Plans for the Future

"Doctor Lu, how is he?"

In the Academy's Infirmary, Losera questioned Lu Hess beside her.

Normally, a patient's family and friends were not allowed directly into the Infirmary, but this was an unusual case.

"The child is fine physically, but..."

Lu Hess stopped halfway, glanced at the timid Mo Hei on the hospital bed, then handed Losera the data report.

As Losera read through the densely packed figures, her brow slowly furrowed.

"Is... is there something wrong with my body?"

Seeing the expressions on the two adults' faces, Mo Hei worked up the courage to ask.

"Haha, don't worry. You're in good health. We're just planning some dietary recommendations for you." Lu Hess reassured him.

At a time like this, the words he had used to comfort countless students did their work.

Paired with his reassuring face, they would have put most students at ease.

Unfortunately, Mo Hei was not most students.

"I see..."

He said it was fine, but deep down, he was still worried.

Ever since the gold-eyed Rover had found him, he had known he was different.

Seeing Mo Hei fall quiet, Losera and Lu Hess left him in the care of N.A.N.A., the nursing assistant.

The two of them stepped outside the Infirmary.

"With your experience, you must know there's something seriously wrong with that child's condition," Lu Hess said, folding his arms.

"Yes. His frequency is so chaotic it's practically indistinguishable from a Tacet Discord's," Losera said helplessly.

From the moment they had seen the report, the two dependable adults had reached the same conclusion about Mo Hei.

Tacet Discords generally formed when chaotic frequencies left behind by a Threnodian's destruction merged by chance.

Because of that chaos, most Tacet Discords had no intelligence.

They were easily guided by the local Threnodian and turned into