"All right, little girl, it's getting late, and your injuries aren't light either. You should head back and get some rest first."
After smiling and rubbing Fubuki's shoulder, Qin Yu was the first to turn and walk into the manga shop.
Once the manga shop's doors shut, Bushidrill finally let out a quiet sigh of relief.
"Genos, Fubuki, thank you for stepping in when you did. Otherwise, I'm afraid I wouldn't have made it out alive this time."
Thinking of the strength possessed by a Dragon-level monster, Bushidrill still felt lingering fear over his own overconfidence.
However, as soon as those thoughts surfaced, Bushidrill quickly suppressed them and said, "Lady Fubuki, please forgive my presumptuousness. Lord Qin Yu has now made a wager with Lady Tatsumaki, and the stakes are extremely significant."
"I want to know whether you are confident, or whether you know of any method that can rapidly increase your strength enough for you to independently defeat a peak Demon-level opponent."
"If there is anywhere I can be of help, please do not hesitate to ask."
In Bushidrill's eyes, Qin Yu had proposed two conditions.
However, the second condition—becoming the top-ranked A-Class hero—was clearly even more difficult than the first.
The smile on Fubuki's face vanished at once. After a brief silence, she shook her head. "Sorry. If I truly had a way, I would have put it into action long ago."
"Still, thank you for your kindness, Bushidrill."
"Although I don't know what my brother-in-law is planning, before the agreed time arrives, I'll do my best to find a way to become stronger."
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving too."
After saying that, Fubuki's pretty face was visibly more fatigued.
She had indeed managed to put on a strong front before Tatsumaki just now.
However, when