After rescuing all the imprisoned girls, the news quickly spread. Before long, the parents whose children had been abducted hurried over to reunite with them. Both sides embraced and wept bitterly, and the entire scene was filled with sobs. One reunion after another unfolded. Anyone who didn't know better would have thought some disaster had struck.
"Boring."
Duanmu Huai stood to the side, watching the scene as he yawned listlessly. He hated watching things like this. Perhaps it was because he had seen too many such scenes in television dramas. As a result, even when watching them in person, Duanmu Huai felt as though they were all acting. Thus, rather than tearing up like the other girls, he studied the people with interest, wondering whether he could spot anything unusual.
"Master, what are you looking at?"
Noticing the meaningful look on Duanmu Huai's face, Kigara asked curiously.
"Oh, nothing. I just want to see whether there are any troublemakers in the crowd..."
"Troublemakers?"
"That's right. For example, someone who originally didn't want her to come back and was only pretending to look for her, but then she really returned, leaving them no choice but to cry on the outside while cursing her inwardly..."
"I-I don't think that would happen..."
Hearing Duanmu Huai's answer, Tamaki Iroha nervously wiped at the corners of her eyes. She had originally been quite moved by the scene, but after Duanmu Huai said that, the entire atmosphere was ruined.
"Hmph. Little girls like you just haven't seen enough. There are plenty of things like that."
Duanmu Huai scoffed and snorted. As an Inquisitor, it wasn't as if he had never encountered similar missions...
There had been plenty of missions like that. Players had long since been trained until their hearts were harder than steel. No matter