Demi-human Girls Completion Manual Chapter 1696 - 129: Elizabeth’s Banquet (5k)_2

Even Renie says so...

"So you’re going back to the Spirit Realm next?"

"Yes, and I’m afraid I won’t have much time to watch over reality from now on..."

"I’ll be careful, you too."

Renie raised her arm with a "hmm hmm" as if she were a strongman, clenching her fist as if to prove her strength,

"There’s no choice but for the strongest Renie to continue protecting this world in the Spirit Realm..."

Not sure who almost burst into tears just now.

He nodded perfunctorily to indicate agreement, but his inner thoughts seemed to be guessed by Renie, making Renie pout with displeasure, almost ready to teach this bad man a lesson with her playful fist.

"Goo goo goo!"

But in the end, she didn’t do anything out of the ordinary, just pointed her finger and led Fisher towards a sparsely populated place, and the more they walked in her lead direction, the more larks gathered on the walls and between the buildings.

As the timing matured, the larks that had been waiting for a long time swarmed up, surrounding the space beside Fisher and his companions.

Under the cover of the larks’ black-purple feathers, the sunlight from the sky became dimmer, and suddenly he felt Renie handing the little hand of Alicia she had been holding to Fisher, then she herself seemed to step back, becoming both near and far.

But Fisher still felt her presence, that the larks’ touch was Renie’s touch.

"Clatter! Clatter!"

Amid the countless clashing wings and feathers of the birds, Fisher heard her soft voice again,

"Let’s pretend today didn’t happen... Hopefully, I won’t be the timid Prince who’s already come this far and still finds excuses to avoid."

"..."

Fisher just wanted to say something when the larks already swiftly flapped their wings away from him, as if Renie had released her embrace on him. When he opened his eyes again, the view before him was the courtyard outside Elizabeth’s bedroom in the Golden Palace.

"Oh..."

Renie does not like farewells, always preferring to leave without a word, while Little Alicia, made dizzy by Renie’s transformation, leaned against Fisher.

Emhardt flew onto Fisher’s shoulder, glanced at the sky, and considering they still hadn’t heard the last chime from the Golden Palace, he couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief,

"Perfect landing, perfect landing, my god, I thought we’d be chased around by that Mad Woman with a sword as soon as we came back... Now it seems she hasn’t returned yet, thankfully. We have to meet up with that maid as we agreed, she’s about to come take us away; it shouldn’t be exposed. Tonight, you’ll have to use your charm!"

Fisher glanced at the cheeky Emhardt. If Elizabeth heard him calling her "Mad Woman," she might crack open his square body.

"You go ahead, I need to tidy up the sleeping quarters. Renie came by; there might be traces left behind."

Emhardt admired Fisher with a look, muttering,

"It’s up to you, huh."

In fact, by the time Renie left, the larks had mostly dissipated the scent. Fisher said this just to have a moment alone to think about the events of the day,

"Flattery... Also, be very careful with Dianne; it’s a tumultuous time, and Alicia is crucial—you mustn’t leave her side."

"Leave it to me. By the way..."

Emhardt, originally ready to fly back to Alicia’s shoulder, hesitated when it came time, turned to Fisher, and asked,

"Renie’s proposal earlier might be genuine; she is really scared. You... oh, though I don’t quite know how to say this, if it truly comes to that, you should... well, make preparations early. These girls you know each have their own responsibilities and ties, it’s unlikely any could leave everything without concern to follow you. Anyway, handle yourself wisely!"

"Yeah."

Indeed, thinking carefully, Rafael has her mother, her Dragon Court, Moli has her parents, Valentina has the Wutong Tree, Alagina has her Sardinia sisters, Elliog and Helair are still sealed within the Demon Dynasty, Elizabeth too is the Empress of Nali...

How could he convince them to abandon everything and run without cares?

With Alicia and Emhardt sent off, Fisher felt somewhat heavy. He slowly opened the dark bedroom of Elizabeth, sat on the sofa where Renie had sat earlier, trying to sort out the tangle in his mind.

Aside from the immediate tasks, he seemed to have a somewhat pessimistic outlook on the future; unsure whether Renie felt the same.

He sighed, striving to calm himself, forcing himself not to think about these gloomy matters or Renie’s suggestion to flee.

Sometimes, once found, an escapist pretext can haunt and continually hinder the will to move forward. It’s a good habit to always leave a retreat beforehand, but under extreme conditions, breaking all ties is the only option.