Nora lowered her head and said softly, "Thank you, Lord Velin."
Heidi also thanked him quietly, her words filled with reluctance to part.
After comforting the two girls, Velin turned to Bamur and said, "Now, I am ready to claim my reward."
Bamur bowed and answered respectfully, "Please state it, Lord Velin."
"From this moment on, your two younger sisters are mine. That is my reward," Velin said slowly. "From now on, they are no longer your bargaining chips."
"Yes, Lord Velin," Bamur answered without hesitation.
"All right, it is time for me to leave as well. I hope we will meet again someday."
Velin patted Bamur on the shoulder and said in a low voice, "I hope we will meet again in the future, Lord Bamur..."
"We certainly will, Lord Velin," Bamur replied quietly.
After bidding a final farewell to the twin sisters, Nora and Heidi, Velin boarded the Floating Ship.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, the Star Moon Floating Airship left the sea and headed south.
After leaving the range of Pumisoma Island, they activated spatial teleportation and began their journey home.
That night, Nora and Heidi sat cross-legged on the bed in their nightgowns, looking at each other as though they wanted to speak but hesitated.
"Big sister..."
"Heidi..."
"You go first!"
"Pfft—"
Covering her mouth, Heidi laughed. "Big sister, you should go first."
Seeing the smile on her younger sister's face, Nora said gently, "All right, then I'll go first."
"When we parted from Lord Velin, I seemed to gain an ability."
Nora took two wooden puppets from her pocket, placed them on the bed, and gently stroked them with her hand.
The next moment, the two puppets stood up and began walking across the bed.
Curiously, Heidi reached out to poke one of the puppets, only