Ryuzaki Mom was slightly out of breath. She clutched her chest and took a deep breath. Once she had caught her breath, she called out:
"Natsuki has found the Spatial Mist that leads back. He's staying there to keep watch, and he sent me back to bring you over."
"What?"
"Natsuki-kun found the way back?"
"We can really go home?"
The unlucky passengers, who had been listless and numb, seemed like flowers and plants on the verge of withering that had suddenly been rained on. At Ryuzaki Mom's news, they sprang back to life, their faces alight with shock and excitement.
For some reason, seeing everyone's expressions change made Ryuzaki Mom feel a sudden swell of pride.
So this is what it feels like to be a savior... It really is great.
"That's right." Ryuzaki Mom folded her arms across her chest and called out again. "You can go home."
This time, everyone heard her loud and clear. Cheers and cries of joy erupted throughout the underground internet café.
Some people were still too overwhelmed with excitement to think straight.
The clever ones, meanwhile, had already jumped up and were rushing to gather the gold and jewelry they had "found."
Ryuzaki Mom raised her voice.
"Get your things together, then hurry up and move out."
Unfortunately, what happened next quickly made her furrow her brows.
As soon as they heard they could go home, the underground internet café descended into chaos. Everyone started gathering their things, and some even began stealing and fighting over gold and jewelry. They'd completely forgotten the warning to hurry, since the Spatial Mist could disappear at any moment.
If they couldn't return to their original world, gold and jewelry were worthless. But now that they could go home, greed had resurfaced. Someone was even caught