"Still, don't get yourself into trouble." Y/n nodded.
"Don't worry, Haitham. I will keep that in mind."
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"That was a very exquisite dinner. Thank you, Haitham." The said male nodded. "Oh yeah, Y/n. Since you've joined us, we'll take turns on the cooking. Today's dinner is Alhaitham's turn, so tomorrow's breakfast will be my turn. Since we all eat our lunches outside, you will handle tomorrow's dinner. Sounds good to you?" Kaveh looked at Y/n, receiving a nod. "Of course, sounds good. Ah and, you two can leave the dishes to me. Let me help with that, I insist." He smiled while Kaveh and Haitham looked at each other. "Sure, thanks." "Thanks, Y/n. You're the best."
As soon as Y/n finished, it was already time to sleep. Kaveh was working on his project in his room as usual. After cleaning up, Y/n was about to leave when Haitham walked up to him. "Hm? Something's the matter?" He looked at him. "It's already time to sleep. You should go ahead, I still have some things to do." He nodded as the grey haired walkes away. 'Wait, is he really serious about sleeping with him? Oh no, what if I accidentally snored? That would be dead embarrassing..' He shook his head as he made his way towards the bedroom.
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"Ah, so comfy!" Y/n exclaimed as he laid on the bed. "Ah wait, I should probably wash myself first. He wouldn't mind me using his bathroom right? I hope he doesn't." He made his way to the bathroom and took a shower to cleanse himself. After a while, he dried himself with the towel he brought and changed into his yukata. Then, he laid on the bed and slowly closing his eyes, drifting into the land of dreams that he'll soon forget after waking up the next day. After all, the people of Sumeru never dream.
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Knocking could be heard from the door as it opened, revealing Haitham who was finishing his work in the study. As soon as he got in the room, he saw a certain blue haired who was sleeping soundly on his bed. His gaze soften at the sight. Unbeknownst to him, a soft smile crept on his face. He walked up to the bed and sat on it before observing the peaceful look on his face. After a while, he decided to sleep as he covered both of them with a blanket and closed his eyes.
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At midnight...
A sudden loud banging noises woke Haitham from his sleep as he cursed under his breath. "This man really don't know when to stop making loud noises when people are sleeping." He turned to look at Y/n who was covering his ears with his hands. He sighed as he reached for his noise cancelling headphone and wore it. He felt bad for the blue haired, so he pulled him into his embrace and covered his ears. After a while, he could feel that Y/n fell asleep once again and smiled. He ran his fingers through the soft blue locks as he too fell asleep.
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Y/n slowly opened his eyes as he tried to sat up, but confused when he felt as if he was restricted. He then realized that he was in Haitham's embrace. "Morning. Did you sleep well?" He looked at Haitham who was fully awake and smiled. "Ah, good morning, Haitham. I did sleep well, thank you, but uh.. could you..?" Haitham paused for a while before releasing him. "Sorry about that." Y/n sat up and stretched his arms a bit. "Don't be sorry, it's alright. It helped me sleep, so I would like to thank you for that." He patted Haitham on his shoulder and got off the bed. He just stared as the blue haired went into the bathroom to get himself changed. "......."
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After a few minutes, Y/n got out of the bathroom, wearing his new outfit that was specially tailored just for him, with a hint of Inazuman style and the original Akademiya details, kind of like the Grand Sage's uniform. It was made in black while the decorations were in silver to match with Haravatat designated colour. The uniform was almost as the same as the other sages', however, it was made as a wrapped-front garment and square shaped sleeves, based on the original Inazuman style. Haitham was reading a book and stared when he saw the blue haired who was amazed with the new uniform. 'He looked beautiful in it' He thought to himself. The male noticed him as he smiled. "Haitham, what do you think? Isn't it pretty?" He looked at Y/n and nodded. "It fits perfectly with you." He chuckled and walked up to Haitham. "Thank you, sir. Unfortunately, I have to go now, so I'll see you later. Goodbye." He was about to leave when Haitham grabbed his wrist. "Where are you going? It's still early." Y/n looked at him. "Um, I just want to take a look around the city?" He sighed. "While starving yourself? Come here." He yanked the blue haired towards the dining area as he yelped.
"Hey, morning, you two! Breakfast is ready." Y/n greeted him with his usual smile as Haitham sat down, gesturing for him to sit down beside him. "Woah, looking good today, Y/n. How's your sleep?" The said male chuckled and nodded. "Thanks for the compliment, Kaveh. I slept well, thanks to Haitham." Kaveh raised an eyebrow as he looked at Haitham, who was glaring daggers at him. "Maybe if you would be so considerate, I don't have to wake up at midnight just to put on my headphone to block the loud noises coming from your room. At least, think about Y/n, would you?" Y/n stopped eating as he looked at Haitham and Kaveh. "Look, I'm sorry. I'll keep it down." Haitham shook his head. "Apologize to him, not me." Both of them looked at Y/n as he sweatdropped.
