The Novel's Extra's POV

Chapter 17: Kekei Style Mastery (2)

I carefully looked around the room, but there was no sign of Ren at all. It seemed like he had just disappeared. Even his backpack was still in the room.

'If he left purposely, he wouldn't have left all his stuff here. This means he's planning to come back'

Responding the Bam's question, I said.

"Well, he left all his stuff here, so he'll probably be back later today."

'if he's not here in tomorrow's class, I'll just use the Book of Truth to find his location. I swear if this guy makes me waste any more SP'

Bam and I carefully left the room, cleaned all signs of intrusion, and split up. I headed towards the training hall while Bam went to his dorm room. While walking to the training hall, a girl with jade-green hair, who I remembered was in my class, approached me.

'what does she want?'

"Hey, you checked out Ren's dorm, right? Was he there?"

"Nah, but his stuff was all there. He'll probably be back by tomorrow."

'why does this girl care so much about Ren? Is this...'

"By the way, are you by any chance Ren's girlfriend?"

"... fuck no"

'to be honest, I would probably respond the same way if I got asked that question'

The girl left, so I continued walking to the training hall. Approaching the training hall, I was about to enter when I realized had forgotten something really important. REALLY IMPORTANT

'SVEN, HE'S STILL A DJINN'

Immediately, I grabbed my smartwatch and Book of Truth.

[Hack into Chae Nayun's smartwatch]

[25 SP Required]

[Confirm]

I didn't care about morals at this point. If something happened to Chae Nayun, the plot would majorly change. I opened my smartwatch and immediately checked her messages.

[Sven: Hey, wanna partner up for the hunting club thing tomorrow?]

[Nayun: Sure]

I sighed in relief. Sven would make his move tomorrow, so I hadn't missed anything. After calming myself down, I decided on a plan in my head.

'since I'm part of the hunting club, I can go to the event. I just have to follow them from a distance and if Sven tries anything, I'll help'

I formulated the plan and headed into the training hall.

-*- (Still Hajin POV, just next day)

I woke up and headed to class. Unexpectedly, Ren still wasn't there, but right now, I had bigger things to worry about. I know it sounds mean that I'm prioritizing Chae Nayun's safety over Rens, but the plot could change a lot if I don't help Chae Nayun here. I'd already confirmed through the Book of Truth that Ren was alive, so I didn't worry much.

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A/N: I know I'm going a bit out of order by Hajin saving Chae Nayun from Sven before searching for Aether, but it's a bit late for me to change everything, so I'll just him go look for Aether before Yoo Yeonha's kidnapping.

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'as he said, he's 1 rank above me. Why should I worry about him'

The teacher asked us again about Ren, but while we still had no answers, I said he texted me that he had some trouble and would be back for tomorrow's class. I would make sure that guy is back before tomorrow's class, he made me suffer through 2 whole days of paying attention. I have to admit with him, class is pretty entertaining.