One month later, Hutton Kingdom.
As the Magic Energy Rail Train came to a smooth stop, the scenery outside the windows slowly stilled. When the doors opened, they found a station with a roof built from ocher-red bricks and stone.
"We're here!"
Antanas's cheerful voice and footsteps echoed across the platform of Iketerite Central Station.
The towering structures at both ends made the central station look magnificent. Its marble pillars, murals, and stained-glass windows all exuded a sense of history—an architectural style they had never seen in the Protos Empire.
After more than a month of arduous travel, they had taken a train across the Protos Empire all the way to the southern coast, reunited with Hughberlian, and crossed the sea by ship. They had then passed through several countries on the Southern Continent before finally entering the Royal Capital Ikelite from Hutton Kingdom's northern border.
She could hardly wait to see her friend and confidante, Talia.
"All right, thanks for your hard work along the way. I'll take you all back to your lodgings first."
Lanchi counted the group, then stood on the platform and spoke to the people in front of him.
"..."
Hughberlian actually felt that the journey had not been hard at all. She had genuinely been traveling for half a year, but she was too embarrassed to say so.
Besides, she had had even more fun on the way back.
When they had set out, there had been two people and a cat. Now, the group had become two people, three demons, a cat, and a fox.
Most of the time, Mr. Planai accompanied Lanchi, while Antanas and Sinora played with her aboard the cruise ship. Although both Great Demons were a generation older than her, there was no generation gap or distance between them