Homeward Bound (after battle)

No more signs of enemy reinforcements, Executive Manager.

Phew… at least there's an end to them this time. The guys that attacked us when we first got here were endless.

Well, that's because we walked right into a trap then. Shallow, but still.

Anyways… Xichun appeared pretty hurt by that, didn't she…

Honestly, though… I get why she feels so betrayed.

Remember all those stories about Hong Lu's family we heard? Imagine you're one of their kids, thinking that you finally found like, a potential ally in your family… only for him to pretty much stab ya in the back last minute.

Yeah, right? It was really awkward for me too, even though I wasn't exactly involved.

Saude chimed in nonchalantly as though it wasn't her who pulled the plug on our alliance at the last second.

Anyways…

Where's our escort? I can't imagine that H Corp. can't afford to send us guards with the palanquin.

If this family loved each other enough to send escorts for their safety, I doubt they'd be holding a cutthroat ceremony like the Family Hierarch Evaluations.

It's a world where might makes right, where the strong prey on the weak…

People won't bat an eye even if one of the dozens of candidates is found dead in some ditch on the road.

…….

Oh. Sorry, Hong Lu. I must've been running my mouth again without thinking about how that sounds.

Someone usually stopped me before I got too far...

Don't worry. You didn't say anything wrong.

It took me a while to realize that other families weren't like this, but…

… there is no reason to be upset by the way things are.