[Third Person POV]
Ryujin returned to the dorms exactly at 4 pm. He used the teleportation gate and arrived pretty fast. He wanted to roam around Thieron city longer but he had something to do now.
Ryujin wanted to analyze the black magic that he had acquired. It could be a clue to catch one of the Oriens. As soon as Ryujin entered his room, he started working on it.
A red colored magic circle appeared on the table and the black magic Ryujin had stored in his own body came out of his mouth. Ryujin started to analyze the black magic using his own Rune Magic.
The system also gave him a helping hand on that matter. Even though Ryujin worked on it for two hours he couldn't find a clue.
However he did sense one thing.
"It feels as if this magic is watching me."
It was sure that the person was good at disguise. Not even the S-ranks could spot him/her easily.
'Lets take a break.'
Ryujin grabbed a beer and started drinking it.He was also watching his favourite tv show.
[You have a message from Clara]
"Show me the message."
(Clara: Ryujin, I have done your work. If you are free can you help me a bit? )
Ryujin didn't want to go. He was tired today but he also didn't want to lie to Clara.
(Ryujin: Ok! but only for an hour. Come to the library.
Clara: Ok)
'She replied quite fast.'
Ryujin packed some study materials on his bag and headed to the library. On his way he could see Lucius running. Lucius made eye contact with Ryujin and immediately turned away.
Ryujin also turned away and walked to the library. Once he was in the library, he could see Clara there. Ryujin sat next to Clara.
"Thank you Ryujin! For coming here."
"Its fine Clara! But I can only give you an hour."
Clara gave Ryujin's his homework.
"Its fine. The fact that you spared your time makes me happy."
Clara gave the brightest smile she could. Ryujin also gave her a small smile and started teaching her.
"Ciel your future husband is being stolen."
"Stop your nonsense Emily."
Alice smacked Emily's back. Alice and Emily were also at the library and they could see Ryujin and Clara sitting quite close with each other.
"But they do look like a couple."
Alice added.
Cary was also at the library. His father forced him to go back. He immediately headed to the library to do his homework and he noticed Ryujin and Clara.
' Hmm.. They seem quite close. Wait is she the girl Ryujin went to meet in Thieron city. I know it was a lie so he could come and treat my father but looks like he does have someone he likes.'
Cary knew about the lie Ryujin. He asked the guard at the teleporation gate.He rembered the conversation he had with the guard.
"Excuse me! Did you see a guy with black hair and hazel eyes with scar on his left cheek come here?"
"Ohh yeah! You mean the kid with Divine Ability. That kid wasted so much money just to see his girlfriend. Love does make you blind."
Cary again looked at Ryujin.
'He might steal every girl in the academy.'
******
The next day it was reported to every news that Leo Dunamis was fine. He even did press conference and a particular sentence was hoing viral around the social media.
" I was bot in a good condition and had given up on life until a kind person helped me. I will never forget their kindness towards me. They even asked me to donate money to an orphanage. I hope I can be like them and all of you also aspire to be like this person."
Now the whole world wondered.
'Who is that person?'
The whole world of mage had given up on healing Leo but a unknown person did it. Now the whole world was busy finding that person.
Except Ryujin. He didn't even knew what was going on. He just headed to his class as usual when he met Paul and George.
"Yo! Long time no see dick heads."
Ryujin greeted them but Paul and George didn't greet them.Both of them put their hand on Ryujin's shoulder and simultaneously said
"You betrayed our hopes. You have ruined our friendship.We will never forgive this. Just come to the cafeteria today."
They just walked away after saying that. Ryujin didn't even know what they were talking about.
' Did I accidentally reveal our group chat? Yeah no way.'
Ryujin walked towards his classroom. He sat next to Adam,Cary and Aqua. Adam looked at Ryujin.
"New one,huh"
"What are you talking about?"
"Lets talk in the cafeteria."
Ryujin looked at Cary and asked.
"What is happening right now?"
"Lets meet in the cafeteria."
Ryujin immediately turned towards Aqua.
"Hey Aqua! What is happening?"
"Lest just talk in the cafeteria."
"Oh!What is in the cafetria today?"
Ryujin looked infront and could see Ciel staring at him and immediately turning back.
'Hmm! She was in the bad mood during the training as well. What in the actual fuck happened?'
******
After Ryujin finished his classes, Ryujin was pulled towards the cafeteria. He was surrounded by Cary, Adam, Paul, George.
All of them sat on the same table. None of them grabbed any meal. Ryujin looked at his right and saw Ciel, Anna,Alice and Emily on the same table.
None of these guys grabbed any meal and only looked at Ryujin.
'Why does this feel like a public execution?'
"Ryujin do you have someone you like?"
Paul was the first one to ask Ryujin.
"Umm.. yeah. My pets I guess."
"No"
George slammed the table.
"Do you have a girl you like ?"
"Ummm.. No"
Adam smired at Ryujin.
"Then who did you study with yesterday?"
Ryujin finally understood his situation. He was a bit pissed because of the misunderstanding.
"Ohh... Clara is just my friend. We just decided to study together. I teach her about encryption and she teaches me about mana appilcation."
Ryujin wasn't going to say that he let her do his assignments.
Suddenly Ryujin felt cold air pass through him. He could see ice form around Ciel's hand while her friends tried to stop her.
Ryujin was tired of these type of situations. It was always like this with him since his middle school. If he tried to talk to a girl sincerely, they would think Ryujin was flirting with them and confess their feeling towards Ryujin.
Ryujin felt a bit happy when someone confessed to him. Everybody likes it when someone loves them but when Ryujin looked at their eyes he realized one thing.
'They don't want me as a person but as a trophy to show them off to the world.'
Ryujin always wanted to have friends with girls but they always misunderstood his intention.
" How did you guys know that me and Clara study together?"
Ryujin asked them in a serious tone. His playful attitude was gone now.
Cary looked at Ryujin.
"Everybody in the library saw you guys. They assumed and spread the rumours...I think. I also saw you guys and thought it was the same."
" Me and Clara are just friends. Nothing more than that and if we were dating I would tell you guys. Plus most of the girls I meet want me as their trophy case not as their lovers."
Ryujin then stood up and walked away. He didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.
They relaized that Ryujin was pissed. Ciel felt a bit sad when Ryujin said that people wanted him as a trophy case.
She also walked towards Ryujin. None of them stopped her.
"Ryujin."
Ciel called Ryujin. Ryujin turned back and looked at Ciel. She could clearly tell that he wasn't happy with this turn of events.
"What's the matter,Ciel?"
Ciel was frozen.
'What should I say? How can I console him?'
Ciel had never been in this type of situation with a guy. She always helped the girls around her but never a guy.
Ryujin got closer Ciel and whispered.
"Do you want more blood? Are you actually fine ?"
Ciel felt sad. That was the relation between Ciel and Ryujin. Ryujin would give her his blood and that was it. It was a give and take situation.
She wanted something more but she didn't have the confidence to do anything.
"Ciel,is everything alright?"
"Yeah! I wanted to say something but I forgot."
"Then I will go now."
Ryujin then walked away. Ciel looked at Ryujin. She was tired of seeing this view. It felt like deja-vu to her. Ryujin would always wait for her but because of her indecisivness, he would walk away.
'All I wanted to say was sorry! Sorry for assuming things Ryujin but I couldn't say anything. At this rate I will never catch up to him.'