Eight months swiftly passed since the day they reported completing the Rock Drake Eradication Quest and registered Aemorus as Shirley's tamed monster.
It had been a tranquil period, marked by a significant improvement in Valenzia's stability.
This was due to Shye, Shirley, Wendy, and Elysia consistently completing their mandatory missions.
To Shirley's surprise, Elysia consistently requested to be paired with Wendy whenever pairings were needed, and Wendy readily agreed without any objections.
Shirley initially worried about Wendy, especially since the latter often let her thoughts wander.
Such unfocused behavior would typically earn harsh reprimands from the strict Elysia.
Thus, when Shirley discovered that Wendy was not subjected to such treatment and was instead being spoiled by the former titled adventurer, she was stunned.
Still, if Wendy was fine with the arrangement, then Shirley had no reason to object.