[WRITER NOTE - In 2–3 days, the book cover, thumbnail, and the title of this novel will be updated to "VELUNARRA: THE ETO GALAXY."]
Inside Doramai School, chaos spread through the corridor.
Precious, Pretty, and Lior were running at full speed, all of them tense and alert.
Suddenly—
Precious stopped abruptly.
He grabbed his stance, shifting his position sharply, and rushed into a classroom.
Pretty and Lior followed immediately.
Inside the classroom—
A large crowd of students had already gathered.
The atmosphere was heavy.
Precious stepped forward slowly… then walked straight into the center of the crowd.
There—
Tety and Bety were sitting on chairs.
Their hands rested on the table, but their bodies were trembling uncontrollably—as if something was scratching their skin from inside.
Their faces were filled with unbearable pain.
"Aaah…! Hm…!"
Screams of pain echoed.
The surrounding students watched in fear and confusion.
Precious looked at them closely.
His expression turned tense.
"What's wrong with them?"
Lior replied quickly,
"I don't know… I came here and saw them like this. I didn't understand anything, so I ran to get you."
Precious spoke inwardly,
"Kail… what do you think? Is this some kind of curse?"
A pause.
"No… I'm sure this isn't a curse. I can say that much… but I don't know how to fix it."
Precious narrowed his eyes.
"I also think this isn't a curse."
He turned toward the crowd.
"Someone call Principal Sir Rana!"
From the crowd, a voice responded,
"Yes! I'll bring him!"
Precious stepped closer to Tety and Bety, observing them carefully.
He touched them slightly and thought,
If this had happened 30 minutes earlier… I could've fixed it instantly… but now I've removed all my powers… damn it.
He turned slightly.
"Lior, get ready."
Lior nodded nervously.
Soon after—
Principal Rana arrived.
Whispers spread through the crowd.
"The principal is here!"
Rana walked forward with a serious and confused expression.
"What is happening here?!"
Precious replied calmly,
"I don't know… but whatever it is, it's not normal."
Rana stared at Tety and Bety.
Then asked,
"What do you need me to do?"
Precious said firmly,
"Use your illusion ability. Control their bodies temporarily—stop their skin movement and pain response."
Rana nodded.
He raised both hands.
Magic circles appeared around his palms.
The students stepped back immediately.
Rana moved his hands in opposite directions—left and right—then brought them together.
WHOOSH—
A strange force activated.
Tety and Bety's bodies instantly stopped moving.
Their pain disappeared completely.
They now looked like statues seated on the chairs.
Rana spoke calmly,
"My illusion is powerful enough to alter reality perception itself."
Precious nodded.
"Good. Now Lior—heal them."
Lior hesitated.
"But my healing skill isn't strong enough!"
Precious replied immediately,
"Just use it."
Lior placed his hands on both their heads.
"Heal…"
A faint green glow appeared from his hands.
The skill activated—but weakly.
Precious frowned.
"It's not enough."
He stepped forward and placed his hand on Lior's back.
A white glow spread from Precious into Lior's body.
Lior's eyes widened.
What enormous energy…!
Inside Lior's mind, Kail's voice echoed:
"Skills require energy called 'Urjadu'. The stronger the flow, the stronger the skill."
"Lior has enough energy, but his healing skill cannot fully process it."
"But Precious… even after sealing his powers, still has an absurd amount of Urjadu left—enough to fill two oceans."
Suddenly—
The energy output increased dramatically.
The entire room began reacting to it.
Students panicked.
Even Rana felt pressure from it.
But Pretty stood completely unaffected.
Rana thought in shock,
Is this Urjadu?! But how?! It shouldn't be able to leave the body like this… and Mana also cannot behave like this… only Aura can manifest externally… then how is he doing this?!
Meanwhile, Pretty thought calmly,
Thankfully… I mastered my Null Skill at a high level. I can form a shield without showing it.
A 2mm barrier around me… connected to my Urjadu. Any energy touching it gets erased.
Precious even helped me develop this… hmph.
She smiled proudly.
Meanwhile—
Precious stopped channeling energy.
The glow faded.
Lior also stopped healing.
Both stepped back.
"It's done," Lior said.
But suddenly—
Tety and Bety collapsed onto the desk.
"Tety! Bety!!" Pretty shouted.
Lior immediately said,
"Don't worry… they're just unconscious from the pain."
Pretty relaxed slightly.
"Uff… that's good…"
Precious, however, remained serious.
"No… it's not over yet."
"We still don't know the cause. Until we find the source, this can happen again."
Rana placed a hand on Precious's shoulder.
"For now, take them home and let them rest."
Precious nodded.
Elsewhere…
A mysterious place appeared—
Covered in thick fog.
The ground was filled with still, mirror-like water.
Suddenly—
A shadow appeared inside the fog.
Slowly, it became clearer…
A 10–11 year old female figure.
Not frightening… but unreal.
Almost like a transparent ghost.
Her reflection shimmered on the water's surface.
And the scene… ends there.