Too late.
Luca’s hand slapped the door panel, which opened the door with a hiss.
But instead of the corridor marking his freedom, he found a group of people standing in the hallway.
And they all turned to stare at him with wide eyes.
However, as their expressions changed from surprise and confusion to a mild case of horror, Luca realized it was because of the guy behind him.
"Oh no," Luca whispered.
"Oh no," Echoed the Towel guy behind him.
The group outside appeared to be on a tour to discuss possible upgrades to the student dormitory. Now, they were all staring at Luca like he was a zoo animal. Which, honestly, wasn’t far from how he felt at the moment.
"Butler Gary?" one of them muttered.
"Is that him?" another one said, a finger slightly jutting to point out the people by the dead end.
"Him?" Luca’s voice cracked as he asked.
But before anyone could elaborate on who "him" was supposed to be, a strong arm grabbed Luca by the waist and yanked him back into the room—leaving several people stunned, especially a catatonic Butler, whose three worldviews had been shattered.
"Who are you?! And what the hell were you thinking?!" Xavier asked the little guy, who was now pressed against his chest.
If he didn’t lock him in properly, who knows where he’d run to again?!
Just then, Luca regretted leaving his safe space.
However, he found it annoying that, even though he was horrified by his situation, he still managed to compare himself to this Towel guy.
Since he had been obsessed with fixing his physical constitution, he was more observant of things like muscles and abs. And with how he was being held like a doll, Luca was hyper-aware of the solid chest and chiseled abs.
Why was everything so unfair? Luca couldn’t help but cry in his heart.
Not only was he easily captured, but even the kidnapper looked better than him.
If the Towel guy decided to wring his fragile body, he’d fold faster than a washcloth.
"I don’t like repeating myself. So, answer my questions. Who are you, and what are you doing here?!"
Luca knew he wasn’t playing, and against all odds, he tried to explain himself.
"I’m Luca, and this is my dorm room. If anything, I should be asking about your identity."
I mean, I would, but I love my insignificant life.
"Your dorm?" Xavier couldn’t believe that any of this just happened.
"Since when was this your dorm room?" So many unbelievable things just happened, and now this little chipmunk was telling him that this was also his dorm.
"Then why run away?" Xavier’s eyes scrutinized Luca, who felt like a machine was scanning him.
In reality, he ran away because he was surprised to find a naked man coming out from a door that wasn’t even supposed to open. But how could he admit that he was scared off by a bare chest?
"I was just spooked. I didn’t expect anyone to come out from that door since I didn’t see any changes in the room when I returned."
This puny guy was a ranker?
This chipmunk said his name was Luca, right?
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