Richard and Sunny climbed up the stairs from basement 10, but as the stairway was

choked full of rubbles from basement 7 to basement 4, they had to stop for Sunny to
restore the place. Snapping his fingers, Sunny powdered the rubbles into sand and
cemented it to replace each broken step.
Richard, whatre we going to do after Ive finished? Sunny asked.
Well go to Combattre, Richard said. I need to look for my friends.
Theyre insiders too?
Yes, both of them. Actually, theyre supposed to be here already. I sent them to get
breakfast.
Could they have run into trouble?
No, Im positive that they went some place further to get breakfast, like Aquice. Id
specifically told them to go to Combattre instead to save time. Richard shook his
head in resignation.
Entering the hallway of basement 5, Richard and Sunny saw that it was filled with
heaps of debris.
This is a murder of architecture, Sunny said, aghast at the state of the hallway: the
ceiling had caved and the ground had crumbled. Hmm, Ive decided that Im not
going to restore the hallway. Ill restore the hole in the cavern ceiling and well get
going, how about that?
But didnt you insist on restoring everything since we were going to use this place as
headquarters? Richard said sardonically.
Not when its this wrecked! Sunny said, Im too lazy for this!
Pressing his palm against the cavern ceiling, Sunny used Rock Word to learn of the
length and width of the tunnel. Then, he snapped his fingers and caused the rubbles on
the cavern floor to gravitate toward him, before dissolving them into a thick paste that
slithered through the air and into the hole, like a snake back into its dwelling.
Im done. The tunnel will fill up by itself, Sunny said.
You can create a system? Richard asked, hardly able to contain his shock.
Of course, why wouldnt I? I just needed to know the length and width of the
tunnel.
Youll be an exceptional student.
What do you mean?

Sunny, youre here not just to help us but also to learn from us. Ill formally
introduce myself. Im Richard Clanden, Crimson Knight of Bladed Storm. Im your
teacher and I teach short to medium-ranged, weapon combat.
After learning that Richard was going to be his teacher, Sunny heard the slushing of
water from the tunnel and he turned to face it, only to be greeted with hot water. The
water splashed burns all over his body and his concentration snapped, causing the
serpentine paste of rubbles to revert to its primordial form and crash onto the cavern
ground. Sunny fumed as boiling vapor rose in swirls from his pink and raw skin.
Are you okay? Richard asked.
Of course not! Sunny shouted. It was hot water. Id my skin stripped off.
An awkward pause transpired as Richard stared at Sunny. He then asked, Youwant
me to ice you with Blessblizz?
Its fine
Footsteps echoed out from the tunnel and Westin and Myrine appeared.
Richard, youre still here! Westin said. We made it on time!
No, you didnt, Richard snapped. You two went to Aquice, am I right?
Why would you say that?
Because youre late.
No! The reason were late is because wed to fight outsiders on the other side of this
tunnel. Weve just finished!
And your breakfast was destroyed in the midst of the fight! Myrine interjected.
But you two dont usually take such a long time in a battle, Richard said. Im
positive that you two went to Aquice for breakfast and when the summoning occurred,
you two rushed off and completely forgot that Ive to eat too. And on the way to
Floating River, you two coincidentally encountered outsiders just on the other side of
the tunnel, am I right?
The face of Westin stiffened as he said, Footch
That doesnt matterMyrine steered the conversation away from their precarious
positionwhos the steaming boy?
Using Heaven Stairway, Myrine materialized barrier plates for Westin and her to use
as platforms to walk toward Sunny. They had deduced that he was not an enemy since
Richard did not attack him. Instead, he was probably the one summoned. Thus, they

