Chapter 52: The Third Encounter!

The clinic was oddly quiet today. The nurses were just sitting around, chatting while some were taking a nap.

The first two by the door were the first to spot Rin and immediately swarmed him with concern.

"Rin! Are you okay?"

"Are you feeling better? We heard you had a fever,"

"Do you need another check-up?"

Rin laughed softly... touched by the attention.

"I’m fine. Thank you all."

"We miss you, Rin,"

"Yes. It’s so hectic without you,"

"Haha," Rin just laughed, rubbing his neck that was still burning. The kiss that the Duke planted on that spot before he left. Rin didn’t just feel his lips, but he felt tongue and teeth, softly scraping his skin.

’That cursed Duke!’

After a few minutes of chatting and teasing... Elna ordered them to focus on their job, even though there were no patients around. Then, he made his way to Theron’s office.

Theron was behind his desk... but the moment he saw Rin... he was on his feet.

"You’re awake." His eyes softened. "Thank goodness."

Before Rin could speak... he was pulled into a firm... warm hug. His breath hitched as his face pressed against Theron’s chest.

"I’m so glad you’re okay..." Theron said quietly.

Rin’s face flushed bright red.

"S-Sorry for... yesterday. I didn’t mean to act like that. I didn’t even know what I was saying..."

Theron stepped back... brushing Rin’s hair from his face.

"You don’t have to apologise. It wasn’t your fault." Theron smiled. He knew Rin’s identity and it made him feel special.

Theron also realised that Lucien also knew Rin’s identity, that was his reason for hanging around him like a pervert.

’Still, I hope Rin doesn’t choose the wrong person for his heat,’

"Thank you, Head Doctor,"

Rin nodded... grateful.

"You should call me Theron. I told you before," he said but Rin pretended he didn’t listen to that. It was as if he was scared of Elna finding out about that. Theron hated anyone calling his name, including the woman he was having a thing with. But, he didn’t mind if his name slipped out from Rin’s lips, even if it was just once. He already heard his name from him yesterday when he begged to have his cock in his ass.

But it wasn’t enough.

Theron shook the lewd thoughts off his head as his gaze turned serious.

"Why are you here... Rin? You know the academy is hell for Omega staff. You’re not supposed to be here,"

Rin looked away. He also didn’t know why he was here. It wasn’t as if he could say he came from another world and found himself in Rin’s body.

"I needed work. The academy was the only place where I could be protected from the outside world since I’m an unregistered omega."

"And how safe has it been so far?" Theron asked quietly.

Rin said nothing. Of course, it hasn’t been safe. He had almost been killed close to ten times already. Even if the male leads don’t kill him, the side characters would definitely try to.

Theron sighed, changing the topic since Rin didn’t want to speak about it.

"Your next heat... it won’t wait forever. You need to prepare. I recommend finding someone you trust."

Rin nodded... trying not to squirm.

"I will."

Just as he turned to leave... Theron asked one more question.

"What’s your relationship with Silas?"

Rin blinked.

"I... I don’t have one."

Theron’s expression relaxed a little.

"Good. Stay away from him. He’s dangerous."

Rin filed that away as another red flag. He could remember when he got that notification about Silas at the temple. The system wasn’t even clear about his status.

[System Alert - A Side Character has Appeared.]

[Name: Professor Silas Cromwell]

[Status: Academy Professor - Dark Magic Scholar - In**c*nt *u*ch*r.]

[Threat Level: Moderate]

[Warning: Known to Study Forbidden Arts. DESPISE DEMONS]

He was left wondering what ’In**c*nt *u*ch*r’ was.

"Maybe it’s something I shouldn’t find out," he thought.

.

.

Rin finally left the academy after showing his ID to the security guard at the gate. They allowed him and he stared at the stretched road that led from the academy to where he was heading.

There was no carriage that he could flag down.

’Fuck! I miss Uber!’

He groaned and started walking. He was going to see it as an exercise... After all, walking was good.

It took him an hour to walk to town.

By the time he reached the familiar... Pink storefront of the Boutique... he was panting hard as his palms rested on his knees.

Madame greeted him with her usual dramatic flair.

"Oh Darling! You’re here! It’s so nice to see you again."

Rin nodded.

"Thank you Madame. But I need your help,"

She walked closer, her ears open to listen to whatever he had to say.

"My heat is coming in five days. I need... a toy."

His cheek flushed red... he couldn’t speak properly but she could understand him.

Madam’s eyes sparkled.

"Ohhh... sweetie... say no more. I have just the thing for you. Come with me!"

She led him into a private section of the shop.

"So tell me, what size?" she asked. "Omegas tend to love huge, long and veiny toys so it would..."

"Small. Very small!" Rin said, interrupting her. He didn’t want to hear those words from her.

She blinked at him.

"Hmmm... Small?"

She asked, then turned and pulled out something that made Rin’s soul almost leave his body.

"This is the smallest we’ve got."

Rin stared at the fat... almost-pulsing... vibrating monster in her hand.

"...This is small?"

"Of course. Look at the others." She pointed to ones shaped like tentacles... double-ended ones... even a horse-shaped one. "Do you want those?"

Rin shook his head quickly.

"No! This one is fine. Very, very fine. I’ll take it. How much is it?"

Madam grinned.

"It’s free of charge... darling."

"You already gifted me these earrings before..."

"Then you should accept this. You can visit me frequently if you wish to pay me back,"

"Thanks Madame," Rin said.

She smiled, taking the toy from his hand to package it well.

.

Rin finally left the shop with the package in hand. He paused, staring at it. He hoped the toy would work well. Instead of having a man’s thing inside him, he’d rather have a toy instead. There was even an instruction on how to use it.

"How difficult would it be?" He asked himself. "It’s just a toy, right?"

Suddenly, the wind caught his hood and blew it back...

And all at once... people stared at him. He saw their eyes on him and flinched. He wondered if it was rare to have white hair and red eyes. People in this world have different colours of hair, so they shouldn’t be surprised when they see someone with white hair.

He quickly pulled the hood up and ducked into a nearby alley... stuffing the package into his inventory.

"Okay... That’s it for today. I should head back to the Duke’s mansion as soon as possible and..."

DING!

His eyes widened when he heard the system notification even without staring at the message, he could imagine what the problem was.

[SYSTEM ALERT!]

MISSION: Survive the Week

DAY: 27/7

THREAT LEVEL: HIGH

WARNING: Lucien’s Lovers Detected

OBJECTIVE: Survive 3 Critical Encounters (3/3)

REWARD: Unlock Skill - Pheromone Concealment Lv. 1 (+5 to all stats)

PENALTY FOR FAILURE: DEATH

Rin’s face fell.

"...Fuck!"

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