Nightmare Mythos

Chapter 178 Show's Starting!

'This is the most embarrassing thing I've experienced today,'

That thought continued circling around Cesar's mind as Jacqueline was pushing through the wheelchair he was currently sitting in. Beside her was his group who was remotely looking through any suspicions that they passed by at the busy streets of Dawn Breaker.

Was Cesar's condition to the point that he wasn't able to move his legs?

Clearly not.

Cesar got put in this situation because the group insisted that he do so. At first, he thought they were pulling a prank on him but as they got nearer to the Castle Hearth, his face was only flushed with embarrassment.

He didn't appear to be injured but it looks like he was getting special treatment.

'Well, I'm thankful for their help, I guess? Because of this, I didn't exert much movement. Anyways, I have to focus now,'

Entering the Castle Hearth while still in his wheelchair, Cesar and the group immediately went to find Arnold. They got separated as they decided to meet at the main hall if they ever found Arnold along the way.

On the other hand, Jacqueline and Cesar went to the main hall themselves.

Passing through some guests that gave them weird looks, Jacqueline quietly assisted Cesar as she was the one pushing the chair. Through an outsider's eyes, one might think a natural beauty was being under her merciless boss' clutches.

However, it was far from that.

Jacqueline keep stealing glances at Cesar as if she was eager to ask something. However, even if Cesar noticed those feelings himself, he didn't have to entertain whatever she wanted to inquire.

For now, finding Arnold was the top priority.

And coming to the main hall, Cesar was able to easily spot the Headmaster of the Academy chatting around his peers with big smiles and fake masks to cover his true emotions.

That's what he's always been.

"Arnold,"

Interrupting his talk with the other guests, Arnold shifted his gaze to the side where Cesar was sitting in a wheelchair.

There was a look of relief on his face when he saw Cesar before he came closer and whispered, looking around his body to see if he had suffered any injuries.

"You're holding on?"

"Yes, but I wanted to talk to you about something. You might have wanted to hear about this,"

Arnold tilted his head before retorting right away, "If you're talking about receiving your rewards, we already canceled it and they said you'd receive it right after this day. You don't need to show yourself too."

Once that subject came in, the attendees began to chat amongst themselves that even Cesar himself had to think for a moment.

Why was a Nightmare even at the Academy in the first place?

The emotion of finding a cure for his worsening condition seemed to have clouded his rationality to think. It was just for a brief moment that he deluded himself that having a Nightmare to his home for over three years that he thought it was normal.

But now he was back on track.

"..."

Arnold who was under the gazes of hundreds of individuals in the hall wasn't expecting this turn of events.

Even if some didn't believe Cesar at all, this was a way to tarnish Arnold's name who has been perfect throughout time.

And colluding with a Nightmare, which hasn't been heard of, was the worst-case scenario to receive from the mass.

Arnold who was oddly quiet when he could've answered that question took a long sigh from his mouth before looking straight directly at Cesar.

"Look, Cesar. I can explain. This Nightmare you're talking about...I—"

Almost instantaneously, every around the hall could hear a huge shout coming from above.

"Show's starting!"

Crack—!

Cesar, Jacqueline, Arnold, and every guest were available in the main hall when the ceiling glasses from the walls broke down.

Right after, wall clocks seemed to be thrown through those glasses as they seemed to drop down.

Tik—!

Cesar watched the clock spin around the air as they continued falling before they all froze altogether.

Tak—!

"Kaboom!"

Boooooooom—!

Just soon after, Castle Hearth exploded.