had their guard down as they walked toward him to introduce themselves, not
knowing that he was waiting to gush a boiling maelstrom at them.
Sunny, stop! Richard shouted.
Instantly, Myrine hid in Diamond Safe House while Westin hid in an ice dome. The
water surged and soaked both the barrier and ice dome; however, the barrier withstood
the heat whereas the ice dome melted, and soon, Westin sloshed powerlessly in the
hot water while gurgling the word, footch.
Richard, Westin, Myrine, and Sunny were gathered on a barrier plate under the hole in
the ceiling.
Oh, thats why you attacked us! Myrine said with an exuberant laugh. She then
threw a sideway glance at her brother, whom had hot vapors wafting off him like
Sunny. I apologize. My brother was in a battle and hed melted the surrounding snow
in Avalsnow Land, which was why the water drained into the tunnel and ended up
drenching you.
Its fine. Id my revenge, Sunny said while looking at Westin.
Just a few minutes ago, after Westin had escaped the boiling water, he and Myrine
confronted Sunny and realized his uncanny resemblance to the First. As tears
streamed down their cheeks, they stood dumbstruck at the ineffable situation and
experienced a tumultuous flurry of emotions: at first, they were astounded, but at the
next instance, more emotions would creep into their unready hearts and they turned
elated yet confused, and when they thought it was over, the next colorful surge of
emotions would pulse once more.
Sister, please heal me! Westin said.
Ive no time for you, Myrine replied. I need to attend to Sunny.
But its footching painful!
You really want to argue? You scalded Sunny!
It was accidental!
Accidentally on purpose.
Myrine placed her hands on Sunny and used Compassionate Touch. A warm and
embracive light swaddled him and his burns abated with the growth of new skin, and
although it itched, he endured it.

Sister, Westin said, you can very well heal both Sunny and meconcurrently.
Why would you choose not to do so?
Because youre irritating.
But if you hadnt been so selfish to shield only yourself, I wouldnt even need to be
healed, much less plead with you. Westin pointed out matter-of-factly.
Ialright
Myrine, could you kindly conduct a full body checkup for Sunny? Richard asked.
Hes suffering from memory loss.
Of course, but lets get moving. Myrine lowered the barrier plate onto the cavern
ground, where it was littered with the broken pieces of moles. And brother, please fix
the hole in the ceiling. Its the least you could do for Sunny.
Westin nodded and instantly, the rubbles on the cavern floor liquefied and climbed up
the air, before snaking into the tunnel and filling it completely.
Richard, you wanted to use Undelumi Castle as headquarters, right? So, do I restore
everything to its original state? Westin asked.
If its not too much of a hassle, Richard replied.
A magic circle spread out from the feet of Westin and he used Elemental Detection:
Boundary of Terra. And in just one second, the consciousness of Westin expanded
outward and he grasped the situation: he knew of the number of stalactites and
stalagmites that broke from the cavern ceiling and cavern ground respectively, the
location of the broken moles, the number of Earthen Sharks, the crushed rock
creature, the state of the ravaged stairway, and even the ruinous hallway in basement
5.
Did you two mutilate this place? Westin asked, and since nobody replied, he took it
as a tacit admission.
With the first snap of his fingers, Westin dissolved the remains of the battle into a
viscous paste. None was spared: not even the moles, Earthen Sharks, and rock
creature. With a second snap, the viscous paste latched onto the stalactites and
stalagmites and grew them out. It also covered the walls of the stairway, lined the
stairs, and refurbished the hallway in basement 5.
Im done, Westin said, just as Sunny stood beside him with his mouth agape. He
had used Rock Word and monitored the work of Westin, and thus, had seen how he

skillfully polished the ground, flattened the walls, and measured the stairs. Also, the
restored work was in no way contrived: the luminous crystals were spaced apart
naturally and the restored work still retained its atmosphere of weathered and senile
rocks.
Myrine nodded at the work of Westin. Look like you havent lost your touch,
brother!
Of course, Westin said. Im an elite too, you know.
Myrine reluctantly nodded her head and a magic circle spread out from her feet as she
used Nurse Joy. And from thin air, a voluptuous lady in a white nurse uniform
materialized.
Nurse Joy, please conduct a full body checkup on Sunny, Myrine said and Nurse
Joy swiftly scanned Sunny from head to toe. Lets go. Nurse Joy can do the checkup
while were walking to the Mirror of Latrop.
Sunny frowned as Nurse Joy scrutinized his body.
Are you alright? Myrine asked.
Shes staring really hard at me and I feelnaked, Sunny said.
Its reasonable to feel that way, Myrine said with a laugh. She can function as a
medical imagery device, which is why youre literally naked in her eyes. But its for
your own benefitsnot hers! Also, at least Im spared from performing the checkup
if you know what I mean
Checkup complete. Do I print the images, Missus? Nurse Joy asked.
Yes! Westin shouted, which caused Richard to snicker. Do it sister! Let Sunny
experience it. This is the best part.
And with much convincing, Myrine nodded her head and everyone stopped walking.
Nurse Joy picked up the hem of the dress around her right thigh and lifted it, revealing
her toned and slim thigh.
Whats she doing? Sunny asked in confusion. But as the dress was lifted higher and
higher, his confusion turned into panic. And to his surprise, Richard laughed, Westin
cheered, and Myrine grinned.
What do you think shes doing? Myrine asked in return.

