(Happy Lantern Festival! Once the Lantern Festival is over, the New Year is considered finished. Wishing everyone peace and success throughout the year.)
After leaving the old residence of the Lian Family Martial Arts Academy, everyone retreated to an inn under the cover of Bai Ye's divine arts.
Bai Ye booked three rooms: one for himself and Texas, one large room for the three little girls, and one for the blue-haired uncle and his master.
Afterward, everyone gathered in Bai Ye's room.
"Benefactors, thank you so much, thank you so much."
The uncle kept thanking Bai Ye and the others.
"Well, there's no need for that..." Bai Ye smiled and shook his head. "It was nothing worth mentioning."
In truth, neither Bai Ye nor Texas had taken those enemies seriously. Although there had indeed been many of them, a single Holy Word from Bai Ye could have knocked them all unconscious.
Texas had already held back considerably. She had left the main enemies for Melantha to handle.
That way, it also gave the girl a chance to train.
As mentioned before, Toudou-Style Swordsmanship was a specialized sword art focused on one-on-one duels. Thus, Melantha's usual role in battle was to intercept high-threat enemy casters and take them on alone.
Situations like this, where she was surrounded by a large group of enemies, were rare for the girl. It was just right for Miss Melantha to get some practice.
The results had been quite good.
"By the way, you benefactors are all remarkably skilled. Um... I'm rather curious about your backgrounds..."
"And whether you have some connection to the Lian Family Martial Arts Academy, which is why you came to our aid."
The uncle asked curiously.
"We are operators from Rhodes Island. Rhodes Island's full name is Rhodes Island Pharmaceutical Company,