Looking at the familiar buildings around me, I sighed deeply. It felt like I was finally returning to civilization after years, escaping the annoying forest I had to walk through for over two weeks... a thoroughly unpleasant experience, made worse by the fact that I had a young woman by my side who wouldn't stop bothering me, constantly criticizing and mocking me at every turn. Damn it, during that time, I seriously considered how to silence her somehow, but the problem was I couldn't even touch her—after all, she's a Sacred Being. She knew this and always had that damn smug smile on her face, clearly enjoying tormenting me.
"So, this is the Empire, huh?" Dorothy looked around curiously. She was dressed like a teenager, wearing a white blouse and short pants, with some stones as accessories on her body... Trying my best to completely ignore her existence, I kept walking.
