Heavy Pummeling

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Shortly after Vaan reached the library, he noticed the doors were locked. But even without a key, he easily unlocked the door with Earth Manipulation and entered.

At that moment, Dahlia had already retired to her back office.

However, she was neither asleep nor resting. As it was only slightly past dinner time, she was sitting at her desk reading a book on wind applications through her spectacles.

Nevertheless, her gaze suddenly sharpened with alarm when she heard the office door open. But when she recognized Vaan's familiar face, she quickly expressed her joy with a brilliant smile.

"Vahn!"

Dahlia dropped her book, climbed onto the desk, and pounced toward his chest like a cat.

Then, with her arms stretched out, her fingers quickly interlocked behind his neck, and her body swung around, seemingly weightless.

"Aren't you too excited to see me?" Vaan calmly smiled.

"I missed you!" Dahlia said.

"You already missed me? Even though it hasn't been that long?"