Chapter 69: Stopping time

Author's note: This is from Luca's point of view

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The difficulty in moving lasted only a fraction. Did I imagine it?

I waved my fist at where Ash should be, but I hit the air.

He was gone. What the…?

I turned around swiftly, and I found only Zoe, leaning on the closed door of the room. She was panting and sweating, and I rushed to hold her.

What the heck happened?

"Where is Ash?", I asked while carrying her to bed.

Zoe glanced at the door and smirked. A second later, I heard Ash banging on the door, probably with his fists and legs, while shouting, "What did you do? Bastard! Coward! Let me in!"

Well, that door is reinforced with some rune magic that Serina tried to explain but I was too impressed with glowing symbols to pay attention. However, I knew that Ash can pound on that door until tomorrow. Unless he gets some anti-magic machinery, that door will stay in place.

"I locked him out.", Zoe said smugly.