After the celebratory banquet ended, most of the students returned to their dormitories under the professors' urging. Hagrid lay in a corner of the Great Hall, clutching an enormous beer mug, his snores thunderous. Ministry of Magic officials stepped one after another into the roaring fireplaces. At some point, the guests from the Oceania Team had also vanished from the hall. Only the four Reincarnators from the Southeast Continent Team remained near the entrance, gazing eagerly at Zheng Qing, who had been stopped by Dumbledore, hesitating over whether they should return first.
"What is Dumbledore saying?"
Lin Yuqing was somewhat curious. She had drunk too much Butterbeer at the banquet, and her cheeks were flushed while her eyes were slightly unfocused.
"That has nothing to do with us. Don't pry into things you shouldn't."
Tsukishima Rin gave the lucky newcomer a warning look and shook her head almost imperceptibly. "You muddled through your first Mission World... I don't know whether that's a good thing or a bad thing for you."
"No one was hurt, and we safely made it through a Mission World." Ananda rubbed his bald head and chanted a Buddhist invocation. "Amitabha. Is there anything better than that?"
"No one was hurt?"
Tsukishima Rin let out a short, piercing laugh. "That's certainly true. Apart from us, who survived without a scratch, there were only those newcomers who died cleanly enough... indeed, no one was hurt!"
"Quiet!"
As the former captain of the Southeast Continent Team, Chachai still retained some authority before the two veterans. After rebuking them, he stood quietly by the door and said in a low voice, "This is a long and arduous journey. Everyone has gone through difficult times. That is something worth celebrating, not arguing over... Let's wait here. Whether we leave or extend