"Teacher, you're not coming back to the Royal Capital with us?"
Standing at the entrance to Bastion Fortress, Huang Qian Jiu Mei Zi looked a little surprised as she stared at Duanmu Huai.
"I still have some things to take care of. I'm going to walk around, take a look at the scenery, and just wander about."
As he spoke, Duanmu Huai took out a letter.
"By the way, give this letter to Mary."
"What, what? Could it be a love letter?"
At that, Huang Qian Jiu Mei Zi's eyes lit up. By now, she had long since lost the appearance of the hero who had fought the Demons in blood on the city wall, returning instead to her former self—a high school girl who loved gossip. However, when Huang Qian Jiu Mei Zi saw Duanmu Huai take out a black envelope, her expression also became rather strange.
"Teacher, shouldn't you use a cuter envelope when writing a love letter?"
"What love letter?"
Duanmu Huai snorted and rapped Huang Qian Jiu Mei Zi on the head.
"In any case, give this to Mary. Let her manage things in the Royal Capital. From now on, you are to obey her orders unconditionally. The battle isn't over yet, and for all we know, your place might become the battlefield."
"Huh?"
Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Huang Qian Jiu Mei Zi cried out in shock, then hurriedly covered her mouth.
"But I heard that because you killed those Demon Kings, the Demon army has already collapsed. The Demons we chased were all running away, too, weren't they?"
"Heh heh heh. Sometimes, danger doesn't necessarily come from Demons."
"...?"
Looking at Huang Qian Jiu Mei Zi, who had taken the envelope with a head full of question marks, Duanmu Huai shrugged.
"In any case, leave