Morning light pierced the clouds. After declining the professor's earnest invitation to stay, he had originally planned to linger at the academy for a while longer. However, Yuriko had received a message from Harry: Young Master Osborn's trip to New Mexico seemed to be going rather poorly.
"This place is absolutely amazing!" Harry held up his phone. He wore a flamboyant patterned shirt, beach shorts, and flip-flops. "There are cliffs, deserts, cacti, tequila, and barbecue... See those hot girls? Their enthusiastic hospitality will make you never want to leave!"
Young Master Osborn's cheerful voice came through the video. Sean felt nothing at all and immediately saw through him. "What trouble did you get into?"
Harry's expression stiffened, and he looked embarrassed. Young Master Osborn, who had originally come to relax on vacation, had indeed gotten himself into some trouble. Worse, it was not something money could simply settle, so he had no choice but to ask his friend for help.
"Was my acting really that bad?"
"Harry Osborn, enjoying life, wouldn't think of an old friend working away in New York when nothing was wrong."
Sean curled his lip. Ever since Osborn Industries had gotten back on track, Harry had tossed nearly everything to the butler who had served the Osborn family for years. He had even handed Sean decision-making authority over some important matters, to the point that Sean often had to go to the company to attend Board of Directors meetings.
"What problem is there that you can't solve with Franklins?" the young man teased.
"Do you remember the Black-Suited Agents who took you away last time?" Harry gave a bitter smile and recounted what had happened to him in recent days.
"I ran into a scientific expedition studying astronomical phenomena in New Mexico. There was this lively