Unspeakable bubbles

"Hmm, Reiko, if you stop talking bad about Rabbit, Bubble won't be angry anymore."

Seeing Petty winking at her repeatedly, Reiko had no choice but to say, "I...I understand. I was just worrying too much."

"Haha, they've made up, they've made up!"

"Teacher Emma, ​​let's go back to school."

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As the giant magic carpet flew toward the academy's playground from afar, the students gathered there stirred up a commotion.

Thanks to the academy's tireless promotion over the past few days, everyone now regards the student council members who found the mithril mine as heroes who saved the academy.

"I'm back!"

"It's the student council and Professor Emma!"

"Was it successful?"

"Nonsense, the academy held a welcoming ceremony, how could it not be successful?"

"Wow, the student council is really something... It's only been five days!"

"Wouldn't it be better if they put in more effort? I heard they fought a desperate battle with terrifying monsters to pinpoint the coordinates of the mithril mine."

"welcome"

Welcome back, heroes!

Section 467, Chapter 466: Caution

"Thank you all for your hard work, welcome home!"

Harris went to greet her personally, his gaze bypassing Emma and directly addressing Reiko with concern and care.

"Chairman Hatta, I am truly gratified to see that you have lived up to expectations and successfully completed the mission this time."

Harris changed the subject: "However, I still have a small question in my mind."

"Ok?"

"Searching for mithril ore off the island is like finding a needle in a haystack. How did you manage to find it in such a short time?"

At this point, Harris couldn't help but glance at his granddaughter.

I remember telling myself before we left that we should take more time to look for it, so why is Emma in such a hurry?

Even though it's just a performance for others to see, you should at least act it out realistically!

If you spend a month or two searching, you can be much better prepared.

'Sigh, if I had a little more time to promote it, there would be more people here than this.'

"Besides, the time is indeed too short, and many students have doubts. If I don't ask now, who knows what rumors will spread behind my back."

"Dean, the reason we were able to succeed so smoothly this time is thanks to one person."

"Oh?"

Harris's lips curled slightly as he subtly turned the microphone volume up to maximum.

"Can you tell me who this key person is?"

"On behalf of the college and all the teachers and students present, I want to thank her!"

"It's her," Reiko said, pushing the little girl towards herself.

"..."

Harrison's eyes widened immediately. He quickly looked at Emma, ​​only to see her lower her head in embarrassment.

"You, you mean, Bubble?"

“That’s right. If it weren’t for Bubble’s mysterious guidance, we might not even have gotten close to the mithril mine, let alone in a week, or even a month or a year!”

"Oh, I see."

Harris's smile was a little stiff: "So, it really is thanks to Bubble."

"hey-hey"

The little girl looked at Harris with a smile, her face saying, "Praise me!"

"..."

"Thank you, Bubble. You really surprised me."

"Without you, there would be no success at this stage."

"On behalf of the Laplace Institute, thank you!"

With things having come to this point, Harris had no choice but to bite the bullet and bring the welcoming ceremony to a successful conclusion.

"Bubble!"

"Bubble bubble!"

"Thank you, Bubble!"

Everyone spontaneously called out Bubble's name, and amidst the cheers, the little girl became a little embarrassed.

"Well, it's nothing."

"Bubble is happy to be able to help everyone."

"Thank you all..."

Just then, Reiko and Petty lifted Bubble up from either side.

"Let's carry Little Hero Bubble around the academy once."

“Reiko, it’s rare that you and I are on the same page.”

"Hold on to my shoulders so you don't fall."

"Let's go!"

The two girls carried the little girl and ran down the slope. The students who came to the playground also automatically followed them.

"This is so much fun! Let's join in!"

Takehara's face was beaming with a smile. This was the first time she had smiled so happily since she came to Laplace Academy.

She jumped off the stage in a completely unladylike manner, shouting loudly as she squeezed into the crowd.

"Wherever Reiko is, there I will be."

Mizushima adjusted his glasses: "Hiroki-kun, if you're too slow, you won't be able to keep up."

"One, together."

The energetic students gradually left, leaving only Harris and Emma on the stage.

"Emma, ​​you must explain the whole story to Grandpa."

Harris stared at his granddaughter, a rare serious expression on his face.

"..."

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Within the shadowy space, a major battle taking place on the plains was drawing to a close.

Led by their tribal chief, the surviving shadow creatures began their hasty retreat.

The victorious lizardman army did not pursue them. They waited quietly until the enemy had all fled before carefully collecting the large and small corpses left on the battlefield.

The atmosphere among the lizardmen was quite relaxed after their easy victory.

"Sir, are we not going to give chase?"

"Now, press your advantage and swallow them up in one fell swoop..."

"Don't act impulsively, proceed with caution."

The lizardman legion commander, clad in armor, said calmly, "The enemy's strength has not yet been fully revealed."

"Sir, isn't their trump card those strange-looking sorcerers? Our sorcerer legion, and the masters... aren't they waiting in the rear?"

"..."

"You go and clean up the battlefield too. Remember, don't kill anyone who is still alive and able to move; send them to the sorcerers."

"As ordered!"

After his adjutant left, the lizardman legion commander stared at the battlefield, a puzzled expression on his face.

Not only did his adjutant have doubts, but he himself was also completely puzzled!

After playing this far, don't you know how strong or weak your opponent is?

Those quadrupedal creatures that are not fully evolved and have limited intelligence are not worth mentioning.

They are still at a rudimentary stage, relying entirely on their physical abilities; to put it bluntly, they are nothing more than ferocious 'beasts'.

The most powerful individual among them has a pair of large wings, can breathe fire, and can fly.

However, the quantity was too small to play a crucial role in large-scale battles.

Ah, and those round, square, and triangular 'warlocks'.

They are indeed powerful, but the Empire's sorcerer legions are even more formidable!

In the eyes of this veteran legion commander who had participated in several 'dimensional wars', this opponent was not particularly strong.

'It's clearly only below average, so why are His Majesty and those masters so cautious?'

Before the war began, he received a strict order from the capital: no matter the outcome of the battle, the army must not continue to advance recklessly.

To be honest, this order was quite bizarre, but even stranger things were yet to come!

Since the start of the war, the warlock legion has been obediently staying in the rear, and no matter how much he urged them, the master simply refused to give the order to fight.

You say you're not fighting a war, so what are you doing here?