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"Any other questions?"

Mirajane and Urtia both shook their heads when Ron asked them that question.

Since they had already exchanged contact information, they didn't have much more to say.

Seeing that they didn't have any objections, Ron walked to the window and pointed to the Melty family's house outside.

"If any danger strikes you two here, you must protect the villagers, especially this family, and give them special attention."

You don't need to worry about the daily affairs of the village, but if anything happens in the future, let me know immediately, understand?

"Leave it to us."

Sensing Ron's serious demeanor, Mirajane and Ultear nodded in assurance.

After giving his instructions, Ron nodded, put his cloak back on, and then slowly left the village alone, pushing open the door.

Ron waved to them as he reached the village entrance, then disappeared in front of Mirajane and Urudia.

Once Ron was out of sight, the two women in the room exchanged a subtle glance.

Wearing a mask, Urudia squinted, a bead of cold sweat forming on her forehead.

Finally, she took a deep breath and asked Mirajane:

"The situation isn't looking good right now, so why don't we take a break?"

Mirajane's face also showed that defiant expression, but she also took a deep breath.

"Whatever you want, I don't care."

Although none of them were willing to concede to the other, seeing Ron's demeanor before he left, they knew he was definitely not joking, and this was definitely not the time to cause trouble.

"Okay, then we'll come back once everything is resolved."

"Yes, it will remain in place until this matter is resolved; it won't be extended."

After saying all this, the two slowly turned their faces away and fell silent again, the atmosphere becoming somewhat awkward.

After a while, Ulutia spoke first:

"I'll go and scout around that house first, so that if anything happens, I can stall for time."

"can."

Mirajane responded without turning around:

"Then I'll go out and patrol for a bit. During the rest time, I'll stay in the room and be ready to provide support at any time."

If I encounter any difficult situations, I will contact you.

"very good."

In a short time, the two divided the tasks and left the room one after the other.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Ron was discreetly traversing the borders of the Albares Empire, following a map.

Alone and discreetly, he continued to investigate the next area that might hold clues to Gramey, following the established route.

"Those two should be fine, right...?"

Ron walked quickly, his brow furrowed as he worried about Urudia and Mirajane, who were staying in the village of Melti.

He wasn't worried that they wouldn't be able to handle the devil's heart; he was just afraid that they would start fighting amongst themselves before even encountering an enemy.

However, Ron was surprised that they were all doing their tasks peacefully without much trouble.

Ron then shook his head, thinking that since he had already left a backup plan in the village, he didn't need to worry too much.

After spending about half a day passing through two villages that were ruled out as not being Grameen, Ron arrived at a third remote town and went straight into a tavern.

"Boss, do you know anyone who's seen the woman with the green hair in the photo?"

Ron went to the bar, ordered a glass of water, and pushed the photo in front of the hotel owner.

The bearded boss picked up the photo, examined it carefully for a while, and finally shook his head.

"I'm sorry, sir, I've been running this shop for so long and have seen many outsiders, but I have never seen the woman in the photo before."

"It's alright, thank you."

Ron wasn't discouraged; he simply took back the photos and quickly gulped down a glass of water.

After wiping his mouth, Ron chatted casually with his boss for a couple of minutes.

"Speaking of which, boss, has there been any interesting news around here lately?"

He asked this casually to see if the dark guilds had left any clues when they infiltrated the area.

He had asked around in the village twice before but hadn't received any news, so he hadn't held out much hope.

"What's interesting? The really interesting thing is that you're asking about this photo, hahaha..."

Ron smiled slightly; as expected, there was still no news.

However, ......

At this moment, the boss changed the subject and said:

"There was another girl who, just like you, came in with a photo and asked for information before this..."

Upon hearing this, Ron immediately perked up.

"Girl, did she just leave?"

"Yes, she left just as you came in..."

Before the boss could finish speaking, Ron put down ten J coins as payment for the drinks, turned around, and walked out of the tavern.

Ron walked out the door and casually swept the street around, but didn't find anything strange.

But he didn't give up; his intuition told him that the girl was a crucial piece of the puzzle.

Since that girl asked the tavern owner, she must be an outsider like me, and maybe she has other information.

Immediately afterwards, Ron's pupils turned even bluer, releasing his six eyes and expanding his field of vision.

Just then, a sudden and somewhat familiar magical fluctuation came into Ron's perception range.

Ron turned his head in that direction, his gaze piercing through the layers of buildings, and finally spotted a slender figure at the end of the street.

Although the figure was wearing a cloak, in Ron's eyes it was a short-haired white girl who was running hurriedly towards the wilderness outside the village.

After seeing the white-haired girl's face clearly, Ron revealed a subtle expression.

This white-haired girl was none other than Sora, whom he had met once during the Magic Council's youth examination; she was one of the Oración Seis.

This only fueled Ron's curiosity: why was Sora from the Oración Seis here?

Or rather, why is she alone in this place, and what about the other four?

Ron had expected to encounter other members of the Dark Guilds, and since the Oración Seis was here, it was possible that they were also involved in these matters.

Although he still had some doubts, Ron restrained his breathing, then lightened his pace and quickly followed.

Since we've already met here, the quickest way to find out these questions is to go up to her and ask her directly.

The two of them left the village quickly, one after the other, and arrived at a deserted and desolate abandoned post station on the outskirts of the city.

Just as Ron realized that there was no one else around, he instantly picked up the specially made kunai and threw it in front of Sora.

laugh!

"Yay!"

Unaware of what was happening, Sora was startled when she saw the kunai in front of her.

"Who is it...?!"

An embarrassed Sora looked around, wondering who had played this prank, when suddenly a golden light flashed from the spell on the kunai.

Whoosh!

Then Ron suddenly appeared in front of Sora, took off his cloak, and revealed a meaningful smile.

"Long time no see, do you still recognize me?"