Another World Mall-Chapter 608: Woke Up

"Mhm…" Clovis let out a small groan while opening his eyes.

"Are you awake, Clovis? Can you hear me?" Christina’s voice echoed from the side.

"Yeah?" Clovis answered normally as his voice was still hoarse. He couldn’t help but glance to the side, wanting to thank them for taking care of him. It appeared he had been knocked out, especially after losing control over his body.

To his surprise, the sight that greeted him was Christina holding her shield in front, while Luci and Melody stood behind her. It was as if they were on guard against him, but if he thought about it, they had the right to do so.

Although he didn’t know what he had done after going berserk, he definitely knew they reacted like this because of that reason. They were worried whether Clovis could return to normal or not, especially after waking up.

Clovis smiled wryly. "Sorry. It seems I have put you guys under a lot of stress. It must have been hard…"

Seeing his reaction, Christina couldn’t help but lower her shield. "It seems you’re finally back."

"Yeah. I’m in control this time. I have never thought that the situation would be so bad that I didn’t even realize I had lost control…" Clovis sighed. "Can you tell me what happened?"

Clovis leaned to the side, wanting to use his hand as a support to push him up. However, the right cheek was swollen and ended up touching the ground, giving him the pain that made him realize he wasn’t completely alright.

"Hmmm?" Clovis touched his swollen cheek and couldn’t help but raise his eyebrows. "What is going on? What is my condition? How did I get my cheek swollen? Is there any other wound that I don’t know?"

Luci smiled wryly. "There is nothing for you to worry about. I’ve dealt with most of your wounds. Though, someone was a bit too excited and punched you a little too hard. There might be small fractures inside your body, so you shouldn’t move too much. It’s better for you to get the recovery pod treatment once we return, since you were pretty roughed up before."

"…" Clovis turned his head to Christina.

Instead of feeling apologetic, Christina simply smiled, showing her frustration. "What? Do you want me to show you how your cheek gets so swollen again? I don’t mind helping you."

Clovis blinked a few times before chuckling, "It’s alright. I don’t need it. It must have been frustrating to deal with me. Sorry and thank you."

Christina sighed. "You truly…"

Clovis scratched the back of his head. He noticed that they were already out of the cave and the sky was already dark. "How long was I out again?"

"Seven hours," Luci answered while checking the clock on her skyglasses.

"Damn, that’s long. That’s right. I should hurry and extract the beast’s essence."

"You’re not worried about their condition?" Christina frowned. "You’re the captain, so shouldn’t you worry about them?"

"What a foolish question." Luci shook her head.

"Yeah." Melody agreed. "Clovis never worries about the team. He just trusts us to be able to complete the mission accordingly. Besides, while I’m still here, the worst thing that can happen to them is retreating.

"So, there’s no need to ask such a foolish question." Melody sighed.

Christina looked at them in disbelief. It was great that they had that kind of trust, but shouldn’t they still be worried?

Clovis chuckled. "Well, I don’t know what’s happening to them, even though I believe they’re safe. Mind filling me in, Melody?"

Melody nodded. "After you passed out, we dealt with the rest of the beasts in a more defensive manner. It took us a bit longer due to that reason, but we managed to hold on.

"After a long three hours, the battle was concluded. I protected your body while Luci and Christina checked the underground nest and confirmed that every beast inside the nest had been taken care of.

"We hadn’t started recovering their essence since it was a quite exhausting battle and chose to wait for tomorrow to clean up.

"As for Jay’s group, Aileen and Erwin were able to kill a Tier 6 beast alongside the various beasts that followed it. Erwin utilized his threads well and killed those lower-tier beasts before both of them worked together in taking down this Tier 6 beast.

"On the other hand, Kanaria had to work hard for the main group, considering they were lacking manpower. You should comfort her once we return, since she got chewed out by that jerk pretty badly, even though everything went smoothly because of her.

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"Jay had done his best, but his contribution was still less to Kanaria from what I can see. Then again, the condition of the battlefield is rather special today.

"For the time being, they have returned to the city. They only recovered the essence of Tier 4 beasts or higher, so we should recover the remaining essence tomorrow.

"They should have reached the city by now, so you should make a call since you’re up now."

Clovis nodded in understanding. "I see. Everyone has worked hard. Sorry that I’m unable to help you more than that."

"What are you saying…" Melody sighed. "You had killed almost 800 beasts by yourself, not counting the Tier 6 beast. In addition, your plan has helped us through this situation. In terms of contribution, you’re definitely the highest.

"It’s just… spare me with this kind of plan. Do you know how worried we were? Kanaria is going to have a lengthy discussion with you once we’re back."

Clovis scratched the back of his head. "Hahaha. Sorry. I will resign myself to my fate. Anyway, the mission this time is successful, so thank you for your hard work. We’ll recover the essence tomorrow and return to the city. As for Gillian, I believe Hana’s got it covered."

…

As Clovis said, Hana had finally launched her first attack.

She ended up having a meeting again. This time she was crossing her arms with a dark face, glaring at the opposite party.

She presented a tab that showed another scandal of the Heshton family.

"Say… what is happening? Haven’t you promised me to control your family for the time being?"