"...I believe I've lingered here long enough."
(....) Slowly, Neri opened her eyes, her gaze serene yet curious. (What do you mean by that? Are you saying you're finally ready to leave this place?)
"Heh~ I had originally given myself a strict limit of one hundred years to complete my seclusion, after all. Even though I was well aware of the risks, of the tightening deadlines… I still had to do it. I had to take this risk to uncover new methods—new paths—to strengthen the army. There's still nine months left before I reach the hundred-year mark, but you've grown far too bothersome lately, so leaving a little early doesn't sound bad. Besides, all my major research is done. Only the fifth cultivation path remains unfinished." Robin's steps quickened as he moved with renewed purpose toward the mouth of the cave.
