"Oh, Rook..." Epel replies, sadly.
"I apologize," Rook says, "There is no use crying over spilled milk. Besides... We cannot say his overblot would've been averted if I'd simply reached out to him. It would be the height of arrogance to claim I could've been his savior. Vil's anger and despair are his alone. The same
can be said for the others.
"If you understand that, then why did you come here, Rook Hunt?" Ortho questions.
"So that I could tell myself, "I did what I could," Rook answers.
"What do You mean by that?" Ortho questions.
"I didn't do this for anyone else. I was following my own aesthetic principles," Rook explains.
Ortho tilts his head and says, "You really are odd," and happily says, "I've acquired some fascinating data today. Thanks!"
He then says, "Anyway, I should probably get back to HQ now. I've scheduled your lunch and dinner for 12:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. respectively. If you wish to change your dining schedule, please use the intercom by the door to call a technician. Just speak to the screen to activate the virtual assistant. We've got lots of games and movies too. Feel free to browse them if you get bored."
And presents the list of movies and games, much to everyone's surprise.
"Whoa, cool!" Jasper says, amazed.
And Epel says, "This movie list's huge, and it's got a bunch of new releases on it."
"Feels kind of weird getting the royal treatment..." Tanzanite says.
"Merci! You've been most gracious, Ortho," Rook says.
"Just sit tight until we've finished with everyone's examinations," Ortho says.
Soon, Ortho leaves the facility and walks down the Ancient City of the Island.
Ortho says to himself, "'Idid what I could,' huh... I wonder what I can do for Idia..."
Sometime later, Ortho enters Styx's control room where Idia is.
He walks in and happily says, "I'm back,Idia. How's testing going for Subject F?"
"Just finished running him through the battle sims," Idia answers. "Hmm. He is seriously mediocre in every single way. The preliminary report of him being a direbeast with high blot density checks out, though. What we've figured out so far is that he's a magical fusion of a dire beast and some kind of animal... He's got a capacity for thought that's on par with humans... He's as lackluster with magic as he looks... and his blot accumulation COULD be phenomenally high."
"'Could be'?" Ortho replies, confused, "You're usually much more certain about these things. What makes you say that?"
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Twisted Wonderland Book 6: The Watchman of the Underworld
FanfictionAfter Grim attacked Briar after the SDC, she and her friends search for him, but captured by Ortho. A few days later, the school has been invaded by strong people is armor, and has captured, Riddle, Leona, Azul, Jamil, Vil, and Briar, and has Grim i...
