The Side Character's Obsession
Copyright© 2026 by HMaster
Chapter 21: Caught(1)
The next day at school, Parkinson was sitting in his seat silently, his aura explicitly telling people to stay away from him.
Rudolph as well, didn’t approach him. Although he didn’t possess common sense as others, he knew the reason behind his gloominess.
He heard from Rhea what happened last night when she went to check on him.
Rudolph was displeased at how he behaved, however, Rhea told him to not talk about it to anyone and especially Parkinson. She said the green-haired needed some time alone.
The class instantly quieted down when suddenly a certain violet-haired girl walked inside, her steps remained a little hurried but elegant.
She had a frown on her face, and her current demeanor made people even more frightened than they were of Parkinson’s.
Her feet stopped only once she was in front of Rudolph before she asked, “Did you meet Austin in the morning?”
Rudolph frowned before shaking his head, “Of course not. He must be resting in his room so he didn’t invite me to his office as well.”
Valerie’s frown deepened, and unlike what others thought, she didn’t go to sit in her seat but rather made her way out of the class.
Rhea also got up from her seat and followed Valerie—forgetting all her reservations towards the girl, she asked,
“What happened?”
Valerie ignored her and continued to move toward the teacher’s building.
Rhea was not annoyed—she was accustomed to it—and silently followed the girl until they reached the staff room.
Knock
Every teacher, those who were preparing to leave for their classes and those who were preparing study materials, all turned toward the violette and shivered.
Among them was a senior Professor who stepped forward and asked, “Student Valerie? Is everything alright?”
It was rare for her to be seen anywhere around during the lecture hour.
Valerie, spoke in a grave tone, “Student Austin is nowhere to be found. I talked to his butler and he isn’t in his room and not anywhere in the school.”
Rhea’s eyes widened, “Didn’t he return to the room with you.”
Valerie felt annoyed because of her nonsensical questions, “Do you think I will enter the dormitory?”
Rhea sealed her lips, feeling a little embarrassed now.
The teacher frowned; unless it had been serious, she wouldn’t have come here.
“Okay, I will go and search the dormitory. Meanwhile, go and look for him in the gymnasium.”
Valerie nodded and instantly dashed away.
The Professor told Rhea to look for him in the cafeteria while he asked another teacher to go and look in the bathrooms.
Instantly more than ten people were looking for him.
Not only was Austin a student of the Academy, but he was the Prince of the country as well. Although noble status doesn’t matter when they are within the academy, they all know the consequences they might face if something happens to Austin.
Not so long after, students also started to realize that something was wrong as their homeroom never began even though it was already past the hour.