Xia Yu managed to slip back home, of course not through the front door.
Coincidentally, Lei Aoxue, Makki, and Eriina were in a dilemma. The crowd blocking the door outside was perilous. Opening the door didn't seem right, as the host had given prior instructions. But not opening it wasn't good either, as it would leave the General outside.
The three girls huddled together, whispering without making a decision for a long time.
Eriina was the most conflicted one.
On one hand, there was the "mentor's order," and on the other was her biological grandfather who cared for her and trained her as his heir. Hmm, if it were another mentor, the girl wouldn't be this conflicted.
"I'm back!"
Bringing a lighthearted laughter, he finally startled them.
They looked up, and on the slightly dimly lit corridor to the left of the shop's counter, a boy stood with his hands behind his back, as if he had been there for a while, quietly, with a teasing smile illuminated on his face.
