*Bang!*

    Kanaria seemed to have begun with their plan. As expected, the beasts turned around and started running back.@@@@

    After that shot, Kanaria escaped through the route Melody had prepared, allowing her to return to the group without being found out by the beasts.

    However, she was still concerned about the hidden enemies. Those humans would definitely not take this matter lightly, considering they were here to kill Clovis.

    Meanwhile, Melody was observing the beasts with her camera to capture the beasts that came to them earlier. Whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, the beast was not among them.

    Hence, Melody came out of her hiding spot and started gathering the essence after the beasts left the area.

    It took them quite a while, but they managed to retrieve everything they had hunted for.

    ...

    Main City.

    "Sir." A young woman entered an office. Inside was a muscular man who once helped Clovis get his explorer identification, Gregory.

    "What''s wrong?"

    "The situation seems to be unstable right now." The woman showed him a paper. "Please take a look at this."

    Gregory furrowed his eyebrows.

    "Hmm?" Gregory''s expression turned solemn the moment he read the information. "Are you sure about this?"

    "Yes."

    Gregory let out a long sigh. "Alright, I understand. You can leave the room first."

    The assistant politely bowed before leaving the room. Gregory, on the other hand, covered his face with both hands.

    The paper contained two pieces of news that seemed directly printed by the news media.

    The first one had a title, "Commercialization Battleship." The image contained a giant boat that flew into the sky. However, it had a few engines that let it fly. And it also showed a lot of weapons that would be used to attack the beasts.

    "Teacher?" Vina hurriedly picked up the call. "Is there anything I can do to help you?"

    "I''ve heard about it." The voice looked playful as though he didn''t mind what happened not long ago.

    "I apologize for causing trouble for you, Teacher."

    "It''s alright. In fact, this Clovis piqued my interest. To think that he would be capable of defeating a Tier 2 beast..."

    "Actually..." Vina told him about everything she could figure out from the corpse of the snake.

    "So, you''re saying that it was due to Ivan leaving a few wounds on the snake that allowed them to plant poison inside the beast?"

    "According to what I saw, yes." Vina thought that this information would make her teacher less excited.

    On the contrary, it seemed that he was becoming more interested in this guy called Clovis.

    "Interesting. No matter what everyone says, it doesn''t change the fact that Ivan is the loser now. I never thought that there would be another interesting guy in this city."

    Vina fell silent for a moment. "Teacher. Why did you send me to Ivan?"

    "What''s wrong? You don''t like it? He''s helped you, hasn''t he?"

    "I do admit that he has helped me, but most of the time, he is the cause of the trouble." Vina wanted to say Ivan was foolish, but without actually saying the words.

    "In that case, you may go back to the surface. There is no need to follow that kid anymore. I''m sure that the current situation is going to change."

    "Alright. Since I''ve got your permission, I''ll return to the surface immediately."

    "You don''t really need my permission. Why are you so stiff? You should be more flexible."

    Vina sighed. "I''m hanging up."

    "Wait, wait. There is one more thing."

    Vina paused, waiting for him to tell her about it.

    "Before completely cutting off from Ivan, you should tell him about the raid that will be happening in a few weeks. He will definitely go there to restore his reputation."

    Vina didn''t understand the last request, but she still said, "Alright. I''ll try."