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Yake was home alone, reading. His irresponsible teacher, Erik, had ditched him and gone to New Mexico to study celestial bodies, leaving Yake with a pile of books and notes to study on his own.

The college life he had dreamed of was nowhere to be found. All he could do was bury himself in books alone.

Sparks blossomed in the air. Yake looked up and saw that Robin had arrived.

"Baby, what brings you here? I missed you so much!"

Yake hugged Robin and kissed her, then found her a comfortable chair. Maybe Robin had made some new progress.

"Yake, I became a mage. And I connected to a wonderful... dimension. I have enough energy now."

Robin's face was full of delight, and she could not wait to share her happiness with Yake.

"I knew you could do it, Robin. Can you teleport Hancock and the others over now?"

Yake excitedly held Robin's hand. He had not seen Hancock and the others for months, and he missed them terribly.

"Actually, I already went back once. But I don't think we need to rush."

Robin held Yake's hand and smiled mysteriously.

"Hm? What do you mean? Did you discover something?"

Robin swiped her pale hand through the air, and two round spheres appeared.

"This is our world, and this is Earth. Time flows at different speeds in the two worlds."

"Yake, do you know? When I went back, they were shocked and asked how I had returned so quickly. Guess how many days had passed over there?"

Robin stood up, sat in Yake's lap, and looked into his eyes as he pondered.

"Hmm, I'll guess... one month?"

Yake's answer was clearly too conservative. Robin burst out laughing, and Yake could not help pinching her butt. Robin immediately raised her