“Now, only the 12 o’clock direction remains, right?”

Hazen asked, summoning his familiar.

Having come to the demon boundary area adjacent to Hellane while investigating the areas excluding the northwest where they captured Horina, they unfolded the map. Rafael nodded as he checked the areas they hadn’t explored yet.

“Yeah, we just need to check the 12 to 3 o’clock zone.”

“Then, shall we have lunch? It seems like the overseer still hasn’t noticed us.”

At Mitchell’s words, Kite looked at Ruella.

“Is it okay to have a meal here?”

Although they had moved away from the boundary area, they were not completely free from the foul odor emanating from the demons. Despite not feeling like eating anything due to the unpleasant smell, Ruella couldn’t let others go hungry because of her own preferences.

“It should be fine to eat inside here.”

Ruella clicked on the camping tent she received as a quest reward from not long ago.

“Wow, what’s this again?”

As a large tent that could comfortably accommodate 20 or 30 people appeared, Tian asked with sparkling eyes.

“It’s a tent. You can temporarily stay in it during camping.”

This was a reward received for completing the ‘Herb Specialist’ quest alone, so it was an item that others did not possess. Therefore, everyone was curious and fascinated by the unfamiliar item they hadn’t seen in a while.
Ruella opened the tent door and gestured for others to enter. Inside the large tent, which automatically set up upon a click from her bag, everything needed for portable living, such as tables, chairs, and makeshift beds, was provided. Tian looked around and couldn’t help but express admiration continuously.

“With just this, long-distance travel wouldn’t be a problem at all. In the past, when I used to practice with my brothers, we slept with a mat on the ground.”

“Unfortunately, I can’t lend it to you because it’s bound to me. So, if you ever plan such a journey, you’ll have to take me with you.”

When Ruella made this remark, Tian responded with a joking exchange.

“Do you hear something strange?”

Kite quickly lifted the tent flap and looked outside when he heard distant hoofbeats.

“It seems like the overseer has come. Did we kill so many low-level demons despite being cautious that it reached the point where a signal went in?”

“Then there’s nothing we can do. Let’s go home.”

After pressing the X mark next to the tent in the game screen to put it back into her bag, Ruella quickly pressed the teleportation button.

Thanks to reaching level 70, she had already set her location with designated teleportation.

Although she could only set up to five locations, it wasn’t too inconvenient since she could delete and reset unnecessary places. Since Ruella had already set the location where the tent was installed as her destination, she could return there immediately if she wished.
Of course, there were limitations. The designated teleport and recall shared cooldown, meaning that after using recall, they had to wait for an hour to use teleport. The recall cooldown was originally 30 minutes, but since the higher-level skill teleport had an hour cooldown, they ended up combined.

“Since we’re back, let’s comfortably have a meal before leaving. We can’t go right away anyway.”

Hazen, removing the equipment he was wearing, suggested this, and Rapha sniffed and wrinkled his nose, saying, “I’ll take a bath first. The smell is awful because of the demon’s byproducts.”

Ruella looked at her teammates waiting for her permission.

“I’ll leave in an hour. Until then, eat and rest on your own.”

Upon hearing this, everyone, except for Kite, scattered in different directions.

Ruella smiled and answered his curious gaze, as if wondering what she would do.

“I’m going to the warehouse. I was planning to discuss with Emma about the stored food later, and since the time is right, I’ll do it now. Then Emma won’t have to wait for me until dinner.”

“Aren’t you going to eat?”

“I’m not that hungry. Maybe because I had buff food.”

“Wanna go together?”

Ruella glanced at Kite.

“What will you do if we go together? It’ll just be a hindrance. Let’s have lunch and rest a bit. We’ve been moving since dawn, and it’s tiring.”

After a moment’s thought, Kite nodded.
Every day was busy, and there was even a shortage of time for just the two of them. However, there were documents in his home office that required his approval.

They were the documents negotiated with the Kurán royal family a few days ago. If he sent those documents to Elab, Elab would send the requested items from Kurán by ship.

Once the items arrived, the content of this negotiation was for Kurán to send their specialty products in return.

To avoid suspicion from the Kurán royal family, it was necessary to faithfully implement the negotiation.

Kite held Ruella’s hand once and let it go with a regretful expression.

“See you at the hall in an hour.”

Without even thinking about having lunch, Kite, who headed straight to the office, watched Ruella turn toward the kitchen.