The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Once the space portal had cooled down, Dekan took Chloex and set off for the Chaos Realm.

It has been half a year since we set off from Dekan and Chloix.

It's that time of year again, the transition from late spring to early summer.

Of the other friends still in the capital, only Cornelia and Alice are truly carefree.

Of course, the cat teacher is quite free, but it recently went to play with Morion.

It said it was going on a spontaneous cat trip, and then it left.

To this day, no one knows what the cat teacher actually teaches, or why it can skip classes.

"Sigh, when will you be back..."

Cornelia sighed.

With Dekan away, she always felt like she was missing a playmate, which made her too idle.

She seemed to have gotten used to waiting for Dekan.

Whether it was the year Dekan disappeared after the Heroic Sacrifice, or the two months he spent alone in the Ninth-Order Shadow World, it's been half a year now.

This time, however, she was not as worried as before.

Because Dekan didn't disappear suddenly; he assured her that he would end all the threats posed by the Chaos God within six months at most, and then return to her side.

For the past six months, she has been waiting for Dekan in Norton.

I occasionally teach classes at Hevenlitt College.

In recent years, the Knights Academy has changed its curriculum and begun to place more emphasis on academic subjects.

This curriculum reform inevitably provoked resistance and complaints from the students of the Knights House.

So the Knights Academy hired Cornelia, hoping she could teach them for a period of time.

Cornelia, who already lived in a cabin on the back mountain of Hevenlit Academy and had a deep affection for the school, readily agreed.

Then, since she took office.

No matter how noisy the classes at the Knights Academy were or how arrogant the freshmen were, the moment Cornelia stepped into the classroom, they all became as diligent and serious as the students at the Alchemy Academy.

This is an instinctive fear.

To the students in the second, third, and fourth grades, she seemed to be the embodiment of power.

Nobody knows how many lives they might owe if she threw the chalk at them!

407 Cornelia's Leisurely Afternoon

In the midday sky, sparse clouds drifted by, and flocks of birds flew by in the distance.

A gentle breeze from the river caressed their faces, causing the two people relaxing on the bench to close their eyes in comfort.

Every now and then, a burst of noise in the distance, laughter from who-knows-who, or the quiet sound of a musician plucking the strings could all be heard here.

The parks in the capital are like a natural landscape preserved in the city, surrounded by magnificent architectural complexes, including many ancient stone statues carved with legendary deities.

"You have to hear him complain every day, and you wish he would appear immediately."

Alice smiled and looked at Cornelia beside her.

I remember Dekan once said that every time he met with his informant, he would choose a park bench as the meeting place.

It doesn't really matter which one you choose, but the park benches have a spy movie vibe.

As a result, Alice was later influenced and always felt that just sitting here chatting had a sense of mission and mystery.

"But it should be soon, didn't we hear news from the Saron Empire earlier?"

Cornelia nodded in response to Alice's question.

During the six months that Dekan was away, the Saron Empire remained relatively stable. The imperial ministers also desperately tried to stop some of the new empress's overly liberal bills, such as "seven days off a week, so everyone can have fun."

The only unexpected event was the emergence of mysterious explorers last month from the "Poisonous Land" sealed off on the empire's northern border, which stirred up a lot of turmoil among the empire's high command.

In order to isolate the poisonous miasma of the far north, many great mages of the empire set up a barrier in the far north in ancient times.

Now this barrier has been broken.

What shocked the Empire people about this unimaginable disaster was that the legendary poisonous miasma, which was said to be unbearable for living beings, seemed to have almost subsided.

The Saron Empire is already extremely busy with a brand new opportunity to expand northward.

The Empire did not keep this news, which was enough to cause turmoil in the world, to itself, but instead shared the findings of its investigation north of the barrier with the various kingdoms.

Even the various kingdoms were surprised to find that the Saron Empire did not intend to monopolize that unknown land, but instead approached the Federation of Kingdoms to negotiate, hoping to jointly develop it.

The harmony reached a wondrous level.

Even if others are unaware of the specific details of the events that occurred in the far north of the empire.

The Beautiful Minds team also knew that the far north barrier would be broken because Dekan and Chloeux had returned.

