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Chapter 24 - Marked

Tiger was walking to his class inside the school building. While walking through the corridor, he suddenly felt like someone was watching him from the rooftop.

Tiger stopped for a moment but then ignored the feeling and continued walking.

On the rooftop, a person was standing there watching Tiger. He was wearing a stylish red jacket, white pants, and had white hair. There was also a scar on his neck.

The man watched Tiger walk away and smirked.

He rubbed his hands together and said quietly,

"Now this will be fun."

Meanwhile, Tiger was walking along the corridor near a wall toward his classroom. Just as he was about to turn right toward the building entrance for his class, the mysterious man suddenly appeared in front of him and blocked his path.

Tiger said politely,

"Sorry, I need to go to class. Can you move aside?"

The man replied,

"Relax, relax. I'll let you go… just listen to one thing first."

Tiger started to speak again,

"But class will start in a few minu—"

The man interrupted him.

"Don't hurry so much. What's the worst that could happen if you miss school today? Hehe."

He stepped aside slightly and stood face-to-face with Tiger on the left side. Tiger thought he could finally leave.

Now I can go," Tiger thought, but the figure sensed and the moment Tiger tried to walk past him, the man blocked his path again.

Tiger said angrily,

"Don't you think you're doing too much?"

The man shrugged.

"Hmm… maybe I am. But didn't anyone tell you what I came here to take from you?"

He again walked and stood directly in front of Tiger.

Tiger said impatiently,

"I don't have time for this. Just tell me what you want."

The man smiled.

"You probably already understand what I want."

Tiger frowned.

"What do you mean?"

The man sighed.

"You really are innocent. Fine… I won't ask for it right now. Instead, I'll just steal it."

Suddenly, he dashed forward and tried to grab Tiger's right hand.

Tiger quickly pulled his hand away and stepped back.

"Are you aware If someone sees us here, it will cause a lot of trouble."

The man laughed.

"Who's going to see us here? Haha."

He rushed forward again and tried grabbing Tiger's hand, but Tiger avoided him once more.

Tiger said seriously,

"Just tell me simply. Why did you come here?"

The man sighed again.

"Look, I'm not the kind of person who reveals his purpose immediately. I only tell it after the job is done."

Tiger tried to respond,

"But then—"

The man suddenly looked irritated.

"You really are… forget it."

He stepped back about 4–5 meters away from Tiger.

Then he suddenly pulled out a deck of cards.

Tiger looked confused.

"Cards?"

Suddenly, the figure flicked his wrist and ignited one of the cards, sending flames shimmering in the air.

Tiger's eyes widened.

"Fire?! Those don't look like normal cards… they're burning!"

Without warning, the man threw the flaming cards at Tiger.

Tiger quickly dodged to the side. The cards slammed into the wall behind him, leaving cracks and dents in it.

Tiger thought,

"Great,Those cards actually damaged the wall…"

Tiger then said seriously,

"I hate people who laugh during a fight. But tell me your name… so the next time we meet, it will be our last meeting."

The man laughed calmly.

"You think knowing my name will make this our last encounter? It might be, but who can say?

He smiled.

"But you said you don't like people who laugh during fights… that's the first time I've heard someone say that. Interesting."

Alright, we'll see if it's our last meeting or just the second one," he teased while He opened one button of his jacket.

Inside, the word "SCAR" was written.

Tiger quietly murmured,

"Scar…"

Suddenly, both of them sensed someone approaching because of the noise from the fight.

And Before going he said, hay! Tiger I think so our sweet date is over. With a sigh!

Scar quickly jumped high into the air and landed on the rooftop.

Tiger immediately looked up toward the rooftop, but Scar had already disappeared.

Tiger sighed.

"Why does everyone disappear so quickly…?" And what does he mean by Sweet date? forget it.

Just then, while Tiger was still looking up, a small folded folded paper floated down from above and landed near him. He picked it up,

As Tiger picked it up and unfolded the paper.

On the paper, something was written in code:

-.-. --- -- . / - --- / - .... . / .- ... ... .- ... ... .. -. / .... . .- -.. --.- ..- .- .-. - . .-. ... / - --- -- --- .-. .-. --- .-- / .- - / ....- / .--. --

Tiger flipped the page and stared at it.

"What is this…? Is it some kind of code?"

After thinking for a moment, Tiger realized.

"Wait… this is Morse code."

He quickly translated it.

"Come to the Assassin Headquarters tomorrow at 4 PM."

At that moment, Just then, a teacher suddenly arrived in the corridor, looking at Tiger with disapproval.

The teacher shouted,

Why are you still here? There's no time. Go to your class immediately!"

Feeling a rush of adrenaline, Tiger hesitated for a second and quickly hid the paper in his pocket.

Then he walked toward his classroom.

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