Kai woke up to somebody staring at him.
That was already a bad start.
He slowly opened his eyes.
Then immediately saw Andre sitting beside the bed.
Watching.
Silently.
Like a creep.
"..."
"..."
"..."
Kai blinked.
Andre blinked.
Then Kai grabbed the nearest pillow and threw it.
Directly into Andre's face.
"Ow!"
"WHAT THE HELL?"
Andre caught the pillow.
"You woke up."
"NO SHIT."
Kai sat upright.
For several seconds he simply stared.
Making sure this wasn't another dream.
Not another memory fragment.
Not another hallucination.
Just Andre.
Alive.
Looking stupid as usual.
"...You're alive."
Andre grinned.
"Barely."
Kai laughed.
The tension immediately vanished.
For the first time since the sewer collapse—
Everything felt normal.
Well.
As normal as it could be.
The next hour passed quickly.
Kai explained what happened after the collapse.
Everything.
Andre listened.
Then shook his head.
"The red-haired bitch is still the Queen."
Alice, who happened to be entering at that exact moment, immediately pointed at him.
"I regret saving you."
"You didn't save me."
Raj followed behind.
Already tired.
Then Eric entered.
Followed by Nish.
The mood immediately changed.