Garius smirked, his eyes gleaming with amusement as he watched the seven Javiers scatter across the stone path.
Heh~ I'm sure he won't last ten minutes. He won't break his previous record either. He's clever, but I know all his tricks.
He took another slow sip from the coconut, his gaze drifting toward the distance. His smirk widened before he vanished from the treetop, leaving behind a perfect afterimage of himself, still standing with the coconut in hand, as if he had never moved.
Meanwhile.
At the beach.
Liana glanced toward where Alf sat calmly on a chair, his legs crossed, a cup of tea in his hand. Beside him, Marcellus, Cedric, Aelius, and Heres were bound to chairs with glowing golden chains.
Marcellus and Cedric were trying to wiggle free, their bodies twisting and straining against the bindings. Aelius had given up, letting out a long, weary exhale as he slumped in his seat. Heres bit his lower lip in frustration, his eyes burning with resentment.
