Zach returned to his room and noticed that his phone was now fully charged. He quickly edited the twelve-hour-long video and shortened it into a five-minute video before submitting it with the online application form to Amelia, the top two experienced artists, and finally, the art guild's platform.

The moment he was done with this, Zach went straight to bed to get some sleep.

However, a few hours later, there was a ruckus in the art guild and the art galleries of the top three experienced artists.

When the art guild and the top two artists noticed the paintings he made, they were stunned and awestruck by what they were seeing.

Everyone went through his profile once again and noticed that he was just seventeen years old, making them even more impressed by his drawing.

Since Zach was still seventeen, it meant that he hadn't awakened his mana core, however, his paintings looked as though he had used magic.

If it was done without the use of magic and yet looked so realistic, one could only imagine how it would look like the moment Zach began to draw using magic.

After all, magic was only a catalyst that helped to make a portrait more presentable and realistic than the actual drawings.

But now, Zach was living proof that anyone was capable of creating something magical.

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Meanwhile, at the far end of the city, in Silverdale, a secretary could be seen walking in a hurry along a large hallway.

The sound of her feet against the pristine tiled floor echoed as she hastened towards a room located at the end of the hallway.

The secretary was a female dressed in a formal suit. She held a tablet in her hand, displaying Zach's profile and the short video and pictures of his paintings.

Unlike Luna and Aurora who had more human features than beast features, the same couldn't be said about the secretary who was also a fellow beastkin.

She belonged to the leopard race and had leopard ears and a tail.

Upon arriving at her destination, the secretary knocked twice to inform Amelia of her presence.

"Come in," An exhausted voice called out from the other side of the room and the secretary entered Amelia's room slowly.

The room was dark and the large curtains were shut as well, preventing even a tiny ray of light from seeping through. Nevertheless, the secretary knew exactly where she was going, not only because she had a heightened sense of smell and hearing but also because she was used to the room.

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The moment Amelia heard her secretary's footsteps, she inquired with the same exhausted tone as before. "What is it?"

Her secretary arrived before the huge bed at the centre of the room and replied. "I think you should take a look at this," She said, stretching her arm to offer Amelia the tablet she was holding.

The screen of the tablet was displaying several paintings Zach had made and uploaded to Amelia's art gallery's platform.

The dark silhouette of Amelia's arm could be seen collecting the tablet before it slipped underneath the bed sheets where she currently was.

Amelia swiped the screen a couple of times while chuckling to herself due to the paintings she was seeing.

"His name?" She asked the secretary.

"Zach Darkmoor," The secretary replied in a voice devoid of emotions.

"Zach Darkmoor, huh," Amelia repeated before stretching her arm to return the tablet back to her secretary.

"How many are in the race for his signature?" Amelia asked, knowing there would be at least one more experienced artist trying to recruit Zach.

With someone as talented as Zach, it wouldn't be a surprise to see two experienced artists fighting and working hard to ensure Zach signed a contract with them.

"Three."

"Three?" Amelia repeated in surprise.

"Yes. In fact, there are rumours that there will be more lining up for his signature before dawn. The few poachers of other experienced artists secretly working in the art guild have been alerted of his potential and are doing everything in their power to poach him from the art guild and other private art galleries.

However, it seems he has his heart set on working with one of the top three artists, which is why he registered with the top three before applying to the guild."

Hearing this, Amelia couldn't help chuckling once again. It seemed that Zach Darkmoor was a lot more talented and amusing than she had initially thought.

"Give him a call and let him know that I would like to have an audience with him."

"Understood, but where would you like to meet with him?"

"Here is fine," She replied, waving her secretary away so she could sleep.

"Understood," Her secretary bowed before leaving Amelia's room.

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The next morning, Zach woke up and started his usual morning workout routine before making something for the girls to eat right after taking his bath.

The moment he was done he walked towards Jade who was now waiting for him by the front door.

While he was walking, he suddenly heard Luna's adorable voice emerge behind him.

"Big brother, where are you going?" She asked with a puzzled look on her face.

Standing behind her was Aurora, who was equally as surprised and confused as Luna to see Zach walking out of the mansion.

Zach turned around and patted Luna's head before replying to her question.

"I'll be back before you know it. I have to help big sister Jade with something."

Luna nodded her head in understanding and heard Aurora's voice urging her to follow her back so that they wouldn't keep Zach and Jade waiting. "C'mon Luna, let's go in. You must be hungry right?"

Luna nodded and followed Aurora into the kitchen.

Zach watched as Aurora and Luna vanished into the distance. Although Aurora hadn't said anything about catching Zach and Jade kissing, he could see that she had something on her mind that she wanted to say to him.