"Brother Erwin, you're back!" Christine paid no heed to everyone else as she dove headfirst into Erwin's arms. Erwin had only just gotten off his horse, and he was almost knocked over by Christine's enthusiasm.

Onean took an indifferent glance at Erwin upon seeing this.

"I am, Christine," Erwin said with a wry smile as he patted Christine on the shoulder. "Looks like we'll have to trouble you again."

For some reason, the sight of the tearful Christine evoked a sense of sorrow deep in his heart. However, the fact that the airship was still in Xeto was the first piece of good news that he had received in the past few days.

"What's going on? Do you need to use the airship again?" Christine asked in a curious manner.

"We do. One of our friends has been injured, and I'll have to trouble you to take her back to Sarus," Erwin replied.

"That's all I need to know? That's not an issue at all," Christine said with a smile. "You left so much money for me last time, I have to return that favor somehow."

Upon his departure from Xeto a few days ago, Erwin hadn't taken all of the Loonies with him. Instead, he had left 20,000 Loonies for Christine. His logic was that all he needed to take with him was enough money to support the Four Winds mercenary legion for the next two months. Little did he know that he wasn't going to need anywhere near that much.

"What? You think taking someone back to Sarus for me is enough to repay the favor?" Erwin chuckled. "You really are a shrewd businesswoman, aren't you?"

"Of course," Christine replied with a pleased smile, then asked, "What...