The Conspiracy
Ryan started to return to his dorm room with a frown on his face, deep in thought.
'I can't catch a break when it comes to this egg. Yoko's the daughter of a runaway ruler of the Multiverse, one of the big 7 races, and now I don't even have contact with her. I wonder why a person would even run away from their family.'
'I wish I had a family,' Ryan shook his head.
[New Message From: Harem Knight Velmuuth]
Having turned on his messages to display automatically, Ryan jolted when the notification appeared in his vision. 'Real smooth, Ryan.'
Clicking to view the prompt, Ryan grinned, seeing the three-word message.
[I have returned.]
Assuming she was in his dorm room, Ryan quickened his pace.
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Flashback to outside the Dawn Pavilion before Ryan's trip to the portal realm...
"Velmuuth," Ryan said, looking at his newly acquired knight.
"Yes, my Lord?"
"How do you think the Zol'Gan Empire would react if they heard about me?"