Before leaving Bright City, Lis had nearly everything well-organized.
Mora, Bernie, and the White Dove Guild had mostly been arranged, without needing Lis's further attention.
The players were still diligently working to accumulate experience and money, responsibly thriving and growing.
After arranging other matters, Lis also took a detour to Gedo Street to visit Ya'er and Arsen's adventure team villa.
Lis, after a long absence, cooked, preparing a lavish dinner.
White Frost Soup, butter-fried fish, matsutake stuffed meat rolls, Feis cheese balls, honey-glazed carrot stewed meat, satiating salad, holiday fruit compote, and so on.
The table was laden with food.
While enjoying the meal with his friends, Lis also shared his plans to leave Feis and travel abroad for training with the members of the adventure team.
Ya'er, initially very happy, became somewhat dejected but soon cheered up again.
She was not the type to become disheartened easily, knowing the King would not allow her to follow Lis to far-off places, she refrained from making any requests that would trouble Lis.
Instead, she stood beside, clenching her fists, quietly muttering about training hard to surprise Lis when he returned.
Arsen and Ailina laughed and wished Lis a smooth journey, and Ailina even gave Lis a wooden white flower protective talisman.
Ailina said it was a Yiying Flower from her hometown, Navia Forest, symbolizing safe travels for those venturing far from home.
As for Lunbos, he gulped down his beer, regretting that there was not enough time to forge a solid suit of armor for Lis beforehand.
After a boisterous half-day at the adventure team villa, Lis bid farewell to his friends and returned to his home on Feis Street.
After reflecting, Lis directly headed for the library upstairs.
Standing at the library door, Lis did not enter as usual but instead knocked gently on the door with a smile.
Instead of hearing Risa's response, he heard a scurry of footsteps inside.
Upon opening the door, Lis saw several un-closed Magic Books on the floor by the rays of light coming through a nearby window.
It appeared Risa had just been perusing books there but had been startled by Lis's knock and retreated to her small room.
Softly walking toward Risa's small partition, Lis didn't knock but opened the door this time.
There lay Risa, wrapped in a blanket, lying lifelessly on the bed like a dead fish.
Barely containing his smirk, Lis sat beside Risa's bed, seemingly waiting for something.
As the soft mattress slightly dipped, Risa seemed to feel Lis sitting beside her, her body stiffening slightly.
A sense of embarrassment surged in her heart as memories of that moonlit night returned to assail Risa.
Gently, Lis placed a hand on Risa's shoulder, feeling the warmth and softness of the young girl's body through the thin blanket.
Risa made no movement, seemingly consenting to Lis's somewhat intimate gesture.
"Last time you ran away too quickly, and I didn't have the chance to speak to you," Lis's voice whispered in Risa's ear.
"In a few days, I'm planning to leave Bright City to train abroad, and I might be gone for quite a long time."
Upon hearing this from Lis, Risa was somewhat stunned.
Master Lis, will you be gone for a long time?
The young girl's thoughts suddenly felt tangled.
This training trip must be very important for him,
but Risa's heart inexplicably did not want Lis to be too far from her.
If it were the same as before, it might not matter so much.
Being alone in the library, life was carefree; she quietly read books and practiced magic. Although it was somewhat monotonous and boring, time also seemed to pass relatively quickly.
But it seemed that from that day on, everything was different.
Lis had somewhat forcefully entered Risa's world, breaking her mundane life.
Risa felt that the appearance of Young Master Lis had painted her little world with different colors, bringing a bit of fresh air.
Since then, even when Risa was reading alone, images of Lis would occasionally pop into her mind.
She wouldn't always eat alone; Lis often brought many delicious desserts and red tea to share with her.
She wouldn't always read alone; Lis would sometimes sit on the wooden floor next to her with a book, the faint scent of ink lingering around them.
Her world was no longer limited to this small library, because Young Master Lis, Lord Joyce, no longer restricted her outings.
Youthful Master Lis would take her to practice magic together in the courtyard and occasionally pull her streets to wander.
The girl suddenly realized that perhaps the most vivid and memorable memories of her many years were the days she had spent with Lis over the past month.
Until that night under the moonlight...
Feeling Lis's broad palm caressing her shoulder, Risa quietly wriggled out from under the blanket, revealing her small delicate face and looking at Lis with a somewhat pitiful expression:
"Young Master Lis... may I come with you?"
Lis, looking at Risa's adorable demeanor, could hardly resist anymore.
He rolled up the blanket on Risa, wrapping her into a snug sushi roll, and held her in his arms.
"I would like to, but unfortunately, I can't."
"Mr. Stephens said, although your talent is strong, Risa, and breaking through to legend doesn't pose too much of a bottleneck, there are still deficiencies."
"Mr. Stephens plans to guide you earnestly during this period, teaching you to become an Arcanist, which will benefit your future."
Hearing that Lis and the teacher had thoughtfully planned her future path, the always obedient Risa nodded her head and said no more.
Although Risa was a bit downhearted, she was quickly distracted by her unusual current situation.
Feeling somewhat uncomfortable, she wriggled her body and found that Lis had wrapped her up tightly, so she could only look at him with pitiable eyes.
Can you say that this look is just too adorable?
Lis almost couldn't hold back anymore, bending down and whispering in Risa's ear:
"From now on, you don't have to call me Young Master Lis, just Lis will do."
The soft and tender earlobe felt Lis's warm breath and began to slowly turn a shade of crimson.
Risa felt her brain sizzling, slowing down a bit, and she mumbled:
Lis, looking at the somewhat delirious Risa, couldn't help but lean closer and said with a smile:
"I am going to be gone for a long time, Risa, will you miss me?"
"Then would you like to keep a souvenir?"
"Then may I have a kiss from you?"
Risa's eyes, veiled in mist, gazed at the handsome face so close to hers, feeling like it really made sense.
The pure and innocent girl bravely tilted her head up and boldly kissed him.