The next morning.
"Rudeus, Paul and the others have already left. Come back to the Magic University with me."
Rudeus watched the carriage in the distance, reluctance in his eyes. Then he took a deep breath, turned back, and smiled.
"Okay. Thank you for finding Aisha and the others, Cain. But is it really all right for them to stay with you? Won't they be a bother?"
"Hmm... There's plenty of room, so don't worry. If they don't want to stay at an inn for now, they can stay at my place. You can save up, sell your house, and move later."
The group set out. After several days, they passed through the Magic Teleportation Ruins and returned to the Three Magic Nations.
"Whoa, Cain's house is huge!"
As the group entered Cain's villa and saw the palace-like interior, their eyes went wide.
"Amazing!" Aisha and Norn gazed at the lavish decor and ran excitedly through the villa.
"Cain, can we live here?!"
"Of course. Roxy and I both work at the Magic University, while Eris and Ghislaine practice swordsmanship at home. We can't use all this space ourselves. If you've got nowhere to go for now, stay here a while."
"Really?!" Aisha and Norn, who had been racing around the enormous villa, lit up.
"It's true. You and Norn can make yourselves at home here, Aisha." Roxy smiled and ruffled their hair.
In truth, Roxy had always thought such a large villa was a bit wasteful. Cain had bought it for her and Eris, but the three of them didn't even use half of it. With Aisha, Lilia, and Norn here, it was just right.
"Then I—!" Rudeus's eyes lit up too.
"You can stay at an inn, Brother... There's one near the villa." Aisha planted her hands on