However, Ishina suddenly raised his head and strode toward Winter, his steps so large and deliberate that it was almost unsettling.

“Winter! How could you?!”

“What do you mean?”

“How could you just drag them—without warning—to meet your parents?!”

“Uh… Ishina, I followed him because I was curious…”

“Salvia, go inside. It’s raining,” Ishina ordered before turning back to Winter with a pointed glare. “Winter! Were you trying to get on their good side from the start?!”@@novelbin@@

“Ishina, I think you’re misunderstanding—”

“You can’t just take someone to meet your parents without backup! Do you know how nerve-wracking that must’ve been? Were you trying to intimidate them?!”

What is happening right now?

Seeing Ishina get completely worked up, I quietly inched away. As I backed out of the conversation, I spotted Altair and Yuri in the distance and hurried toward them.

“Altair! Yuri!”

“Oh, Salvia!”

Altair greeted me warmly, but as soon as I reached them, he immediately fired off a question.

“Salvia, I heard you and Winter destroyed the dark mage’s catalyst?”

“Yes, but it wasn’t just us—Aquila was with us, too.”

“I figured Aquila had to be involved… Anyway, you seem to be getting along with Winter better than I expected.”

“Why wouldn’t I? He’s reliable.”

At that, Altair and Yuri exchanged a subtle glance. Was it embarrassing to them, seeing a fellow recruit get praised?

“We just got back from Winter’s home,” I continued. “We were looking for some information, and his parents knew about it.”

“…You went to his house?”

Realizing it was time to leave, I quickly gave them a parting message.

“Altair, Yuri! Congratulations in advance on your discharge!”

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