Chapter 82: Ch 82: A feeling of Familiarity

The chatter in the class grew uncomfortably loud to the point where their teacher decided to interfere. She coughed to remind the students in the class that they needed to calm down.

However, it had the opposite effect of what she wanted.

The espers looked especially entertained with the thought of being able to overpower a teacher and make them bend to their will. Especially one that was as delicate-looking as their new teacher was.

"Anyway, make sure to respect your teacher. Now, we shall begin class. Professor Erin will just watch for today."

And the class began. And Noah had to admit that it was the most interactive class he had ever seen in his life.

Unfortunately, most of the questions that other students asked were related to the new professor in order to try and get more information out of him. Some of them were borderline harassment that would make anyone lose their cool.

But their new professor remained calm and continued to avoid the questions that made him uncomfortable while still answering students.

His lack of action was making the espers feel even more adventurous, and the harassment continued.

Finally, the lecture ended and their female teacher looked at the students with an annoyed glance for what they were trying to do.

But even she knew where she stood in the hierarchy of this school, and she could not do much but stand down for now.

Their new professor decided to put his hand on their older teacher’s shoulder and gave her a smile of reassurance before he addressed their class.

"Everyone, I am sure we will have a great time going forward. If you have any questions or want to talk to me, I am available in my office. So make sure you stop by if you need to talk to me."

The professor was giving the students free rein to come and harass him even without knowing, and Noah felt sorry for him.

A part of him wanted to head to the professor and have a talk with him as well, but his rational side told him to wait for the professor to get in touch with him first. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"Hey, don’t you think this new professor is a little weird? It would be for the best if you keep your distance from him."

Ethan whispered and Noah nodded, only half-hearing him.

He felt distracted by those sharp eyes looking at him from a distance. Their professor was looking at him with curious eyes, but they felt too...weird for someone sent by the labs. He could actually see tenderness in that expression.

And that sent chills down his spine.

’Is that man...actually from the labs? Or, am I mistaking a normal professor for someone else? I will have to look around and find out soon.’

...

Noah tried to sneak out of the classroom after his lectures, but he was unfortunately caught by Alan and Daniel who insisted on escorting him back to the medical wing.

Of course, Ethan tried to wheel his way in as well, but he was called in by a professor for his lack of effort in a report, causing the esper to complain and promise to come and visit Noah soon.

Before Noah could say any words of assurance, he was being grabbed by Alan and being tugged along to follow.

It did not take Alan long to let go, and instead of grabbing his hand, an arm wrapped around his shoulder, pulling him closer.

"How is your throat feeling right now? Does it still hurt as badly as before? Here, have a few sour throat candies. This might make you feel better."

Alan popped the small circular candy inside Noah’s mouth before he could reassure the esper that he was fine.

That small candy felt sweet but bitter at the same time, but mostly because of the glare he was getting from Daniel.

Daniel had not said anything, but the pressure his eyes were leveling at Noah was so clear that it made him nervous.

’Hey, can you calm down! I am not trying to take Alan away from you. And if you have such a problem, why don’t you just grab him and take him away from me? That way, you won’t have to look at me like I am a criminal...’

Noah wanted to turn around and tell Daniel this, but alas, it felt like he would only embarrass himself if he did that.

So instead, he kept his face turned forward and kept walking with Alan clinging to his side.

And sometime in between getting to the medical wing and the classroom, Daniel decided he did not want Alan to be the only one touching Noah.

He snuck his hands around Noah as well while subtly smacking Alan’s away with a glare. His unhappiness was evident on his face, and it made Alan grin and clutch Noah even harder.

Noah felt like a toy these two were using to express their dominance over each other, and he felt uncomfortable.

’Can you both not just be with each other and leave me alone? Ugh, this feels suffocating. I don’t like the fact that I am being used as an object while these two get closer by forming a rivalry and trying to show off their possessiveness.’

Noah knew that this was what he wanted. These two were finally starting to get closer and have feelings for each other to the point where they were trying to make the other jealous.

But his heart still hurt at the fact that he had to be a victim for this to happen.

’It feels bad. But if I keep hanging in there, then I can leave this academy quickly. It’s only a matter of time...’

Those were the words Noah told himself as he ended up in the medical wing once more.

Both Alan and Daniel looked reluctant to leave him alone that night, but they were driven away by Riku quickly.

Finally, Noah felt like he had some peace. But even that did not last long because someone decided to drag a dozen or so espers into the medical wing.

The culprit was their new professor.