Chapter 21- The argument

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Without the uniform, Arthit in casual clothes seemed to be more haggard, lazily, unable to see a trace of ordinary spirit flying.

"Then I will go back first, see you in class tomorrow." Knot patted his shoulder, turned and walked out.

Still unsure of himself after training, he made another trip to Arthit with food in tow.  

Of course, this time intentionally didn't bring pink frozen milk.

Arthit nodded, but after a few seconds' pause, he called out to him again, "Wait, Ai Knot."  

Knot stopped and looked back at him.

Arthit hesitated and came out of the door, "Don't do that next time."  

His hands were unconsciously in his pockets and he looked a little cramped.

It was obvious that this topic with a bit of narcissism he didn't want to bring up at all, or he wouldn't have hesitated for so long.  

Knot smiled lowly and squared up to him, "Knew you'd be overthinking it, training them, not trying to help you vent your personal anger. Bye."

With that, he patted Arthit on the shoulder and once again turned to leave.  

Arthit nodded half-heartedly, but soon he opened his mouth to call someone to a halt once more, "Hey, Knot!"

Knot stopped again.  

Arthit uncomfortably averted his eyes and bowed his head, "Thanks anyway."

"Thank you for what?" Not raised an eyebrow, looking at him quizzically.  

"Just...I suddenly quit my job and threw things at you guys." Arthit spoke awkwardly.

He had never been good at thanking and apologizing, and was just barely comfortable with these friends.


Knot looked at him with a grin, "Hey! What's the thanks for that, it wasn't just your responsibility in the first place, though I don't know what's wrong with you..."

He paused, his tone suddenly becoming deeper, "But whatever you decide, I'll support you, you know."  

Knot's eyes looked, and seemed to suddenly grow deeper, gazing steadily into Arthit's eyes, which made his heart panic for a moment.

Arthit looked down helplessly, and for the first time, he suddenly felt Knot in front of him, as if he had more than a few unspoken feeling.  

Knot easily noticed the dodge, and the look in his eyes was masked by loss.

He smiled, hiding it, "And Prem, Bright, and Toota, all supporting your decision, we will wait for you back at any time."


The subtle change in Knot's tone of voice finally made the atmosphere in front of him much more normal.  

Maybe...it had just been his delusion.

Arthit nodded, finally smiling at Knot once more.  

Knot reached out and patted him on the shoulder, turning around, but the smile on his face had been completely replaced by loss.

Arthit couldn't see his expression, and naturally, he couldn't appreciate his loss.  

In fact, Arthit's own heart was already confused enough right now, where was he in the mood for anything else.

He sighed long, leaning weakly against the wall.

It was already dark outside the door now, and as soon as Not went out, his figure disappeared into the pale night.

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