"Thank you very much." A father lowered his head to Clovis while holding his daughter on his arm. The father gently tugged at his daughter. "Come on, Hilda."
"Thank you, Big Brother." The daughter was still small, so she clumsily thanked him.
"You’re welcome. I’m glad that both of you are alright." Clovis gave a gentle smile. They were among the people he saved earlier.
After the terrorists were repelled, the rest of the people began to enter the mall and rescue the rest of the people.
Kanaria and Melody were staying with him while Vina was about to be brought to the hospital.
In the end, Vina went to the hospital together with her master, while Clovis still had to get a checkup in the hospital after some basic treatment.
Nevertheless, it was a hectic day.
As expected, the commander came to them.
"Hello. We met again." The commander smiled. "I think I haven’t introduced myself earlier. I am Lohan from the anti-terrorism squad. I’d like to thank you for saving my subordinates. If not for you standing up against a Tier 3 terrorist, it would have been a disaster."
"It’s fine. In fact, it felt like I was the one responsible for that danger. Had I not suggested you defeat the Tier 4 terrorist captain, all this wouldn’t have happened."
"It wasn’t your fault. It was our fault for trusting our equipment a little too much." The commander paused for a moment. "And the most important reason for me being here was because I wanted to pass on his message.
"It was from the guy that kept interrupting you earlier. He wanted to apologize for his behavior and thank you for saving his life."
Clovis shook his head. "It’s fine. There is a huge gap between Tier 1 and Tier 3. Besides, I am also a civilian, so I can understand."
"Thanks. In that case, let me bring you to the hospital. You surely wouldn’t like to get surrounded by all those reporters and content creators, so I will bring you out of here. However, I can’t do anything if the police want to record your statement. What do you think?"
Clovis glanced at both Kanaria and Melody, who agreed with the arrangement. "In that case, we won’t be polite."
"Sure. Come this way."
Lohan was driving to the hospital, which happened to be the hospital that Melody wanted to visit.
Now that he thought about it, Melody had been accompanying him this whole time as if she were never as lazy as she claimed to be.
Because Clovis didn’t ask her immediately, the car became extremely quiet and awkward. Lohan couldn’t help but ask, "Clovis, was it? I’ve said it before, but if you are tired of exploring the subterranean world, you are free to contact me and join my group. It’s rare to have someone as strong as you."
"Is that so? The reason why you don’t scout me immediately is because you want me to keep advancing without wasting the government’s resources?" Clovis teased him with a cheeky smile.
"Hahaha. You sure have a wild imagination. Not at all. While exploring is dangerous, it’s also fun. After you reach my age, exploring is not as fun anymore. It’s more like a job.
You need it to maintain your lifestyle. That’s why I quit." Lohan chuckled.
"Oh!" Clovis nodded in understanding. He had heard about this from his grandfather.
His grandfather said, "At first, exploring was indeed fun and you made a lot of money by doing it.
"However, once your sense of money got distorted and you spent more and more each month, you would end up thinking about the burden of money. At that time, exploration would become a job."
Clovis didn’t think much about it at that time, but after getting a lot of money, he could understand it a little bit.
They talked a little bit about the adventurers that Lohan once had. But it had been cut short since they reached the hospital.
"Alright. We’ve arrived. Have a good time. I bet the police will send some officers to ask some questions." Lohan waved his hand.
"Yes. Thank you, Mr. Lohan." Clovis nodded with a smile.
Once inside, Clovis was dragged by the nurse as he said, "You guys don’t have to wait for me."
Melody hesitated for a moment before replying, "Come to room 474 later."
"Alright." Clovis nodded as he entered the emergency unit.
"474?" Kanaria glanced at Melody.
"Do you want to come?" Melody’s expression looked a bit sad. It seemed that she wanted to reveal something important.
After some thought, Kanaria nodded her head. "Alright."
Melody and Kanaria immediately headed to the elevator. Melody moved like she knew this hospital like her own house.
And finally, they reached the hospital room.
There was only a single bed inside. Kanaria could see a man lying on the bed. The man was extremely thin and frail, but she noticed the slight resemblance between him and Melody. His face looked older, making her think this person was Melody’s sweetheart or something.
Melody took out a brochure about a certain game instead of the game itself since she didn’t manage to buy it earlier.
"Dante… I’ve come again. Look at what I’ve brought… This is the newest game console that is about to be released soon. We can play together soon." Melody was doing her best to smile, even though her heart was always wrenched in pain whenever she visited him. "Also, today, your sister brings friends here.
"Let me introduce you to her." Melody smiled. Her temperament was very different from what she had shown this whole time. "She is Kanaria. There is one more person with her. He is called Clovis. How about we go and play together with them?
We can beat them in the game."
After that, she turned to Melody and finally introduced the sleeping man. "This is my little brother, Dante. He might look older, but he is only a year older than you."
"!!!" Kanaria widened her eyes in disbelief.
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