Everyday Life After Returning Home

No matter how grand the mansions outside might be, they could not compare to having a single roof tile over your head at home. Far from those days of flashing blades, flying blood, deafening cannon fire, and endless war, though I had not truly gotten any rest yet, just hearing the shipboard mainframe announce, "Shadow Fortress Starport has arrived," made my whole body feel unbelievably comfortable.

At last, I could go back and rest for a few days—just to retrieve a little girl who had gotten lost and run off, we had gone through the end of the world and an epic war. What kind of child could possibly be this much trouble?

The moment the landing shuttle came to a stop, I could not wait to rush down the ramp. Before doing anything else, I desperately took several deep breaths. Ah, the scent of home...

World Warning: The Shilin Emperor took a deep breath.

A sour stench of ionized air.

Warning cleared: The Shilin Emperor had been choked.

Cough, cough. I heard this kind of ionized air was rich in ozone, which was good for the body.

"Master, welcome home."

Five plus signs of healing instantly eased my embarrassment. Looking up, I saw a Glimmer Maid smiling warmly at me. Behind her, warm-colored sunlight filled the air, turning orange-red one moment and pale pink the next—she had apparently started practicing strange skills again because she had nothing better to do.

Just like every time I came home, Anweina was always the first girl to appear before me and welcome me back. Supposedly, this was something explicitly required by the world's number one Maid's Code. Regardless of where that rule came from, being greeted after returning from a World War by a soft little maid who elegantly bowed and healed