It happened without their realization; they were pulled from within the paintings and appeared outside with Jasbin and the rest circled around. “...” Bin was the first to notice, but due to the shock, he sat there, dumbstruck. As for Jasmine, once she felt the chilling temperature vanish, she raised her head and saw Betelgeuse, Arbert, Lenna, Bridget, Ak’na, and Jasbin, giving her a strange look. Startled, she pushed Bin and jumped to her feet, her face flushed red and her body slightly fidgety. “Ahem!” Bin followed up and stood up, he fixed

“What are you doing?! This is madness!”   Elmina furiously shouted at her colleagues, who were urging their families inside the main tower of the city. The blinding blue light was getting more intense and it was getting difficult to even see five meters ahead.   Although the first shot of elemental energy caused the Pests to fiercely retaliate, they were still supposed to proceed as planned. Yet, out of nowhere, the Hyper-Destructive Blaster, which laid beneath the main tower, dormant yet ready, was activated without permission.   Once she went to check, Elmina saw many of the High Scholars order their subordinates to increase the capacity of the Blaster and ready themselves for the sudden evacuation. Apparently, the massive Pes

When Bin finally regained his consciousness and opened his eyes, he found himself in an overly-extravagant and spacious hospital room. He took a couple of seconds to look around before slowly sitting up.He wasn’t particularly injured and the overwhelming exhaustion he was subjected to prior and after opening the portal was completely gone, fortunately.“Bin.”Somewhat softly called out to him, thus did his gaze jump to the source of the voice. He was facing Elise, Emilia, and, unexpectedly, the now grown-up Ryne. The three were sitting on a wide leather sofa and chatting quietly only to be startled by his sudden awakening.His mother ran to his side and supported him, fearing that he was experiencing pain. Last Updated : 2022-01-19

Late at night, after the family had dinner and everyone retreated to their rooms, Bin went downstairs and, as he had expected, found Emilia in the kitchen. She absent-mindedly looked at the dining table and not even his arrival was noticed.   Only when he pulled a chair and sat right next to her did she twitch and look at him.   “Mother, you’re still worried?”   He faintly smiled and gently grasped her hands, which eased the frown on her face.   “How can I not be when my son refuses to listen to reason? Everytime, I get to see you for a brief time and then you leave.”   “