Hours have passed until Ukato Takeshi joined the Orphan. Takumi's class session has ended, as he had a break. He walked to his classmates and started to talk to them, but he noticed Ukato in the distance, sitting alone. Takumi noticed he didn't have a school uniform on. Takumi walked to Ukato. Ukato looked up.

"Hey ehm..." Takumi mumbled. "... I am sorry for what happend." Takumi followed up, looking at Ukato.

"Oh- Yeah… It's fine." Ukato replied.

Takumi let out a sigh of relief, as Ryan walked up to them.

"Ukato we filled up your bed." Ryan said. Ukato nodded.

"Oh, Takumi, maybe you could show him around?" Ryan asked, looking at Takumi.

"S- Sure..." Takumi replied kind. "...This way, Ukato." Takumi followed up, as he walking to the dining hall.

"This is where we all eat together, it has no interesting extras, this is just where we eat." Takumi explained. Ukato nodded.

Takumi than walked upstairs, he thought he could show him his sleep place.

"And this is my sleep room- ?!"

Just as he opened the door, explaining, he noticed another bed next to his.

"I already saw this part, I guess you are the one sleeping next to me." Ukato explained.

Takumi looked at his bed, he noticed only a piece of paper, but no uniform.

"So, where is your uniform?" Takumi asked.

"W- What uniform?" Ukato replied, starting to get uneasy.

"You aren't attending school, just like the rest?" Takumi asked.

"S- School? No?" Ukato said. "What- Why not?" Takumi asked.

Ukato went quiet. Takumi decided to turn to him and noticed he was crying…

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"Ohh Ukato..."

A woman said with a sadistic voice. A man stood next to her.

"... Why is your average score 39%?" The woman followed up, grinning.

"M- Mom I know, I will learn, I am sorry… I promise." Ukato mumbled, filled with fear.

"You are supposed to be the smart one… You know that?" The man followed up.

"Y- Yes father..." Ukato replied to the man.

"B- But I will learn from now on, I won't disappoint you anymore, I promise!" Ukato said.

"Okay, Ukato… Starting from now you will be learning for your test so long you won't remember the time..." The mother said, slowly walking up to him.

"M- Mom?" Ukato said, as he started getting goosebumps.

"So, Ukato, grab your book and learn!" Ukato's mother shouted.

Ukato's eyes widened up in fear...

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"I learned f- from my mistakes…S- So… Please don't…" Ukato mumbled, as he fell to his knees.

Takumi quickly ran up to him and catched him.

"Woah, It's fine… Calm down." Takumi said, calming him down.

Takumi could notice Ukato's heavy breathing, as the door slowly opened up.

"What is going on in here?" Anne said, as she noticed Ukato again in shock.

Ryan followed up later on.

"I was just talking about why he didn't attend school, why is that anyway- ?!" Just as Takumi was asking it, Ryan grabbed his arm and pulled him out of the room.

"Come with me." Ryan said. Now he has done it. Later on the ended on the backyard of the mansion.

"Takumi… You should need to know when to not talk about a specific point." Ryan explained.

"But… I don't get it, why is he so scared of school?" Takumi asked.

Ryan let out a sigh, as he scratched the back of his head.

"His parent's made him study for a long time." Ryan said.

Takumi was even more confused.

"But I have had that too, so why is he so scared?" Takumi asked once again.

"He had to study for days straight, with no sleep… His mother and father would drug him specific medicine that would make him stay awake for a longer time, they continued this until his average score went from 39% to a 89%. So that is why-" Ryan stopped explaining as he saw Takumi-

Takumi's eyes widened up. He never thought it that way, that must've been awful.

"O- Oh… I never thought about it that way…" Takumi mumbled.

Ryan let out another sigh. "So, you should head to him and apologize." Ryan explained.

Takumi quickly nodded, as he ran back to the roof. He saw Anne walk back downstairs, so Ukato must've calmed down. And his bet was true, Ukato was sitting on his bed.

"Ukato, listen up- " "S- Stop… Okay?" Ukato interrupted Takumi, as Ukato stood up. "It's enough already, I get it… I'll attend, if it makes you stop from annoying me. Because I am done with y- !!"

Just as Ukato was talking, Takumi charged him and hugged him. Ukato's eyes widened up.

"W- What?" Ukato said, mumbling.

"I didn't know… I should've known." Takumi replied.

"We all had it bad… But this is different." Takumi followed up.

"The people that will be teaching you, are way more kind than what happened to you before… Don't blame yourself anymore." Takumi said, as he let go of him and gave him free space.

Ukato still was looking down, Takumi noticed he was still sad. Takumi placed his fist on Ukato's chest.

"Stop looking backwards… Or else you'll trip." Takumi said, smiling.

Ukato looked up as his eyes lightened up.

"Y- You're right!" Ukato said, as suddenly his sad side disappeared.

From a distance of the door, Ryan and Anne were peeking, as they both sighed in relief and opened the door. They both looked at the door.

"Looks like you two just created a bond as brothers." Ryan said, smirking.

"Sir, Ma'am, I like to apologize." Ukato quickly said, he walked up to Ryan and Anne.

"Forgive me for thinking foolish, I'll attend school!" Ukato said, as he bowed. Ryan patted Ukato on his head.

"Why are you bowing? We aren't your master, you could've just said 'I'll Attend'." Ryan said, smiling.

Ukato looked back up, as his eyes lightened up. As he started tearing up, he suddenly hugged both of them tightly.

"T- Thank you for having me here..." Ukato mumbled, sobbing.

Takumi smiled too, as he noticed the start of a strong bond, Just how Ryan told both of them.

A strong bond…

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