"Shien … Shien …!?"
"Woah!"
"What … what's wrong?!"
"…!"
Shien's sudden shout startled Vivian, Lumia, Merica, and Tierre.
This was especially so for Lumia, who was a timid canine girl to begin with. She wailed as if all the hair on her body were standing on end. She was truly frightened.
"Sorry, sorry." Shien was instantly amused. Like a child who had successfully pulled off a prank, he grinned and said, "I just wanted the people inside to come out and greet me. I didn't mean to scare you."
Although that was what he said, Shien's expression and tone only gave off the feeling that he was saying one thing but not the other.
However, what Shien said was the truth.
He indeed wanted the people inside to come out by themselves.
Hum!
All of a sudden, the scenery on the old, monotonous road distorted without warning.
No, it was not the scenery that was distorting, but the space itself.
As if responding to Shien's shout, the space first spun like a vortex, and then swayed like a mirage.
Under such circumstances, the old, monotonous road dissipated like a faded painting and was then replaced by another scene.
"This is …!?"
Witnessing this scene with their own eyes, everyone in Vivian's party widened their eyes.
Even Shien raised an eyebrow, and he could not help but reveal an expression of surprise.
Because the scenery in front of them had completely changed.
The old, dilapidated road had turned into a high-class path paved with smooth and beautiful stone bricks.
The land that was originally like an abandoned area had become a garden filled with birdsong and fragrant flowers.
In the garden, there were ornamental plants that seemed to have been meticulously trimmed, and there was also a stylish fountain. There was even a luxurious mansion in the middle of the garden. It looked like the mansion of a great noble and was exceptionally pleasing to the eye.
Everyone in Vivian's party was stunned.
"Illusion?"
Tierre muttered.
"So … so beautiful!"
Lumia's eyes could not help but twinkle.
"Why is there such a mansion here?"
Vivian was astonished from the bottom of her heart.
Only Merica seemed to have received a great shock. She stretched out a hand, covered her cute little mouth, and spoke with a trembling voice.
"If the other party is a spatial magic user, then this mansion and garden couldn't have been directly transported from other places using spatial magic, right?"
Merica felt that she had seen the truth of everything.
But it was precisely because of this that he was extremely shocked.
Beside her, hearing Merica's words, Shien was also astonished. He looked at the garden and the mansion in front of him again.
"You used spatial magic to transport it from another place?"
This was really incredible.
That guy seemed to be someone far more extraordinary than what he had known.
Just as everyone fell into a state of shock, a figure slowly walked out from the mansion in front of them.
She was wearing a maid's uniform and had long black hair that reached her waist. Her eyes were as beautiful as rubies, and her figure was tall and voluptuous. She exuded an extremely shrewd and capable aura.
"Welcome to Flower Pavilion."
The maid bowed to the members of Vivian's team with a voice that was devoid of any emotion.
The rest of the girls aside, Sean and Tierre were taken aback when they saw this person.
"You're Lésia?"
Sean really doubted his own eyes when he saw the young lady who had come looking for him dressed in a maid's uniform to welcome him. Her temperament had also changed drastically.
But this time, Shien was wrong.
"I'm La Xia, not Miss Lésia. I'm just a maid of this Blossom Pavilion."
The maid who called herself La Xia's expression did not change, and her voice was still as calm as before.
"Miss Lésia is in the Blossom Pavilion. She asked me to welcome her."
Hearing this, everyone in Vivian's team looked at each other.
Sean, on the other hand, stared at the girl who called herself Rorschach and kept sizing her up.
It couldn't be helped.
This person, be it looks, height, or appearance, was exactly the same as Lésia.
For a moment, Shien even wondered if this person was Lésia in disguise to toy with him.
But if that was the case, the young lady's acting skills were too good. Not only her expression, but even her temperament had changed drastically. Compared to the past Shien saw her, it was like heaven and earth.
Could it be …
"Twins?"
Shien subconsciously muttered this setting that would make countless otakus go wild with joy.
Hua Xia, however, ignored Sean's reaction and spoke with a straight face.
"Please follow me."
With that, La Xia made a "please" gesture to everyone.
No one moved.
"Sister Vivian …"
"What should we do?"
Both Lumia and Merica looked at Vivian, seeing her as their pillar of support.
"Should we go in?"
Tierre asked indifferently. Her petite body seemed to have tensed up, and she seemed to have entered a state of alert.
"What do you think? Shien? "
Vivian pondered for a while and did not make a decision. Instead, she asked for Shien's opinion.
"Let's go in." Shien was still staring at La Xia. After a while, he exhaled, and said, "Now, I'm also a little curious about that guy."
After saying that, Shien led the way into the garden and walked toward the mansion.
Seeing this, Vivian and the others exchanged glances again, and then followed behind Shien into the garden.
An accident happened at this moment.
"Oh no!"
Shien, who had the skill [Mana Sense], was the first to notice the abnormality. His expression changed, and he turned around abruptly, rushing toward Vivian and the others.
Hum!
But at the same time, with another tremor, space began to distort.
"Shien!"
"Ah!"
"Wait …!"
"Tsk!"
The exclamations of the young girls rang out in unison.
Under the distortion of space, Vivian, Tierre, Lumia, and Merica seemed to be sucked into an invisible black hole, and they instantly disappeared on the spot.
Shien just happened to rush to where the girls were, and his outstretched hand brushed past Vivian's body. After Vivian disappeared, his hand landed on nothing.
Thus, Shien's emotions were ignited very smoothly.
"Playing with me?"
Shien turned his gaze and stared at La Xia, and the mana in his body surged out, turning into a dark flame that burned fiercely.
Thanks to this, the entire garden and mansion began to tremble, and the air also let out a mournful wail.
Even a Level 80 expert would find it difficult to breathe in front of such a commotion.
However, La Xia's expression was the same as usual.
"Don't worry, they just returned to the Adventurers Guild," La Xia said expressionlessly, "Missy only wants to see you, she doesn't want to see anyone else."
Shien's aura suddenly froze.