"Y/n, I'm-"
"Apologies accepted."
He smiled as Kaveh looked at him in disbelief. "First of all, I don't mind it since it's already passed and I did sleep well. Maybe Haitham just felt bad about me, but it's really alright. So, let's forget about it and continue eating, hm?" Haitham and Kaveh glared at each other before continued to eat.
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"Thanks for the food! I'll be going now."
Y/n made his way towards the Akademiya and noticed someone followed him from behind. He turned to look back and smiled as soon as he saw Haitham. "You didn't even wait for me? Oh, I see how it is." Haitham walked pass him as he continued to walk alone. Y/n was confused as he tried to catch up with him. "Haitham? Ah, wait!" He called out to him, but was ignored. After a while, he ran up to him and grabbed his wrist. "Alhaitham." The grey haired turned to look at him as he sighed. "I'm sorry... I had forgotten that we are colleagues and it was my fault I left you, but of course, I wouldn't press you on the matter, so... I'll.. see you later.." Y/n bowed as he looked down and walked away. Haitham just stared at his retreating figure and sighed.
"Why am I being so childish today?"
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"Excuse me, Sir Kamisato."
Y/n stopped in his track as he turned to look at the scholar. "Yes? How may I help you?" He smiled. "Pardon me, but the Grand Sage is looking for you." He thought for a while before nodding. "I see. Thank you for telling me. I'll be there soon." The scholar nodded and bowed before excusing himself.
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"I heard you're looking for me, Lord Azar." Azar stood up from his seat. "Indeed. Since you're new here, there are a few things you must know and make a choice whether to contribute or corrupt. I won't be the one who explains about this matter, but a special guest, who also wishes to meet you." He tilted his head in confusion. "A.. special guest?"
"That's right, and I'm the 'special guest'. Well, hello to you, Kamisato Y/n."
An unknown man walked towards his direction, smiling. His appearance doesn't seem like he's from Sumeru, but Y/n could feel his malicious aura. He slightly bowed towards the unknown man. "Ah, welcome, esteemed guest from afar. It's a pleasure to meet you, sir." The man laughed. "Well, aren't you a polite one? I'm The Doctor, though you can just call me Dottore." He got closer to Y/n as he circled him, observing every feature he has. "I was quite surprised when the Grand Sage himself said that he took in a new scholar and immediately appointed him as a sage. However, your skills and knowledge are praiseworthy. You're a perfect being, dear Y/n. You're intelligent, well-mannered and beautiful. I've never met a person like you, so I was intrigued." He then stopped in front of his face as he lifted Y/n's chin with his hand. "I hope such precious gem like you wouldn't wither easily." He released him as he stepped back. "Now, onto the story. The Akademiya and the Fatui made an alliance under a purpose, and that is to create a new god of wisdom." Y/n was surprised. "Create... a new god?" Dottore laughed softly as he nodded. "That's right. The current god of wisdom who goes by Lesser Lord Kusanali was proven to be less intelligent and none different than a normal human child. The nation of wisdom is nothing without a true god of wisdom. So I come back here to provide the Akademiya with advanced technologies to help them create their own god from their own wisdom. This is the pinnacle of the human wisdom. With the help of the Akasha, all information and knowledge from the people of Sumeru can be extracted easily into the canned knowledge capsule. The whole process will be interesting, don't you think?" He exclaimed as he held both Y/n's shoulders, causing him to flinch a little. He sighed as he let him go. "Now onto the question. Would you contribute to this project?" Dottore gave him a serious look. "This project will require you to undergo a very long knowledge extraction process since you are a very intelligent individual. Would you agree to that, Y/n?" He thought to himself for a while.
"Then... I agree to contribute on this project."
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"A thesis, huh.. since he chose this particular subject then.. the best nation to find the material needed would be Liyue. Alright, so I'll make him a Driyosh, but before that, I should get the approval from the Grand Sage and done. Finish!" Y/n laid back onto his chair and was about to get a bit relaxed after finishing several documents, but then he remembered about what happened earlier between him and Alhaitham. His smile faded as it was replaced with sadness. He sighed as he placed his head on the table. "I.. really don't want to bother him, but... I like it whenever he's around. I feel happy.. ah, but, it is my fault. I should've been more aware of everything..." He cried as he kept repeating that it was his fault. Unbeknownst to him, a certain grey haired was listening to every word on the other side of the door. He was about to check on Y/n, but stopped on his track when he heard what the male had said. He felt guilty and waited until Y/n had stopped crying before opening the door slowly. Y/n already fell asleep as he stepped in while closing the door behind him. He walked up to him slowly as he sat down across the blue haired.
"Hey.."
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"Y/n.."
"... who's talking.."
"Your scribe."
"Scribe...? My scribe... Alhaitham..?"
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End of Chapter 4