"Thank you," Thunder said sincerely to Roland, his disguised smile gone, once Margie and Nightingale were the only ones nearby, "Seeing her as she is now, I feel that the choice I made back then was the right one—I'll leave her in your care from now on."

"She's grown up..." Margie also said with emotion, "That serious, adult tone just makes you want to hug her and shower her with love."

Hey, you're saying what's on your mind, Roland thought. "But she hasn't given up on adventure, even here, Lightning has formed her own exploration team—although it currently only has three members. Unless you lock her up, she will one day follow in your footsteps."

"If it's truly unavoidable, then it's her destiny," Thunder gave a wry smile, "But at least not now. Before that day comes, I hope she can spend her days safely."

However, the Battle of Divine Will is already close to everyone, and even far from the sea, it is not necessarily safe. As a bridgehead, Neverwinter City is even more so. Once this place falls, the survival of mankind will be in jeopardy. But Roland didn't say these words, revealing that the Divine Will itself is the most magnificent adventure for Lightning, and she will never stop halfway. Since he can't get her to quit, saying it will only increase her worries.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of her," he said slowly, patting Thunder on the shoulder.

...

"What did he say?" Lorgar put Maisie back on Lightning's head, "Did you find out anything about your father?"

The little girl shook her head, "Just like I expected, there's no news at all. But don't worry, it's more fun to do this kind of thing yourself—with the power of our exploration team!"

"Agree, goo!" Maisie flapped her wings.

"By the way, has Mystery Moon arrived yet?"

"Haven't seen her."

"What's with that," Lightning pouted, "She looked so confident before, but now she doesn't even dare to show her face?"

"Speaking of which... what exactly does she want to challenge us with?" Lorgar asked curiously.

"Don't know, goo."

"Huh?"

"Since it's a challenge, no matter what the content is, the exploration team will accept it," Lightning said proudly.

"That's right, goo!" Maisie also nodded in agreement.

"Ha..." Princess Frenzy wearily held her forehead, what kind of organization did she join?

"Sorry, I'm late—" At this moment, Mystery Moon's voice came from behind the three of them. Lorgar turned around and saw Mystery Moon pulling Lily's hand and jogging over, followed by Aisha and Sharon.

"I thought you were just bragging and wouldn't dare to come," Lightning said, folding her arms.

"How could I," Mystery Moon exclaimed, "It just took some time to investigate things, which is a necessary measure for the challenge to proceed smoothly."

"Okay," she shrugged nonchalantly, "Then you can tell us the content of the test now."

"Of course, but before that, I'd like to introduce my team." Mystery Moon opened her arms and pushed the other three to Lightning, "From today onwards, the Neverwinter Detective Squad is officially established, these are the new members I recruited!"

"Eh?"

"Detective... Squad?"

"What is that, goo?"

"No, I'm not!"

Hearing these words, the witches' expressions were all different. Lorgar, Maisie, and others were confused, Aisha and Sharon were baffled, and Lily shouted angrily.

"It was, it was His Majesty who said it!" Mystery Moon explained quickly, "Wendy told me that His Majesty knew about our search for the mystery of the arson in the academy district last time, and then he mentioned this name, probably taken from the meaning of investigating the unknown and searching for the truth. Not only that, he also gave me a special title separately."

"Really?" Lightning said suspiciously.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Wendy, it seems to be called Tumbler... Tumbler washing machine," Mystery Moon scratched the back of her head, "But she doesn't know what it means specifically."

"Searching for the truth of crimes..." Sharon pondered for a moment, "If it can help with the security of Neverwinter City, then I am willing to join."

"Can I also..." Aisha pointed to herself, "Nightingale xiaojie said that I am already a member of the Security Bureau."

"No problem," Mystery Moon gave a thumbs up, "Doesn't Lightning often have to undertake the reconnaissance missions of the First Army? As long as we prioritize completing His Majesty's orders."

"Sorry, please don't include me." Lily rolled her eyes, "There are still many samples waiting for me to record in the laboratory, and the mushroom plantation has to be doubled in size, I really don't have time to fool around with you—you can call me a traitor this time, but it won't work!"

"Traitor!"

