Nothing but Strength

It was already late at night when Yuan Shikai left Koyanskaya's place, and he no longer felt like walking.

So he curled up under Jeanne d'Arc's blankets and let her do the work while he slept to recover his strength.

Besides the two of them, Fou had also followed them in. The two humans and one beast slept their way back in the bed-shaped throne.

Jeanne d'Arc's throne blocked wind, water, and detection. It was practically an essential item for home, travel, and lazy people alike.

Although Jeanne d'Arc had already obtained a physical body through her descent, she could still speak with Manaka Sajyou and the others in the sea of Yuan Shikai's mind.

Sajyou Manaka had been shocked today. She had indirectly watched a little movie and was now even more eager to grow up quickly—at least in terms of her mental age.

Yustica did not feel much about it. She had taken part in scenarios involving one dragon and two phoenixes before, and when she had lacked common sense, Yuan Shikai had fooled her too.

Jeanne d'Arc had lost Yuan Shikai's field of vision, which spared her from any awkward incidents. Otherwise, she definitely would not have slept so soundly.

The three of them chatted behind Yuan Shikai's back, essentially whispering among themselves.

The Tunguska temporary command center was a place Koyanskaya had temporarily provided for Yuan Shikai, and it could hold a hundred people.

It was one of the perks Yuan Shikai had earned after working nonstop for two and a half hours.

His first one-shot success with Light Koyanskaya had been pure luck. Even she had not realized it immediately; it was only discovered when the First Emperor administered punishment.

So, no one knew whether another one-shot success could happen in just two and a