Meanwhile, in the Island Nation.
On the first day after Meng Fan left, everyone in the Fourth Division missed him.
Only Makima breathed a long sigh of relief.
"How long will Meng Fan be away?"
"I'm not sure. He didn't say," Aki Hayakawa said. He was also the one who had told Makima that Meng Fan had gone abroad.
Upon hearing that Meng Fan had left the country, Makima had rushed back from the countryside overnight.
"With my Master's abilities, he might be back tonight," Denji said confidently.
When she heard that Meng Fan might return that night, Makima's legs instinctively pressed together.
Yet she kept her expression aloof.
"Come back soon, Meng Fan. I never feel quite at ease without him around."
When Meng Fan was around, Himeno was full of energy every day.
Whenever he went far away, her sense of security immediately plummeted.
She had even dreamed of dying from overusing the Ghost Devil.
"Now you know how important my Master is, huh?" Denji said with a grin.
"I heard from Aki that Meng Fan left you a gift before he went."
"I'm not strong enough yet. Bringing it out would only embarrass my Master, so I've kept it at home."
The Fourth Division members gathered in the office and chatted.
They weren't discussing anything about devils.
Instead, their entire conversation revolved around Meng Fan.
"We'll have to stay sharp while Meng Fan is away. We're missing someone we could always count on to back us up."
"Miss Makima, may I take a few days off? My mother drank too much last night, and now she's in the hospital with nobody to look after her," Arai said.
"Arai, Meng Fan has barely left and you already want time off? Don't tell me you're planning to stay on