"Where is Adrian?" Ryder asked firmly as he kept the men's neck on his hand, not letting him love.

The Dean of the college was a bulky man, but he couldn't move in front of Ryder, who seemed to be having an incredible amount of strength, keeping him down.

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The Dean was curious. Who was this guy? How was he so strong, and how was he able to keep him pinned so easily?

"Come on, my patience is running out," Ryder said again as he raised the man's head and smacked him down again.

"I don't know who you're talking about! I don't know any Adrian! Is he a student in our academy?" The man asked, seemingly ignorant and having no idea.

"Oh, is that so? You don't know who he is?" Ryder asked, amused. He was sure this man was lying.

"Is that why he was able to get the admission form details of my sister?" Ryder asked as he smacked the man down again.

"Sister Admission form?" The man seemed confused, but he soon realized who Ryder was talking about. There was only ever one admission form that Adrian was interested in, and it was the form of Alice. Was he her brother?

As the man realized who Ryder was, he understood why he was here. Because he was upset with Adrian. But still, who exactly was he to be so strong? As far as he knew, only Adrian was this strong.

"One last time, I'll ask. Where is that Adrian!" Ryder said as he frowned.

"Ah, you're talking about him! I know! I just remembered, I know him. As for where he is, that I don't know. He only comes here occasionally because he likes the college atmosphere," the man answered.

Ryder didn't take the words lightly as he grew even more upset.

"You don't know where he is? Then you're useless. I thought I'd let you live after you give me answers, but that's not the case anymore. Since you're so useless, I might as well just kill you," he softly said as he started choking the man.

"Oh my, if only you knew, you could have been left alive," Ryder said, frowning.

The man felt his breathing slow down as he struggled to breathe. He wasn't getting enough oxygen, and his face was also turning pale because of that.

Unable to take it any longer, the man blurted out, "I-i remember! I know where you can find him! Pierre Club! He'll be there! I am not lying!"

"That's better. See? That wasn't hard, was it?" Ruder asked, smiling.

"By the way, I didn't even talk about how you put Alice in danger. Now that we're there, let's finish that conversation too," Ryder let out as he smirked.

He didn't even let the man answer as he crushed his neck directly, killing him.

"I don't want anyone putting people closer to me in danger," he said softly as he turned back while putting the body of the man in his inventory.

After he was done dealing with the man, he left the room as silently as he came. He didn't forget to heal the broken table with his time manipulation to make sure nothing looked off here.

With his hands in his pocket, Ryder went downstairs, and he was just about to leave when he stopped.

A smirk formed on his face as he saw the same man standing in the distance who had fooled him. The man could be seen playing basketball with his friends.

"Well bro, you're not the only one who can pull a prank. Let me try too," Ryder muttered as he started walking towards the basketball court.

As Ryder got there, the man noticed him as he burst into laughter. "So, how was the Dean's office?"

"It was good. Thank you so much for the help," Ryder said as he stepped closer and hugged the man. While the man thought Ryder was crazy, he didn't know what was happening. All he noticed was that his mind went blank for a moment.

"From tomorrow, you'll come in a ladies dress and use the ladies toilet. This will last for one week. And you won't remember that it's because of me," Ryder said softly before he snapped his fingers.

He freed the man as he smirked, "Thanks again."

After saying that, he started leaving. The man, on the other hand, returned to normal, not remembering Ryder's words.

"I hope he enjoys my prank," Ryder said as he stepped out of the campus and unlocked his car before he sat inside.

He turned on the engine and again got the car on the road before he started advancing it towards the Pierre Club, which was a famous place according to the map. The only problem was that it was kind of on the other end of the city.

Sitting in his car, Ryder drove through the city, attracting a few eyes in the car that people thought to be imported. Fortunately, he had swapped the number plates of the car, so no one knew it was a German car that wasn't registered here.

...

The Sun had started setting, but the city was still brightly lit, not letting even the slightest of Darkness enter the city. No matter where Ryder looked, it was bright as most of the city lights were turned on.

He soon stopped his car near his destination, which didn't seem to be an ordinary place. He could see many luxury cars parked here. None of the cars seemed as expensive as his though.

"So this is the club," Ryder muttered as he looked in the distance.

"Nice car."

As Ryder was standing near the car, a woman stopped near him.

"Thank you," Ryder replied casually as he looked at the woman, who seemed to be wearing a pretty revealing dress. Her short skirt seemed to barely cover her hips while her top revealed as much cleavage as she possibly could. Overall, Ryder found her beautiful.

"How about we go on a ride in that thing? I do love riding things after all," the woman said seductively.

Ryder understood what she was trying to say, but he was busy at the moment.

"I'm sorry, but I'm busy. I thought you should ride someone else tonight," he replied casually before he left, not even taking a second glance.

"What a rude man," the woman thought as she rolled her eyes. She also started walking in the same direction since she was here for that club too.

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Amidst the loud sound of the music, Ryder approached the club, where two bouncers were standing outside. This was an exclusive club where only women and rich and influential men were allowed to enter.

"May I know your identity? Do you have a membership of the Club? It's our first time seeing you here, so we need to check," the guards said as they stopped Ryder.

"Hah? What do you mean? You saw me here many times before. Did you forget me? Remember, you saw me before and even checked my membership at that time," Ryder said softly as he started deep in the eyes of the guard.

Even his own eyes started shining slightly as he used his hypnosis.

"Ah, that's right. I saw you before. How could I forget? Please go in," the guard said as if he had just remembered. He stepped aside.

The other guard was still confused as he couldn't remember seeing someone like Ryder here before, but since his partner was saying it, it must be true, he assumed as he also let Ryder enter.

Ryder casually entered the club, smirking.

"This ability is so useful. Well worth going through all the effort that I had to," Ryder said, smiling. He was really pleased with how this ability had helped him get things don't easily.

As he entered the club, the first thing he noticed was the dance floor. Some rich and influential people could be seen dancing with ladies. In fact, many old people could also be seen dancing with ladies half their age.

"Now, what does this Adrian look like? That's also a problem. I only got a vague idea, but it'll be hard finding someone in so many people," Ryder said softly as he frowned.

He saw everyone on the floor, observing them carefully, but none matched the description.

Ultimately, he could only go to the upper floor, hoping that he was going to find that Adrian. As he had expected, he did find someone that matched the description, but that also made him surprised.

"Could it be that he's the same Adrian? Wasn't he in America before? I even gave him a lift?" Ryder muttered, frowning as he recognized the guy.

"Gosh, he was so close to me that day, and I had no idea," he let out, shaking his head as he started approaching Adrian.

It was going to be his fourth target, and he seemed to be prepared to take him out. This was the person who was after Alice, after all.