It seemed there was nothing left for them to do—ever since Knight Bedivere's successful "performance" in battle and subsequent departure.
The orcs causing the Mist City riots had calmed down and begun to be brought under the knights' control. As for the group of magicians hastily assembled to use the Composite Spell, they had dispersed on their own afterward.
The place suddenly became deserted... and Cheng Yiran's group abruptly found themselves unaccustomed to it.
It was probably the process of ordinary people becoming involved in a mysterious incident, participating in it, becoming one of its links, suddenly resolving it, and finally being left at a loss over what to do next.
They had sat down in a damaged bar near the street where the huge Composite Amplification Spell had been located.
The customers, including the bar's owner and bartender, were all gone. After Will found several bottles that had not been broken, he placed some money on the counter and had everyone move the scattered tables and chairs over, barely piecing together a complete place to sit.
"Hmm... Anyway, no matter what, in short..." Will looked at his companions, who were all silently staring at him, then smiled. "Cheers...?"
"Cheers!"
Alcohol was a wonderful thing... at least for those who liked it.
After two cups, even their originally sluggish and numb nerves began to come alive.
Then, as the atmosphere gradually grew more excited, they began discussing what had happened that day. It was only now that they finally had time for such a discussion.
Klein and Nick were not there. They had already begun handling the aftermath with the other knights, but Klein had said he would come back to find Will and the others later.
As for the young orc girl and Oga, they had left with Klein's