The lively old men chatted for a while and left; they wandered in the park for a bit. Mo Yuankai suggested they go to the palace to see the royal family, as it was almost time for the Queen to appear. Gongsun Ce remarked that there's nothing new about seeing those princes and princesses, he told Mo to go ahead and he'll catch up later.
Mo Yuankai and Rakael's wax figures proceeded first, while Gongsun Ce sat on a bench in the park. His posture slightly hunched, he gazed at the large lake not far away. The ice on the lake surface had yet to melt, resembling a giant mirror.
"I'm quite surprised," Yuliy said.
"Because I didn't lose my temper?" The Superpower User replied calmly, "The old man didn't do it on purpose, it doesn't matter."
Gongsun Ce remained as still as the lake water, as if wearing a mask to hide all his emotions—joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness. However, Yuliy felt a repressive sense of lethargy in his words and eyes, a vague deja vu.
