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ᏣᏂᎯᎵᎿᏋᖇ ᏁᎲᏁᏋ

the nonchalant shrug that followed his depressing words showed that he truly meant what he said, to the two guards. the boy really didn't care.

"the man with the scar? isn't that the guy no.15 mentioned was the one who gave him those shackles?" samon questions, his brows furrowed. this kid also being tied with that man made the situation more complicated, and he'd have to report all this back to the warden.

hwa levels the supervisor with a blank stare before nodding. "yeah. if i remember right, i was born with my abilities, but the bastard amplified them in ways that were much more destructive than they originally were. unlike with musashi, my body wouldn't be destroyed by my powers, but i had the tendency to accidentally hurt those around me. so, when he found me, he paid off my shitty parents and took me away to experiment on me. i thought he'd take the abilities away, but all he did was amplify them and turn me into even more of a menace. i had full control of them by the time i got out of that hellhole, and soon enough, i ended up in prison. end of story."

both guards were stunned by his words and the anger that had filled his voice the more he talked. it was obvious that though he had no feelings over the abandonment of his parents, his emotions took a very dark turn when it came to the man with the scar. just, it didn't seem he went absolutely berserk like jyugo had at the tournament.

the boy soon finished with his food, smiling pleasantly and thankfully at haewon as he slid the plate and utensils back to her.

"thanks a lot for the food, haewon. it's been a long time since i had something that reminded me of good times."

she smiles back in response, taking the dishes and standing up to her full height. she turns questioning eyes to the man next to her, earning a nod from him, before she sighs and looks down in disappointment.

"i guess we have to go, now, hwa. but it was really nice talking to you! i hope you and your cell mates make up soon. oh, and i think no.15 is gonna be back soon!" she says as she begins to walk off with her supervisor, who nods and smiles slightly at the seventeen-year-old.

"it was nice seeing you guys, too! oh, and stay sexy, supervisor!"

samon flushes bright red at the words, covering his face with his hand as he listens to the boisterous laughter of the teen, and the soft, flustered giggles of haewon as they continue down the dark hall.

_o_

"so, no.20 was also subject to experiments done by the man with the scar that the two inmates were fighting over?" warden hyakushiki questions as she looks over the report samon had brought to her after his day of supervising building 13.

the man himself nods, saying, "yes, warden. but it seems that like inmate no.634, he was born with his abilities. then, according to him, his parents sold him to the man, and his abilities were amplified during the experiments."

momoko nods in contemplation, her fingers to her chin as she scans over his report detailing everything the inmate that was currently willingly in solitary had told him. it was strange, how willing the boy had spoken up about his dark beginnings, but considering his supposed nonchalance about his childhood abandonment, he didn't care much about the traumatic aspects of it. he also seemed more inclined to talk to samon and haewon because they were kind to him.

'he's a very complicated boy, i'll give him that.'

_o_

as jyugo was bombarded with the reassurance that his friends didn't hate him, he finally noticed that one specific person was missing — which he really should've noticed sooner, but he was too distracted.

"where's hwa?" he asks, and the happy mood dimmed significantly, making the boy frown.

"well... we kind of made him upset... we wanted to know why he didn't tell us about his abilities, and he said that he had no obligation to tell us since we've known each other for only a short amount of time," rock explained lowly, his head lowered in shame along with uno's.

"then he asked yamato if he could go into solitary for a while. we don't know when or if he'll come back..." uno states dejectedly, and nico's sniffles were even more apparent now.

"i don't want hwa-kun to leave us!"

turning back to the door, jyugo gives hajime a pleading look. "can you please ask hwa to come back, now?"

the guard levels the depressed inmates with a blank look before sighing, then he nods slightly and leaves with a loud slam of the door. a small grin forms on jyugo's face as he turns back to the others, seeing their hopeful looks as well.

"hopefully, hwa will be back soon. then, you guys can apologize for trying to force him to explain.

_o_

"jyugo specifically asked for me to come back?"

hajime nods, carefully avoiding the thought of how hwa's eyes practically glowed bright blue in the dark of the cell. his eyes were almost as bright as they'd been at the tournament when he'd used his abilities, and it unnerved hajime that they could still appear that way even without them.

the teen sighs, resting his head against the wall for a few contemplative moments before raising his head again to look at the supervisor.

"fine. let's go. hopefully those idiots apologize or some shit."

the guard nods again, getting out the key to hwa's cell and opening the door for the boy. the dark haired teen grunts as he gets up off the grimy floor, leaving the cell and following hajime down the hall and officially out of solitary confinement.

hwa honestly hoped that despite everything that happened at the tournament, things would go back to normal for cell 13. he really didn't want to have to worry about them hating him for his abilities, like so many others had.

sorry that this chapter is so late. i meant to update it over the summer, but i had no idea how i wanted the chapter to go, so i didn't get inspiration for it until today.

don't worry, i'll try to update more frequently like i used to. i think my boring classes last year and this year have just given me more motivation to write this lolol

is there anything you guys think hwa would want to get for the prize? i don't have a set idea of what he should request, so i was wondering if there was anything you guys thought would be fitting enough for my baby to request for his prize

until next time!