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Returning Home to Japan – Part 01

The interrogation of Samal and Edward had wrapped up around sunset. They were first questioned by the Adventurers Guild, then handed over to Pond’s authorities, who let them go not long after as they didn’t want to deal with the mess. Edward also bribed them.

“Samal! What the hell are you doing here?!”

“I could ask you the same thing! It’s too late for you to be paying a visit to pops!”

Edward, his hair disheveled, wore clothes covered in dirt. Samal, on the other hand, was swathed in bandages.

Released from the guard station, the two made their way to the dilapidated house where Doma lived. A crowd had gathered outside, mostly neighbors. Some women were wiping tears with cloth.

“It can’t be.”

“Pops!”

They had both watched their father collapse right at the end of the brawl. They were also aware that he had pushed himself to get there.

With a sense of foreboding, they