Early in the morning...
Whoosh!
A sound of space tearing came from the void within the canyon camp.
After crossing through the spatial rift, the figure that quietly appeared immediately called out happily.
"Oh~ I'm back!"
Snap!
Moss closed the book in her hands and raised her head slightly toward the sound.
"Oh? You're back."
"Sis~!"
The petite girl hurried toward Moss and threw herself into her arms.
Umeilu hugged Moss tightly, rubbing against her from side to side in an ingratiating manner.
"Alright, alright..."
Moss helplessly held Umeilu's restless head back and said reproachfully:
"You little brat. The moment you came back, you started fooling around."
"And in the end, you still couldn't find out what the other party really looked like."
As she spoke, she raised her hand and lightly tapped Umeilu on the head.
Thump!
"Wuwu... How was I supposed to know that guy would be so decisive and blow himself up right away?"
Moss looked at Umeilu's pitiful, complaining expression.
She couldn't help shaking her head before looking toward the others.
"My Lord! We failed to complete the mission. We are ashamed."
Five ratfolk were carefully kneeling on the ground, looking utterly terrified.
Unlike Umeilu, these ones had a completely different style.
A hint of helplessness appeared in Moss's smile.
Unlike Umeilu, the ratfolk born from Moss herself treated her with deep reverence.
Considering all the unexpected events they had encountered during the mission, and how they had been led around by the nose almost the entire time, it was no wonder they were frightened.
Moss withdrew the smile from her face and looked coldly at the kneeling ratfolk.
"I don't want to hear such useless excuses again."
"What happened has happened. No matter how you look at it, we lost."
Moss lowered her head and