"Let's go. It's time to return to E-Rantel."
After resting for a night in Hamsuke's cave, the Naiyuan Trio set out on the return journey early the next morning.
The Goblin subjugation quest had already been completed. Their backpacks now contained several thousand Goblin ears, so it was safe to say they had exceeded the mission requirements.
Although most of them had been magically duplicated, that did not matter. The Adventurer Guild would not be able to tell anyway.
Naiyuan climbed onto Hamsuke's back and turned to say goodbye.
The three sat one behind the other atop the giant hamster's back. At Momonga's command to depart, Hamsuke moved his short little legs and began sprinting forward.
They planned to bring Hamsuke with them. Though Hamsuke was weak by their standards, to the people of the New World, he was undoubtedly powerful—the terrifying Wise King of the Forest.
Bringing Hamsuke back would greatly raise the trio's reputation and help with their future adventures. Besides, Hamsuke was so cute that they could pet him whenever they had nothing to do. It was the best of both worlds.
Behind them, Aura and Mare waved farewell. Though they were deeply reluctant to part, the two still had missions to carry out and could not leave with Father.
They did not whine and ask Father to take them along. As Floor Guardians, they had duties of their own to fulfill.
"Let's go too, Mare. We need to work hard and complete Father's mission."
Only after watching Naiyuan disappear into the forest did Aura withdraw her gaze. Seeing Mare still standing there in a daze, she patted his shoulder and spoke softly.
"Mm, okay, Sis."
Following Father's orders, they needed to summon their servants and gather rare herbs and treasures from the forest on a large