Saize slowly blinked awake, his eyes still heavy with sleep. He glanced down at the plush doll he was clutching tightly in his arms, then tossed it casually into a large basket nearby as if it were mere trash (acting for all the world like a heartless cad).
Yawning, Saize slowly stood up and dragged his lazy steps toward the bathroom. He turned on the showerhead, and warm water instantly cascaded down over him, washing over his body and bringing a wave of comfort and relaxation. After finishing his shower, he reached out with a wet hand, groping around the area just outside the bathroom door where his clothes were supposed to be, wanting to grab his change of clothes. However, his hand clawed blindly through the air for quite a while without touching a thing.
"Where are my clothes?" Saize muttered to himself in confusion, sticking his head out of the bathroom door and staring fixedly at the spot where he had left his clothes earlier, a trace of bewilderment and incomprehension in his eyes. "I distinctly put them right here. How could they have vanished?"
Chapter 98