The school corridors were bustling with life. Conversations about all possible topics filled the air: girls flirting with boys, other students teasing the quieter, less social ones, and bursts of laughter. It was insanely noisy, which Diluc didn’t find appealing. To avoid having to endure it, he put on his wireless black headphones, turned the volume up, and made his way to the schoolyard. There, he sat down on a bench located in an area others usually avoided, hiding from prying eyes and the seductive gazes of the girls. Diluc’s attitude remained mostly aloof toward them.

After making himself comfortable on the bench, he took his bag into his lap and began rummaging through it, eventually pulling out his phone. He turned it on and started scrolling through his TikTok fyp.