"Right? I told you she's amazing!" Otono exuberantly praised as if the compliments were for himself.
Teacher Xia, "I didn't realize his age before, but now why does everything feel off?"
Dahuang, "Most likely, all of that was just for show before; this is probably his true nature. Isn't it great? He's stopped pretending and treats you as one of his own now."
While the two were chatting away, Buzina suddenly activated the portal.
Its light instantly became more blinding than before and faintly emitted a pulling force, causing ripples in the space around it like water.
"Ah?"
Otono widened his eyes and scratched his head vigorously.
"This... this isn't... no, why..."
"I just activated it temporarily," Buzina said. "Moreover, it's based on the work you'd done before. If we want to fully perfect it, it'll take at least half a month."
The more she explained, the more introverted Otono became.
Half a month? He'd originally planned to finish it within five years...
