For the students of Black Castle, seeing their classmates ascend to the supernatural and formally graduate was a powerful stimulant. The four senior students were no longer pupils sheltered within Black Castle, either. They would have to begin serving the Empire.
Mulan, who had likewise stolen the limelight, had already arrived in Kingsbia. After all, he had said he would investigate the monster's death, so he did not even need another excuse.
Although the elf did not take orders directly from Mulan, its presence offered one extremely obvious benefit: he no longer had to worry about being followed, or wonder whether some powerful figure was watching him from beyond the reach of his senses.
As it turned out, Her Majesty the Queen still trusted Mulan a great deal. Someone like Walton could hardly spend all his time following him, either.
Thus, without any concerns weighing on him, Mulan went straight to Xin Erwei's home. To the family's delighted surprise, he joined them for an authentic home-cooked dinner featuring local seasonal flavors.
"Crunch, crunch~"
With their crisp texture and lightly salty flavor, the Fried Cicadas presented no psychological barrier to Mulan whatsoever. He ate them with relish, leaving Shire staring in disbelief beside him.
"So you really did kill that monster? With sunstone?"
"Yes. That monster was terrifying. The pressure it gave off felt almost fourth tier."
Hearing Farolynch's account, Mulan nodded slightly.
"Fourth tier. That would indeed be rather troublesome for you."
Farolynch's brow twitched.
"For us? Are you saying you could deal with it easily? Then why did you resort to so many tricks in the Otherworld last time?"
Mulan laughed.
"People improve, especially someone as outstanding as me. If that fourth-tier vampire appeared before me now, I couldn't say I'd definitely stop him from escaping, but I'd have