Strange Happenings

Ranger and Masked Heroine soon finished their account.

Masked Heroine did not say much about her advancement. She only said that once she had resolved the burden on her heart, her training had improved by leaps and bounds, and she had naturally reached Dawn Rank.

Someone who had trained desperately for months would probably have cried if she heard that.

"Love really is something else... Even after leaving Our City, she still found a way to help us."

Ranger sighed in admiration.

"If you ask me, Love should become a full-time counselor at Headquarters. Her abilities are so versatile. Helping everyone work through their problems would be a breeze, wouldn't it? Our overall strength would probably shoot up in no time."

It was only a joke, but it left Love and Thousand Blades even more puzzled.

"Back when we'd only been gone a short while... did you ever leave the Northern Capital?"

Thousand Blades looked at Love in confusion.

Even before coming to the Northern Capital, they had shared a room every day and were rarely apart.

That was even more true after they arrived. Thousand Blades supposedly had a room of her own, but she had not set foot in it since their first day there.

Love slowly shook her head.

"I'm certain I never went back to Our City."

"I didn't even leave any protective spells on anyone... I'd accepted the nature of my Magic Power shortly before we left, and my reserves had surged, but I was nowhere near capable of using my abilities like that."

She had only started exploring all sorts of strange abilities with unusual effects after her fight with Zhou Ping.

"...Huh?"

Ranger froze.

Masked Heroine froze too.

They stared at each other.

"No way!" Ranger sat bolt upright. "I saw her clearly