After I finished the integration with Valeria, I had just a few days left before the end of winter break. I ended up spending most of my winter break in the Western Continent, but it had been necessary for my advancement—creating a symbiotic Ancient Undead wasn't exactly something I could have accomplished anywhere else. The time investment had been worth every moment.
Surprisingly—or perhaps unsurprisingly, given how this winter break had developed—another invitation arrived while I was spending time with Kali at one of the capital's quieter cafés. Jin was occupied with royal duties now that his parents had returned, leaving us to enjoy a rare moment of relaxation after the intensity of the past week.
"Oh, Meilyn Potan is inviting me," I said absentmindedly as I read through the formal letter that had just been delivered. "I should visit her."
