Intelligence! The Queen Steps on a Landmine?...

While Marcus and Andrew were fretting, Wu Yan was troubled as well...

After arriving at the Giant Beast Forest Encampment, he had originally planned to take Mikoto, Shokuhou Misaki, Kinuhata Saiai, Frenda, and Takitsubo Rikou with him...

But once he got to the Giant Beast Forest Encampment, Wu Yan discovered a very serious problem.

What about the Misaka Sisters?

The Beast King was still lurking within the Giant Beast Forest, and the magical beasts' mutation had yet to be completely eradicated. The entire Giant Beast Forest was now like a bomb that could explode at any moment. If he truly took all the girls with him and left this place, the Sisters' safety could be threatened at any time...

Under those circumstances, Wu Yan simply could not keep all the girls by his side. At the very least, they would have to stay for a while longer, unless every one of the Sisters became a seventh-rank or even eighth-rank expert!

Otherwise, there was no way they could leave with peace of mind! Forget Wu Yan—even Mikoto would never abandon twenty thousand Sisters here...

Maintain the status quo?

But Wu Yan and the others had already left Sparlier World Academy. Their journey ahead would likely extend across the entire Sparlier World continent. If they truly maintained the status quo, it meant he would have to live apart from some of the girls and be unable to see them again for some time...

Wu Yan had spent over three years in the world of Sword Art Online, which counted as being away from the girls for quite a long time. But that had been based on the fact that time passed much more slowly here. Wu Yan himself could endure three years of separation, but that did not mean the girls could