Hidden Circumstances

The Dorm Supervisor took a thermos cup, changed into a Tai Chi outfit, and leisurely headed toward the teaching building.

The students should be in class now. With my identity restricted, I have no way to approach them. How am I supposed to observe everyone's behavior during the incident...? Yin Ge was frantic.

She knew full well how important information was.

But the moment she reached the vicinity of the teaching building, her worries vanished.

The Dorm Supervisor had stopped in a small garden to practice Tai Chi, and from this angle, she could see the Head Teacher, the School Bully, the School Beauty, the sports committee member, the Poor Student, and the others.

They were all in the same class.

Seeing the Poor Student, she could not help thinking of the soldier who had sacrificed himself and the Beasthood within the Poor Student.

Based on the characteristics of the Son of Heaven Game, the underachiever should now be nothing more than a character in the scenario. He might not even be able to enter Persona Time.

It was still unknown what kind of Personhood had been sealed within the Poor Student, and now another Personhood had appeared.

That meant Yin Ge had to consider more possibilities and analyze more Original Son of Heaven Game materials. The amount of thinking required had multiplied.

But the prerequisite for all this was observing the High School Student and the people around him.

Where was the High School Student...? Yin Ge scanned the classroom with her gaze, but she did not see the protagonist, the High School Student.

It was not until the Head Teacher tapped an empty desk and spoke to the air, "You, go sit over there."

She pointed to a seat at the very front of the classroom. It was completely empty, with barely anyone around it.

That seat is way too far from everyone else... Yin Ge thought.

After the seat change, almost nothing unusual happened.

Yin Ge discovered that, aside from the School Bully and the School Beauty, no one went to that distant seat to play with the High School Student. He truly seemed to have become invisible.

Why? Why did no one play with him?

Yin Ge watched the High School Student for as long as the Dorm Supervisor practiced Tai Chi.

But all she could conclude was that the High School Student had few friends and rarely interacted with others.

It was soon noon. The Dorm Supervisor ate lunch, then went to the sports field to continue practicing Tai Chi.

Yin Ge had originally thought she would not get to see the High School Student today, but that afternoon, his class came to the sports field for PE.

Yin Ge had thought she would be able to observe the High School Student more this time, but even after the bell rang and the students had lined up for PE, she still did not see him.

Though the High School Student's body was transparent like the Bride's, there was not the slightest gap in the formation. That meant he was most likely absent.

Could the High School Student be in a different class from the others?

The question had just arisen in Yin Ge's mind when a man and a woman walked toward the formation from the sports field entrance.

The man was the Grade-Level Head. He had been talking the whole time, his expression extremely displeased.

The woman was the Head Teacher, following behind the Grade-Level Head with a slight frown.

The two headed straight for the class formation. When they saw the Dorm Supervisor, they even nodded in greeting.

The Dorm Supervisor was used to it.

Huh? Do dorm supervisors have such high status now?

Yin Ge was somewhat puzzled, but she did not dwell on it. Perhaps the teachers were simply polite.

More than that, she cared about what the Head Teacher and Grade-Level Head would do next.

After all, they were both important figures in the High School Student's scenario.

Soon, the Grade-Level Head and Head Teacher reached the front of the formation, interrupting the teacher and students in the middle of class.

The Grade-Level Head looked around, his tone exceptionally stern. "Where is he? Skipping PE again?"

Was he talking about the High School Student? Yin Ge listened even more closely.

The Head Teacher pressed her lips together. "He has a disability and should not exercise, so I had him stay in the classroom."

A disability? The words instantly caught Yin Ge's attention.

The High School Student had also appeared in the Original Son of Heaven Game scenario, but he was not an important character. That was why Yin Xia had never heard that he had a disability.

This could be crucial information! Yin Ge focused intently on the people below.

The Grade-Level Head was extremely dissatisfied that the High School Student had not attended PE. "It's not like I don't know he's disabled."

"But he hasn't lost his arms or legs. Why can't he attend PE?"

"There are laws for a country and rules for a family. If everyone were like him, the school might as well shut down. He can just go home and rest however he wants."

Upon hearing that, several male students in the formation looked at one another's lower bodies and grinned knowingly.

