Was this what one expected from a Herrscher?
Lin Nai's body had held up just fine, but mentally, he was already reaching his limit.
He had spent some time at St. Freya Academy.
His routine had been normal.
Early to bed, early to rise.
As a result, he could not stay up late at all anymore.
Not to mention that this time, he had pulled an all-nighter.
He walked into the living room.
"Yo, kid, you... what's wrong?"
Mark patted Lin Nai on the shoulder, only to be startled by how listless he looked.
In Mark's memory,
it was rare to see the kid this dispirited.
Usually, he was always bursting with energy.
Especially when fighting Herrschers.
That drive of his was on another level.
"I just came out of the fruit processing plant."
"Huh? A fruit processing plant? Where would the Elysian Realm even have... Oh."
As a married man, Mark patted Lin Nai on the shoulder and consoled him, "You'll get used to it."
"Yeah..."
"After all, in the future, you definitely won't have just one fruit processing plant. I remember Branca bought quite a few supplements... Want me to cook some for you?"
"Why did Branca buy so many supplements? Even Fusion Warriors..."
Lin Nai looked surprised, until he noticed the dark circles under Mark's eyes.
Ah...
He roughly understood.
"Right?"
"Mm."
"What's with those two? They look like they've attained enlightenment or something." Dessidobia munched on a biscuit as she looked at Cosmo.
Cosmo shook his head. "No idea."
Lin Nai and Mark were both giving off this sort of...
sage-like aura?
"You two, have you eaten breakfast?"
"Eek!" Dessidobia shuddered and stiffly turned her head around.
Aponia smiled. "Good children mustn't eat only biscuits in the morning."
"Yes!"
Dessidobia jolted upright, grabbed Cosmo, and ran