Svetlana smiled triumphantly once more. Before she could say anything, Allen chimed in:

"Greece? That’s 9,000 kilometers away, my friend! It seems the drink has had quite an unfortunate effect on our companion he’s started looking at the world like a confused housefly!" Svetlana blinked, her expression playful and spontaneous, while Jibanyanli leaned against a pillar near the doorway.

Svetlana took a deep, natural breath and smiled, pushing the merchant away. Pointing toward the mountains, she declared:

"Go that way and never come back! Do you understand?"

The merchant blinked in confusion, as if his memory had been completely wiped, leaving a total void in his mind. He gripped his walking stick tightly...

"Hey!! You mean... go that way, or perhaps that way?"

Allen replied:

"Hahahaha! Just head off to the right, to the left, or oh, just wander off into the vast, wide world, my dear fellow! Honestly, just leave however you like hee hee!" He swished his tail playfully behind him, then glanced to the side only to notice Jibanyanli fixing him with a look that sent a shiver down his spine. He quickly shifted, putting some distance between them.

Meanwhile, in the kitchen, Romalin was washing dishes when she heard footsteps descending the stairs, echoing through the mansion. It was Liuyaro, stretching and performing her morning exercises in the hallway.

"One, two! One, two!" she chanted under her breath as she made her way down, finally straightening up once she reached the ground floor.

Outside, the drunken merchant took his leave. Svetlana, Allen, and Jibanyanli headed back indoors, the mansion door slamming shut with a resounding thud. Svetlana’s plan had been a success.

Liuyaro, walking along, was taken aback to see them returning from outside Alyn and Svetlana both wearing expressions of triumph and arrogance.