Pedantic People Don't Deserve a New Beginning

The firmness of her attitude and the seriousness on her face—every bit of it caught Kolun's attention.

The muscles on Kolun's face twitched faintly, as if he had heard something utterly unbelievable. Stunned, he looked at Shen Yi, then at Mei Fu, whose voice was clearly unsettled.

If he had not known that those words had entirely been Mei Fu's own will, he might even have suspected Shen Yi of altering her thoughts.

At last, as though he had accepted his fate, Kolun did not ask Mei Fu why she had said those things. He merely looked at her quietly, his voice softening.

"Can you tell me how your recovery is going?"

"And the Elf Tree—when can it be transplanted? Our other clansmen are still waiting..."

Kolun lowered his gaze, looking as though all the strength had been drained from his body. Even with several "outsiders" beside him, he could not concern himself with that anymore. A nearly inaudible sigh slipped out along with his lowered brows.

"I..."

"She's fine. As for the Elf Tree, it still needs some time. Do you understand everything Mei Fu said just now?"

"The Elf race only needs to leave enough people behind to guard it. Everyone else needs to deal with those monster insects."

Shen Yi directly cut off Mei Fu beside him. His eyes looked down on Kolun, and there was not the slightest warmth in his voice. It was cold, like the most direct order from a superior to an insignificant subordinate.

"..."

A brief silence followed.

Interrupted by Shen Yi, Mei Fu froze for a moment. She turned her face slightly, looking at him with some confusion, then quietly said nothing.

Shimada Yukimi merely glanced aside. There were five people in the space in total. Aside from the two women,