"You don't have to... How could that do? Ah, right, you must be very tired, aren't you? Would you like me to give you a massage to ease your fatigue? Don't worry, I learned it from my mother. She even praised how comfortable my technique is!"
Inside the house.
A woman who looked seventy percent similar to Rita slowly emerged from the kitchen. "Rita? It's been so long already. Have you still not finished washing the vegetables I asked you to wash?"
But before she could finish speaking.
Rita excitedly waved at Lis from outside the living room. "Ah... Mom! Look, look! Guess who I brought home?"
"Who?" Lis frowned.
She saw her daughter sitting beside a young man. Before she had time to be wary, she heard Rita eagerly introduce him, "Look, look! Isn't he the big brother who saved you at noon, Mom? Ah... this is my mother, Lis Lothwiser. And I'm Rita, Rita Rossweisse!"
"I... I'm Ren Yu." Faced with Rita's enthusiasm, he smiled somewhat awkwardly. "It's a pleasure to meet you, esteemed Ms. Lis, and... beautiful Miss Rita."
"I... I'm very pleased to meet you too, Mr. Ren Yu!"
Rita was a little shy. Her bright, beautiful eyes did not dare meet his gaze, darting away the instant they did.
Meanwhile, Lis stood frozen in place.
The one who had saved her...?
She looked at Ren Yu's face and build in disbelief, then compared him with the figure in her memories.
They were exactly the same!
It really was him!
As she thought this, Lis's pupils contracted slightly. Suddenly, she gave Ren Yu a solemn ancient British salute. "You... thank you so very much for saving us. Otherwise, my daughter and I would both have died at the hands of that Honkai Beast!"
"It was nothing,