Dawn threw her hands up. "It's really no big deal. Children are the future, as they say. How are we going to live with ourselves if we don't protect them?"Jojo's parents nodded repeatedly. "You're right! By the way, would you like to join us for lunch? It's about time."Dawn quickly said, "No, it's fine. We came here with a larger group, and it seems like they haven't had enough fun yet, so…""Understood!"While Jojo's parents knew that Dawn and Frank were reluctant to accept their gratitude, this was no different from giving presents—your recipient might reject it, but you have to deliver one."Shall we exchange numbers? Let's have dinner together when you can make time for that."Dawn laughed. "Sorry, but I don't have a phone."Jojo smiled in wry amusement. "You're such a bad liar. I mean, what year is it? Do you guys not have phones?"Frank chuckled. "I understand your gratitude, but it's a fine tradition of us to be altruistic without it going in the record. You really don
However, just before things got out of hand, a deep voice boomed nearby, "Snap at them too!"Everyone turned and saw that it was none other than Frank!"Oh, perfect timing!"The dame was delighted, and even more so when she looked around and saw that Jada was not around.It was the dame's misfortune that she never saw Frank in action. That was why she presumed that Frank was just a normal man, unlike Jada, and promptly beckoned at her brutes to encircle Frank.Frank remained unmoved and growled coolly, "Apologize to that young man, and I'll let you go, or you'd all be paraplegic for life!"The brutes and the dame traded glances before laughing out loud."You're kidding, brat! Just look at your scrawny form—how are you going to win against us?!""Glad you asked!"Furious, Frank sent each brute flying with a slap and strode right up to the dame.The dame was terrified, as she had never expected the pretty boy she dismissed as not a threat was that good in a fight.Judging from
Toto then put on an apron. "So, is there any type of food that any of you can't eat? I'll start cooking if there isn't.""You don't have to!" Jada quickly stopped him. "We're here not just to take a break, but also to experience a life we never had—like cooking, for example. Surely you can understand that? So you should just do your own thing.""In that case, I shan't impose!" Toto nodded and left after giving them his number.With that, Jada led the others in happily collecting ingredients from the backyard, while Frank looked on, lounging on the couch.Come to think of it, living like this was good—a picturesque environment, and ideal climate… it was certainly much better than the gloomy lifestyle in the city.Alda then came over with a large basket of vegetables, leaving him smiling in wry amusement. "Why would you take so much, Ms. Ingram? Are you feeding the pigs?""This isn't much!" Alda exclaimed. Frank sighed, at a loss for words.Soon, the other women returned with ba
Frank and Dawn could not refuse the couple's enthusiasm, with Jojo's dad bringing them a couple of lamb skewers.Smiling, he asked, "Are you two in a relationship or already married?"Dawn quickly shook her head as she took one. "There's a misunderstanding. We're just friends."Jojo's mother giggled. "Even if you're just friends, I'm sure you're considering the possibility?"Dawn blushed, at a loss for words.That was when a drunkard wobbled toward them, leering at Dawn through muddled eyes and immediately feeling a pang of lust.Mistaking that he was at a nightclub because of the music, he came up to her and giggled, "Come on, girl! Let's drink!" Frank glowered and snapped, "Go to bed if you're drunk, or quit yapping!""It's none of your business!" the drunkard bellowed. "Don't play the maiden if you're out to play—I won't fall for it! As for money… All I have is money!"Whipping out a handful of hundred dollar bills, he threw them at Dawn.However, Frank pulled her out of
The priestess then threw away the torch and gestured politely at Frank.Confused but undaunted, Frank strode into the picture of the dragon's head.The priestess raised both hands to the skies in response, her bare feet stamping the ground repeatedly.Soon, the flames danced, and a fiery dragon materialized, taking to the air!Everyone clapped, having no idea what was happening and presuming that it was a magic show.Only Frank knew that it was not—it was the priestess's spell, and she was one of a kind!That was when the fiery dragon streaked toward Frank, and the fiery dragon dematerialized.The priestess, who was walking circles around Frank, stopped.She leaned her head to the side as she stared at Frank, visibly stumped.But after studying Frank for a while, she sighed in relief.With a wave of her hand, the flames dispersed, and the crowd cheered again.At the same time, the priestess ran toward the bonfire, chanting and dancing like before to bless everyone.Jada wal
"Dream on!"Unlike the rest, Jojo was an agent of justice, and it was only natural that she sided with Frank and Jada for saving her life!Incensed, the drunkard snapped, "You asked for it, brat!"He raised his fist, ready for a spring, but was instead sent flying in an instant!Everyone around was shocked. What just happened—divine intervention?!While they were left confused, the drunkard's friends were sent flying, groaning in agony and screaming about being haunted as they landed.Jada chuckled. "Leave it to Mr. Frankton to have fun. Most people wouldn't have come up with something like this."As for the others, they had no idea what was happening, unlike Jada. Hearing that the place was haunted and having seen how those people were sent flying for no reason, they all started to flee.Even Jojo's parents lost composure, scooping Jojo up and fleeing without telling Frank.Soon enough, Frank's group left, and Alda came up to him, smirking. "That was on purpose, right?"
Frank could tell that the priestess and her fraternity were no villains, and so, he told them everything about the spiritron vein.And as expected, after hearing his story, the priestess did not think that he was lying—in fact, she felt sympathy for him. "Not treating humans as humans, even its host? It truly is evil! What a pity that my paltry skills can't destroy it!"Still, Frank remained curious. "I've told you everything I know. Shouldn't you tell me the source of your power too?"The priestess smiled. "I'm no angel, but I know a little courtesy. Come with me."With that, she stood up and started leading Frank up the mountain.The geezers behind them scrambled to their feet and followed, reasoning, "Let's think about this please, Your Excellency. He's an outsider—we can't reveal our secret to him!"The priestess simply laughed coolly. "Sure, then why don't you stop him? Let's see if you can."The geezers were left speechless right then, not because they were afraid to die,
Naturally, there would definitely have been differing circumstances, since the priestess's group looked no different from normal.And there was what she said about survival bias, and it was a million to one odds that something like this would happen. Otherwise, everyone in contact with the meteorite would mutate!Frank then suggested, "Should I get someone to research it?""Absolutely not! It belongs to us—no one gets to be near it!"While the geezers were absolutely vehement against the idea, the priestess snapped, "Yours? Is your name written on it? It's true that our predecessors passed on a tradition to us, but none of us even understand if it would hurt people."The geezers were simply bemused. "How could you say that?""If it does, why didn't our ancestors notice it over the last thousand years?"The priestess smiled in wry amusement—being uneducated was a terrible thing. "They wouldn't have felt it because of the low average life expectancy. Just read the stats—even now