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In the bathroom, Can just received a phone call earlier from her mom.

"Cantaloupe, our house is infested with termites! It will take two days to remove them by pest control. I already asked Tin earlier if you could stay in his house for two days. He already said yes," Can's mother said in a faked panicked state.

"Y-you already asked Tin without consulting me first!? Where are you staying then? How about Ley? I should stay with you!" Can worriedly asked. He wondered how their house became infested by termites in one day. He never saw a single termite in the house earlier in the morning. Probably he was not paying attention at all because of the competition that is why he did not notice? That must be the reason.

"Don't worry about us we are fine, just stay there for now. Be a good kid and don't make any trouble for Tin. Got it?" she continued talking in a more calmer tone.

"How about my clothes and other personal items?" Can asked nervously.

"They will be sent there in a bit, so relax," his mom replied.

"O-okay. Then take care mom. Also, tell Ley to take care too. If you need me with anything, just call me," Can answered. Since her mom already took the time to ask Tin for him to stay, then he might as well stay.

While talking to her mother, he heard someone else's voice on the other side of the phone.

"Ma'am, would you like some more green tea?" the unknown voice of a polite lady said.

"Who is that?" Can curiously asked as his eyebrows furrowed a bit.

Her mom immediately panicked and made up a scene on the spot.

"Can, what? I-I can't hear you. There-the reception here... b-bad. I'll..later....bye..." Can's mother immediately ended the call.

She took a deep breath and faced the Japanese server who was holding a teapot full of expensive green tea infused with other herbs. She was lying in a massage bed faced down while being continuously massaged by a great big masseuse.

"Yes, more tea for me please," she said as she smiled while her face was covered with an exclusive herbal face mask.

Her daughter who was also lying in a massage bed next to her was sipping her hot green tea.

"Mom, do you think we could still extend our stay here? I don't want to leave this place," as she pats the face mask on her face.

Her mom could only sigh.

"Even if we want to, we can't. Just enjoy it as much as we can for two days. Also, don't worry about Can too much. He's going to be fine. Tin will take care of him." her mom said as she lets out a satisfying breath from being massaged from the back.

"I'm not really worried," Ley said as she continued to pat the face mask on her face.

"You're really a brat to your brother," her mom blurted.

"I got it from you," Ley sarcastically said.

The two stared at one another and laughed as they continued to sip their tea.

Meanwhile, Can who just went out from the bathroom felt goosebumps as he once again sneezed. Why does he feel that a lot of people are talking behind his back today? Or is he getting sick?

Can proceeded to go to the kitchen and wait for Tin to finish his conversation with his grandfather. When he finally arrived at the kitchen, he was surprised to see that Tin was already in one of the seats near the dinner table staring into space and in deep thoughts. Initially, Can thought that Tin's conversation with his grandfather would be longer since it has been a long time when they last saw one another. He guessed they were probably done already.

Slowly, the little beast summoner approached Tin to talk to him about staying in his mansion for two more days. As he approached Tin, the ice prince seemed not to notice his existence at all. Can felt that something was off with him. He wondered what Tin and his grandfather talked about.

"Umm Tin?" Can softly said.

Still, Tin did not budge.

Can decided to tap his shoulders but when he did, his arm was caught by Tin. He immediately flinched because of the sudden movement made by Tin and felt a slight pain from the firm grasp on his arm. When he looked at him, Tin's face showed a slight expression of paranoia. Can became scared of Tin as his body shook a bit.

When Tin came back to his senses, the first thing that he saw was Can being scared. It made the ice prince's heart ache. He did not mean to scare Can. He was in deep thoughts about the future and how he has to become more powerful to be able to protect his loved ones. He did not want the tragedy that happened to his family to occur once again. He cannot let that happen. Not anymore.

"Tin, my-my arm...it hurts..." Can uttered softly as he lightly hissed in pain.

Hearing Can's request, Tin released the little beast summoner's arm.

"I'm sorry," Tin said as he avoided looking at Can. He felt guilty and somehow could not bear to see him in that state.

Can caress the arm that Tin grabbed. Even though he was surprised by his actions, he knew that Tin must be worried about something and did not mean to hurt him.

There was a sudden awkward silence between the two.

After a few moments, Can took a deep breath and calmly started a conversation with a fresh topic. Can knows that Tin is not the type of person to share his problems with other people, so he decided to just let Tin talk whenever he is ready to share his problems with him.

"About my mom?" Can embarrassingly asked.

Tin expression became softer when he saw that Can tried not to be affected and bothered by what happened earlier. He appreciated that Can was able to understand his situation even if he did not share his thoughts with him.

"Yes, we've talked. You can stay here for two days or live here as long as you want," Tin said as he initiated to tease Can.

Can was glad that Tin went back to his usual self. Still, he is not used to getting teased by him!

"Ahh, no...no I don't want to trouble you!" Can answered.

"There's no problem. I'll be alone during the weekends so I would not mind that you're here to accompany me."

"Just the two of us for two days?" Can somehow felt nervous all of a sudden.

"Is there a problem hmm?" Tin asked in a seductive tone as he closed the distance between the two of them.

Can instantly panicked and started stuttering.

"No, there's no problem. Um..where-um where am I going t-to stay then?"

Tin pointed at the room not far from the kitchen.

"That would be your room, but you are free to stay in my room if you want?" Tin whispered in his ears.

