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I blink as I stare at the door a bit longer. I thought the guy dashed out, but...

There’s no need to be curious about what happened with that guy, but I head to the door again and open it. Outside, all the way to the statue, there’s no one on the path.

So...

I feel my face. Did I see things?

But someone did help me, right? Otherwise, I’d end up on the floor.

Now that I think about it... With how hard the guy tried to hide himself with awkward clothes and accessories...

Is that... Gisett?

Really?

I dash to the lift, I have to—

I turn around and run to the door. First, I have to pick up my student card that fell when I tripped and almost fell.

Chapter 24

Gisett

I sit on the strongest branch of the tree a distance away from Laura’s dorm building. “Am I... too weak?”

Mckur chuckles and pats my arm. It is a miracle the branch remains steady despite his weight. “You just care about her a bit too much.”

I roll my eyes. “But she doesn’t care about me. Like... She’s not going to consider a gargoyle, even if I helped her. It’s just a backpack. She could have figured it out soon enough, within seconds.”

“Well, well. What else should you have done? Sit there and watch her struggle?”

I sigh. It may not be a good idea to let Mckur be here. As the gargoyle who’s in charge of the campus, I can shoo him away, but he’s Mckur, so... I guess he can tag along.

It is dark after the sun has set. My head hurts from the drinks I’ve been gulping down. But I’m not hurting too much to fly. It’s just... maybe the hurt in my heart aches more.

I shrug. “She probably doesn’t even know it’s me.”

“Given how silly you looked, you bet.”

I huff. “She was attacked by a robber a while ago, so...”

“Oh, I hope she’s not too scared.”

“I hope not. She’s... probably strong enough.”

“What happened to the robber?”

“I smacked the guy and made sure he would regret his life’s choices. Well, I can’t control how he thinks, but I’ve made it... I don’t think he’s dead, but his stay in the hospital and the bill will hopefully make him think twice about doing it again.”

“So, he’s going to rob more people to pay the bill.”

I grunt. “That’s not funny.”

He chuckles. “I know, I know. But we may as well have a bit of laughter here and there when we can.”

Maybe he has a point. But I’m still not in the mood for his jokes. “Nothing matters in the end.”

He pats me with his wing. “Don’t be too upset over that. All of us know you’re the best gargoyle out there.”

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