After leaving Marlen and her peerage of acquaintances behind, Adam continued to walk around the campus grounds. The time for Shuri's class was still a bit far away and he did not really know what else to do in the meantime.
He realized he had been quite the friendless individual and more than a bit isolated while attending the university. If he knew that this was his destiny, he would have tried making more friends during the years he slaved away behind books and work.
Taking out his phone, Adam sent a message to Yui, inquiring about the situation of the Mermaids in the city and properly conveyed his desire to have them under him from now on.
The answer had been quite a bit immediate. Soon enough to even leave him a bit surprised as he looked at the return message.
[Do as you wish. I will have your back. As always.]
