(Note- This chapter occurs before Rudy travels back into the parallel world.)
Rudy was in the classroom, sitting at his desk, studying hard for the upcoming tests.
The school hours had already ended, but some of the students were still in the class to study for exams.
A teacher stood in front of the classroom door and called a group of girls for something.
Even though the students had stayed in the school to study, most of them weren't studying. They were either using their phones or talking with their friends. But Rudy wasn't.
Eric was sitting beside Rudy, using his phone. But suddenly, he got a message from his mother, asking him to cover a shift in one of her convenience stores as a manager for a day.
Eric had no other choice but to go, so he packed up his bag and turned to Rudy to ask him if he was interested in joining him. But he noticed Rudy was too focused on studying, so he chose to not disturb him, and left him alone.
