Peaceful Days

"Griseo, are you all right?" Blanca asked worriedly.

"Griseo is fine. Mama Apponia has been protecting me."

"Apponia... Mama?" Blanca twitched her lips and rubbed Griseo's little head.

"See? I told you this place was perfectly safe. Griseo will definitely be fine staying here." Hen shrugged.

"Hm? Kira, where are you two headed?" Seeing Yoshikage Kira and Pardo walking out, Hen asked them.

"Huh? Brother Hen, our phones suddenly exploded! Isn't that strange? We were going to have Boss buy us new ones."

"Oh? What a coincidence. My phone exploded too. Want to go together?"

"Sure. Boss, let's call Sister Vill-V too."

Within the Golden Courtyard, Vill-V had begun work on building the Spiral Workshop again.

"Mm... This area needs reinforcing. Oh? My assistant has arrived."

"Sister Vill-V, did your phone explode?"

"Explode?" Vill-V felt around in her pockets, only to find that her phone was indeed gone.

"Even I would get a headache from that. Remember to tell me in advance next time."

"Hm? What do you mean? Could it be... Boss did it?"

"...Right. My assistant only told you that he had a Stand, not what its ability was."

"Let's talk while we walk. There are still people waiting outside." Yoshikage Kira glanced at his watch and suggested.

"And that's what happened." On the way, Vill-V explained it to Pardo.

"Wow! Boss is amazing! He's even more incredible than I imagined!"

"Hehe, little Pardo, Yoshikage Kira can instantly kill a Herrscher. Back when the Herrscher of Thunder appeared, Yoshikage Kira touched her once and she was gone," Elysia said.

So that was the power that could sever the Threads of Fate? Apponia pondered.

"Hehe, Mr. Yoshikage Kira destroyed our communication devices to protect us as well. Feel free to pick whatever you like. Put it all on my tab."

"Really, Sister Eden? Then I won't hold back!"

"Go ahead and choose, little Pardo."

The Herrschers' outbreaks and the changes in the outside world seemed to have had no effect on everyone.

We still chatted about everything as we always had, sharing the little things that happened in our lives.

This was what a peaceful life looked like.

In the days that followed, the Golden Courtyard was completed, and everyone was once again astonished by Eden's wealth.

Mei successfully absorbed the Poisoned Pupae and reshuffled its personnel, appointing Sakura and Chiyou as captains. Himiko, due to her own circumstances, could only act alone.

For certain reasons, Chiyou began a battle of wits with his adjutant.

Thanks to his outstanding performance in the battle against the Herrscher of Knowledge, Su was appointed deputy director of the Fifth Science Department by Spasi.

At the same time, Su served as a psychologist for groups like Chiyou's.

His work was remarkably effective, and Chiyou affectionately called Su "that blind guy."

According to my memories, five years separated the Seventh Honkai War from the Ninth Honkai War, while the Eighth Honkai War had already erupted half a year after the Seventh Honkai War.

In other words, humanity still had four and a half years to catch its breath.

But I knew that the Honkai was preparing something big.

If the Herrscher of Rock's gravitational field could affect even herself, then I would be powerless to stop the Mu Continent from sinking.

"What's wrong, Mr. Yoshikage Kira?"

"...Eden, your hometown is on the Mu Continent, right?"

"Yes. Is something wrong?"

"No, I was just curious."

"Boss! I'm hungry again!"

"...Didn't you just finish eating?"

"But I want cake!"

"..." Yoshikage Kira helplessly stood up and went to make Pardo a cake.

"Assistant, I want some too!"

"Yoshikage Kira, don't forget my share either." Seeing Yoshikage Kira preparing to make cake, Elysia asked for a portion as well.

"Aren't you afraid of gaining weight, Elysia?"

"That's so rude. You can't say things like that to a girl! You should know that beautiful girls never gain weight."

"...Just don't blame me afterward."

He also made portions for Griseo and Ling.