The hospital room had a large glass window spanning one side, letting in plenty of light. It was decorated mainly with dark-brown raw wood, creating a reassuring sense of warmth.
Lanchi walked over to the hospital bed, sat down in the chair beside it, and smiled at his father.
Noe watched Lanchi's smiling face, not knowing what to say to him.
"I've been resting these past two days too and haven't really left the ward, but I heard your grades were pretty good, so I was mostly reassured. But..."
Whenever Noe thought of the horrifying appearance of those three clerics, he couldn't imagine what kind of sin Lanchi had committed.
At the time, Noe had been browsing a newspaper near the Open-Air Mega Screen. His vision had kept flickering in and out, and he had only skimmed the images highlighted in the newspaper's article. Before he could read much of the text, he had fainted.
"Forget it. As long as you came back safely."
Noe sighed.
Just looking at the photographs taken of that Shadow World was enough to tell how dangerous it had been.
"I knew you were worried about my studies, Father, but you can rest assured. I might not necessarily succeed in academic research, but I'll definitely give it my all!"
Lanchi assured his father with absolute confidence.
"Lanchi, right now, all I hope is that you'll follow the right path and develop steadily. I don't expect you to be as dazzling as Duke Migaiya."
Noe should have been very gratified after hearing Lanchi's words.
Yet for some inexplicable reason, a trace of indescribable unease welled up in his heart.
He used to be afraid that Lanchi wouldn't work hard enough.
Now, he seemed a little afraid that Lanchi was working too hard. He patted Lanchi on