Although I didn't make any prior contact, Mazao, Zhu Shi, and Mr. Zhu were already waiting in front of the mansion's entrance.
Maybe it was due to the mana fluctuations I sent out not long ago. Because they anticipated my imminent return, they had prepared to welcome me. As I looked at their figures, I surprisingly felt a bit of "homesickness."
In terms of my own subjective sense of time, the time since separating from Mazao isn't very long, but how would it be for Mazao? More than four months is not exactly a long time, yet I can't help but worry if the feelings between Mazao and myself have cooled somewhat.
