A shattered glass sound took the Cadre by surprise when Nathan suddenly lost his grip on his drinking glass. The Cadre stopped training, and their attention went to Nathan, who was in a state of shock too.

“What’s the matter, Bud?” Natsuki asked, full of concern, and swiftly walked towards Nathan, whose eyebrows frowned deeply. Nathan gulped as he felt his heart pound wildly. What’s wrong?

“I don’t know. I just… I feel something odd.” He breathed out heavily and flinched when another shattered glass sounded.

“S-Sorry, I lost my grip,” Venice said and slowly picked the shards until one of them pricked her. Only then did she come back...