Chapter 383: The Nine Keys (1)
Snip.
Just like before, the scissors crossed in midair.
“So, are you heading straight to the hundredth floor?”
“Yes,” I replied, my reflection clear in the large glass window.
Over my shoulder, my orphanage director sighed, scissors in hand. “You could have rested longer before resuming your journey.”
“You sound like Hamustra. Or is it the other way around?”
“It’s true either way. When you spend so much time with someone else, you end up influencing each other.”
Hamustra, Kim Yul, and the director had spent plenty of time together in Cafe Planetarium. In time, it was inevitable that they would affect each other. Hamustra was no exception. It was the same for me and the Guardian. While I got my haircut, the Guardian waited beside me.
“Yes, I’m heading up straight away.”
“Alright.”
The director focused on my haircut.
“You’re a director again.”