"It's not hard, Nalant. As long as you can come back, I'm satisfied!"
Feeling Nalant's love for her, Stella gradually calmed down as well.
Her expression turned satisfied and happy, too.
Being able to nestle in Nalant's arms made Stella feel that all the waiting before had been worth it.
"Right, Nalant, when did you come back? Why didn't you tell me in advance?"
After calming down for a while, Stella asked Nalant curiously again.
Logically speaking, Nalant's return should have caused quite a stir. After all, it was the return of a great army.
Yet now Nalant had come to see her silently and without a sound, which was a little strange.
"Heh, Stella, this time I suddenly decided to rush back especially to see you."
"Because for the next while, I still need to continue staying on the Flame Continent," Nalant explained with a smile.
Of course, Nalant did not explain the real reason. He only said that he would continue staying on the Flame Continent.
Otherwise, if Stella knew he was about to go on campaign again, she would probably worry all over again.
"You still need to keep staying on the Flame Continent? Is the war over there very difficult?"
"Nalant, if it's very difficult, why not withdraw back to the Aio Continent? That way, perhaps we can still help a little."
Stella had misunderstood Nalant, thinking that Nalant's return this time was because the front line had suffered a setback and he had come back to redeploy troops and generals.
And what she worried about most was nothing more than Nalant's safety.
"Stella, it isn't because of the war. I forgot to tell you—we have already won victory on the Flame Continent."
"Not only have we taken the entire Flame Continent, we have also driven