Frank chuckled. "Preparing medicine. What else?"Soon, a retailer arrived and passed Frank the herbs he picked.Frank quickly turned and left, while Sadie hurried after him. "I think I know you even less now, master."Frank chuckled. "Would I still be necessary if you understood everything I do?"Sadie smiled in wry amusement—that must be true, as Frank was virtually a divine being whom even Sally York feared. Would a mere mortal like Sadie really understand his ways?Soon, they returned to the apartment.However, when the hunchback saw the medicine Frank was holding, she snapped coolly, "Are you kidding me?"Frank shrugged. "Trying won't kill you, and there's nothing potentially lethal here like arsenic. Don't you agree?"Seeing that the hunchback remained skeptical, Sadie pressed, "You can trust me even if you don't believe my mentor, right? You know me—don't you think that my complete faith in him is already testament to his character?"The hunchback thought about it and no
However, neither Frank nor Sadie were afraid. In fact, they were laughing. "You really should think about this." Sadie bragged about her mentor proudly, saying, "This man isn't your average Joe—the entire fraternity would never win against him, let alone you going alone."Sky Mystic Two snorted but said nothing.Soon, the medicinal soup was done, and Frank poured a small bowl and brought it to Sky Mystic Two."The effect won't be that obvious, and I have to adjust your acupoints along with it, but you won't mind, yes?"Sky Mystic Two remained silent but gulped down the soup despite it still being burning hot.When she finished, Frank walked up, wielding his fingers like blades as he rapidly touched Sky Mystic Two's acupoints, with Sadie actually seeing afterimages.At the same time, Sky Mystic Two felt a warmth unfurling in her stomach, rapidly streaming throughout her limbs while clearing all the eerie sensation she had felt before."H-How mysterious!" she exclaimed as she to
Sadie laughed. "Now you're just exaggerating. Who do you take my master for, holding back on you? That said, if you were really unreasonable, he wouldn't hold back."Sky Mystic Two smiled and nodded. "True. He really is one of a kind! Well, I shan't keep you—go about your business. I'll come and thank you again once I've fully recovered."Seeing that Sky Mystic Two was basically telling them to leave, both Frank and Sadie left right away and headed to another apartment complex.This was one of the more luxurious apartments in the city, having all the facilities one would need and was endlessly luxurious compared to the apartment that Sky Mystic Two stayed in.The youth was fiddling with Golden Lily's ledger in Unit 302 within Block B, his ears covered by his headphones.He was shaking his leg rhythmically to the music, clearly feeling good about himself. "How dare you disrespect me. This is what you deserve!"Just you wait—even if you send an apology video, I'm not about to let y
Kiki only half-understood, but she turned to Frank just then. "Mr. Frankton, what about the money?""Why are you bugging him already? Does he look that poor to you?"Meg almost broke down because of Kiki's sheer stupidity. "He did agree to wire the money in the morning, but there was trouble earlier, wasn't there? And what's with that attitude, acting like you're the boss?"Frank actually realized with a start. "Oh, I almost forgot. I should wire you the money.""Okay."Kiki gave him a bank account number, and Frank wired a hundred million over—since it was a huge sum, it would only be released the next day.At the same time, Kiki was counting in excitement. "One zero, two zeroes, three zeros… eight zeroes? Woah, you were all saying that Mr. Frankton is rich, but I didn't think that he's so rich he can wire an eight figure sum just like that!"Ida Cahn, who had been making small talk with Kiki earlier, smacked her on the head. "Ten million? Were you so busy counting the zeros yo
The beauty asked, "Is there by chance a lady named Sadie Godot here?""Yes! I'll take you to her right now!"Meg smiled, surprised that Sadie had such a beautiful friend.No, she must try to send this one gift-wrapped to Frank's bed too!Meg then led the beauty to the top floor. It was supposed to be an office area, but there was no need for meetings or much else for a karaoke bar, so Frank and the others used it as lodgings.Knocking on Sadie's door, Meg called out, "Ms. Godot? Your friend is looking for you.""Friend?"In the room, Sadie was playing cards with Alda Ingram and Sylvie Wal, with plenty of sticky notes covering her face. When taken off, it would reveal question marks underneath.Still, Sadie was perplexed—friend? But she had always been a lone wolf…Concerned that it was an enemy who came for revenge, she gestured for Sylvie and Alda to hide while she gingerly opened the door.Still, when she saw who it was, she was at once relieved, surprised, and delighted as
"Don't worry, it's not a trap. I'm cunning, but I'm not an ingrate either."And with those words, Sky Mystic Two got up and left.Sadie was not bothered to walk her out and waited until she was gone before whispering, "Master, Sky Mystic Two and I aren't really friends, and I think she can't be trusted. I'd really suggest that you be careful."Frank smirked. "Careful? Is that necessary for me? Anyway, you don't have anything to do right now, do you? Come on, let's go check it out."Sadie plucked the sticky note off her face and nodded. "Yes, sir!"They quickly took the Range Rover and headed to the point marked on the map—an amusement park which appeared to have been abandoned for a while.Frank sensed an oddness in the air as soon as he alighted.Moreover, this was a busy part of town, with towering luxurious apartments nearby and a giant mall.Why would such a nice plot of plant stay abandoned for years without anyone trying to develop it?"Master, look!" Sadie pointed at a
Just as Sadie was feeling pleased with herself, a white light shot toward them."Watch out, master!" she cried.Frank had already noticed it, however, and sidestepped it before dashing straight to hut, punching it down.As the hut collapsed with a crash, the tendrils from earlier vanished, and the many other attractions of the amusement park faded as well."What the heck? Is this place haunted?" Sadie was utterly mystified.However, Frank still sensed a curious presence and rummaged through debris of the hut.Soon, he found a painting that was buried underneath.Sadie, who loved her horror stories, immediately noticed something strange. "Don't touch it. It might be cursed."Frank was certainly not worried about that and picked up the painting to see that it was a portrait of a woman.The paper itself looked ancient, but for some reason, it did not have the stylistic sense of its time.Draconian art revolved around empiricism, and therefore, portraits of women reflected the ae
Frank more or less understood at that point. The spiritron vein granted such powerful energies that it could create paranormal items. However, there were flaws and limits, and since the creations were not easily controlled on top of that, Sally had abandoned the project altogether."Don't worry, she's not going to hurt you." Sky Mystic Two smiled. "I'm sure you can also tell from the texture that it's paper and not canvas. Since paper doesn't have a long shelf life, she needs your ring to stay alive. That allows you to build a beneficial connection with her, and she will serve your beck and call."Sadie clapped her hands in approval. "That's amazing, Master Lawrence! It's like recruiting a bodyguard for free! And she can distort reality, making her potential limitless!"While Frank did not agree, he spread out the painting and asked, "Do you want to live?"The painting flashed, and an elegantly-dressed woman appeared, bowing at Frank. "Good morrow, my lord."Sadie frowned. "Aren