Vera: "..."

Yinla: "..."

...

"Feel sorry."

As Yinla said this, he forgot that Vera was a very traditional noble mage. Unlike himself, who believed that "my family is honored because of me," Vera's heart was still filled with the thought, "I am proud of my family!"

Vera shook her head, seemingly unconcerned by Yinla's apology. She shrugged and said, "There's no need to apologize. My family is still there; it doesn't matter if one of me is gone."

That means they still care about their family; there's a fundamental difference between "not going back" and "not being able to go back."

Yinla shook his head helplessly. He looked at the hay supply store (warehouse) that had been placed there, and felt that it seemed a little crooked. He immediately prepared to go over and correct it, but after taking a couple of steps...

As if struck by a thought, he turned his head and said to Vera, who was yawning, "Vera, whether it is the Demon King's territory that eventually annexes the Empire or the Empire that annexes the Demon King's territory, peace between demons and humans will be inevitable... Humans have too short a lifespan, and demons are too intolerant of grudges."

Vera: "???"

Vera had no idea why he was saying that.

"At that time, you can go back to your family. But if your family doesn't accept you..."

As Yinla said this, he nodded to the bewildered lich, signaling Vera to listen, and said, "As an apology for today, you can come to me for help then."

"..."

"Hmph, really..."

Vera chuckled softly, trying to mimic Yinra's helpless head-shaking gesture, but immediately lowered her head again to hide her expression from Yinra. Her voice was inexplicably hoarse: "You don't actually like me, do you? That's really quite scary~"

If you feel like crying, don't force yourself to joke around.

"..."

Speaking of which, do liches cry? Are their tear ducts still functioning?

Although she was very curious, Yoon-ra did not voice her doubts.