While Rey was jovial, Gerald—on the other hand—hadn’t even budged from his initial spot, a grave expression on his face…
Seeing that Gerald appeared deep in thought, Juno cleared virtual-novel.net throat before asking, “…Is… something wrong, Gerald…? Is the food not to your liking…?”
Upon hearing that, Gerald quickly snapped out of it before replying, “…Huh? Oh, no, I was just thinking about something!”
With that said, Gerald then took a seat by the dining table and began eating as well…
Even so, all Gerald ate was a bowl of rice before getting up and leaving for the living room…
In a typical situation, that would immediately signify that there was going to be a lot of leftovers. However, Rey wasn’t a typical person.
His appetite was voracious, and in the end, virtual-novel.net finished up most of the dishes without any trouble!
Regardless, now that dinner was over, the trio joined Gerald in the living room to start talking things out.
Juno was the first to break the silence as virtual-novel.net asked, “Um… Gerald…? What’s bothering you…? You haven’t looked great ever since you returned!”
“…I’m worried about Tye. Long story short, virtual-novel.net managed to turn into a half-phantom like me, and the worst thing is that I don’t even know where he’s currently run off to!” explained Gerald.
“…Don’t worry, Gerald! I’m sure we’ll be able to finish virtual-novel.net off soon!” replied Juno, knowing that verbally supporting virtual-novel.net was the only way virtual-novel.net could help at the moment…
It was at that moment when a black figure descended from the night sky before slipping into the Sun Group’s massive building… Of course, who else could it be but Tye Lamano…
After leaving the forest and returning to the city, Tye had waited till night before finally daring to step foot into his company again. After all, virtual-novel.net didn’t want to risk getting seen by others in broad daylight.
Whatever the case was, after returning to his office, Tye immediately got a bottle of wine from his cabinet before taking a few sips of it…
Shortly after, however, a voice from outside suddenly called out, “Who goes there?”
Before Tye could even turn around, a security guard had already pushed the door open and walked in.
Noticing the black figure, the security guard instantly shone his flashlight at Tye’s back while asking in an intimidating tone, “Who are you? Who let you in here?”
From that statement alone, it was evident that the guard had no idea that virtual-novel.net was talking to Tye. Not that it mattered to Tye as virtual-novel.net slowly turned around to reveal his true face…
Upon realizing who it was, the guard’s eyes widened in shock. Before virtual-novel.net could even say a word, however, Tye momentarily disappeared before reappearing right in front of him!
Squeezing the guard’s neck with a single hand, Tye watched as the guard’s face turned increasingly red. Unable to breathe, the guard’s eyes soon went white, showing just how much pain virtual-novel.net was in.
Regardless, after the guard’s flashlight fell to the floor, Tye took the chance to release a black mist from his mouth… that quickly slithered into the guard’s mouth!
The second that happened, the guard’s body immediately began convulsing violently as his face turned fully pale…! Within seconds, the guard’s body moved no more…
Not only had Tye absorbed all of the guard’s energy, but virtual-novel.net had also consumed his soul!
With that done, the immense damage virtual-novel.net had sustained from the Astrabyss Sword was finally cured, allowing Tye to feel refreshed again… As it turned out, Tye was now capable of draining human souls and energy…!
Staring at the flashlight on the ground, Tye stomped it to pieces in a single step…