Part 2
Tyson quietly stood up while holding his food tray.
"Hm?"
The others looked confused.
"Tyson? What happened?"
"Is there some problem?"
Tyson smiled gently.
"No, not at all."
"I'm actually grateful you guys invited me."
"Then where are you going?"
Tyson looked toward the white-haired boy.
"I think… someone over there needs company more than I do."
The group became silent.
Then Tyson slowly walked toward the lonely table.
The white-haired boy looked up coldly as Tyson placed his tray down.
"Hey."
Tyson sat down casually.
"Let's eat together."
The atmosphere instantly changed.
A dark aura quietly spread from the white-haired boy.
"I have no interest in weak people like you."
His cold eyes stared directly at Tyson.
"Leave."
But Tyson didn't move.
Instead, he smiled calmly.
"Don't worry."
"I'm probably not strong enough to meet your expectations…"
"But at least give me a chance to try, right?"
For a few seconds—
Silence.
Then the white-haired boy slowly relaxed.
"…Fine."
"You can sit."
Tyson smiled brightly.
"Thanks!"
Meanwhile, the three boys from before watched from afar with shocked expressions.
"He actually sat with that arrogant guy…"
"Seriously… that's insane."
"Maybe the white-haired guy isn't as bad as we thought…"
Back at the table—
Tyson looked at him curiously.
"So… what's your name?"
The white-haired boy continued eating silently.
"I don't want to tell you."
Tyson immediately leaned forward with an annoyed face.
"Oi, just tell me already! Why are you acting so expensive?!"
Chapter 3 — The Strange Dream
After lunch ended, the students slowly returned to their activities.
Meanwhile, Tyson wandered around the academy alone.
Eventually, he arrived at the garden area of the school.
The moment he entered, his eyes widened.
"Whoa… this garden is huge."
Beautiful flowers covered the area while magical energy quietly flowed through the air.
Large trees stood proudly across the garden, giving the place a peaceful atmosphere.
"This school is seriously amazing…"
Tyson walked toward a giant tree and sat down under it.
Then he slowly leaned against the trunk and looked up at the sky through the moving leaves.
"The students here are incredible…"
He remembered the introductions from earlier.
"Most of them have already mastered their main energy source at the age of fifteen to eighteen…"
A helpless smile appeared on his face.
"This place is way beyond my expectations."
"But… maybe this will become one of the best experiences of my life."
The cool wind gently brushed past him.
His tired eyes slowly became heavy.
And before he realized it—
Tyson accidentally fell asleep under the tree.
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Darkness.
An endless darkness.
Tyson suddenly found himself standing inside a massive black castle.
The castle looked infinite.
Cold.
Silent.
Unreal.
At the center of the castle—
A man was sleeping on a giant throne.
His eyes remained closed, yet the entire space trembled from his existence alone.
Tyson couldn't move.
Couldn't breathe properly.
Then suddenly—
A voice echoed through the darkness.
"Hey… Saino…"
"Escape this unreality…"
"Saino…"
"Saino…"
Tyson's eyes widened.
The voice kept repeating the same name again and again.
"Saino…"
Suddenly—
Tyson woke up in fear.
"Hah…!"
Sweat covered his forehead once again.
His breathing became unstable.
"What… was that?"
He looked around nervously.
The peaceful garden remained the same, but his heart still beat wildly.
"What kind of dreams have I been getting these past two nights…?"
Tyson held his head while trying to remember everything.
"But why do I always forget most of it…?"
Then suddenly—
One word remained in his mind.
"…Sai…"
Tyson froze.
"Saino…"
"I think that was the name…"
He slowly looked down seriously.
"Was someone using Spiritual Energy to affect my dreams?"
"If someone wanted to mentally harm me, that would explain it…"
But then he immediately shook his head.
"No… that's impossible."
"There's no reason for anyone to target me."
After calming himself slightly, Tyson stood up.
"I should go back now."
But the moment he looked around—
His face froze completely.
"…Wait."
His eyes widened in horror.
"Oh no."
"I FELL ASLEEP HERE?!"
"That means class already started!!"
Tyson instantly panicked.
"OH NOOO—!"
Without wasting another second, he rushed toward the classroom building as fast as possible.
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A few minutes later…
Tyson stood outside the classroom door.
As punishment.
The teacher glared at him coldly.
"You got late on your very first day."
Inside the classroom, several students quietly laughed.
"Pfft…"
"First day and already punished…"
"That's honestly impressive."
Tyson covered his face in embarrassment.
"This is so humiliating…"
Near the window—
The white-haired boy looked at him lazily.
"Idiot."
Meanwhile, the three boys from lunch secretly whispered to Tyson from inside.
"Don't worry, Tyson!"
"We've gotten punished many times too!"
"Yeah! You'll get used to it!"