Once again the day dawned and from the window it was possible to see Oliver who was already up and getting ready, it was a colder day and so he decided to put his coat over his clothes and adjust his backpack, rambling.
‘I’ll need to keep wearing this for a while, at least it’s a slightly more common outfit.’
Soon he was ready to leave for college, it seemed like an ordinary morning and soon he turned towards the door.
However, something caught his attention and he saw a paper passing under his door, squinting slightly and noticing the shadow of the person who had sent the letter moving away.
Looking down he saw that it was something similar to a letter, even though it was still early, it was something common and Oliver approached the door, bending down and picking up the letter so he could read it.
As soon as he opened it, he noticed that it was a simple sheet of paper with a message written on it in pen.
‘You are attracting too much attention with your investigation, it is better to stop while there is still time. You're not the only one there who has skills.'
With the end of the message, Oliver stepped forward and quickly opened his door.
However, as soon as he saw the corridor, there was no one there anymore.
Oliver clicked his tongue as he thought.
‘Damn, they already found where I live.’
In the end, Oliver sighed as he closed the door, but raised his eyebrows in surprise at the letter. Now he had confirmation that there was a relic user, but in the end he turned the back of the card while thinking.
‘Is there no threat?’ Oliver went back to the message in the letter, rereading it while thinking. 'Skills...'
He had a suspicion that someone knew about his disguise, but with that letter the answer was much more apparent and despite the suspicion, it indicated that someone knew that Oliver was investigating.
When he looked out the window, there were no people on the streets or at the entrance to the building where he lived, just a few cars that passed quickly, indicating that whoever had sent the letter had already left.
There was nothing to do at that moment, he knew he had been discovered, but he just kept the letter in his pocket, keeping a serious look as he thought.
'He knows a lot about what I'm doing and wants me to stop the investigation...' He frowned in a long sigh as he said. ‘I didn’t find him, but that speeds it up a bit.’
Oliver left for his college and arrived a little earlier like before, again he sat in the back of the cafeteria so he could have a clear view of the students arriving and focused on the suspects for the following night.
Even if he didn't find anything suspicious in the video, there might still be something that caught his attention when they arrived.
Once again he spent time in the cafeteria as he continued to analyze the gunman's case while waiting for more news.
Since the first report had appeared, just like Oliver, fewer articles and data had appeared.
Little by little he noticed some patterns that made relic users more similar, however, unlike Oliver, he had appeared in the media for killing people apparently with no connection to crimes, making Oliver question himself.
‘Relics give a certain coolness to carry out actions, even if I’m not afraid of hurting or killing criminals, they still give me greater firmness to act.’
His thoughts still tried to find a pattern in the gunman's actions, even though there was still little information, he continued to look for materials about him.
But soon people started to enter the college and Oliver changed the page, deciding to focus on finding his suspects and noticed some starting to enter.
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Passing his eyes quickly he tried to find something that caught his attention, any change since the next day other than clothes.
Placing his fist against his cheek while in front of the notebook, he saw the ordinary students passing by and saw one of the suspects.
At first glance there were no differences and Oliver could not notice any marks on his body that would indicate the use of a weapon.
Unlike the previous day, he seemed distracted and wore headphones, just following his normal path to where he had gone previously.
Oliver looked on curiously as he thought.
‘Some of them just arrive to go to class and then return home as quickly as possible, looking at it that way they just look like introverts who wouldn’t even catch my attention if I didn’t look for them.’
When he looked back towards the exit he noticed another suspect approaching, however, like the previous day he noticed Oliver and stared for a few seconds this time with a neutral expression, then started walking towards the stairs towards the classrooms.
Little by little, Oliver frowned as he thought.
‘Some of them are just weird or curious, this guy was looking at my laptop.’
He sighed and focused on the next few minutes, seeing some students who seemed suspicious.
Few joined groups and some even sat in the cafeteria to eat or talk with the groups they had formed.
At first it seemed like suspicious behavior, but it made Oliver think that some people were just introverted or were having a bad day, making him scratch his eyes in thought.
‘I didn’t expect to find anything big now, but at least I can be less suspicious of what’s happening with groups.’
With the end of his sentence, Oliver heard the signal indicating that classes would begin and soon he saw those in the cafeteria get up to go towards the stairs and their respective rooms.
Some time passed and Oliver continued in the cafeteria putting away his things while he thought.
‘By staying here and with all this movement, at least he won’t watch me without attracting attention.’
When he realized that everyone had left, he would soon get up and head towards the classrooms, passing in front of them while glancing at some students.
However, even during classes they didn't show any strangeness to Oliver who was thinking.
‘There are some in my room, anyway I’m going to need some more time to find something that will really alert me to a suspect.’
When he arrived in his classroom, he was reprimanded for being late, but after that the class went well and nothing changed to attract attention.
It was a strangely ordinary day despite the letter from earlier with the message that was still fresh in his mind, making him look with doubt as he thought.
‘The suspects now just seem introverted, even though I’m not an investigator, it makes me think I wasted time.’
However, his thoughts returned to the letter he had received earlier and reminded him that it had not been completely in vain, causing him to place his fist on his cheek in thought.
Even if he indirectly confirmed the suspicion regarding who had previously watched him, there was still little information for all that research
In his classroom there were some of the suspects that he glanced at, but throughout the class there were no signs or anything that caught his attention in the slightest.
The day passed quickly and in the evening he returned from work, the street seemed calm and was strangely silent.
With his hands in the pockets of his overcoat, he stared thoughtfully ahead.
'I'm not an investigator, but still none of the suspects turned out to be really strange.' He would look up and notice that the street was much darker and quieter than usual, making him look around looking for people while listening to their own voices. steps. ‘There must be something in the next few days, if that letter wasn’t an empty threat, I know I can get close.’
After a quick search, he noticed that the place was empty.
Not even cars passed by and it made Oliver think strangely.
'There is something wrong. It's too early for this street to be so empty.'
Oliver closed his eyes when he realized that something strange was happening, already sliding the backpack over his shoulder.
However, as soon as he passed in front of an alley, he heard the rustling of an animal and made him look towards a bat that flew towards his face.
Widening his eyes, Oliver tried to react, but the bat seemed faster and passed by the side of Oliver's face, hurting his cheek and leaving a mark that began to bleed slightly.
Seeing that the animal was attacking him and it looked strange, Oliver tried to turn around, but as soon as he looked back he saw an image of a boy with his fist raised behind his body making a quick turn.
With the little time he had, he was able to put both arms to block and the impact happened.
It was a hook that hit Oliver's arms and his eyes widened when he saw the power that threw his arms back and ripped his feet off the ground, throwing him towards the alley.
Oliver forced himself to land on his feet as his feet slid and knocked him off balance.
As soon as he looked ahead, in the place of the bat he saw a boy walking towards him, once again looking surprised to see that he had seen him on the recordings and at college.
He was of average height with slicked back blond hair, dressed in the same college clothes from the same day, and stared at Oliver with an excited smile on his face as he opened and closed his hand as if warming up.
When he noticed the face, the archer looked uncomfortable while running his fist over his own cheek to get rid of the blood while he thought.
‘A relic user?’