking at him with blame in their eyes.