"You—"

"Wait, I'm wrong, let me finish," Mystery Moon pleaded, "This time it's definitely not fooling around—you should all know that His Majesty received a group of guests from the Fjords, right?"

"Nonsense," Lily said impatiently, "Who do you think this welcome banquet is for?"

"But there is only one witch among them, that's what I want to say." She continued, "At that time, I was just checking the lighting fixtures at the port..."

"You should be aimlessly wandering around, they won't turn on the lights during the day, okay?"

"Cough cough, then I noticed her," Mystery Moon forcibly ignored the other party's dismantling, "I heard that these Fjord people will stay in Neverwinter City for several months, I think this naturally includes that witch, so the content of this test is her."

"Oh?" Lightning became interested, "What is it?"

"Whoever can pull her into the team first!" Mystery Moon said solemnly, "Now the Detective Squad has four members, it is the largest group in the Witch Union, but considering that you were established earlier, it is considered a draw—and the winner of this test will determine which side is the strongest team!"

"Pfft," Lorgar almost bit her tongue, so the way to challenge is who can win over a strange witch faster? Even if it doesn't have to be as serious as a sacred duel, it can't be so rash!

To her surprise, Lightning and Maisie both showed serious expressions, especially the latter, the high-cocked tail meant that the other party had entered the "combat readiness" state.

Is it too late to quit now... the third princess wanted to cry without tears.

"Although I don't agree that the number of people can measure the strength of a team, we accept this challenge!" Lightning patted her chest.

"Goo goo!"

"Don't think this is an easy thing," Mystery Moon shook one finger, "First of all, the witch named Joan hardly speaks, it is difficult to communicate with people normally; secondly, she has great wariness and fear of strangers, similar to when we were chased by the church, so this test will be a long process. As for the judgment criteria, how about seeing which side she is more willing to act with?"

"I have no objection." Lightning nodded.

"Wait... I have a question." Lorgar tried to put up a final resistance, "If I heard correctly, even if she stays here for a few months, she will have to leave sooner or later. Then no matter whether she chooses to join the Detective Squad or the Exploration Team, wouldn't it be meaningless?"

"Of course not," Mystery Moon said seriously, "If we can let her out of the shadows of the past and become cheerful again, then everything we have done cannot be considered a waste. Perhaps for ordinary people, this is nothing at all, but for her, it will become a light shining into the darkness—and this is what Roland His Majesty has been doing from the beginning."

In an instant, Lorgar felt her heart jump, perhaps these people were not as naive as she thought.

"Wait, where did you learn all this?" Lily suddenly frowned.

"Uh..." Mystery Moon was stunned.

"Could it be—" She looked at the other party, then at Aisha, her face suddenly changed drastically, "You let Aisha use her flashback ability to eavesdrop on His Majesty's conversation?"

"No, no!" Mystery Moon hurriedly defended, "We just reproduced the scene at the harbor, those words were said by His Majesty in front of everyone, definitely did not involve confidential content!" Saying this, she glanced at Lightning a little awkwardly, "I guarantee it in the name of electromagnetic force!"

"You've gone too far this time, I'm going to tell Wendy!"

"Trait—no, I swear there will never be a second time!"

"I don't believe you!"

"Really!"

"You always lie to me!"

"If I lie to you again, I won't have any Chaos Drinks to drink, don't go!"

While the Detective Squad was in internal strife, Maisie suddenly took off and flew towards a corner of the hall.

Apart from Lightning, only Lorgar noticed this scene.

She saw the pigeon fly across the hall, land in front of a round table, pick up a piece of roast meat, and then hop onto a woman's shoulder.

At first, the latter seemed a little panicked, but was soon attracted by the other party's attention. Not only that, but she also accepted the roast meat offered by the pigeon.

The wolf girl pricked up her ears and aimed at Maisie's direction.

Before long, she captured the conversation between the two.

But it was undoubtedly a difficult-to-understand dialogue—

"Goo."

"Aya."

"Goo goo—goo!"

"Aya aya."

"..."

Half an hour later, Maisie took off and returned to Lightning's head.

"She agreed to join the Exploration Team, goo!" she announced triumphantly.