Keep Your Chin Up Even When You're Alone (Big Chapter Seeking Monthly Ticket)

"Don't press it. That's my chest muscle."

The young boy lowered his head and glanced at Vili, who was curled up in his arms.

The blonde girl clearly had yet to recover from her fright. Instinctively, she reached out and grabbed the front of the boy's clothes, even applying a little pressure inward.

The moment the boy spoke, her slender white hand snapped back as though electrocuted, followed by the girl's stammering voice. "I-I-I..."

Her shoes had not been tied tightly and had flown off during the intense movements just now. Her snow-white bare feet tensed slightly, arching the soles of her feet.

Just then, a streak of golden radiance shot in from afar.

He Ao wrapped one arm around Vili's shoulders while his other hand swept beneath her calves. The instant it passed her heel, he abruptly raised his hand and caught the golden radiance stabbing toward him.

A slender Golden Spear revealed itself beneath the night sky, its sharp tip stopping almost right before the boy's face.

Below the boy, on the ground, a new Golden Spear gathered in the hands of the Gold Thread White Robe Priest.

"Steady your center of gravity."

He Ao gripped the spear and nodded slightly at Vili, whose feet were planted on the roof and whose balance had already stabilized.

Then he released Vili, leaped down, and turned into a streak of black light as he descended through the night.

Vili's body swayed, but she quickly regained her balance. By the time she had fully stabilized herself, the boy was already standing on the ground before the Gold Thread White Robe Priest.

"Ilo,"

A new Golden Spear had already formed in the Gold Thread White Robe Priest's hand. He stared at He Ao. "It seems you've found some way to 'hide' from