As he walked, Vili arrived at the gardens of Atherland.

Perhaps because the place was filled with magical plants, as soon as Vili approached, he felt a strong magical energy in the air, which made him feel refreshed and relaxed.

Ignoring the warning sign beside the gate, Vili strolled leisurely along the path. As the human presence drew near, the magical creatures living in the garden began to stir.

A poisonous vine silently stretched out, its tentacles slightly curved, about to wrap around Vili's ankle, but he nimbly dodged it.

"Um?"

Seeing this, the other plants also became eager to try. The psychedelic flower quietly bloomed, freely releasing its fragrance, attempting to bewitch this uninvited guest.

Not to be outdone, the cherry tree began to shake its branches, and pink petals fell like rain.

It was an extremely beautiful scene, but Vili knew that if even a tiny bit of that petal touched him, his magic would likely become disordered, surging wildly through his body until he was finally rendered useless.

Different attacks came from all directions, but Vili just stood there, shaking his head with a slightly troubled expression.

For an attack of this magnitude, he didn't even bother to draw a simple magic circle; he simply snapped his fingers.

*Smack*

In an instant, all the plants that were trying to launch an attack froze in place, and even the petals that were about to fall to the ground due to gravity stopped abruptly in mid-air.

Willie stroked his chin and looked around.

Everything has stopped, which is kind of boring.

It's a garden, after all; it should have some life in it.

After thinking for a moment, he used his hand as a brush to draw a magical mark in the air. After making the last stroke, everything began to flow again.

But everything changed.

The plants, which had been poised to attack, all stopped, as if they had been doused with cold water, and looked at each other in confusion.

In the end, unable to come up with anything, he had no choice but to return to his original spot, remaining motionless.

Vili had already continued walking forward until he stopped in front of a pavilion.

He walked up the steps, only to find that there were already people inside.

He was a boy of the same age as him, with chestnut hair that was carefully styled, falling messily but neatly across his forehead, and a straight nose with clear lines.

He was indeed a handsome young man, the only flaw being that his eyes were closed at the moment.

But Willie wouldn't believe he was asleep.

Because there was a bottle lying around him, white pills were scattered everywhere.

Vili deduced that it was probably because when he was playing with the plants using magic, he accidentally froze this innocent passerby as well.

At that moment, he happened to fall ill and was about to take his medicine. By the time time started flowing again, he had already fainted.

"..."

Willie walked over with a troubled expression, squatted down next to him with his knees drawn up, and observed him carefully.

Although I don't like meddling in other people's business...

But it was his fault after all, and he felt uneasy if the world lost a future magician because of it.

"well……"

Willy sighed with an air of maturity, then reached out and placed his hand on the side of the unconscious boy's neck.

Magic gathered in his palm, gradually condensing into a ball of green light, which then slowly merged into the latter's body.

The healing magic was clearly effective; the boy's furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and his face regained color.

Seeing that he was about to wake up, Vili stopped what he was doing in a flash, and turned his palm into a knife, slashing at the back of the boy's neck.

Great, I'm dizzy.

After this incident, Willy lost interest in continuing to wander around. He quickly fled and disappeared at the end of the road in the blink of an eye.

A little while later, another person hurried along the path, and he had the exact same face as the unconscious boy.

When Raine woke up, he saw his twin brother staring at his face thoughtfully.

He spoke in an annoyed tone.

"Stop looking, this face is exactly the same as yours."

Ryan didn't reply. Instead, he reached out and pulled the man up from the ground. He still had a thoughtful expression on his face, as if he had encountered some problem.

After a moment, he finally spoke:

Did you run into anyone just now?

Ryan raised an eyebrow, looking at his brother with a strange expression.

"What do you mean by that? You know what kind of place this is. Apart from nature-attribute mages like us, wouldn't everyone else have been torn to pieces and eaten by those plants long ago?"

In the entire academy, they were the only two magicians with natural attributes.

“No…” Ryan’s brows furrowed even deeper, but he knew this was not the time to hide it.

He lowered his eyes slightly, having made up his mind.

"You had a seizure just now, didn't you?"

"uh-huh."

Renn gave a perfunctory reply.

He really didn't want to recall that painful feeling, but it was an unchangeable fate...

Thinking of this, his expression darkened. When he stopped smiling, he looked no different from Ryan.

"Is there even a need to ask this?"

Because he was feeling agitated, his tone of voice became sharp.

“We are empathetic Geminis, don’t you also feel pain when I have an attack?”

You rushed over here in such a hurry, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to live on your own after I die?

Ryan ignored his provocation, his expression remaining completely unmoved.

"What happened after you got sick? You didn't take any medicine?"

"Are you out of your mind? I'd die if I didn't take my medication..."

Raine looked down and saw the pills scattered all over the floor. He swallowed his words abruptly, as if he had been punched and suddenly snapped back to reality.

...He's starting to feel something's wrong too.

"I……"

He tried hard to search his memory, but to no avail; he could only find a few fragments.

"I only remember that I seemed to have fainted."

Although they share some sensations, such as pain, warmth, or touch, vision is not among them.

Therefore, if one of them falls ill, the other will also suffer. However, if one closes their eyes and falls asleep, it will not affect the other.

Ryan took a deep breath.

"Let me be frank."

“When you fell ill, I rushed over as soon as I felt that familiar pain. But then…”

Even though it was his own experience, he still found it unbelievable.

"I suddenly felt a hand covering my neck."

"One..."

Ryan's face was filled with memories, and his voice lowered, becoming gentle and tender.

"Very warm hands."

"Then that warmth started from the side of my neck and spread throughout my limbs, it felt like my whole body was soaking in warm water..."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but place one hand on his heart.

"Later, the pain completely disappeared."