Picking Someone Up

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A string of ellipses instantly appeared over Kane's head.

"Wait... the Frog Rain from the Eternal Realm came after me?"

That didn't make sense, did it? He could understand the shadows of the Eternal Realm coming after him, because he used shadows every day. That allowed the Eternal Realm's shadows to influence the real world through him and make trouble for him in all sorts of ways, like groping him every now and then.

But the Frog Rain from the Eternal Realm chasing him here was unreasonable, wasn't it? By rights, that thing should have been part of the Eternal Realm's natural ecosystem.

If that thing could chase him over too, it could only mean that the real world was gradually taking on the shape of the Eternal Realm...

No, that shouldn't be possible. Too weird. Better go take a look...

Just as Kane was about to get up, Ron, who had been pondering Kane's strange reaction for a while, finally remembered what it meant and explained, "There's a pond nearby with frogs in it. Every time it rains, they jump out of the pond and croak nonstop."

"Oh, that's all." Kane breathed a sigh of relief. Good, good. The real world had not turned into the Eternal Realm.

The meal could be considered a pleasant one for both host and guests. Afterward, Kane followed Ron upstairs and began tidying their bedroom. Since Ron had made three new friends this year, and two of them were boys while Hermione was a girl, Ron had made some minor changes to his room so it could comfortably sleep three people at night.

Honestly, there was more than enough room for a fourth bed. They could wake up and play mahjong immediately. But as he had said, having Hermione sleep in the