A Triumphant Return Without a Welcome (1)

The Steiger family’s main house is located in District 12.

The express train from District 17, where Minerva Academy is located, doesn’t take you very far.

“Hah.”

After setting foot in District 12, Max couldn’t resist putting a lollipop in his mouth.

One of the candies he had hidden in his suit’s inner pocket. It was peanut-flavored. Its nutty sweetness stirred old memories.

‘I really came here.’

Though it had been a long time since his last visit, he remembered the way perfectly.

The closer he got to the main house, the more suffocating the tightness became. As if proving that he didn’t want to go, his stride grew shorter on its own.

This suffocating feeling wouldn’t disappear until he put an end to the resentment and conflict in his heart.

Steeling himself, he deliberately lengthened his stride as he walked along the wall...