Elysia said somewhat regretfully, "I could pour Bai Chen some of the fine wine Eden gave me."
"?"
Alcohol? Fifty-thousand-year-aged brew? Wouldn't that kill me?
No, I was genuinely curious, but my body was indeed still underage. I really couldn't touch alcohol.
"Anyway, I'm mostly done here. Sister Elysia, do you want to come out with us?"
Bai Chen could deal with the signets later. Now that he had been to World Serpent headquarters, coming back in the future would just mean opening a door. It would be as easy as going in and out of a public restroom—he would not even need to queue.
"Huh?"
Elysia had not considered that. After all, she had responsibilities here. Leaving her post without permission...
"It's fine. I can come back anytime with my ability."
Bai Chen said she did not need to worry about being unable to return.
"But everyone here..."
Elysia said she needed to think about it.
"My transformations' masters—the Herrschers—are outside."
"Then there's no time to lose. Let's go now!"
The previously hesitant Elysia immediately grabbed Bai Chen and took the initiative to run toward the exit of the Elysian Realm, utterly decisive.
"..."
There went the Elysian Realm's lesbian.
"Ah-choo!"
Kiana sneezed on the sofa.
"Kiana? Did you catch a cold?"
Mei, who was busy nearby, looked at Kiana worriedly. Kiana had been training a little too hard lately, her schedule even fuller than Bai Chen's old days of seeking out Fu Hua in the morning and Yae Sakura at night.
Mei was worried Kiana might run herself ragged, but Principal Theresa said there was nothing to worry about. The Kaslana family bloodline would not get hurt from a little hard work.
"I'm fine, Mei. I just suddenly felt an inexplicable chill."
Kiana said that cold shiver