At the same moment.

Azure City, home to the most famous academy in the province, [Azure Sky Advanced Adventurer Academy].

A massive white pyramid-shaped building is located in the inner ring of Cangqing City.

At the top of the pyramid-shaped building, in front of luxurious crystal floor-to-ceiling windows, there is a row of exquisitely crafted stoves.

Wisps of smoke curled up from the chimney.

But then they saw a petite girl with silver hair that reached her knees, standing on a stool, wearing a pink apron with a cat paw pattern tied around her waist, standing in front of the stove.

She is holding a soup ladle and cooking a dish called "Fish-flavored Shredded Pork".

The girl was probably less than 1.4 meters tall, with cute white cat ears on her head, a small face like a porcelain work of art, and pale purple eyes like two gems embedded in the starry sky.

She has striking features and a petite figure, yet possesses a mature face; unfortunately, her expression is somewhat aloof.

As the girl savored the soup in the spoon, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, while the white cat behind her happily drew circles with its tail and its ears twitched.

"He has half the captain's skill."

This petite girl with white hair and purple eyes has a mature charm when she laughs, but she also looks extremely cute when she wears a pink apron and puts one hand on her hip. The two very different temperaments are perfectly blended together.

Perhaps this is why cat-eared girls are loved by adventurers.

The petite cat girl cooking at the stove to prepare for her guests is none other than the dean of Aozora University, who before retiring was a highly renowned adventurer in the capital: the White Cat Swordsman, Bai Luo.

The top floor of this building houses the dean's private office.

Of course, it's more like a luxury hotel than an office. It has everything from bathrooms and kitchens downstairs to living rooms, entertainment rooms, training rooms, and storage rooms upstairs, covering an area of ​​300 square meters.

In this grand "house," only one reclusive, petite cat girl, less than 1.4 meters tall, lives.

Upon learning of this, every student would look up at the top floor and sigh, hoping that one day they could meet the mysterious catgirl dean, and it would be even better if they could be called to her office for private training.

In this house, the living room is right outside the kitchen, decorated with various elegant and unique items, including tea sets, wooden sculptures of monsters, and ceremonial swords hanging on the wall, each inlaid with a variety of gems and made by famous artists.

It's clear that the homeowner has extremely high taste.

In addition, there are many framed oil paintings.

Strangely, the person in all the oil paintings seems to be the same.

Wearing a pure white faceless mask and a jet-black trench coat.

There are paintings of this person holding a demonic sword with his back to a horde of monsters, paintings of him standing under a large tree in the courtyard, gazing at the moonlight in contemplation, and paintings of him sitting on a chair in front of him, yet unable to sit down, making him look rather comical...

A whole field of oil paintings, all of them related to this man.

"It's ready to be taken out of the pot."

The cat-like girl standing on the bench nodded in satisfaction, then put on thick heat-resistant gloves and picked up the pot.

With her strength, she wouldn't be harmed even by temperatures of a thousand degrees, but she's trying her best to get used to "life after she and her teacher retire from adventurers and become ordinary people."

Bai Luo brought the dishes to the living room table one by one to entertain his long-lost old teammate, the tiger-woman girl Taige.

"Wow, shredded pork with garlic sauce, stewed beef with potatoes, and pan-fried dumplings—these are all the captain's specialties. I haven't had them in ages!"

Tago's short red hair was messy and looked like it hadn't been styled in a long time. He was only wearing a simple animal skin tube top and shorts, and his full, wheat-colored thighs were particularly eye-catching.

Despite the cold winter, Tagore seemed to have come from the sweltering heat of the south.

Her relationship with Bai Luo was extraordinary; even after the team disbanded, they maintained some contact.

Today, Tagore is visiting Bai Luo's home because of a recording stone.

Bai Luo must be very interested in the contents of the recording stone.

When Tagore first saw it, he was shocked and thought he was seeing things.

Has the captain, who disappeared for three years, reappeared on the mainland?

Unable to determine the truth herself, she sought out the more astute Bai Luo.

The Recording Stone originates from the tenth level of the Great Mystery near White Dove City.

The contents inside were very simple, consisting only of a sword light burning with black flames.

Its power is considerable, at least reaching the Light Rank.

What intrigued Tago was that the sword light was extremely familiar, resembling their former captain.

However, as Bai Luo brought out one dish after another, Tago's attention was completely drawn to them.

Looking at the table full of delicious food, her mouth watered involuntarily, and her stomach began to rumble.

Tagore didn't use chopsticks; he quickly reached out, grabbed a fried dumpling, and threw it into his mouth.

After biting through the skin, the juice splattered in the mouth.

Taigo let out a soft "hmm," cupped his cheeks in his hands, and looked like he was thoroughly enjoying himself.

"Waaaaah, Lord Bai Luo is so amazing! He's so strong and a great cook, why did he have to retire?"

Touched, Tego pounced on the petite cat girl, knocking her down onto the sofa. She rubbed her cheek against the latter's chest, which seemed rather suggestive.

Bai Luo shook his head helplessly, placed Taige's head on his lap, gently rubbed his tiger ears, and tidied his messy red short hair.

Her voice was gentle, and if you closed your eyes and didn't look, you would mistake her for a kind older sister: "Because this is the teacher's order, I must first retire and undergo bride training to become a virtuous wife and loving mother worthy of the teacher."

"Eh..."

"Huh???"

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