(I'm home, a little tired.)
Before leaving Rhodes Island's Human Resources Department, Bai Ye took out a bottle of holy water from his storage bracelet and gulped it down.
In truth, as his strength increased, lower-grade holy water had become difficult to meet Bai Ye's needs. Still, he needed to replenish the energy he had expended this way—teleporting so many people from Columbia to Rhodes Island near Kazimierz in one go was no easy task.
Before leaving Rhodes Island's main vessel, Bai Ye also made a trip to the Medical Department and entrusted Silence's friend Kafka to Shining.
Though this girl had readily promised Silence that she would stay at Rhodes Island for treatment, Silence had not come along yet. To be safe, Bai Ye felt it would be more reliable to leave her in Shining's care.
A gentle (cough) big sister like Shining naturally had the upper hand over a girl like Kafka, and Shining herself was an exceptionally capable medical Operator. Kafka was just right in her hands.
After arranging everything properly, Bai Ye activated his teleportation once more and transported himself to the arrival point in Neuburg City.
Silence was still in her room, browsing through her terminal by herself.
The hotel room, once packed to the brim with escaped prisoners, suddenly felt empty.
Bai Ye picked up the wooden Holy Emblem he had pressed to the floor as a teleportation marker, then walked over to Silence's side.
"Are we going to find Mina now?"
The taciturn Liberi researcher raised her head from her terminal and adjusted her glasses.
"Personally, I would prefer to find Mina now. She probably hasn't gone too far from Neuburg City yet, and such a large construction crew leaving the prison would be quite a conspicuous target."
"You mean, the sooner the