Day 3.
*Whoosh!*
A portal tore open without warning during the morning work briefing.
"I need you right now."
Luna's small hands grabbed Nero's shirt with surprising strength, physically dragging him backward toward the swirling dimensional gate.
"I need fresh data on summoner physiology… The theoretical models aren't matching observed results and I need to recalibrate my equipment."
"Alright, alright, I'll go, no need to pull" Nero managed before being pulled off balance.
***
Inside Luna's laboratory, Nero found himself genuinely awestruck.
The third floor of the villa had seemed modest from outside.
But spatial expansion magic revealed a workspace that could have accommodated an entire research institute.
Multiple rooms branched off from a central chamber, each one dedicated to different fields of study.
One area glowed with alchemical equipment – distillation columns, crystallization chambers, essence extractors that hummed with contained magical energy.
