After all the exhausting ordeals that had taken place inside the principal's office,
Sebastian guided Al through the narrow rear corridor of the school building.
"I honestly didn't expect the principal to be in cahoots with those three just to set you up, Master," Sebastian said while carefully scanning their surroundings, his tone sharp and watchful.
Al let out a faint sigh, the corners of his lips twitching in mild annoyance.
"That's pretty much how my life has been lately. For some reason, ever since I returned to the Virellano family, irritating problems keep showing up like they're magnetically drawn to me," he muttered in a voice that blended fatigue and sarcasm.
"For more than six years, we've fought together and faced only physical dangers… and now I'm dealing with emotional ones instead. The kind of danger that's the most lethal—for DIAR." His tone deepened on the last word, a hint of dry humor underneath.
Sebastian chuckled lightly, the sound low and knowing.
