"All right, I've said everything that needed to be said, and given you everything that needed to be given."
Evelina's relaxed voice came from nearby, interrupting Sun Ying's thoughts once more.
"The mission is complete. I can leave without worry now."
"What?" Sun Ying froze, sensing an unusual note of farewell in Evelina's few words.
"Leave? Are you going to the Demon Domain? Or returning to the outside world?"
Evelina shook her head. There was a smile on her lips, but an unshakable melancholy lingered in her eyes.
"I'm leaving the real world and heading to the God Realm."
"When you came here, Arost should have already told you that I had one foot in the demigod realm, right?"
Sun Ying nodded, her face still full of shock.
"Actually, I've already met every condition needed to ascend the divine throne. I can raise my rank and undergo Promotion to demigod at any time."
"The reason I've remained at the half-step stage was so I could stay in the real world and wait for you."
"Wait for me?" Sun Ying was overwhelmed with mixed emotions, unsure whether she should be touched or saddened.
After a long while, she deliberately put on an indifferent expression and stammered incoherently.
"W-Wait for me for what... Don't tell me it was just to see me once?"
"Or did you not trust those Goblins and want to hand the memory crystal to me personally?"
"You could've had them send me a message. With your current strength, couldn't you just find a dozen or so Goblins and sign Servant Contracts with them?"
"With the contracts restraining them, no matter how unreliable those Goblins were, they'd still hand the memory crystal over to me for the sake of their own lives..."
"I waited for you not because I