Joker's Aftermath and Transition

Chapter #13: Steps

--- Wellston Girls Dormitories, Remi's Room ---

Remi's POV

After the announcement of the teacher, on short notice too... John and I have decided to finish the project that we were working on for the past month today.

I came to my dorm to get my laptop and other things since the presentation is tomorrow now.

Then, I start to search and pick up all the things I'm going to need for this.

And also...

After a conversation we had, at first, it was the usual topics, but then... after something I said about him hiding his power.

John suddenly started talking about himself, and his past.

And it turns out, that John was a late bloomer...

I heard that those kinds of people, usually have a rough life, until they manifest their abilities.

Probably it would've been hard for him... enduring all those kinds of things.

Like Seraphina with her current ability loss... if that is terrible enough for her right now, in the case of John, who had to bear with that through all his life, until two years ago.

I can't even begin to imagine all the things he's been through...

Leveling up from being powerless, to a level 7.0, and becoming a high-tier in just one year is impressive enough for itself.

But he sounded so sad when he remembered his past...

He worked very hard to get that kind of power... he gained... everything... just to lost it by the same power he worked so hard for.

Because everybody rejected him... no matter what he did... and in the end... he falls victim to his own rage.

That... is consistent with his report that Isen gave us, but for everybody... he was always mad just because...

That is so horrible... and in the end...

He believed that he is a monster.

Even after all that happened... he blamed himself for everything... even for the things that he couldn't do anything to avoid it...

I just... couldn't keep hearing that.

I couldn't bear seeing him in that miserable state.

I felt like I needed to do something... to contain him.

So I ended up hugging him... he seemed like he really needed one.

And fortunately, it worked...

But... I hope that he really feels better now.

After knowing him for this past month...

He wasn't the one who was wrong.

I was the blind one the whole time.

But not anymore.

I still don't know how to feel about that... but I'm doing my best to fix all this.

Is not going to be an easy task, but...

I'm not going to give up.

I swear I'm going to do it.

When I finished packing all the things I'm going to need for today, I close the door, and go to John's place.