"Can I look around?"
Xiao Xiao asked politely.
He was curious about what had kept the monster from entering.
"Huh?"
The young man froze for a moment, then nodded. "Sure."
"Go ahead and look around."
It wasn't as if a guy's room were a girl's boudoir.
Besides, Xiao Xiao was a guy too, so there was even less reason to be shy.
He thought he kept his room pretty clean.
He had nothing to hide.
"Um..."
The young man followed behind Xiao Xiao. "There's something special about my room..."
"Really?"
"What makes my room special?"
"I'd like to know too."
Xiao Xiao walked at an unhurried pace, taking in the furnishings around him.
"Huh?"
The young man was a little surprised, and a little disappointed.
So Xiao Xiao didn't know either.
"I'm looking."
Xiao Xiao extended his senses.
Something that could detect a monster's presence and form a barrier-like screen to keep monsters out...
There should be some kind of treasure in the young man's home...
He just didn't know what it was.
"Looking?"
After a moment of confusion, the young man understood.
So some object in his home had such a miraculous effect.
It could actually keep monsters out...
Could it be something like a jade pendant?
Wasn't that how it always went in novels?
The young man tried hard to think.
Did his family have a jade pendant?
No, they didn't.
He rubbed his tightly furrowed brow.
He wasn't a girl who liked pretty accessories.
Why would he buy jade for no reason?
His home was a typical bachelor's apartment.
Aside from the necessities, he didn't have any odds and ends.
Fortunately, the place was small, so it didn't look too bare.
If it wasn't a jade pendant... what could it be?
The young man widened