Zich left Sunewick. It had been a while since he came out of the city. However, he didn’t go that far and stopped in front of the castle’s entrance. The reason for his visit outside was to send Hans and Snoc off.

“Did you finish your preparations?”

“Yes, sir!”

“We prepared thoroughly!”

Their voices weren’t loud, but they answered with clear confidence.

“I mean, there wasn’t even much to prepare for.”

After all, the basic necessities were in the magic box, and there wasn’t anything else Hans and Snoc had to prepare besides some ingredients. Of course, by preparations, Zich wasn’t only talking about material goods.

“Do you remember what I told you both?”

The two answered right away. There was no way they forgot what Zich had told them. Even if they wanted to forget, the arduous training they went through made it so that they instinctively engraved Zich’s words as soon as they heard them. Zich nodded in satisfaction and grabbed both their shoulders. Then, he pushed his face between Hans and Snoc. 

“We have someone following us. Don’t turn your heads though.”

Hans and Snoc unconsciously tried to look around their surroundings, but they quickly strengthened their necks tightly and stopped their faces from moving.

“Just go according to plan. Then, it will be alright. Understand?...