When Miss Biji returned to the Blood Eagle Corridor, she looked completely dazed. The knight beside her, Liwen, watched her with concern.
She hadn't overheard the entire conversation between Administrator Mirian and Miss Biji, so she had no idea what kind of spell the red-haired girl—who was younger than Miss Biji but clearly more cunning—had cast on her young lady. The usually optimistic Miss Biji had seemed to float on clouds all the way back.
As Kudell's granddaughter, Biji was related to the Blood Eagle Clan, so she had a temporary room of her own in the Blood Eagle Corridor.
It was right beside Kudell's room.
Her "grandfather" was a busy man, though. Patrolling his territory, just like Murphy, was only one of his duties. He also had to make time to train the warriors under his command.
He was strict—very strict—but the results were excellent. The combat skills of the members of the sword-fighting troupe, led by Cat Bro, had improved by leaps and bounds.
Biji had seen all of this with her own eyes. After spending the past few days with him, she could confirm that although her grandfather had become a vampire, inside he was still the legendary Nantese Ranger. The fact that he could still command such immense respect among the locals after becoming one of the undead said everything.
"Liwen, I've been thinking..."
Biji didn't return to her room.
Instead, she waited outside Kudell's room for her grandfather to come back. After pondering for a long while, she quietly said to her childhood friend and close confidante:
"I'm wondering whether we should write home in Grandpa's name and say we're not going back to Nantes just yet. We could stay in Transia and take part in this war against the Black Disaster.
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