Dekan, of course, immediately asked his acquaintance in the Empire, General Pritzker, to contact Mier and inform his friends about his return.

Judging from the route, Dekan should be returning to the Kingdom of Norton in the next few days.

The thought that Dekan would now hide his identity and not let the Empire know that he was the one who did it made Connelly shake her head with a smile.

"Dekan did indeed complete the plan; even the salvation was done secretly."

She still remembers the goals she set when she first established the Happy Church.

To say that the Resurrection Church will be resolved within five years would mean the complete resolution of the Resurrection Church and the larger shadow behind it.

In fact, they never thought about winning any fame or achieving any great feats from the beginning.

They simply wanted to eliminate any destabilizing factors that might affect their peaceful lives.

So much so that even now, after Dekan and Chloix accomplished such a great feat in the north of the empire, they have chosen to remain silent and unknown.

Let the people who need to deal with the specific troubles handle it.

For example, Sheen.

She had long been pulled back to work by the rebuilt Kingdom Federation.

Only the clone occasionally wanders around the various kingdoms, reporting some exclusive gossip.

Even the powerful and wealthy individuals whose scandals have been reported can't understand how the paparazzi managed to gather evidence against them.

But those who know about Sheen's disguise know that he cheated by using magic to calculate it.

Her quirky sense of humor made everyone somewhat wary of her.

But considering her contributions, it's still difficult to criticize her.

"Sigh, who would have thought that Dekan, who took the card maker exam back then, has now become a legendary card maker, and has even reached the point where he wants to hide his fame and retire peacefully."

When Alice thought about the past few years, she couldn't help but sigh that she had never been able to be in the spotlight like Dekan, who had already retired successfully.

Despite admiring Dekan, she continues to hone her card-making skills to this day.

"I know I have absolutely no talent compared to those two scoundrels, Decammie! But I, the princess, also lack the talent called 'giving up,' so I'm truly sorry!"

Alice gets angry whenever she talks about those two genius card makers. She cheers herself up with a laugh, determined not to give up.

Even though they had been repeatedly defeated by the prodigies Dekan and Mier.

She has never given up on her goal of becoming a master card maker!

"You will succeed. After all, you are the only card maker in the world that Dekan himself has personally acknowledged as being exceptionally skilled."

Cornelia chuckled along with Alice.

"...?"

"Cornelia! You've become just as bad as Dekan!"

……

Apart from them, no one else was around, so they could speak freely.

They stayed there for a while longer before leaving.

Walking along the streets of the capital they knew all too well, and strolling to their familiar residence, they prepared to part ways.

Alice is going to Happy Group to ask Mir for advice on card making, while Cornelia has a class this afternoon and has to go back to school.

"Cornelia, see you tomorrow!"

Alice stood at the gate of the mansion, waving happily to Cornelia, as if she was looking forward to something.

Tomorrow is the weekend.

Not only those two are free, but even people who are busy with work will find themselves with free time.

The Kingdom of Norton has strict regulations that require high overtime pay, so employers do not want any employees to work overtime.

If an employee voluntarily works overtime, they may be summoned by the employer for a meeting and given a week of psychological counseling.

I'll come find you tomorrow.

Although the two of them play together every two or three days, they also have an appointment with Mia to go to Tristine City together tomorrow.

Unlike Teacher Cat, who suddenly decides to travel out of boredom.

It's because there will be a huge event in Tristine City tomorrow and the day after!

The cause was actually related to Kaixin Group – the idol group's contract was about to expire.

Kaixin Group, adhering to the principle of being a conscientious company, did not sign contracts with the three individuals for excessively long periods.

After the contract is terminated, whether to renew it or continue as an artist is their right.

Flora aspires to become an opera singer, while Judith and Ice Princess both intend to retire.

Now, as the acting head of the Happy Group, Icardinos respects their ideas and has begun preparing their final concert.

Tomorrow they will hold their final commemorative performance in Tristine, the city where the story begins.

The farewell concert of this legendary idol was so popular that tickets for tomorrow's flight to Tristan City were completely sold out.

Even His Majesty the King secretly asked Alice to get him a ticket so he could make an incognito visit Tristine City tomorrow.