Can's neck shrunk like a turtle going back inside its shell as he tried to avoid Tin's advances. Unfortunately, he was unable to avoid blushing slightly.

"Stop joking with me!" Can decided to walk away, so he can calm down. He also wanted to check the room he is going to stay in.

"I'm going to check the guest room. Before I go, do you want anything for dinner?" Can continued as he faced Tin once more after he calmed down a bit.

"I'm afraid I can't join you for dinner. You can eat without me," Tin said as he plastered a small smile on his face. Although the smile was sincere, he still looked a little sad.

Can somehow felt some tightness around his heart.

"Oh okay. Hmm, how about breakfast?" Can asked.

"I'll join you for breakfast," Tin answered still maintaining eye contact with Can.

"Alright, I'll see you later then."

The little beast summoner waved his hand as he went back to his room. As he walked away, he put his right hand on his chest to check what was wrong with his heart.

"It's for both of your own good. This is nothing but a small sacrifice," the voice of Tin's grandfather coming from the necklace filled Tin's head.

"I understand," Tin replied.

"The sooner we start training, the better the results," old man Phiravich said firmly.

Tin looked at the room where Can would stay one last time before he walked away outside the mansion.

As soon as Can entered the room where he was staying, he was blinded by how elegant the room is that he even needed to cover his eyes to exaggerate his reaction.

(A/N: You know how in anime when a character sees something gorgeous or expensive, there's this light that just blinds that character XD This is Can's reaction.)

In the middle of the room was a king size bed with neatly adjusted white pillows and a soft comforter. There were black sofa chairs, two detailed floor lamps, two small dark wood tables on both sides of the bed, wooden cabinet, small refrigerator, video game consoles, etc. There was a personal bathroom too! It is basically a place where everything you need in a house is all in this one room. It makes you not want to leave the room at all!

Suddenly, Can wondered if he is in the wrong room!

"This is not the master's bedroom is it?" Can asked himself. He knew for sure that Tin pointed at this room as the guest room, so he should not be mistaken. In any case, Can decided to just settle down in this room.

He started exploring and touching the expensive pieces of furniture that he would only be able to witness once in his lifetime. He then went ahead and sat on the comfortable bed. With both of his hands, he started caressing the sheet that covered the luxurious bed. So smooth! He wondered if he sold this piece of bed sheet, how much money would he get?

Before he could think of anything bad, Can immediately shook his head.

"Can you can't do that! That's illegal! No matter how tempting these things are, you can't do it! Your parents raised you correctly!" Can scolded himself.

The little beast summoner seemed to forget and ignore the small conspiracy in this room. Earlier when he asked for the location of the bathroom, Tin did not direct him in this guest room, but instead the other bathroom. The reason for this is so that Can would not be able to find out that some of his belongings including clothes and skin care products were already placed neatly in the cabinet before they even arrived at the mansion that late morning. When Can saw his belongings in the room later in the evening, he did not have any kind of suspicions. Can's simple-mindedness saved his family and Tin from being exposed!

Can lay in the quite comfortable soft bed and decided to take a nap. When he woke up, it was already 7:00 p.m. He got out of bed and went outside of his room. If someone was to see him at that moment, that person would probably laugh. Can's hair looked like a cow licked it with how messy it was and how it stood straight as if hair gel was applied to it. But since no one is there, Can did not notice his messy hair. Since Tin is not going to join him for dinner, Can quickly made himself some food. While he was eating alone at the dinner table, he looked around to see if Tin was there. Although he knew that he is not going to join him, Can could not help but hope that Tin would join him for dinner. He was not used to eating dinner alone since usually, he would eat with his family. Can thought of summoning Gucci to accompany him, but the gelatinous beast is currently under transformation. His other beasts are also busy training and doing their own things in their dimension, so he did not want to disturb them unless it is necessary. They might just laugh at him for asking one of them to accompany him for dinner. He did not want that.

With Tin's situation, he wondered how Tin dealt with being alone at the dinner table. Speaking of Tin, where did he go?

In the training field not far from the mansion, Tin was currently in a meditative posture. Currently, beads of sweat are forming around his forehead as his face showed a sign of pain. His eyebrows that were furrowed started twitching. His eyes were closed as he maintained his focus.

"Now, slowly release your elemental orbs," old man Phiravich said as he is strictly guiding his grandson.

Following his grandfather's pointers, Tin slowly released the elemental orbs that he possessed one by one.

Each of these particular orbs represents an element that Tin currently possesses.

There are twelve known elements: Air, Earth, Water, Fire, Wood, Ice, Lightning, Metal, Blood, Light, Darkness, and Void. Generally, a normal elementalist could harness three to four elements. Having five elements could already be considered above average. A person who can harness six and above elements can already be considered rare and a genius. One has to know that as you gain a new element, the harder it is to gain another one which is why the average elementalist could only get three to four elements. In the history of the elementalists, the only known person who managed to possess the twelve elements is the founder and the first elementalist in history.

The cold wind started to blow smoothly allowing the short grass of the training field to sway. Aside from the illuminating stars of the night sky, the only other source of light in the training field was the various brightly colored elemental orbs that started to appear and float around Tin. With all of his current elemental orbs present, his trial will now officially begin.

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Phew another chapter!!!! ALRIGHT LET'S DO THIS AND GO TO THE NEXT ONE!!!! XD

Thank you guys for your patience!