Evan looked at him with a gentle, focused gaze:
"Pepsi and the others have nearly finished rehabilitating the destroyed land. They definitely want to stay a few more days to observe me; otherwise, they would have set off back to the Elf Forest by now. Even so, it can't be delayed much longer. I also have to follow them back. I don't know when I'll be able to return. Consider this a parting gift."
Hearing this, Eric felt reluctant to let him go, but he understood that with Evan's identity as the Elf Prince, he couldn't keep putting off his return. The Elf tribe had searched the entire continent; if they conflicted with other beastman tribes again someday, who knew if it would actually cause a war.
He knew Evan would return, feeling both complicated and sentimental. Evan was both a teacher and a friend to him and had truly helped him a lot. During this time, he had always been in Eric's house, and Eric had gotten used to his presence.
