Keisha found herself at a loss for words when it came to explaining Carl and the chat group.
Her response came out hesitant and evasive.
Keisha's Father and Keisha's Mother exchanged a glance, clearly misinterpreting the situation.
They both had the same knowing expression.
It seemed... their daughter had grown up.
She now knew how to keep secrets.
Keisha's Father felt a subtle pang of emotion.
Keisha's Mother gave it some thought and then said gently:
『Keisha's Mother』: "You're all grown up now. We trust that you can handle your own matters."
『Keisha's Mother』: "We won't press further. Just… please don't do anything too impulsive."
Keisha's Father nodded in agreement.
『Keisha's Father』: "Exactly! You're still young. Some things can wait."
『Keisha's Father』: "Most importantly, protect yourself."
『Keisha』: "Huh?"
Keisha looked completely confused, having no idea what her parents were talking about.
Still, it didn't sound bad.
They were just telling her to take care of herself.
『Keisha』: smiling and nodding "Mmhm! Don't worry. I'll be careful."
But Keisha's Father still seemed uneasy.
『Keisha's Father』: "If he ever bullies you, make sure you tell me."
『Keisha's Father』: "No matter how powerful he is, I'll protect you."
Keisha blinked in confusion.
The more her father spoke, the more off it sounded.
It didn't seem like a normal warning anymore.
『Keisha』: "Dad… what are you even talking about? Who's bullying me?"
『Keisha's Father』: "Who else? That friend of yours. The one who killed Hua Ye."
『Keisha』: "My friend… killed Hua Ye…? Wait, what?!"
Suddenly it clicked.
Carl had mentioned earlier that Hua Ye was the so-called King of Angels.
Which meant… her father was talking about Carl.
And thinking back to the things her parents had just said,
『Keisha』's face turned bright red.
Her parents… had misunderstood her relationship with Carl!
Sure, Carl was incredibly powerful, and yes, he was good-looking…
But they had just met!
What were her parents even imagining?!
『Keisha』: embarrassed "Mom, Dad… what are you thinking?! Carl and I are just normal friends!"
『Keisha's Mother』 quickly responded.
『Keisha's Mother』: "Yes yes, of course, we weren't thinking anything."
『Keisha's Father』 nodded along.
『Keisha's Father』: "Right, right, nothing at all."
But their words still sounded extremely half-hearted.
『Keisha』: muttering "Seriously…"
Just then,
[Ding! Task Complete!]
『Keisha』: "Hm?"
She froze.
That was… a system notification.
Carl had completed a task?
She hadn't expected to hear the prompt herself.
Was it because she had issued the task?
Previously, she'd only seen such alerts in the chat group.
This was the first time she'd actually heard one.
After all, this was also the first time she'd issued a task.
『Keisha』: thinking So the task issuer hears the notification too... I didn't know that.
But how did Carl complete the mission?
He'd already wiped out the Angel Army and killed the Angel King.
There hadn't been a prompt then, so why now?
As Keisha pondered this, Carl suddenly appeared.
『Keisha』: "Carl!"
Her parents watched them closely.
Still claiming they're just normal friends?
The way their daughter lit up at his appearance said otherwise.
『Carl』: "Mm."
『Keisha』: "Where did you go just now?"
『Keisha』: "I heard the mission completion prompt. Why now?"
『Carl』: "I went to complete the mission."
『Keisha』: "But… you already destroyed the Angel Army here, right? Even the Angel King."
『Carl』: nodding "I also eliminated the angels elsewhere."
『Carl』: "Now, not a single Angel Army soldier remains."
Yes.
When Carl disappeared earlier, he had gone to the Angel Capital.
There, he wiped out all remaining Angel warriors.
To clarify: not all angels.
Only the armored warriors of the Angel Army, the male angels.
Because the task was to eliminate the Angel Army.
And at this point in history, Hua Ye was the Angel King, and his warriors were all male.
During this era, male angels were more powerful.
Female angels were not permitted to serve as warriors.
『Keisha's Parents』: "What?!"
While Keisha was still digesting the information, her parents were completely stunned.
They knew how far the Angel Capital was.
They also knew Hua Ye had brought only 3,000 warriors this time.
But that didn't mean the capital only had 3,000 total.
He simply judged that 3,000 was more than enough to defeat three opponents.
Even just dozens could have done the job.
He brought 3,000 to ensure overwhelming victory.
The Angel Capital had far more warriors remaining.
And Carl… had traveled there in mere seconds.
Killed tens of thousands of Angel warriors.
Such a thing was unbelievable.
Even just yesterday, Keisha's parents would've scoffed at the idea.
That distance to the Angel Capital?
Even angels took days to fly there.
And the capital had tens of thousands of warriors.
Someone went there, killed them all, and returned within seconds?
Yeah, right.
Yesterday, they would've thought anyone who believed that had a screw loose.
But now…
They were starting to believe it.
Because Carl had already shown his overwhelming power.
He'd instantly wiped out thousands of angels.
So maybe… this wasn't impossible after all?
Of course, they weren't entirely convinced.
The distance was just too far.
With their current understanding of power, they couldn't fathom someone traveling that far, slaughtering tens of thousands, and returning in seconds.
Keisha didn't overthink it.
But she did believe Carl.
After all, she knew just how powerful he really was, far better than her parents did.
So when Carl said he'd eliminated the Angel Capital's warriors…
She didn't doubt him.