Xu Jing was worn out as a result of the magic he had used against Dennis. He had been sleeping for twenty hours in Faratan's chamber. Faratan took good care of Xu Jing and did not worry over the wellbeing of Xu Jing, thinking he was reacting to the immersed environment of the C rank energies he had experienced the previous day
But something did cause Farstan to worry. The sign on the back of the neck of Xu Jing . That was an unusual sign and it seemed it was inscribed with an intension of passing a message to those who could read it.
But there was a problem, the characters were written in a language not known on earth. Faratan being a once a spiritualist, could not read it. He concluded that it could only be read by spiritualists who were higher in rank than he was . He took a deep look at the sign on the back of the neck of Xu Jing and released a deep sigh.
"Phew!"
"This boy seems too strange to be normal. I can read the air around him , he is too mysterious." Faratan said at last. He walked over to his work room to prepare medicines for some patients.
The Association of Enchanters also had their healers sell medicines to humans, but usually doctors.
Faratan began to recall what he felt from the boy. He could feel a strong force within him but he could also feel a weak, tender like spirit in him. It was really shocking to how two contrasting qualites blended into one single soul.
Suddenly, Xu Jing woke up from his pleasant sleep only to find himself not in his room and to see Faratan at the other all bolted him up to shock. But just when he was about to yelp, a truck load of memories breezed into his brain.
His heart stopped pounding hard. He got up from the floor to meet Faratan ar the other side of the room.
"You are awake already. Anyways you had a good twenty hours sleep. Are you ready to meet Akira?" Faratan said causing Xu Jing to stare at him in confusion.
He could not believe that he had been asleep for a good twenty hours. He usually slept for about ten hours at most. Why and how did he sleep for twenty hours?
"Did you hear my question earlier?" That snapped out of his thoughts. Though he had forgotten the question, he did not want to look stupid so rushed in an answer.
"Yes."
"Akira would be in the adminstration hall waiting for you with some other administrators. They gave been waiting for you all this while. Good thing I can read how long a person sleeps bet me they would have waited for twenty hours for you."
Faratan said and Xu Jing froze at the spot. He knew who Faratan was referring to. He knew why Akira wanted to see him. He had not come up with a good lie to keep them away from his neck .
"Can I leave ?" Xu Jing asked.
"You barely know your way around here , how do you expect to find your way?" Faratan asked as Xu Jing stood thinking for one thoughtful moment.
"Perhaps, you may need direction to the hall . It is simple. You will have to move straight until you reach a giant door." Faratan said and Xu Jing thanked him gratefully for helping him enormously.
"Thank you sir. Thank you for healing me and helping me recover . Thank you for everything you have done." Xu appreciated.
Faratan could only help but watch with dumbfoundment. He could not remember the last timea patient of his thanked him this much . They felt that they paid for his service and as such did not need any form of appreciation apart from the pearls they gave him.
Xu Jing went for the door and ran out towards the direction of the hall. He did not want to keep the administrators waiting. From what he had experienced from Dennis, it seemed like they could be easily provoked.
He ran on and at the same time thinking out his strategic plan to lie to the administrators.
Some minutes later, he was in front of a torn door. Though, he dud remember Dennis energy tearing down the doir , he did not remember the door tearing this much.
He walked in and just as he had anticipated or expected, the administrators where already present. They were five in number. Akira, Dai, Jiro, Kota and Shagnon.
"He is finally awake." Jiro let out to the others . They seemed to have waited long enough for Xu Jing's arrival and he found himself cursing himself for sleeping too long .
"Mister Xu Jing, we believe you are in a better state of mind. Once again you welcome to the Association of Enchanters." Akira said as soon as no one spoke.
"Hehe!" Xu Jing laughed as he thought of not being satisfied with twenty hours of sleep.
"I am pretty okay." he said finally.
"Very well then let's get our interrogation going . "Shagnon said to Akira.
Dai was not interested in the interrogations sk Akira was in charge. Sje did not want to tangle herself in a mess of opening her little dark secret about killing Dennis.
"Mister Xu Jing , I believe that you were present in this hall when Dennis and Hiroshi were killed." Akira asked and the five administrators looked at Xu Jing . They already knew the that Xu Jing was present I the hall but they wanted him to admit it to them.
Xu Jing stared at them before giving them a brief answer.
"Yes, I was."
Akira smiled as he proceeded to the next question. Xu Jing followed the words of his mouth as began moving.
"Can you explain to us how Hiroshi and Dennis were killed?" Akira said.
Xu Jing thought for a while before responding.
"I can't. I was tripped off balance by their energies but I saw Dennis stab Hiroshi." Xu Jing lied professionally. He knew that the administration didn't have cameras for them to interrogate him over the deaths of Hiroshi and Dennis.
Akira left an expressionless face. He had a feeling that Xu Jing was lying but there was no way to get the better truth since the hall had no cameras for detecting . He was going to include this in their nexy issue to handle . He did not know why Hiroshi had not installed cameras when he was the chief administrator.
"So you mean that you know nothing about their deaths apart from these?" Akira pressed further .
"Yes sir, I know nothing else about the incident that happened in here. "Xu Jing lied still.
Akira gave smile . He knew something and Xu Jing knew that he knew something he should not have known. He froze at the smile. Akira was practically the wisest C rank in administration. He had vast knowledge and that made himlove people with such wisdom. He smiled at the wisdom in Xu Jing's words.
"You are dismissed from the administration." Akira let out. They had been standing , since the hall was out of shape.
Xu Jing gave a little bow to the administrators . He did not why he did so but he found himself doing so. Probably because he was freaking out. Despite having a possessor and killing Dennis, an administrator, he was still filled up with fear for the administrators.
Xu Jing ran off after that . He did not want to spend another time with the administrators . He did not want the administrators to get a stink of his lies .
He dashed off going to no where to go. He was moving towards the reception when he saw Hinata with Nori
They were so glad to see him. Hinata himself had gone back when he heard that Xu Jing was going to be asleep for about twenty hours.
"You finally woke up from your slumber. It is a miracle that you are still alive. I thought you were going to die but we are happy that you are alive. "Hinata said.
Xu Jing smiled boldly at them shyly. Fir a moment he felt proud of himself. He was proud of his possessor.
"Sorry for the tension." Xu Jing said with a bit of pride and coyness in his voice.
Xu Jing looked at Hinata's hands to see a paperwork. He was curious to know what he was holding.
"What is that ?" Xu Jing asked and Hinata looked as his hands as he saw where Xu Jing's eyes stared at .
"Oh! This is the notification for participants of of the LIDERS tournament. "
"Are you participating? "Xu Jing asked curiously.
"It is the best chance to make money so I am rushing in. It will begin in three days time. Why the questions? "Hinata inquired, finding strange for Xu Jing to be somehow interested in the LIDERS tournament.
"I registered for the tournament. I want to make up enough money that i would not depend on anyone for help anymore." Xu Jing explained to Hinata and Nori. Although , Nori had been quiet since Xu Jing and Hinata had been talking she was shocked to hear that Xu Jing was going in for the LIDERS tournament a game which usually rendered its players useless, a game of no return.
An equal shock could be seen visibly on the face of Hinata . He was not only shocked but seriously worried of the well-being of Xu Jing. He had to talk Xu Jing out this.