Yin Ge became even more confused. What exactly was the High School Student's disability?

At the same time, the Head Teacher glared at those students, then lowered her voice. "Group Leader, he may not have lost his arms or legs, but his life is truly ruined."

"I was the one who told him to rest in the classroom. We should be more understanding toward him!"

"Understanding?" The Grade-Level Head frowned. "If you understand him, what about the other students? Every student is the same. We can't give him special treatment."

As he spoke, he waved at a student. "Go bring him here."

The Head Teacher watched helplessly as the student went to fetch him. Her face showed concern, but she said nothing more.

By this point, Yin Ge had already formed some thoughts.

Judging from the current situation alone, the Grade-Level Head seemed excessively strict, so strict that he was somewhat coldhearted.

It was indeed strange to be so harsh on a disabled child.

Soon, a classmate brought the High School Student over.

Although his entire body was transparent, Yin Ge could determine his approximate position from where the students' and teachers' gazes fell.

The instant the High School Student appeared, a burst of laughter rose from the formation.

"What are you laughing at? If you want to laugh, go laugh somewhere else!" The Grade-Level Head glared at everyone, and they immediately fell silent.

Then the Grade-Level Head turned to the High School Student and said sternly:

"From now on, you must attend class. You cannot miss a single lesson!"

"Your parents work themselves to the bone just to earn a little money. They scraped together everything they had to send you to school, and you're here to skip class?"

His words were unpleasant, but no one dared refute him.

"Understood, Teacher," the High School Student said, his voice somewhat muffled.

Fortunately, the Grade-Level Head left after saying that.

The Head Teacher sighed. "Since the Grade-Level Head has said so, join the formation."

"Be careful. Don't get hurt." She turned toward the students. "Everyone, take good care of your classmate."

"Got it~" The students responded sporadically, seeming somewhat unwilling.

The Head Teacher nodded, turned around, and spoke to the PE Teacher. She generally told him to keep an eye on the High School Student and not let him participate in collision-prone sports like soccer or basketball.

Sports prone to collisions, and team sports too? Yin Ge frowned slightly.

The Head Teacher soon walked away.

The PE Teacher stepped forward to ask about the High School Student's condition, then directly told him to rest at the side while the other students played a soccer match.

The students cheered and scattered.

Some stretched, some fetched the ball. It was very lively.

Only the High School Student stood alone at the side.

Soon, the match ended, and several slovenly boys walked over and shoved the High School Student around.

The others seemed accustomed to the sight and showed no reaction at all.

Yin Ge could already imagine how difficult the High School Student's daily life at school must have been.

But the next moment, the School Bully stepped forward with a cold expression and stood in front of the High School Student, while the School Beauty asked after him with concern.

Seeing this, those people who had been shoving the High School Student found it pointless and left directly.

The relationship between the High School Student, the School Bully, and the School Beauty seemed fairly good.

Yin Ge temporarily shifted her attention away from them and pondered what had just happened.

Aside from those irrelevant bystanders, among those with Godhead, only the Grade-Level Head and the Head Teacher had significantly affected the High School Student's emotions.

The Grade-Level Head was one of the two remaining soldiers.

Could he be the Killer?

Yin Ge did not think so. At least, his behavior during Persona Time had been perfectly normal. Yet judging from the trajectory of the incident, he was somewhat suspicious.

His public scolding of the High School Student had affected the latter's emotions, which seemed somewhat similar to how the person bearing Beasthood had bullied employees in the Original Son of Heaven Game.

The Head Teacher, on the other hand, had been rather gentle with the High School Student. It seemed like there was nothing wrong with that.

But was there really nothing wrong? Why did it always feel like something was off...? Yin Ge sank into thought.

First, there was the seating arrangement that morning.

The Head Teacher had moved the High School Student to an isolated seat far away from the other students, as if she had separated him from the group.

The afternoon PE class and soccer activity were the same. The Head Teacher had practically prevented the High School Student from participating in such group activities.

If this continued, it could develop into isolation.

And isolation happened to be a form of covert bullying.

Could it be a coincidence?

Yin Ge sank into thought.