Chapter 36: My Name is Casey O’Gerald
Fortunately, nothing happened.
I came to my senses in more ways than one.
Not only had I just awakened, but I’d also escaped the madness that had been devouring my mind. Neither outcome was something I’d particularly expected. I let out a deliberately dramatic groan and cracked open my eyes.
“Ah… my head is pounding terribly.”
A throbbing pain radiated from my temples as if someone had been hammering at them. Low groans escaped my lips in an unending stream.
“Master? Are you awake? Oh, thank God.”
An unfamiliar voice sounded beside me. I found it strange until I remembered it was Marie’s new voice. Feeling considerable guilt for not recognizing it immediately, I decided to keep that fact to myself.
My last memory had clearly ended in the chancellor’s office at Oldcourt University, yet somehow my abandoned body had managed to travel several kilometers home on its own.
My physical condition was less than ideal. Something cool and heavy lay across my forehead. By its scent, I recognized it as something from a candle.