Nightmare Mythos

Cesar has a lot of time on his hands right now. The fight with Randal only took a few minutes, adding his evaluation of his skills took over a few minutes as well, hence there is more than free time given to him at the moment.

Because of that, Cesar will finally have the freedom to begin his search from finding treatment for his unknown health condition by looking for a Nightmares, Soul Scholar.

There are a few things on his mind and to start it, he'll have to ask the people he asked questions by the end of the week and now it's Friday. There's one day left but he was promised it would be either today or tomorrow.

Hence, after riding a cab as his destination would be that long, Cesar asked the driver to deliver him to a certain location.

"Boron Street, Fourth District,"

The driver nodded once, a Staff Member of the Academy. Since they didn't have to pay for any Vennon money or contribution points, the drivers were very willing to drive students to whatever streets, roads, or districts students asked them to.

And because Cesar has been very familiar with almost the entire Academy aside from some things that are off-ground for them, he will not have a hard time giving directions.

'I could've done this earlier to reach the gymnasium if not for the fact the cabs I've seen are full and many. But Fourth District is just far. With a cab, I can reduce an hour of traveling into minutes,'

The Academy obviously had streets and roads but because it was too large, the classification became very wide, hence districts were made.

And they are thirteen districts that the Academy contains.

Now the Fourth District and its streets and roads can be called an entertainment district. Students who have a lot of time usually go in here to enjoy their leisure time to be free from the tight schedule of the Academy on in a while.

Idly considering some of the things inside his head, Cesar saw a familiar sign right after they shifted to another street which made him realize that he was finally here.

-Boron Street

The driver of the cab stopped the clutches before nodding at Cesar after looking at him in the rearview mirror.

"Thanks,"

Getting down, Cesar observed the entertainment district was not really that crowded. Fourth years were absent due to most of them still undergoing the Facet Selection. The Third and Second years were the same as well but what made this district still have some people because of the First Years.

The newly admitted batch of students was very prominent in this district and streets. It's only because they didn't have encountered the challenges that the Academy stored for them yet.

But they were about to be once the selection ended.

Walking through the streets, some of the students who saw him tread forward recognized him but were very reluctant to approach. Because of that, Cesar freely made his way to the designation point where he'd meet his informants.

Entering a house, Cesar made his way deeper inside. The people who saw him merely gave him a glance before completely ignoring him. Everyone had businesses on their own and Cesar was just one of those people who had entered their establishment.

After finding the room of their meeting point, Cesar entered and couldn't help but stay frozen the moment he saw the person, a different figure, he'll meet.

Cesar stared at the individual for a few moments before closing the door. He then approached the figure, sitting down on one of the spaces beside it.

"You're not Claude. He's the informant I was supposed to meet," Cesar spoke sarcastically.

"I'm indeed not in fact Claude. He's one of my men inside the Academy," Nas, one of the Administrators of the Academy, smiled, "Your wants intrigued me,"

Cesar couldn't help but click his tongue silently while musing inwardly.

'God damn... He will be suspicious why I'm asking a particular Nightmare.'

But instead of being disheartened as to why Nas is able to discover his actions, Cesar sees it as a chance.

Nas could be considered someone he already had connections with. He recalled the time he had asked Nas for information about Facet Selection, along with several other things he inquired about through him.

Now that he discovered that Nas is a very important figure, sticking with the best person there is will be obviously beneficial in the future.

Cesar then retorted, "I want information regarding Nightmares that is connected with Soul Scholar. They lived in terrains rich in Soul. Do you have this kind of information?"

Nas, upon confirming that it was really Cesar asking this question, replied. "No, this particular detail you're asking hasn't been recorded yet through our databooks, either public or private knowledge,"

Nas paused, "And that's what makes this conversation very interesting. Where did you get this from? And Soul? That is a very... interesting topic,"

Cesar, already expecting this kind of question to be asked while not getting fazed by it, replied with grit in his teeth, "I have my ways and I'm not planning on sharing it,"

Nas stared blankly at Cesar as if trying to peek at his very inside which made Cesar himself shudder. Not backing down at the stare-down while feeling the pressure, Cesar finally saw Nas stopping while letting out a small smile.

"If there's nothing else, you can leave."

Cesar kept his gaze fixated on Nas before nodding, "Yes, sir. It was a pleasure meeting you again. May I know if there's a possible way to contact you?"

Nas replied with the same gentle tone, "Just contact me through Arnold. We'll set up a date and time later on if I'm still available,"

Cesar gestured that he understood what he meant before standing up and hastily leaving the room. Not only did he have other classes to attend but also because he also didn't calculate enough that Nas would be present which explained his haste.

'Seriously, dealing with Nas is more stressful than the others I've met in my entire life.'

Watching Cesar leave the room with his presence inside, Nas slightly shifted his head to the side and muttered.

"Are you sure now?"

A voice, not echoing from the walls but resonating from within him, spoke to offer affirmation.

"Yes. I can feel that you and that student are the same. Someone is also inside of him,"