Boom, boom, boom!
One booming sound after another came from below. Su Xiao held a tablet computer in his hands while working his way through a puzzle game recently developed by Fatty Pi. It was a sequel to the previous game, or it could be considered DLC. The difficulty was extremely high, but there were only three stages.
On the small bed nearby, Father was lying down to rest, while President Rogesh stood before the bookshelf, leafing through books. Although everyone present had the air of a villainous final boss, they did not keep stern faces every day. That would be meaningless.
A girl with a fishtail braid was lying atop a bookshelf. Wearing a nightgown, she raised her two fair little legs and glanced at Su Xiao, then at Father.
The girl's name was Aniel. She called President Rogesh her father. Her aura was somewhat strange. Sometimes it was as weak as an ordinary person's, while at other times it suddenly grew stronger, as if changing with her emotions.
One booming sound after another came from below. The noise had started half an hour ago, and Father was getting annoyed. He sat up from the small bed and said, "Rogesh, just bring him up. It's too noisy."
"..."
President Rogesh seemed to ponder for a moment before raising his hand and pressing a mechanism on the bookshelf. A few seconds later, the booming from the lower level disappeared.
A moment later, hurried and forceful footsteps came from outside the door. With a bang, the double wooden doors were kicked apart.
"Couldn't you just push the door open?"
President Rogesh spoke in a low voice. His long hair wrapped around the book in his hand and returned it to the bookshelf.
"Rogesh, long time no see. I've missed you, my