All Chapters of The Ascension: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

...An hour after the encounter with the middle-aged man, Ley arrived at the bungalow, his face reverted to a taciturn one, as if the carefreeness he showed to the middle-aged man was nothing but an illusion, or a pretense.

…Later that night, Hana and Leyte immediately looked for a rich tycoon with an illness that modern medicine could hardly figure out, but Hana could heal. Thankfully, the task was not that hard since the targets were famous people of the business world. Even without Fernando’s assistance, they would still be able to complete it.

…Getting past the outer security was harder than convincing the target to let Hana try to heal him. And it was proven a bit wrong when they met the person in a brightly lit reception room full of classical decorations and paintings.Armand Razon was a man in his early or mid-seventies, yet due to weari

...In the meeting that just took place, the latter conversation became a bit smoother since the old man finally believed that they were not really human. Think about it. Which human could bring people elsewhere in a matter of seconds without them noticing? “So what are you two?” Armand managed to ask after regaining control over his slightly trembling lips. He asked because, although it was nighttime, the two did not appear like ghosts in his eyes. Armand only reached his current age with so many ups and downs in his life, but this was the first time he encountered people like them whose appearances can't get captured by the lens.He was looking to his right side.They were now in his personal working office, and the monitor atop the desktop connected to the surveillance cameras showed that the faces of the two people before him were featureless. And oh, it was not that they had no eyes, brows, nose, and lips.

...Ley only let Hana heal the old man when the latter signed the contract and promised to be their buyer and distributor for whatever products they would offer in the future. He said 'whatever products' since this might not be limited to gold. There were various commodities that could be exported from Ophir. Even if those things were not transported over, Ley was not lacking in ambition, so he would surely venture to other businesses. Hana too had a high likelihood of dabbling into pharmaceutical work, and might develop some skincare products, herbal medicine, etc. Armand’s side would have to distribute everything to potential consumers and help in whatever ways he could.

...Hana woke up around 9 am. It was a rare sunny morning of their country's usually rainy June.When she walked down the small staircase, the first person she looked for was, as usual, Ley. She caught sight of him seated comfortably in the living room, and he was watching some sort of movie. For her, who had quite the meticulous and no-nonsense image in her mind, it was quite unbelievable. Her eyes widened a bit and her mouth formed a small 'o' for a while.

...Ley wished for the visitors to arrive before 4 pm and somehow, it happened. Armand Razon was escorted outside by a man in his early to mid-forties. There were no other people who came with them. The middle-aged man served as a driver and an assistant. But given their resemblance to each other, it was not hard to guess that they were father or son, or close relatives.

...Only when Ley visited his parents again, or more like, took a glimpse of them from afar that he realized the great blunder he had just committed.The realization made him very unsettled, so instead of going to the bridge near the mall after leaving the Baler's mansion, he paid the Razons a visit.

...As it was still early, Ley did not go to the bridge or the hospital. He also did not lead his adoptive sister to the churches to advertise their version of holy water. No. That would definitely only invite trouble or fierce scolding from the priests and pastors. As deities themselves, it also sounded like stupidity to give authentic miracle items to devotees of other religions.“Brother Ley, it’s weird. It’s drizzling even though the sun is still up.”&ldq

...While the two were holding the fort in the capital, they had no idea that the old man accompanied only by the butler Sam, had had an undesirable encounter with some non-human creatures on the road back from the City of Pines.