Aster hesitated for quite a while, causing the maid to get visibly annoyed. "What's wrong? Scared?" she taunted with a smirk.
If he delayed any longer, his earlier arrogance would become pointless. With no choice, he stepped toward the portal, letting his hand enter first.
"...!"
Suddenly, someone yanked his hand with surprising strength, pulling him through the portal in an instant. Aster prepared to draw his blade from his Fanny Pack but soon realized the person pulling him was familiar.
"Wait, Vanessa?" he asked. "Why are you here?"
The one who pulled him was Vanessa Ross, the Vampire Researcher!
"You need anti-brainwashing, right?" She grinned. "That's my specialty, you know?"
The prickly maid also entered after Aster, positioning herself diagonally behind Magnus, who was sitting at his desk. "What a disaster, huh?" Magnus smiled, his gaze enigmatic as he looked at Aster.
