Puron Psych

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Hyde stood on the opposite side of the school hut. The large pool of ocean water was separating him from it. There weren't any nearby clocks to tell him what time it was.

He just knew that a bell rang before Nefuti's assistant would bring out the children to play. He was on a 3-hour break from his spearfishing job. He had an hour left to spare before he needed to go back.

The docks weren't too far from the school, it was probably a 10-minute walk. Hyde could make it back in 5 minutes using his speed.

Harper didn't know it, but there were times that Hyde would stroll around the area on his break. He stopped by to observe from afar how Yanpu interacted with the others.

The boy always looked so gloomy, and Hyde felt embarrassed by it. Yanpu always followed Nefuti around, keeping his distance from the others.

It was bringing Hyde horrible memories of his own childhood. Hyde was also reserved and distant, but when Bomb allowed him to start training his abilities against other children who were also training to be servicemen, he became more social.

There were some times when kids would tease Hyde for being a golden child, but he gained respect from many of his peers. He grew into realizing that he could choose who to be more social with.

But watching Yanpu hug onto Nefuti's assistant's leg put all of Hyde's childhood interactions to shame. Just what the heck was Bomb teaching him back at the Facility? Hyde had a quick thought to teach Yanpu to grow some backbone.

The bell rang, and Nefuti's assistant along with the other children climbed down the ladder and into a long boat. She began to paddle toward Hyde.

She spotted him when they neared the other side and smiled. "Oh! Yanpu! Your dad is here!"

Hyde felt Yanpu's eyes on him. The red glow flashed and quickly disappeared in Yanpu's eyes.

Hyde smirked, and waved his hand in a salute manner, testing Yanpu's patience. While he hated being labeled as the father, he did feel somewhat pleased by annoying him.

Nefuti's assistant, whom he couldn't remember her name, jumped out of the boat once it tapped the solid grass. One by one, she aided the children out, including Yanpu.

"We were just about to take a walk around the village." She explained. "Are you here to pick him up early?"

"No," Hyde lowered himself to the ground and placed his hand on top of Yanpu's head. "You don't mind if I take a walk with him, do you? Unless taking a walk through the village is for his grades."

"Oh, no, I was just taking them there to the waterfall. They'll play at the springs for a bit and then eat lunch when we come back."

"How long will that take?"

"An hour."

"You don't want to go to the springs and get wet, do you?" Hyde snickered, brushing Yanpu's hair messily with his fingers. "I'll bring him back for lunch."

"Oh, okay! That's fine." She nodded.

"Be careful when you go." Hyde stood back up. The assistant looked young herself. He knew she was around 14 years old. It would be difficult for a teenager to watch several kids at once by large amounts of water.

"Ah, don't worry Mr." Hyde cringed at her use of the word. It made him feel old. "I'll keep a good eye on them."

Hyde nodded in response.