Chapter 196 - A Treasure? (1/2)

(Jane's PoV)

My eyes twitched in disbelief. Bumi was still a human, I knew that for sure. The tiger was still the same one; a spiritual tiger. Why did they end up as the guardians of this portal?

”What are you doing here?” I asked stupidly, even though I had already guessed the answer.

”It is what you think it is.” Bumi said indifferently.

Was it easy to read my mind? Why was the person who I had just met once able to see what's inside my mind or what question I had inside?

”You're getting more expressive after our last meeting, Miss Harris.”

See? He did it again! What did he mean with me getting more expressive? What's wrong with me? Should I bring a mirror with me and use it whenever I was about to talk?

”What are you doing here, human?” The tiger growled. It only repeated what I said.

I grinned. ”It is exactly what you're thinking about.”

I watched as Bumi and the tiger's eyebrows arched in surprise as they heard my answer. They were really so funny!

”Don't be ridiculous!” The tiger shouted with a low growl escaped his lips.

”Well, a human could be appointed to be the guardians of this portal. Why couldn't a human enter the portal?” I said casually.

Both the tiger and Bumi couldn't retort back. I smiled as I walked towards the open portal to take a look. That magical door was still attached to the trees and even though I couldn't see anything or anyone coming out from the door anymore, I could still feel that there was something inside that was far more powerful than the others.

”I want to get inside.” I said, full of determination.

”No!” Both Bumi and The Tiger shouted loudly. The Tiger even leaped and guarded the door so tightly, made me took two steps back in the process.

I eyed the two of them suspiciously. Their reaction was so strong I was almost tempted to force my way through only to see what was inside the portal. I didn't think the reason they denied me entrance was because of the rules; instead, it was all because of that powerful figure inside.

”Will it come out?” I asked them.

See? Both of their eyes were widened to the point I almost laughed my as* out since the tiger looked so funny that way.

I chuckled. ”Do you think you can hide it from me? Just pick, I force my way in, or you two bring me inside by yourselves?” Crossing my arms in front of my chest, I put a smile on my face and gave them those two options. Whatever it was, I was telling myself that I was going inside no matter what.

Maybe they saw the determination I had in my heart, or maybe they realized how stubborn I could be. After a few seconds contemplating about the options I had given to them, both of them gave up and gestured at me to follow them in.

I smirked. I won!

Human's world and 'their' world were only separated by a thin but super sturdy silk-like curtain. If I wanted to get to my house in the other dimension, I needed to open through the crack in the curtain and cross over.

However, in this portal, there were no such curtains. It was like an open door, big and wide. The only difference was this portal felt like a never ending cave with dark interior. It was so dark that I could hardly see anything. If it wasn't for the presence of Bumi and the tiger in front of me, I couldn't be so sure where I was.

”Don't blindly walk inside even though you have two guides. You are now experiencing what those poor people experienced before they were lost.”

Ah, I still had Siji with me.

Even though what he said was still baffled me, but I didn't say anything and did what he told me. After focusing myself, I finally saw my surrounding. Instead of dark place, I was actually walking in a big garden. Despite the slightly gloomy atmosphere, this garden was still beautiful.

My attention was slightly divided ever since I saw the garden. If it existed in human's world, I was so sure it would attract some youngsters who were always looking for beautiful, unique, or even scary places to take pictures and upload it in their social media.

All for the sake of 'like'.

Well, that was not the problem here. The real problem was I was getting closer to the source of the power. My curiosity was picked. What was this thing, actually?

”We're here.” Bumi stopped and my eyes landed on a small hut in the middle of a pond. The pond itself was so big, probably half the size of a soccer field. In the middle of it was a small island with a hut made of woods and bamboos on it. There was a flickering light inside, but I couldn't feel the presence of anything from it.