Chapter 405: – Void Function (1/2)

Chapter 405: – Void Function (1/2)

John sighed and then focused on the more important task at hand other than the fact that Gray was acting like a boomer.

...That was what Meggie called people out of touch with the times, right?

But anyway...

"So you clearly didn't die, Gray."

Gray let out a cold laugh. "Clearly. It was a bit rough here and there though."

Eliza frowned at her husband's words and reached over to grab his hand.

He smiled back at her and then looked at John. "I had a vow to keep though. Couldn't just throw my life away like that."

John blinked. "A vow? To who?"

That time, Gray blinked. He stared at John for a bit, looking sad. "You don't remember-" He sighed. "No, it doesn't matter." He glanced at Jenny and then back at John, frowning. "What about you? Last I remember, you were still just starting middle school. Now..." His frown deepened and he said, "How long has it been?"

John paused, considering the question. Then he shrugged and said, "More years than you could count."

"That so?" Gray gently pulled his hand away from Eliza and then crossed his arms. After that, he chuckled and said, "Considering how goofy and immature you were back then, it seems like you grew up a lot."

Right after Gray said that, Jenny giggled

John glared at her.

'Oi! Time and place, Jenny!'

Gray smirked and then looked at John. "What? Is that not true?"

Jenny hid her smile with her hands and said, "About that..."

"ANYWAY." John cut into the conversation and then looked at Gray. "Back to the main topic. How are you here? And why? Also, what happened to you?" He shifted his gaze to Eliza and said, "Did you decide to go dimension hopping on a honeymoon or something?"

Not that John blamed them. He was arranging a family trip back to the Three Realms with some friends soon.

Gray hummed and then pulled out a phone from his pocket.

It was an older android smart phone. One of those models that still had a slide up physical keyboard in addition to a touch screen.

"I don't know how good you are with math considering you barely averaged a C up until middle school-"

"Hey!" John crossed his arms and said, "Math was boring!"

"Right..." Gray chuckled and then tapped on his smart phone's screen for a bit before handing the phone over. "Well, if you know even a little of calculus, this should give you the general idea."

John took Gray's phone and then stared at the screen.

The first thing he noticed wasn't actually the calculations on the screen, but the phone itself. It was clearly outdated tech. Something from the early 2010s. And yet, it seemed... solid? Not just in build, but... almost like it was anchored in existence itself?

...Just what kind of crazy shenanigans did Gray go through?

"Too complicated?"

John clicked his tongue and said, "Hold your horses. I'm skimming."

Gray laughed. "Sure..."

...Man. John didn't think he'd say it, but he almost preferred his in hindsight clinically depressed and suicidal older brother.

Was this how Meggie felt when around Betty and Alphy?

But anyway...

A/N: Couldn't finish for the deadline, so uploading the first part right now. Will upload the second part shortly after I finish editing it, along with answers to the questions.

Just in case I didn't make it clear, the questions can be addressed to certain characters too. That was brought to my attention, and I wanted to clarify that. I'll just add any potential spoilers in spoiler boxes when answering them.

Appreciate you all!