[Delilah and Eve peered through the gaps in the tree bark at the bizarre and fantastical world outside. Screeching batmen and writhing vine monsters moved below the trees, and they could only clutch each other's hands, counting the shifting shadows as they waited for the sound of Roy's returning footsteps.]
[Two weeks later.]
[Diana, Teacher Mary, and Amilia were noblewomen who had never lifted a finger in their lives. Living off scraps of bread every day was unbearable for them. Having arrived in a civilized place, they no longer needed Roy's protection.]
[The three left without a word; with their abilities, they could find civilized work.]
[Roy was indifferent to this, and Miss Eve could only silently pray.]
[Roy knew that his identity as a "Human Race Warrior" could be exposed at any time.]
[Cultivation—he couldn't afford a moment's slack.]
