Chapter 42
It seems that Ed has no plans to answer Shi Yu's questions for the time being.
The silver-haired, emerald-eyed boy hummed, then spoke calmly, "You'll be enrolled next year. Watching a few open tournaments and touring the school's facilities and surroundings will be beneficial to you in the future. The general should have already given you instructions."
Without pausing, Ed continued in a cold tone, "Don't think this kind of activity is a waste of time. If you're free that day, please help me find someone."
Theodore raised his head with a complicated expression and stared at his friend. The other party's expression and attitude were very calm, and he did not notice anything unusual.
Instead, the timid, Aries-like Omega suddenly entered his sight. The girl looked at him in confusion, which inexplicably made Theodore feel a little anxious. The young Alpha could only hold his breath and turn his head away.
He grabbed the blond hair, sighed in annoyance, and said, "Okay, okay..."
This weekend is the annual open day of the First Federal Military Academy. Ed's idea is to take advantage of the opportunity that Theodore is going to attend this open day and ask him to help find someone for an unfamiliar Omega in the military academy. In fact, it won't waste much time. If it is a friend's own request, Theodore will definitely agree without hesitation.
But perhaps, it was because he already knew that he was actually working for another Omega... Certain shadows flashed through his mind, and the blond boy pursed his lips, then drooped his shoulders dejectedly like an eggplant hit by frost.
"Who is it? Just tell me the name."
As if looking directly at the Omega would burn his eyes, Theodore still avoided Shigure's gaze uncomfortably. "But there will be a lot of people at the military academy that day. I can't guarantee that I can find him. Be prepared."
……!
Shi Yu, who had kept her mouth shut and listened quietly to the conversation between the two teenagers, finally felt relieved. How could she complain? Almost the moment she noticed that the general's child had softened his attitude, a happy and grateful smile instantly appeared on the girl's face.
"Thank you!" She sincerely thanked Theodore. Then, with Ed's seemingly indifferent sidelong glance, Shi Yu thought for a moment, then, with a questioning tone, blurted out: "Wei, um...?"
Ed lowered his eyelashes, slightly retracted his handsome and delicate jaw, and looked thoughtful.
"Wayne?"
Theodore couldn't help but raise his eyebrows at the Omega's hesitant voice, and he grumbled without temper, "Isn't he the person you're looking for? Why are you asking me in such a questioning tone?"
Shi Yu mumbled a vague "hmm" and her face suddenly turned red. Wayne was definitely the person she was looking for! However...
"Um..." She glanced at the figure next to her quietly, then hesitated and struggled to open her lips.
“…”
"Louder." Theodore looked to the side and rubbed his neck silently, like a cat relaxing its muscles.
"Kamihara Akatsuki, Xia Feng... and Loren." Shigure continued in a low voice, her eyes watering. The Omega's eyelashes fluttered as if she was extremely embarrassed. Then she added softly, "Whether we find Wayne... or these few people, it's all fine."
There was no doubt that Shigure cared about and worried about Wayne—but she also had the same feelings for several other people.
And Shi Yu thought anxiously, if he could contact Xiao, Xia Feng, or Loren, he could ask them to pass on a message to Wayne and ask about other people's recent situation. But if he only contacted Wayne, he would definitely not be happy to ask about others...
Shi Yu was lost in thought, she was only thinking about her own things, and she didn't notice the eyes from the opposite side or around her.
Theodore had a strange look on his face. He finally turned his head and looked Shi Yu up and down carefully. He didn't know what was going on in his mind, but the boy's hair stood up like frizzy hair, and his face became a little weird and flushed.
Ed glanced at Shi Yu deeply, but unlike Theodore, he quickly restrained himself and lowered his gaze, looking at the ground under his feet very attentively and carefully, without showing any difference.
The pale back of his hand showed purple veins due to the slight force. Ed remained silent, as if he didn't see Theodore's winking expression.
An Omega—
Theodore awkwardly tightened his palms on the back of his neck. When Shigure opened his mouth and called out a string of names that were obviously Alpha names, the adolescent Alpha tried to use his eyes to let his friend know what was going on, as if he was frightened and a little embarrassed and annoyed.
...How did she know so many Alphas, all of whom were military academy students?
However, Ed lowered his eyes calmly and didn't even look at him. The blond boy's ears turned red because he was ignored. The associations in his mind were like a runaway horse that could not be controlled and quickly ran away.
