Driven by the special reward, Mr. Yuto quickly finished the documents on hand, and when he looked up, it was already dusk outside the window.
Mr. Yuto nodded slightly, then rubbed the head of Little Sanhua, who had been nestled beside him, quietly watching him review the documents.
"Meow?"
The kitten tilted her head, as if asking if Mr. Yuto had finished his work for the day.
Mr. Yuto smiled and nodded, saying softly:
"Wait a moment, I'll go make you some dinner."
As he spoke, he skillfully walked into the kitchen, and a moment later, a cat food specifically for the kitten was served.
Looking at the kitten feasting before him, a smile appeared on Mr. Yuto's face, and he then left the office, holding the Silver-white cane.
Upon arriving at the spoutrail station near Palais Mermonia, Mr. Yuto realized a problem—it seemed the last spoutrail had already departed!
"Tsk... this is troublesome..."
Mr. Yuto frowned slightly. He looked at the long waterway in front of him, then at the Electro Vision on his waist, seemingly considering whether to use elemental power to rush there.
Just as Mr. Yuto was contemplating the question of whether he could catch the spoutrail by going all out with his Vision, a somewhat dazed voice entered his ears, interrupting his thoughts.
"Huh? Is that Mr. Yuto? Are you going to Iliyas Island at this time...?"
Hearing this voice, Mr. Yuto snapped back to reality. He subconsciously looked in the direction of the voice and found a Melusine dressed in casual clothes.
Mr. Yuto blinked gently, then asked with some confusion:
"Ophélie? Haven't you rested yet? It's this late... shouldn't you be off work?"
The Melusine who was called tilted her head at this moment, then said somewhat foolishly:
"Hmm... it is indeed time to get off work. The spoutrail just returned, and I was just about to rest."
"No, no, the important thing is, is Mr. Yuto going to Iliyas Island? If so... I can work overtime just for you!"
After saying this, Ophélie suddenly covered her mouth with her small hand, then muttered:
"Ugh... it's over, it's over. I mentioned working overtime in front of Mr. Yuto, who made the labor law... Ugh... I won't be locked up in Meropide, will I...?"
Mr. Yuto, who was not far from Ophélie, naturally heard the little one's muttering. He immediately said with some embarrassment:
"Um... actually, the labor law isn't that strict for those involved in labor. It just wants to curb the trend of uncompensated overtime. There's no need to be so nervous..."
Although Mr. Yuto said this, he was already planning how to further regulate the labor law in his mind.
After all, the essence of the labor law is to restrict the exploitation of laborers by enterprise owners or capitalists who possess original capital, not to tie the hands of laborers.
Hearing this, Ophélie blinked her large, wine-red eyes, then said with some surprise:
"Really! Does that mean... I can legally and rightfully send Mr. Yuto to Iliyas Island?"
Mr. Yuto was stunned when he heard this, then subconsciously nodded.
Seeing this, Ophélie joyfully ran into the lounge and changed back into the blue uniform she wore for work.
"Mr. Yuto~ This way~"
...
With Ophélie's help, Mr. Yuto quickly bypassed the spoutrail schedule restrictions and arrived at Iliyas Island.
After a simple farewell to the Melusine who helped him, Mr. Yuto quickened his pace towards Lucine Fountain.
He knew very well what kind of battle was about to erupt tonight.
Marcel would never let Traveler go, and he would certainly never let Navia, who captured Lilian, go.
Although he was ostensibly a high-ranking member of the Spina di Rosula, all of this... was done by his other identity.
"Vasher..."
Mr. Yuto's eyes narrowed slightly, and a flame involuntarily surged in his calm heart.
When he was reading the plot before, he had a great grudge against this guy, thinking that one day he could personally execute him.
However, when he arrived in the game, Mr. Yuto, due to work, often interacted with Cares, the head of the Spina di Rosula. Over time... their relationship became quite good.
After that... that incident happened, so now Mr. Yuto's resentment towards Vasher is second only to Navia and the girls he dissolved into water.
"Soon... very soon, the endgame is about to begin, Vasher..."
Mr. Yuto snorted coldly, then quickened his pace once more.
However, before he had even fully reached Lucine Fountain, he already heard the sound of metal clashing, and Paimon's panicked voice.
"Lumine! Wake up! Navia and the others can't hold on!"
Hearing this voice, Mr. Yuto's eyes narrowed slightly, and the Electro Vision at his waist instantly radiated a dazzling purple light.
Mr. Yuto did not hesitate for a moment to pull out the one-handed sword hidden in his cane, instantly transforming into a bolt of lightning and joining the battlefield.
...
Navia gripped the greatsword in her hand tightly, and Miles and Silver also charged to fight in front of their Miss Navia.
Ordinary standard iron swords were inherently difficult to resist the patrol mechs meticulously crafted by the Fontaine Academy of Sciences. Even the two, whose swordsmanship was relatively advanced... were forced to retreat steadily by these iron lumps.
The clinking sounds continuously echoed under the silent night sky, and cannon fire composed of Pyro elements and projectiles made of Dendro elements intertwined in the air, then fell to the ground, causing explosions.
"Damn it... they actually hired so many patrol mechs..."
Looking at the patrol mechs constantly closing in on her, Navia wiped the corner of her mouth with some reluctance. Just as she was about to continue fighting... a blue-purple light instantly rushed out from behind them.
"So many patrol mechs? I haven't received any report from the Shadowy Court..."
"That sound is——"
Paimon looked at the blue-purple light, which moved like a dragon weaving through the ranks of the patrol mechs, with some disbelief, momentarily unable to react.
She simply couldn't connect the elite warrior, whose every move was fatal, with the Assistant Administrator, who almost always wore a gentle smile.
Perhaps seeing Mr. Yuto make his move, Clorinde, who was originally protecting Navia, also joined the battlefield at this moment.
Clink, clink, clink, clink——
As a series of clinking sounds rang out, a purple Electro light and the blue-purple light weaved back and forth among the ranks of those iron lumps.
Before Navia could even react to what was happening, all the mechanical guards in front of them completely paralyzed, not a single one able to stand up.
Clorinde seemed unsurprised by this. She glanced at Mr. Yuto, who was not far from her, nodded slightly, and then left.