"I think the boss and my sister never left at all. They're in Steel City!"
Yao Ziyue's voice echoed through the sea monster girl's mind.
Like thunder amid a storm, it instantly tore through the darkness and illuminated the entire sky.
"Huh?"
After quite a while, Elina slightly widened her eyes and let out a somewhat bewildered sound.
Naturally, this once again drew the gazes of the bookstore's customers.
However, since the story being told through the Magic-powered devices had reached an exciting part, everyone's attention was quickly drawn back to it.
The sea monster girl only felt that her mind was a complete mess. She had not noticed what had happened earlier at all, and Yao Ziyue's words continued to echo in her heart.
The boss had not left. He had been here all along...
Only after a long while did Elina suddenly shake her head hard, trying to cast away the chaotic thoughts filling her mind.
"Why did the boss and the others... stay here?"
Since Luo Chuan had previously said that he would take Yao Ziyan out for a while, even leaving Tianlan Continent for another world would have been perfectly reasonable. Why had they stayed in Steel City instead?
This was also what the sea monster girl could not understand.
"How would I know?" Yao Ziyue shrugged. "You know what the boss is like. He basically does whatever he wants. He does whatever he feels like doing and needs no reason at all. Of course, maybe there is a reason that we don't know about, but that isn't important. And besides, my sister usually listens to the boss."
As she spoke, Yao Ziyue could not help but sigh.
Ever since coming to Origin Mall, she had watched her sister change more and more with her own