The Side Character's Obsession
Copyright© 2026 by HMaster
Chapter 22: Caught(2)
If Parkinson had the option to end this world right now, he wouldn’t have thought twice about blowing it all up to cover the things everyone is about to see.
The door of his room was parted and everyone was assaulted by a strong scent of potions.
The headmaster frowned and glanced at Parkinson, “You were forbidden.”
The green-haired scoffed, “That’s the tradition.”
The one who was holding Parkinson growled, “Speak respectfully, or your crimes will continue to pile up.”
The teenager winced as his arms were twisted behind his back until the Headmaster gestured for him to stop.
The bespectacled man, formally known as Philius Croweb, heaved a sigh as he stepped inside the room.
He was aware that in the place where Parkinson comes from, potion-making is a very common job and something they take pride in. However, in this nation, to make a potion, one needs to gain a license first.
Philius naturally warned Parkinson when the teenager demanded to get himself a seat in the academy, however, Parkinson broke his promise.
“Oh, my lord...” The Headmaster’s eyes stretched wide as he looked at the student’s room, which was filled with nothing but a certain pink-haired girl.
Every corner of the room has something that is related to Rhea.
From the bedsheet to the couch, from the mat to the stuffed toys. Parkinson has painted everything in the shade of his classmate.
The other teachers were also disgusted at how Parkinson had decorated his room. It looked nothing less than horrifying, and most of all, Rhea was affected by all this quite severely.
Her feet felt numb as the girl couldn’t believe what her eyes were showing her.
Valerie indifferently looked at the surroundings before she stepped forward and began searching the room
“Rhea ... please listen to me. I wanted to tell you about my feelings but all the drama with Valerie and Austin ... please trust me, my emotions were pure—”
“Just ... just shut up!” Rhea clasped her hand before her face and begged him to close his mouth. Her voice was hoarse since she barely prevented herself from vomiting just now.
The same person she thought was pure and considerate was so ... disgusting and deceiving all this time?
Parkinson was left speechless. He wanted to say something but couldn’t utter a single word and just continued to move his mouth like a fish for a couple of minutes before suddenly, Valerie said,
“There is something in there.” She frowned upon noticing the shallowness of the wooden floor beneath her feet compared to the other sides.
She summoned her Soul Shard and tore away the carpet—slashing Rhea’s face drawn on it, in the process.
“STOP YOU!!” Seeing Parkinson aggressively trying to break free, everyone’s suspicion rose.
Everyone gazed at the slight cracks in a square, signifying there was a secret door.
The headmaster gave Valerie the nod before the violette extended her shard burnt the lock on the small door, and raised her foot to stomp on it,
CLINK
The lock broke instantly and the door was flung open to the other side—however, the door didn’t completely open as there was something that prevented it from showing everything inside.
All the color from Valerie’s face disappeared when her gaze landed on the strands of golden locks.
Very slowly she stepped closer and pulled the door back before using her Aura to strengthen her body and tear away the door—only to find her body freezing the moment her gaze landed on the person lying half dead there.
“A-A-Austin...”
Philius instantly jumped inside and picked up the young man in his arms before pressing his fingers on his wrist.
Those few seconds, he took were like an eternity to Valerie. She looked at her Lord with her eyes blurred by her tears.
She died several times in those few seconds before the headmaster nodded and told her, “He is alive.”
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