"Whew... we're finally back!!"
When they returned to the familiar house once more, everyone was practically exhausted. Nana flopped face-first into the entryway and nearly couldn't get back up—like a weary traveler dragging herself home after a seven-day overseas tour.
"We're finally back... I feel like I've been away from home for ages..."
The others were not doing much better. Although Fang Zheng had used divine power to alter the flow of time, meaning they had only been gone from this world for nearly a month, the successive trips between worlds had still been an exciting enough journey for them.
Not to mention all the battles they had gone through.
"I don't mind if you want to slack off."
Watching the girls immediately switch into couch-potato mode upon returning home, Fang Zheng helplessly shrugged.
"But I have to remind you that, according to the time conversion, summer vacation ends in five days. So... what about your summer homework?"
"Ugh—!!"
At those words, not only Nana and Mikana but even Eve turned pale. Even Kotegawa and Sairenji looked deathly white.
"I'm done for! I haven't written a single word of my summer homework!"
"I've only finished half of mine...! Sorry, Yuuki-kun, we need to go back first!!"
Coming to their senses, the girls immediately turned and fled in a panic. Thinking about it carefully, when Lala had invited them to the beach, they had expected at most a three-day, two-night seaside trip. They had never imagined they would be gone for more than a year—almost two... Honestly, the girls no longer had the slightest confidence that they could finish their summer homework in time.
"So this is Yuuki's world. It feels pretty similar to mine."
Akane Shinjo looked around curiously, clearly fascinated, while Rikka Hoshino also glanced about and nodded. After