Chapter Two Hundred and Twenty-One [Playing a Role]
The Professor had indeed woken up, but it was as if he hadn't; there was no real difference.
When Chen Nuo followed Vanel into the medical tent, the others had already arrived. The Sea Monster was also present.
Chen Nuo noticed a detail: The Sea Monster stood by the window, deliberately or not, keeping Bonfrey behind him and preventing him from getting close to the Professor.
Bonfrey sighed. "Mr. Sea Monster, you really don't need to do this. If you suspect I'm a bad person, worried I might kill the Professor to silence him—I wouldn't have bothered saving him in the first place."
The Sea Monster glanced at Bonfrey and offered a faint smile but said nothing. He remained standing there, a barrier between Bonfrey and the Professor on the sickbed.
"He's awake, but for some reason, it seems he's lost the ability to move and speak."
This was the diagnosis from the team's doctor.
