At this point, Suga no longer cared about fishing. Marcus had been the only one catching fish so far, so Suga sat lost in thought, staring at the lake's water. His curiosity turned toward Marcus' life.
Suga wasn't the type to be talkative, but knowing that Marcus had once been a fugitive piqued his curiosity—how had this man managed to stay hidden?
"I heard you used to be a fugitive. Did IHPS hide you?"
"Not really," Marcus replied.
"What do you mean, 'not really'?"
"I did hide at IHPS, but they weren't the ones who cleared my name. I stayed with Noir for a few months before returning to IHPS."
"Huh... Noir? That sounds familiar—oh!"
"What?"
"Do you know the omega who recently joined IHPS? He's from Noir."
"Is that so? Well, since I was in the alpha dorm section, I didn't really interact with omegas in Noir, so I wouldn't know."
"Why do you think Noir helped you?"