Midnight Hour.
The Origami Academy branch campus mixer.
After turning down invitations from several young ladies, Bai Heng stayed in a corner, drinking alone.
As for the anonymous text he had received in Sun's Hour.
He only thought, Text message scams these days are getting far too halfhearted.
At the same time.
Sun's Hour.
Firefly did not understand why the world had changed the moment she stepped out of the mall.
Originally, her identity as an Iris Family Memokeeper was not supposed to be exposed anytime soon.
But all of a sudden, it was as though The Family had learned that a stowaway had infiltrated Sun's Hour.
As a result, hundreds of Hound Family hounds began searching Sun's Hour for the stowaway.
And they were right near the mall, closing in on her step by step.
Within the maze-like alleys, Firefly had activated her communications earpiece and was coordinating with Silver Wolf in real time.
"Left. Go straight."
"Turn right."
"Cross the intersection ahead."
Silver Wolf remotely accessed Penacony's map, searching for a way out of the encirclement for Firefly.
Car horns blared around her, motorcycles roared, and voices clamored. Wearing inconvenient short heels, Firefly moved lightly through the densely packed crowd at the intersection.
Her physical condition was not particularly good to begin with. Coupled with the lingering aftereffects left behind after her entropy loss syndrome had been cured, her endurance was below average.
Fortunately, Silver Wolf was outside pulling the strings with her cheat-like all-seeing view, allowing Firefly to temporarily shake off the Hound Family officers.
After turning into a corner, Firefly stopped.
"Why did you stop?" Silver Wolf asked, confused.
"My shoes..." Firefly panted softly as she reached down and slowly slipped off her white short heels, revealing her smooth bare feet.
The faintly pink soles