Hoofbeats rang out along the road, crisp and rhythmic.
Four horses rode abreast, stirring up a faint cloud of dust.
Cui Ciyou held the reins and glanced at those beside him, an indescribable sense of helplessness welling up inside him.
It did not stem from exhaustion, but from resignation at a situation he could neither laugh nor cry about.
His plan had been to travel alone to the Ranoa University of Magic as quickly as possible.
And bring Roxy back.
It should have been a swift journey, without any complications.
But plans could never keep up with change.
Every unexpected complication stemmed from the girl named Benedict.
Because, according to the Human God, Roxy would die at Benedict's hands.
"The woman with the second-greatest luck in the world can harm the woman with the greatest luck in the world."
That was why Cui Ciyou needed to keep her under his watchful eye.
Since he had to bring Bannie along, much of what followed came as no surprise.
When he proposed the plan, the expected resistance arrived right on cue.
"No!"
Alice was the first to speak.
Her words were decisive, her tone allowing no argument.
Her crimson eyes fixed on Cui Ciyou like those of an enraged lioness.
"You're taking this girl, who's even tinier than Sylphy, on the road."
"Then I'm coming too."
Sylphy did not mind Alice calling her tiny.
What she cared about was...
"I'm coming too."
Sylphy's eyes narrowed into slits again.
For some reason, Cui Ciyou kept getting a certain feeling.
If I refuse, I feel like Sylphy's eyes will turn blue.
Then there was Elinalise.
At present, she could hardly bear to leave Cui Ciyou's side.
And so, that was how the peculiar sight of five people on four horses had come about.
Naturally,