"Thanks for your hard work, Kevin."
Back in the Native World, Gwen looked at Kevin standing not far away, Fire of Annihilation in hand and On High Alert. He nodded in greeting.
"The problem has been resolved. You can stand down now."
"Alright."
Kevin nodded. Fire of Annihilation, which had accumulated enough power to rival a star in an instant, rapidly split into two pistols, which Kevin placed into the holsters inside his coat.
"Everyone, everything went smoothly."
Following the passage Kevin had just melted open with a pillar of flame, Gwen descended into the Ark and greeted Mobius, Griseo, and the others inside.
"It's already over?"
The moment Kalpas saw Gwen, he understood that the matter had been settled. Crossing his arms, impatience heavy in his voice, he snorted.
"Hmph. Came all this way for nothing."
A mere small pack of Honkai Beasts without even an Emperor-class among them did not even count as a warm-up for Kalpas.
Though he had not come here in the first place just to enjoy a fight, that did not stop Kalpas from grumbling.
"Ha..."
Gwen chuckled softly. Unbothered by Kalpas's seemingly terrible attitude, he smiled and said,
"Kalpas, if you're bored, there is something I'd like to trouble you with."
Kalpas glanced at Gwen. From beneath his mask came a short, forceful reply—
"Speak."
"Now that the Honkai has been dealt with, Venus's reconstruction can be put on the agenda. But that will still take a long time, so Forlos will inevitably remain in its current form for a while."
Turning the "golden glass bead" imprisoning Sora over in his hand, Gwen met Kalpas's eyes beneath his mask and smiled.
"However, although Forlos has been well managed and its residents have grown well under the guidance of the little Vitas, they still