Chapter 191 - Responsibilities (2) (2/2)

I smiled like a broken doll when the kitten walked into my lap after all that trouble. I opened the window and was about to place the cat outside when both Luke and Alex were about to walk past the art room. I wondered why I didn't close the door as I hoped they would just peacefully pass by.

But of course, they froze when they noticed the trashed art room. It was quite unfortunate that the window was right in the direction where the door opened. Ben was inside the inner part of the room where he couldn't be seen unless someone entered the room. Maybe it was better to close the door before they entered.

I didn't need more spectators. I tightly hugged the kitten this time to make sure she wouldn't be able to escape as I was about to close the door. Unfortunately, both Luke and Alex entered the room before I was able to close the door. I sighed as they took in the full damages of the room into their vision.

”What happened?” Luke pulled out the words after a moment of silence.

”It doesn't matter. We need to fix all these artworks before the original owners come back while someone needs to look after the kitten,” I started to revert some of the artworks back to their former glory after passing the kitten to Ben.

When we heard footsteps of others heading in this direction, both Luke and Alex started to frantically recover the artworks with no other choice. With our efficient teamwork that blossomed out of desperation, we managed to recover most of the artworks within a few minutes.

Normally this would be impossible, but the three of us had more affluent mana than others. Our ears perked up as someone finally pressed the button to open the door. There was one canvas left with scratch marks on the paint. We needed one person to distract the person while the rest of us recovered it.

Alex was a goner since he was dripping full of sweat after using a large amount of mana. With our silent agreement, Alex was chosen as the person to confront whoever was coming in. When the door opened, the person walked a few steps back as if she was surprised by Alex's sudden appearance.

I pulled a thumbs up as a signal to Alex when both Luke and I finished fixing the last painting. My heart thumped full of adrenaline as we barely managed to recover the entire room in time. Alex stepped aside and apologized for blocking the way as few art club members began pouring into the room.

But when I looked at Ben's arms to take care of the kitten, the kitten was gone when she was there a second ago. ”Where's the kitten Ben?” I whispered while getting the attention of Luke.