Vana's POV
The roof of the museum was surprisingly slanted after Jerome, and I climbed our way up to the only open entrance of the museum at the moment. I thought it would be a rooftop with a flat ground. I was wrong.
“The architecture fooled me into thinking it won’t be slanted,” I commented as I balance my way on top of the room, scooting over to the window door at the center of the building.
This is crazy. I’ve never been a gymnastic or acrobatic person, but this obstacle is making me face the acrobatic side of me. I reached for the handle of the window door, twisting it to unlock it. I quickly slipped inside, my feet resting on top of a metal plate.
I held the door open for Jerome, letting him skid inside before closing the window. “Why is this so hard?” Jerome scowled, grumbling.
“Because it was supposed to be Igneus heading down this path and not
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