The farce of that day's "Shura Field"
had finally drawn to a close after he made the "Three-Day Agreement" with Alice.
Cui Ciyou began a life of traveling back and forth between Roa City and Buena Village.
In Buena Village, he began his daily work as the "Auxiliary Defense Knight of Buena Village," a job so leisurely it was almost like retirement.
Although Cui Ciyou and Paul had previously agreed not to divide their duties formally and to discuss matters as they arose,
Cui Ciyou needed to return to Roa every three days.
So they settled on a specific division of duties:
Normally, Cui Ciyou would be chiefly responsible for routine patrols around the village;
Paul, meanwhile, would primarily handle the village's petty internal affairs.
Whenever Cui Ciyou needed to return to Roa City,
he would ask Paul to cover his patrol duties temporarily.
As for the most "important" duty of all, manning the monster observation tower in the forest,
Cui Ciyou, Paul, and several experienced old hunters from the village would take turns.
If anything serious happened, they would discuss it together.
The White Horse was indeed swift. Setting out from Buena Village at dawn, he could reach Roa before noon.
During his days in Roa, Cui Ciyou spent his time either "tutoring" Alice in arithmetic or sparring with Ghislaine.
His swordsmanship improved at an astonishing pace, surprising even Ghislaine.
Cui Ciyou combined intermediate North God Style and intermediate Water God Style with some Sword God Style techniques.
He felt that the Water God Style, with its emphasis on reason and logic, suited him better.
Most of his remaining time was monopolized by Alice. Perhaps because they saw less of each other, she had grown even more attached to him.
When he was in Buena Village,
Cui Ciyou