Hyacinth was nervous.
Unlike the nervousness she felt before exam results came out, this tension surpassed anything she had ever experienced, making the usually carefree Hyacinth unusually cautious.
"You've been pacing around for ages. Senior Scarlet Snow only just went in, so it'll still be a while."
"Yeah, woof. Come eat before the food gets cold, woof."
Nightingale and Jack-in-the-Pulpit sat across from each other at a portable dining table not far from the defensive barrier, each holding a front-line boxed meal delivered by the Hero Association as they called out to Hyacinth.
The meal had two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes—soybean braised pork and twice-cooked pork with garlic shoots, both classic rice dishes. There were also two plates of cold dishes and a bowl of tomato egg soup on the table—the Hero Association's S-Rank standard lunch.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit shoveled down her food nonstop, her dog tail swaying from side to side behind her as she ate with great satisfaction.
Seeing the Bernese Mountain Doggirl enjoying her meal so much, Hyacinth suddenly felt hunger wash over her empty stomach. She turned back for one more look at the portal securely protected within the defensive barrier, sighed, then simply walked over to the table, picked up her meal, and wolfed down two bites.
"Don't worry too much about what's happening in Millennium. With Senior Scarlet Snow there, nothing major should go wrong," Nightingale said after swallowing her food.
"I know nothing huge should happen, but I just feel... sigh... never mind that. Let's eat." Hyacinth shook her head helplessly, unable to explain where this nervous feeling inside her was coming from.
Was it because the portal was unsafe?
Impossible. That portal had been constructed jointly by Qiu Gui, Bai Lili, and Heartmoon Fox, with Scarlet Snow participating as well. Nightingale had