Haise examined the corridors curiously. After the medical staff arrived, Cobert explained the situation, and he was brought into the school. Now, Louise and some nurses were escorting him, presumably to a medical ward of some sort. Colbert had gone off to inform the headmaster of the current situation. Haise was reluctant to be examined, he decided that it was best that no one knew of his Ghoul nature, though he wondered if the medical technology, or magic, or whatever, could detect a difference. He figured that not complying could seem like an unnatural reaction considering his circumstances. He looked towards his new master, he didn't particularly want to work with her, or sacrifice his life for her, but really he had little other chance of finding his way home other than by staying by her side.
"I can deal with this. I can deal with this…" Louise murmuring a mantra of sorts brought him out of his thoughts. Why would she be so stressed about this situation? Surely, it's not… Wait, what if… He brought his thoughts back to the group of students he saw with the nurses. They all had these creatures following them or sitting on their shoulder.
"Master," Louise attention snapped to him, "is summoning another human being as a familiar unusual?"
"Unusual? Unusual doesn't even come close! It's never been done before!" She snapped.
So this is a first-time case, Haise thought, I guess the prevalent question is 'Why me?' And 'How do I get back?' but that's been important from the start. I'll have to inquire as to how the summoning ritual works. He ended that train of thought as they approached what appeared to be a hospital ward. He was led in and told to strip off all clothes except for his pants. He hesitated for a second and asked, "May I have my checkup in private?" A nurse came over to him and smiled sweetly.
"Hello, I'm Analise." Analise had a plain face with flat brown hair in a braid, an average looking woman that could easily blend in a crowd. "I will be the nurse performing your checkup. I will have to stay with you throughout the operation; however, everyone else can leave. Is that okay?"
Haise, knowing full well he didn't have a choice in the matter, nodded.
Louise was told to wait in the hallway and the rest of the medical staff evacuated the room. Haise began stripping his coat and suit, revealing his arm. Analise gasped.
"I'm going to need you to keep this a secret," Haise said. He had a dangerous edge in his voice. She nodded quickly.
"Alright then," he smiled, "let's begin then." Analise again nodded and placed her hands on his chest. She then began chanting, a light glow emanating from her hands, and began hovering her hands over different parts of his torso, checking for injuries.
So their technology is centered around magic. I'll need to investigate the effects of magic on Ghouls compared to humans, and see if there are any differences. It's strange; I would never have thought I would see actual magic in use. I wouldn't believe if I weren't seeing it for myself. I guess I really am a long way from home. A pang of sadness struck him. Hinami, Touka… His thoughts were interrupted when the nurse gasped once again when her hands were over his lower torso. She looked at him and stuttered, "W-Wha…?" Haise just gave a cold smile and put his finger to his lips. She paled.
"A-alrighty, then. It s-seems you're all healthy!" She put on a strained smile.
Haise gave a small smile, nodded in thanks, donned his clothing, picked up his quinque case, and exited out of the hospital ward to join up with Louise. A mouse ran out behind him.
"It seems I'm not injured."
Louise shot a glare at him.
"Hmph," Louise spoke, "Professor Colbert came by and told us to meet in Headmaster Osmond's office. He apparently has some questions for you. Let's go."
Haise, ignoring the blatant disregard of his health, nodded and followed Louise.
After a few minutes of walking through the academy, they arrived at their destination. An old man sat behind a wooden desk. Upon their entrance, the man looked up.
"Ah, you must be the familiar young Miss Vallière summoned." After Haise's confirmation, he continued, "Well, I am Osmond, Headmaster of this illustrious academy, it's a pleasure to meet you."
"Likewise, I am Haise Sasaki."
"Ah, Mr. Sasaki then. I must say it is certainly unusual for a human to be summoned," he narrowed his eyes, "especially one of your mysterious nature." Haise tensed. Does he know? If so, how? A small mouse scampered up Osmond and perched on his shoulder. Wait, could that be his familiar? So, more than likely he used his familiar to spy.
"Yes, it seems so. Tell me, Headmaster Osmond, what do you make of one such as I being summoned?"
"It certainly is quite the situation, in fact, I'd say you are the talk of the school." He smiled "But I'd say that you're welcome to stay. Please come to my office if you have any concerns, perhaps we can discuss your… circumstances. There are still some things I would like to know. But for now, I'd say get some rest; I'm sure it's been a rather arduous day for you two."
"Thank you, Headmaster." Louise said and walked out.
Haise turned to follow.
"And Haise," he looked back at the smiling old man, "I expect we will talk very soon."
Haise left.
Hello again. Before I begin I want to mention that if there is important info to be said in an author's note that I will explicitly say that there is important info, otherwise you can skip them. It's mostly me just ranting anyway. Anyway, sort of a boring chapter, but I want to take things at a proper pace and not just rush into action, so this may be a bit of a slow burn, especially since I can't promise any sort of consistent upload schedule. I managed to get this one out pretty quickly, but it's not anything great… so yeah. I have been thinking about this story a lot, and I have some ideas that I would like to incorporate. This story will most definitely have some tragedy. Also, a new character, Analise, she'll probably be important later. *hint hint* That's all I have to say for now. Thanks for reading.