With that final pact sealed, the five children stepped out into the night, instantly blending into the bustling shadows of the streets and disappearing toward their destination.
Left alone, Maddy quietly slipped out. Moving like a ghost through the dim alleyways, she blended seamlessly into the darkness and made her way back to the inn. Slipping into her quiet room, she neatly put away her things and sat by the window, looking out over the silent kingdom.
In an instant, the cold aura of the monster progenitor vanished, replaced entirely by the calm, unassuming face of a simple F Rank adventurer. It was as if nothing had ever happened.
While Maddy rested quietly at the inn, her children began their deep immersion into the lives of the fallen heroes.
The first to reach his destination was Aedes, now perfectly embodying the persona of Ed, the party's expert marksman. He walked down a quiet residential street and pushed open the front door of a modest, weathered home.
