Chapter 52: Volume II - Chapter 18: Just a C+

"Oh... hello!"

Aiden stood up, quite elated, and then stretched as if he had just woken up.

I couldn't move a muscle, I just stared at him, and finally, I forcefully gulped.

"A- Aiden?"

I can feel the chaotic energy coming from him, his expression tells me everything, but...

How... can I accept this?

Aiden narrowed his eyes and looked into mine. His devilish smile didn't drop a bit, he was enjoying himself.

I thought of his determined expression just a few days ago, yelling because he was hurting during practice but never backing down.

He wasn't my best student, not even a genius, but he never gave up. That's why I liked teaching him something.

For a person like him... to be in a situation like that...

It's...

Without realizing it, I was lost in thought, and Aiden disappeared as if he had been waiting for this all along.