Chapter 26

**"The doctors said the boy was deliberately limiting the range of emotions he displayed. He wasn’t a psychopath, which meant he was either consciously seeking pain or trying to compensate for something. The test ended, and when Eliza met Anji in the hallway, he snorted and gave her a haughty look—as if he already knew everything and was amused by the stupidity of the whole idea.**

**His school hours were extended as punishment for fighting, which he either spent sleeping or studying. For a normal kid, the lack of free time, friends, therapy sessions, and constant fights would’ve been a problem. But Anji just slept through class, then dove right back into pain and suffering in the game. He had chosen this path himself."**