“What were you laughing at?” Perseus asked as he and Zeppelin walked out of the school to the cafeteria. Zeppelin had suggested that they head there since they were both kicked out of class. “It was nothing.” Zeppelin avoided the question. “Your nothing threw me out of class,” Perseus stated. “Aren't you going to tell me what you were laughing at?”Iris was floating above Perseus, her gaze focused on the path ahead. Like, Zeppelin wasn't even there. “Well, I daydreamed a little and forgot that I was in class. It was just a memory of a funny time of my life.” Zeppelin was lying, and Perseus knew it, but since Iris couldn't analyze him, he couldn't get the answer himself.“And I think Mr. Kross kicked us out of class because he has a grudge against you and not me.” Zeppelin presumed.Perseus frowned. “But it was your laughter that gave him that chance, not mine.”Zeppelin was quiet, and they both got to that cafeteria. Zeppelin ordered their food and waited; he invited Perseus, who

Lexi's muscles tensed as she prepared to defend herself. "I'm not going to let you hurt anyone else.” By this time, Lexi was done with the others and was left with the female leader. Her voice was steady and resolute. "I don't care what your reasons are or what you're after. I'm going to stop you, no matter what it takes." The woman laughed, her eyes flashing dangerously. "You're too naive, little girl. Do you think you can stand up to someone like me? You're nothing but a child, playing at being a hero." Lexi's fists clenched, her knuckles turning white. "I'm not naive, and I'm not a child. I've seen things you can't even imagine, and I know what it takes to protect the people I care about.” The lady dropped her dagger and raised her fist. “Let’s drop the blades, would you? Fists look better if you want to go against me.”. Lexi's hand tightened on the knife before she let it go. “Fine.” A grin spread across the woman's face. “Let's get it done.” Perseus, on the other hand, w

Perseus was done tending to Lexi's injury and was returning the first aid box when Sherry peeked through that door. “What's it, Sherry?” Perseus asked. Lexi raised her head to look at Sherry, and as soon as their eyes met, Sherry beamed, but Lexi looked away. “I was wondering if our guest could eat something. I prepared something.” Sherry muttered. Perseus’ gaze shifted to Lexi. “Would you like to eat?” Lexi nodded vaguely, as if she had no other choice. [Ding!][Lexi's trust level is currently at 80%.][The mission will be completed if you can get the rest of the 20%.]Perseus peered at the panel, and the trust level added up real quick. He shifted the panel to see what else it had to say. [Another reward will be added if the host completes the mission as soon as possible.]Perseus liked the sound of that. As they made their way towards the dining room, Perseus pondered what he could get. The fight with the killers has shown him that he wasn't strong at all. He wondered what

“I will help you,” Perseus told Tobias. “I will help you pick genuine antiques.”Tobias was stunned. “Really?” “I thought you had no idea what an antique is,” Orion said. “All the time that Tobias has been dying to get into that antiques business, You had no interest; in fact, I thought you hated it all in particular.” “Huh?” Perseus was both confused and surprised. “He talks about antiques in the past.” “I knew it!” Orion stated. “You had no idea that he wanted this all from the beginning.” Tobias was more interested in hearing Perseus answer his question.“I thought it was one of those shabby businesses he invested in. I never knew that it was antiques, and you are right, I hate the business even though everyone claims it is great.”The truth was that Perseus had no idea that it was antiques that Tobias loved. Perseus only thought it was the shabby business that Tobias always claimed was going to change their lives, but he took all of their savings instead. Orion nodded. "Yeah,

“What do you mean, Mr. Kim?” Perseus asked when he couldn't understand Mr. Kim's odd question.Mr. Kim's frown deepened. “Why did you refuse to help me pick more antiques, but then you helped your friend?” Perseus didn't understand why Mr. Kim was asking that. “He is my friend, and I helped him pick the antiques because he was being scammed.”Mr. Kim peered at him like he could see right through his soul. “Really?” Perseus nodded. “My friend came before anyone else, Mr. Kim, and I refused to come anymore because I don't like the business model and I also have other things to do. I hope you understand.” Mr. Kim took a sip from his mug. “Fine, that wasn't the reason why I called you here.” Perseus' brows arched. “Then what?” “I noticed that you and Eris haven't been working on the game. That was the main reason you were engaged to Sherry. If the game is completed, only then could she break the engagement.”Perseus's lips pressed against each other. He knew that Sherry wouldn't want