Sunny peeked at Nurse Joy and saw that her dress was already pulled all the way up;
even her white pantie with red crosses was visible. His mind stormed and he struggled
to come to an acceptable conclusion.
Is nobody going to comment? Shes showing her pantie! Sunny shouted at the loss
of his common sense.
Relax, its just a striptease! Westin said.
No, its not, Myrine said with a laugh. Look at the side of her thigh.
Sunny examined the thigh of Nurse Joy and saw that along the side, there was an
opening. Also, a sheet was being pushed out. It then came to his realization that Nurse
Joy was printing the medical imagesher thigh was a printer.
Looking at the medical images while she walked, Myrine said, Richard, nothing
came up on the MRI. Therere no tumors. His memory loss is not medical.
Might it be a mental program? Richard asked.
Maybe, but well leave it to Shannen to confirm. Or it might be that the summoning
failed?
Of course not, Myrine! That was a spell by the First!
Alright, I was just brainstorming aloud! Or maybe its a curse. But if so, we need
Aria.
But Aria

Sunny noticed that Richard was downcast. Even Myrine was affected by the
conversation. In a bid to change the mood, Westin snatched the medical images from
Myrine.
Let me see, Westin said.
Like youd know better than me, Myrine said.
Im not undermining you, Miss Elite. I just want to look at the images. Whys this
colorful? Westin held up an image of a brain colored with vibrant hues.
Its a PET scan. Its colorful because the brain of Sunny is healthy. Havent I taught
you this beforemultiple times? Myrine eyed Westin, whom was not paying any
attention. Did you just ignore me when I answered your question?
Myrine stomped ahead of everyone to show her displeasure. Behind her, Nurse Joy
morphed her right ear into a stethoscope and slipped it into her shirt.
Nurse Joy, whatre you doing? Myrine screamed.

Missus, Nurse Joy said, your heart rate is high due to anger. My professional
advice is to let it go. Prolonged anger can impair brain functions and increase blood
pressure. Youll
Nurse Joy, youre dismissed!
Myrine pulled out the stethoscope from under her clothes and Nurse Joy
dematerialized. All the while, the three men behind her stifled their laughter with
difficulty.
Sunny finally reached the bottom of the castle, basement 15. As he got ready to take a
right turn into the last room, he saw Myrine proceeded straight on, past the last room
and into the end of the hallway, where she vanished. Next, Westin also slid into the
wall.
Richard quickly explained, Illusion magic.
That cant be! Sunny said. I can clearly sense a solid wall with Rock Word.
I know. Westin always complains that he feels weird that the wall is there but it
isnt. Placing his hand onto the shoulder of Sunny, Richard said, Just relax and
walk. Youll reach the place.
Sunny took comfort at the reassuring smile of Richard and turned to face the wall.
The wall reflected his limitations and he cringed at his inability to see past the
illusion. He thought of Richard, whom was like a venturesome yet vicious viper. If he
were to follow him, his world would be splashed with new ideas, but he risked
intrusive venom so baleful that his formerly quiet world might blight from. He then
thought of Nurse Joy, the spell of Myrine that was so convenient yet irritating to the
caster, and he also thought of Westin, whom was able to fix the entire cavern with
minimal effort.
Alright, Sunny thought to himself. Alright then.
And at that moment, Sunny knew that his life had changed.