Chapter 183: A VISIT HOME.

Chapter 183: 183: A VISIT HOME.

June hesitated, exchanging glances with Nyx before staring back at Ryan, who was smiling at them. They both seemed confused.

Ryan continued, "You’re curious, right? So why don’t I just show you myself instead of going through all the long talks? What do you say?"

June was skeptical and confused, but he guessed he was curious about it anyway. "The two of us or...?"

Ryan smiled. "Yeah. At least for now..."

June and Nyx stared at each other before slowly nodding.

"Oh... okay..."

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By evening, the luxurious car that had picked them up pulled over right in front of a mansion.

June was rather surprised when the luxurious black car arrived to pick them up. A man who was supposedly Ryan’s driver got down and opened the car door for them.

"Young Master..." the man called Ryan with a slight bow as he held the door open for the three of them.

This left both Nyx and June surprised and confused. They guessed Ryan’s identity wasn’t as simple as they had thought it was.

But who on earth was he...?

The car had pulled over before a luxurious mansion that clearly belonged to a top figure. As Nyx and June got down, they couldn’t help but stand there and stare in awe for a while.

"You... stay here?" June asked, rather surprised as he stared up at the mansion. It was grand, similar to his own home. It was hard to tell which of the two was more extravagant.

Ryan stood before them with a smile. "Yes, I do." He then added, "Let’s go in. They’re probably waiting for me."

He led the way, and despite their confusion, Nyx and June trusted him and followed behind.

As they entered, a butler came forward to greet Ryan with a slight bow, calling him "Young Master" once again before leading them into the grand-looking mansion.

June didn’t mean to be an ass, but he never expected Ryan to come from such an extravagant home. He never really acted like someone who lived in a place like this!

"Mum... Dad... I’m back," Ryan said with a smile as they arrived at the dining room.

The table was already occupied by his parents, who turned to watch him approach with a smile.

"Oh, you’re here." His mother, Mrs Quinn, smiled as the three of them approached the table.

"And this is...?" Mr Quinn tilted his head at the sight of June and Nyx, wondering who they were.

Ryan smiled casually. "They’re my friends. My closest friends."

That was all he needed to say.

The two of them stared at June and Nyx for a while, almost surveying them from head to toe with their eyes, while Mrs Quinn wore a curious smile.

"You..." She found June rather familiar. "You’re the son of Mr and Mrs En?"

She stared at June.

June smiled and nodded. "Oh, you know my parents?" He figured they would be popular among top figures like this after all.

Mrs Quinn nodded with a smile. "Of course. We’ve had some business encounters with them from time to time. They’re really nice. It’s good they also have a lovely son like you."

June smiled proudly, while Mr Quinn stared at Nyx.

"You two must be the exceptional F-rankers from the academy..."

Nyx and June nodded with a smile, greeting the two of them.

Then Mrs Quinn smiled. "Waste no time. Please join us for dinner, then. Our dear Ryan almost never brings anyone home for dinner, let alone brings friends. So, we must feast on this opportunity."

She smiled, clearly pleased.

June smiled as the three of them sat down, and they proceeded to feast on the meal before them.

While they ate, June didn’t hold himself back. He was open enough to enjoy large portions of the meal while complimenting the food.

"This tastes so luxurious and delicious. You really did a good job, Mrs Quinn," he complimented.

"I wish I could say I cooked it, but I didn’t," Mrs Quinn laughed. "The cook did."

June smiled. "But I’m pretty sure you’d do better than this anyway," he added.

Mr and Mrs Quinn laughed, shaking their heads.

"What a sweet young man," Mrs Quinn smiled. "Just like your parents."

While they ate, Mr and Mrs Quinn asked them a couple of friendly questions, as though they were getting to know them better. They asked how long they had been friends with Ryan and how Ryan was doing at the academy. They also asked about their F-rank skills, which June admitted they didn’t really know how to explain.

After they had spent some time talking over dinner, Ryan led June and Nyx toward his room. But before he did, he decided to show them around briefly.

Ryan led the way, walking past an expansive hallway where portraits of different people lined the walls, almost like a museum display of artists and scientists.

Nyx and June’s eyes moved between the portraits in admiration, but June didn’t seem to know who any of them were or what they meant. He didn’t even know why they felt so familiar, even though he had the strange feeling that he should know them.

They finally arrived at the last portrait, which seemed to be a family portrait of a couple taken during the Victorian period, with their entire family posed for it.

Ryan stopped there, standing before the portrait while staring at it as if it held some kind of answer. June and Nyx joined him from behind, staring at it as well.

June tilted his head, trying to understand the image and wondering why the family name displayed beneath it said "Quinn."

But before he could bother trying to understand it, Nyx was quick to say, "It must feel great coming from such a family lineage..." He stared at Ryan. "Both your dad and mum are considerably legendary..."

But Ryan only smiled.

"Is it?"

At that moment, June grew even more confused because he felt like he was missing something. Or, at least, missing a much bigger picture here.

Because what the hell were these two talking about now?!