(-Bonus chapter for the "Huo Zheng Ting Hao" brothers, 19/20)
"The sweeping tides of fate always bear down especially hard on the brave. If you want to lead them in doing something truly great, how can you afford to hold back?"
Seeing that Murphy was still hesitant about using the adorable little players to test psychic spells, Triss rolled her eyes and insisted:
"Some of their traits are practically tailor-made for exploring the truths of psychic power. Little Murphy, you can't dictate how your brave warriors live their lives. You said so yourself."
"But if you're making them your test subjects already, I don't even want to imagine what else you'll ask them to do later."
Murphy muttered under his breath.
He glanced at the return scroll in his hand, which was riddled with problems, but in the end, he didn't give it back to Triss. Instead, he put it in his psychic bag and said:
"They might not refuse a consumable like this. And this time, I need at least 200!"
"Mm, that's more like it."
Triss nodded with satisfaction.
Her work here was done, so she nodded goodbye to the administrative staff and returned to Blood Eagle Cloister under the protection of the madwoman Bonnie.
Maxim still had to discuss the city's defenses with President Natalie and Lady Leonia. Count Andre joined them as well.
Murphy didn't interrupt them. He returned to the administration building in the outer district with Mirian and Professor Malcolm, reconnecting on the way to Rayfano's perspective to observe the movements of the gnoll vanguard.
A few minutes later, he withdrew his view and said to Mirian, the Scarlet Administrator, who looked worried:
"Those unruly vanguard troops will reach the area around Morland Village in six hours at most. The Witch Hunters are retreating