"To our dormitory," Ren responded. "I have something for you."
"Oh," Larissa arched an eyebrow, a mischievous smile forming on her lips. "And you needed all this theater to deliver it to me?"
"Considering what it is, yes," Ren replied, his mushrooms pulsing with what appeared to be amusement. "Unless what you said about 'tradition' no longer matters."
"I see, then..."
They reached the dormitory, apparently without being detected, despite some tense moments when they nearly collided with a group of students and professors.
Once inside, with the door firmly closed, Min canceled the invisibility while Liu maintained his sonic bubble active. The shimmering distortion around them faded, revealing four students catching their breath from the clandestine journey.
"That was incredibly fun," declared Larissa, her eyes shining with childish excitement. "Can we do it again?"
