Cornelia's Leisurely Afternoon

In the midday sky, sparse clouds drifted by, and flocks of birds flew by in the distance.

A gentle breeze from the river caressed their faces, causing the two people relaxing on the bench to close their eyes in comfort.

Every now and then, a distant commotion, someone's laughter, or the quiet sound of a musician plucking the strings could all be heard here.

The Royal Capital's parks are like a natural landscape preserved within the city, surrounded by magnificent architectural complexes, including many ancient stone statues carved with legendary deities.

"I have to hear you complain about something every day, and you wish he would just show up right away."

Alice smiled and looked at Cornelia beside her.

I remember Dekan once said that every time he met with his informant, he would choose a park bench as the meeting place.

It doesn't really matter where you choose, it's just that the park benches have a spy movie vibe.

As a result, Alice was later influenced and always felt that just sitting there chatting had a sense of mission and mystery.

"But it should be soon, didn't we hear news from the Salon Empire earlier?"

Cornelia nodded in response to Alice's question.

During the six months that Dekan was away, the Salon Empire remained relatively stable. Some of the new empress's overly liberal laws, such as "a seven-day weekend so everyone can have fun," were desperately blocked by the imperial ministers.

The only unexpected development was the emergence last month of mysterious explorers from the "Land of Poison Miasma" sealed off on the empire's northern border, which stirred up numerous upheavals within the empire's high command.

In order to isolate the poisonous miasma of the far north, many great mages of the empire set up a barrier in the far north in ancient times.

This barrier has now been broken.

What shocked the Empire people about this previously unimaginable disaster was that the legendary poisonous miasma, which was said to be unbearable for living beings, seemed to have almost subsided.

The Salon Empire is already extremely busy with a brand new opportunity to expand northward.

The Empire did not conceal this news, which was enough to cause turmoil in the world once again. Instead, it directly shared the findings of its investigation north of the barrier with the various kingdoms.

Even the various kingdoms were surprised to find that the Salon Empire had no intention of monopolizing that unknown land, but instead approached the Kingdom Association, hoping to jointly develop it.

The harmony reached a wondrous level.

Even if others are unaware of the specific details of the events that occurred in the far north of the empire.

The Beautiful Soul Squad also knew that the far north barrier would be broken because Dekan and Croix had returned.

Dekan, of course, immediately asked his acquaintance in the Empire, General Pritzker, to contact Mie and inform his friends about his return.

Judging from the journey, Dekan should be returning to the Norton Kingdom in the next few days.

The thought that Dekan would now hide his identity and keep the Empire in the dark to avoid attracting attention could make Cornelia shake her head with a smile.

"Dekan did indeed complete the plan; even the salvation was done secretly."

She still remembers the goals she set when she first established the Happy Church.

To say that the Resurrection Church will be resolved within five years would mean the complete resolution of the Resurrection Church and the larger shadow behind it.

In fact, they never thought about winning any fame or achieving any great feats from the beginning.

They simply wanted to eliminate any destabilizing factors that might affect their peaceful lives.

So much so that even now, after Dekan and Croix accomplished such a great feat in the north of the empire, they have chosen to remain silent and unknown.

Let the people who need the headaches handle the specific problems.

For example, Sion.

She had long been pulled back to work by the rebuilt Kingdom Association.

Only his clone occasionally wanders around the various kingdoms, reporting exclusive gossip.

Even the powerful and wealthy individuals whose scandals have been reported can't understand how the paparazzi managed to gather evidence against them.

But those who know about Sion's disguise know that he cheated by using magic to calculate it.

Her quirky sense of humor made everyone somewhat wary of her.

But considering her contributions, it's still difficult to criticize her.

"Sigh, who would have thought that Dekan, who took the Card Crafter exam back then, has now become a legendary Card Crafter, and has even reached the point where he wants to hide his fame and retire peacefully."

As Alice thought back on the past few years, she couldn't help but lament that she had never been able to be in the spotlight like Dekan had already retired with his success.

Despite admiring Dekan, she continues to hone her Card Crafter skills to this day.

"I know I have absolutely no talent compared to those two wicked guys, Decammie! But this princess also lacks the talent called 'giving up,' so I'm truly sorry!"

Alice got angry whenever the two genius Card Crafter were mentioned. She cheered herself up with a laugh, determined not to give up.

Even though they had been repeatedly defeated by the prodigies Dekan and Mie.

She never gave up on her goal of becoming Card-Making Master!

"You will succeed. After all, you are the only Card Crafter in the world that Dekan himself has personally acknowledged as exceptionally skilled."

Cornelia chuckled softly along with Alice.

"...?"

"Cornelia! You've become just as bad as Dekan!"

Apart from them, no one else was around, so they could speak freely.

They stayed there for a while longer before leaving.

Walking along the streets of the Royal Capital too well, and strolling to their familiar residence, they prepared to part ways.

Alice is going to Happy Group to ask Mie for advice on card making, while Cornelia has a class this afternoon and needs to go back to school.

"Cornelia, see you tomorrow!"

Alice stood at the gate of the mansion, waving happily to Cornelia, as if she was looking forward to something.

Tomorrow is the weekend.

Not only those two are free, but even people who are busy with work will find themselves with some free time.

The Norton Kingdom has strict regulations that require high overtime pay, so employers do not want any employees to work overtime.

If an employee voluntarily works overtime, they may be summoned for a meeting by the employer and given a week of psychological counseling.

I'll come find you tomorrow.

Although the two of them play together every two or three days, they also have plans to go to Tristin City together with Mie tomorrow.

It wasn't like Cat Teacher, who suddenly had a whim to travel out of boredom.

It's because there will be a huge event in Tristin City tomorrow and the day after!

The cause is actually related to Happy Group – the Idol Group's contract is about to expire.

Happy Group, adhering to the principle of being a conscientious company, did not sign contracts with the three individuals for excessively long periods.

After their contracts are terminated, it is their right to decide whether to renew them or continue as artists.

Flora aspires to become an opera singer, while Judith and Ice Princess both intend to retire.

Now, as the acting head of the Happy Group, Ikatinos respects their ideas and has begun preparing a final concert for them.

Tomorrow they will hold their final commemorative performance in Tristin, the city where the story began.

The farewell concert of this legendary idol was so popular that tickets for tomorrow's flight to Tristin City were completely sold out.

Even His Majesty the King secretly asked Alice to get him a ticket so he could make an incognito visit to Tristin City tomorrow.

Amidst this great anticipation...

Regardless of how it actually turns out.

They will all be incredibly explosive.