翁公和媛媛在厨房里猛烈进出

In a voice so quiet that no recording device or anybody else could hear, the replica whispered.

"What if I\'m already in the vault?"

Pushing the replica of himself away, Liam emotionlessly replied.

"Then, you\'d already be captured."

Wanting to get rid of the replica in front of him, Liam showed no discretion as he pointed up at the griffin.

"Over here!"

However, to Liam\'s surprise, the replica of himself did not move and stayed completely still.

"Would it be so hard for you to believe that my intentions are pure!?"

"Yes."

"Guess you\'re right!"

Holding him the peace sign with his right hand, the replica of Liam disintegrated just before the griffin was about to examine him.

One might argue that Ren could have just thought of a good gesture at that moment to bypass the griffin\'s purity test, but that would mean that Ren would have to carry it out.

And, that good gesture that he had to carry out would have to be bigger and more important than his intention to rob the vault.

Turning back to face the main cast, Liam waited for their answer to his previous question.

Alya, seeing Liam now facing them again, didn\'t bother to ask about what just happened and instead immediately replied.

"I don\'t see why the griffin can\'t come. He won\'t be able to come with us into the deeper areas of the tunnel, but he can serve as a guard."

Nodding their heads, the rest of the main cast approved of Alya\'s idea.

Then, just as they were about to depart and call out to the griffin, Professor Zia\'s voice finally sounded.

"There you are, Ren."

"..."

Completely forgetting about heading to the vault, Liam\'s gaze locks on the figure standing by Professor Zia.

"Didn\'t you hear the announcement? The class representative is supposed to help, not show up ten minutes late."

Scratching his head, Ren said in a joking tone.

"Well, I\'m here now!"

With her fists trembling, Professor Zia resisted the urge to do something violent... before handing the clipboard to Ren.

Glancing at the clipboard, Ren quickly realized that it was just a list of event students in his class.

Seeing Ren read the document, Professor Zia said.

"A couple of students from the class are still missing. I\'ll go looking for them; you remain here and check off any students who arrive late."

Not giving Ren a chance to reply, Professor Zia began walking before halting for a second.

"Put an X next to their names, so I know who was late."

Glancing between the clipboard and Professor Zia\'s departing figure, Ren hesitated before raising his hand.

"...there\'s an X next to my n-"

"It\'s a different X."

"..."

Within a couple more seconds, Professor Zia had disappeared into the crowd of the students around them.

Behind Ren, Liam, at a loss for words, finally managed to regain his composure before asking the main cast.

"Another clone?"

Ruby, still staring at Ren and ignoring Liam, rubbed her eyes for a moment before confirming the presence of the soul.

Kevin, glancing back and forth between Ren and Liam, eagerly responded.

"Well, we know an easy way to test that theory."

Lily immediately shook her head before interrupting.

"The djinns are bound to attack the courtyard soon; we\'d be doing more harm than help by creating a fight here."

Pausing for a moment, Lily gestured for everyone to be quiet before pointing at the griffin.

However, Ruby, ignoring Lily\'s instructions, let out a small sound, hoping it would reach someone.

While the griffin moved forward and closer to Ren from Liam\'s instructions, Ruby kept glancing behind her.

Yet, Ren remained completely still with the clipboard in hand.

Whether by chance or not, Ren suddenly stretched his hands and lifted his clipboard up, covering his head from the sky above.

As the griffin\'s gazes inched closer and closer to Ren\'s figure, Ruby kept emitting louder and louder sounds.

Hearing one of the sounds, Irene concernedly asked.

"Are you feeling ill, Ruby? What are those sounds."

Shaking her head, Ruby simply pointed at her throw before replying.

"Hic-ups."

Tapping Ruby on the shoulder sympathetically, Irene continued curiously watching the griffin.

At that moment, Ruby heard a faint whisper enter her ears from behind.

"Close your eyes."

As Ruby closed her eyes, she managed to catch a glimpse of a green bird soaring through the sky right above them.

*POP*

Then, as a large popping sound echoed from above them, disrupting the griffin and blinding the main cast, Ren immediately moved.

On the way, he tapped a familiar figure\'s shoulder before whispering directly into her ear.

"My clones could never dream of imitating or even coming close to copying your beauty in their wildest dreams."

Without another sound, Ren dashed forward, hiding himself among the countless crowds of students.

Liam, being the first to regain his eyesight, looked up at the griffin, hoping it had discerned Ren\'s intentions in the time given.

Yet, the griffin had nothing to show.

Seeing the rest of the main cast regain their eyesight, Liam did not hesitate before announcing.

"To the vault."

While the main cast ran on land, carefully slipping through the gaps in the crowd of students, the griffin followed ahead.

In the corner of the courtyard, a small area was still marked with the sign. "Construction in Progress."

That... was not where the main cast and giffin were headed.

Instead, they headed for the opposite corner, where the grass was a bit elevated.

On the other hand, Ren\'s figure could be seen jumping over the fence and ignoring the sign that read "Construction In Progress."

Irene, seeing Ruby\'s skin a bright red all over, became more concerned before eventually asking mid-run.

"Are you sure you don\'t have a fever or anything...?"