Everyone happily finished the ingredients that Noa had prepared, and the picnic gradually came to an end.
After packing up the simple campsite, Noa prepared to return.
During this time, Eris was also invited to visit the Great Tree Village as a guest.
However, she politely declined, citing official duties, and said she would definitely accept the invitation next time.
In truth, she intended to return to the Heaven Realm and report everything about Noa and the others to the central authority.
Although it had already been largely confirmed that Noa and his group posed no threat to the Heaven Realm, an incident involving unknown outsiders and inter-world systems was still too significant to ignore. It required formal reporting and documentation.
Seeing this, Noa did not insist.
After a brief farewell, he opened a dimensional gate right in front of Eris and led the girls back to Great Tree Village.
Eris stood there for a moment, watching the portal close, before turning and heading back to the Heaven Realm.
Shortly after returning, she happened to run into Aqua.
"Eris! You came just in time. Go handle my paperwork over there for me."
Aqua, as always, tried to casually dump her work onto her junior without any explanation, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
However, this time, something unexpected happened.
Eris did not immediately agree as she usually would. Instead, she shook her head calmly.
"Sorry, Aqua-senpai. I have something very important to report to the central office right now."
Before Aqua could react, Eris gently but decisively handed over Aqua's workload to her instead.
"Please help me cover for me. I'll be back soon."
And just like that, she left.
Aqua stood frozen for a moment, completely stunned as she watched Eris walk away without hesitation.
"…Huh? Wait a second—why am I the one taking over your job?! Hey! Come back!"
But Eris was already gone.
Only Aqua's voice echoed helplessly through the corridor.
For once, she understood the meaning of the saying she had always heard—"a flying bird all day, and still all day." The one who usually avoided work had unexpectedly been outmaneuvered.
Still, there was nothing she could do.
Eris had already left, and judging by her tone, it really was something important.
With no other choice, Aqua reluctantly returned to her own duties.
"Well, it's just taking over someone else's work anyway… but that doesn't mean I have to actually do their work too, right? It's all paperwork in the end. I'm so smart."
She convinced herself with a satisfied nod and began sorting through the documents.
The first file she picked up was a report.
"Let's see… Sato Kazuma… cause of death…"
Aqua paused.
Then her expression twisted.
"…Hahaha. What kind of ridiculous death is this? Is this person here to make fun of me?"
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