“…”
After a while, Shi Yu came back to his senses and was puzzled to find that the atmosphere had become stiff and silent.
Ed looked gloomy and tired, and the young boy named Theodore turned his head away, looking rather disgusted. Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, unsure whether to continue speaking.
"Ohhhh."
Finally, Theodore wiped his face, interrupting the silent atmosphere. He suppressed his frustration and anxiety and said in a low voice, "I understand. We can just find anyone of these people, right?! It's really troublesome. It's almost..."
Theodore paused, then warned Shi Yu in a somewhat rough and impatient voice, "...Stop looking at me."
After he spoke fiercely, the sticky and soft gaze that made him feel breathless finally disappeared.
Theodore breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though he kept his eyes away from the innocent and timid Omega, Shigure, the Omega, seemed to be completely unaware of his rejection. He kept looking at him... with that wet and shaky look of an Omega about to capture an Alpha.
Theodore felt as uncomfortable as if he had rolled in sticky syrup twice. As an Alpha, his edges and spikes seemed to be corroded. The young Alpha blushed and secretly reminded himself that this was the terrifying thing about Omega, and he must not take it lightly!
Shi Yu was unaware of Theodore's chaotic thoughts, and after being reminded of them, she averted her gaze somewhat awkwardly. After all, isn't it polite to look directly at someone when speaking? Shi Yu hadn't expected her gaze to bother Theodore, and she couldn't help but feel a little frustrated.
"Are you done discussing this?" Ed suddenly said, "Theodore and I still have something to discuss. Go back first and come back in twenty minutes. Finish your homework from yesterday."
Shi Yu hadn't recovered yet when she was suddenly hit by Teacher Ed's obvious attitude of driving her away. She pinched her fingers, then nodded with a sad expression: "Well... I understand." she said.
Then she whispered her thanks again, her voice was weak, and she didn't mention any specific names. Ed just stood there quietly, gazing at her slow back with his slightly narrowed green eyes. When the black-haired Omega opened the door, the boy's pale and beautiful eyebrows suddenly became a little dazed.
At that moment, he seemed to speak hoarsely, but it was as if he had never intended to stop Shi Yu. The emotions of confusion and bitterness were ignited in his heart, but in an instant they disappeared in silence like a drop of water in the ocean.
On the surface, her eyes remained clear, and she looked rational and calm as she watched Shi Yu's figure disappear from her sight.
Having not been in touch for nearly three months, the two close friends should have naturally reminisced about the past or shared their recent life stories in this undisturbed moment. However, after an outsider left the conversation, the teenagers fell into silence for several minutes.
"Ed, aren't you going to explain this to me?" Theodore glanced at his friend several times before finally speaking. "It's fine to do an Omega a small favor, since it's your commission, after all. But I have to know what kind of Omega I'm working for, right?"
He couldn't contain himself and told Ed, "We met once before. I picked up my father's terminal by mistake... and accidentally answered her call."
"Then what?"
Ed closed his eyes and asked in a slightly hoarse and tired voice.
"I don't have much to say. I just got scolded for being careless." The boy paused, frowned, and evasively glanced at the topic before passing it on. "Let's talk about today's issue first."
"You were quite surprised just now, weren't you?" Theodore glanced at him and asked, "Did she arrive recently? Giving cadets shielding modules and communication signals is against school regulations. She was able to name so many cadets at once. Are you... uh, sure her intentions are legitimate?"
Ed lowered his eyelashes and said nothing.
As soon as he finished speaking, Theodore sighed heavily, then tapped his brow with a little frustration.
Although he changed his words in time, Theodore knew that his sensitive friend would immediately understand what he originally wanted to ask.
——She showed so many abnormalities, but you didn’t know anything about the Omega named “Shigure”?
"If you ask me, let's wait."
Theodore was quite good at reading the atmosphere. After observing his silent friend, he paused for a moment and then made the suggestion knowing what was going on.
"No." To Theodore's surprise, Ed raised his eyes calmly and rejected him almost immediately.
The third son, once the pride of Sturga, now reduced to a shadowy figure, seemed to have instantly abandoned the cold, arrogant, and self-possessed aspects of his character. The handsome young man frowned slightly, gazing at his friend. In a voice that was slightly cold but also extremely tolerant, he said, "...She'll be disappointed."
"Set up a wiretapping program in the signal." Before Theodore's expression of silent depression could fully reveal itself, Ed added naturally and coldly, "It is necessary to fulfill the promise. As for other aspects, I will supervise her closely."
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