Despite the obvious provocation from Amoria''s side, Lalyn and Marcilla (And Mika and Rika) seemed unfazed and soon made their way home. Van and Amoria ascended to her residence.

    ''Just what was the point of saying that in front of them?'' Van blinked.

    "Ah," Amoria muttered as she turned off the lights, her voice echoing softly as they headed to their respective rooms.

    "Since my daughter''s here, we''ll need to be considerate... At least for now," she sighed, turning towards Van.

    "Good night, Van," she said, her face clouded with frustration before she disappeared into her bedroom and closed the door behind her.

    "... Good night," he silently called before entering the guest room Amoria had prepared for him.

    ''It''s... Getting a little complex, everything,'' Van mused as he stared at the ceiling, his thoughts drifting to his imminent enrollment at the magic academy.

    ''Magus''s rank, huh...?'' he contemplated.

    ''I suppose the shadow lord wanted to be accurate.''

    ''Either way, it was simply inefficient for everyone else.''

    F Rank

    E Rank

    D Rank

    C Rank

    B Rank

    A Rank

    S Rank

    Legendary Rank (L Rank)

    Myth Rank (M Rank)

    ''Still, I''d take it. These stats realistically put me above everyone in the continent, or even the world, most likely. So I won''t have trouble keeping them safe... At least until after this threat is over and I can go back to Alicia,'' He thought, gradually nodding off..

    ...Completely unaware of the two slender and feminine figures spying on him outside of the window.

    Van woke with the first light, stretching and yawning into the calm of dawn. ''I can''t remember the last time I slept this well.'' he thought, his mind slowly shifting from the fog of sleep to the clarity of day.

    ''Hmm, now that I have some time to myself... I need to check something,''

    "Status Open," he commanded, and before him, his status window materialized, a familiar interface that had accompanied him throughout his adventures in this world.

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    STATS:

    ''Wow, these stats are way higher than I expected. And level 212? I suppose I leveled up by killing Salem Dyke. Or maybe his Orc? Either way the fact the stats still rise by a percentage is insane. Quite the oversight by our benevolent Goddess. I bet she''s tearing her hair out seeing these numbers. Oh, who am I kidding? She''s probably too busy milking that bastard dry,'' he mused, a chuckle escaping him as he stared at the ceiling.

    But a resolve hardened in him as he considered his next steps. ''Either way, don''t worry. Your harem and their little ones are safe with me. I''ve decided to stay here until this dragon threat is dealt with. My debt to you may be clear, and I have no obligation to stay. But I want to do something good before I tell them they were brainwashed, and that I knew all along. Least I could do after they helped me out of my tough spot.''