Archivist in the City (Project Moon × Magnus Archives)

Chapter 5: School Problem

AN: I see... so everyone's choice is going to school huh?

Here's everyone's result of the choice.

It's been a long time since I updated this interactive fanfic. I'm back and I will make sure to update this fanfic more regularly than the others

There's no choice in this chapter.

Chapter 5: School Problems

   A day later Jonas told his parents of his decision while they were eating Dinner.

" I see... so you want to continue your classes at school. "

There was a frown on his mother's face when she muttered those words. Jonas wonders why she made that reaction while watching them eat.

Does she not like his decision?

Seeing the frown on his face, Jonas' father informed him.

" Jonas, you know that your brother participated in the Smoke War right? "

Jonas nodded his head silently and responded.

" I read about them. "

" The former G Corp participated and sided with the Old L Corp. They lost, Jonas. Now, a new Wing is in our District. You know what this means right? "

Jonas doesn't. He shook his head.

" The former G Corp lost the war, and a new Wing replaced them. The former G Corp is seen with disdain by the residents of District 7. So, anyone who participated or associated with Former G Corp wouldn't be seen in a positive light. "

Now Jonas could understand his mother's reaction. She is worried about him going to school.

Looking at his mother while fiddling with the food in front of him, Jonas asked.

" Does the other students know? Did they know that brother is a soldier in the Smoke War? "

Jonas saw his father and mother grimacing and being silent. Based on their reactions, it means that the students know.

" You used to brag about it from your friends and classmates. "

His father supplied another piece of information.

Hearing that piece of information, an uncomfortable feeling rose in Jonas' mind. Suspecting of the original Jonas' circumstances at School.

" Do you want still to go? "

His mother asked him once again. Glancing at her worried face and his father who was observing the situation calmly, Jonas nodded his head.

Despite the high possibilities of unfun school life, Jonas wanted to go to school and learn more about this world. He can also feel a restless itch in his skin at the thought of just staying inside this home and never going out.

The Hunt doesn't like it.

It sings of freedom. The inhuman part of him doesn't want to be like a caged beast. He was the predator. He wasn't supposed to be a pretty little bird locked inside a cage.

It doesn't matter that there would be prey disguising themselves as the predators once they saw him. He just wanted a new playground to hunt and start his neverending chase.

" Yes, I'm looking forward to rediscovering things and studying. Don't worry about me, mother. I can take care of myself. "

His mother sighed at his response while his father pat her on her shoulder. After the discussion of him going to school, their breakfast continued while his father told them a story of their office being hired by the Oufi Association to read over a contract and get the agreement from a client of the Oufi Association.

Confused by the Associations and Fixers. His father decided to give him an impromptu lesson during the breakfast. Fixers are mercenaries of the City, and the Associations are in charge of those Fixers. There are 12 Associations in the City which are in charge of different things. The Office that his father established and works for is affiliated with the Oufi Association. The Oufi Association is in charge of overseeing contracts, and they send out fixers to make sure that those contracts are not violated and that the parties involved in the contract have agreed with the terms. In case of a breach of contract, the Oufi Association would send fixers or themselves to execute the ones that breached the contract.

After breakfast, his father said goodbye to them, heading towards his fixer office while his mother ushered Jonas to take a bath and change into his school uniform. Later, he and his mother got out of their home riding a transportation towards the middle school that the original Jonas was studying.

The transportation that they have taken going to middle school is just a regular car. It's a bus. Jonas is disappointed that it wasn't the Warp Train. He read in the book that the Warp Train's transportation is very fast. It would only take a few seconds. He wanted what it was like to travel so fast. Was it like those Sci-fi spaceships in his past life where they were light-years fast?

[ The Web Expresses her amusement]

[ The Spiral is amused]

[ The Hunt is bloodthirsty]

[ The Slaughter wants blood ]

Jonas was confused when he heard the reactions of his patrons. Is there something wrong with the W Corp Warp Trains?

Unfortunately for Jonas, who wanted to experience Warp Trains, the middle school is nearby, so a Bus is their transportation. Other than that, their family can't afford to take a ride on the Warp Train since they are quite expensive. His mother also informed him that a first-class seat on the Warp Train is something that would put their family into Debt.

Eventually, the Bus arrived at the school. Jonas and his mother got out of the Bus and headed toward the gate of the learning institution where the Original Jonas studies.

Jonas notices other students heading towards the gate dressed in school uniforms like him. Some of them ignore him and his mother. Some glanced at him and recognized him. Those students who recognize him then give him and his mother a disgusted glance and a look of hate.

His mother snatched one of his hands, gripping them tightly with her hands, and started walking forward.

" Ignore them, Jonas. Let's go and see your teachers, shall we? "

Following after his mother and letting himself be led on, for the first time, Jonas wondered if he made the right choice. But then he shook his head.

If the students decided to do something to him, then it was within Jonas' rights to retaliate and strike back. He wasn't a prey that they could toy with. He was a predator that would break their fake pretend predator masks turning them into their real nature.

A whimpering and cowardly prey.

" - J- Jonas? "

His mother whispered to him. There was a shake in her voice and she let go of his hand. Tilting his head, Jonas replied with a smile on his face.

" Yes, mother? "

" ... I- it's nothing... It must be an illusion. "

[ You gained a Hunt Fear ]

[ You gained a Hunt Fear ]

[ You gained an End Fear ]

Touching his face, Jonas notices that his grin must be a little too wide and enthusiastic.

" Ah.... The thought of school excites me. "

" Is that so, Jonas?.... Ever the bookworm huh... Someday, you could be a feather if you keep up with your studies. "

There was a few awkward silence after that. Eventually, after his mother asked some of the reluctant students, they find Jonas' homeroom teacher and started discussing Jonas's current circumstances.