King still had things he had to do.
There was no time for lengthy explanations.
He took Furina, Lumine, and Paimon to the Hero Association's Special Safe House at maximum speed.
This was a sanctuary prepared for the most important personnel during the Association's most extreme crises.
Its defense level was high enough to withstand direct hits from several Dragon Level disasters!
The heavy alloy door closed behind them with a dull thud.
The interior space wasn't large, but it was fully equipped with an independent life-support system and monitoring screens.
At the moment, the screens were displaying real-time footage of the chaotic evacuation beginning in various sectors of City A.
"Listen,"
King turned around, his gaze sweeping over the three of them, his tone serious:
"Stay here. Do not go out under any circumstances."
"No matter what you hear or see, even if this building starts to shake."
His gaze lingered on Paimon's face for a brief moment, but in the end, he said nothing more.
"This place is safe. Wait for me to return."
"King..."
Furina took a step forward, her heterochromatic eyes reflecting his image, filled with worry but even more with trust: "You... be careful."
Lumine nodded and gripped her dull blade tightly: "We will protect ourselves."
"Mm-hmm! King, go do what you need to! There are so many snacks here I've never seen before!"
Paimon's attention had already been drawn to the emergency food stored in the safe house.
Flying to a cabinet labeled "High-Energy Compressed Sweets," her little face lit up.
Time was tight; Boros was about to arrive on Earth.
King took one last look at them.
Then, without further hesitation, he turned and pulled open the security door, his figure quickly disappearing at the end of the corridor.
The heavy door closed again and locked tight.
The safe house fell silent, with only the distant clamor of the outside evacuation coming from the screens.
"Sigh..."
Furina let out a long sigh and walked to a soft chair by the wall to sit down, her heterochromatic eyes staring at the closed door.
"King is always like this."
"Yeah, he's always the one rushing to the front," Lumine added.
"Because King is super—strong!"
"He's the strongest hero!"
"Even though the people here all look really scary, they're actually quite nice!"
"Once King spoke up, they all obediently went to help."
Once the initial tension passed, the quiet and comfortable environment of the safe house allowed the three of them to relax slightly.
Furina let out a soft breath and walked to the screens, watching the crowds retreating in a panicked yet orderly fashion, her eyes filled with complex emotions.
"Will the disaster in another world be safely overcome?"
She murmured to herself.
Lumine checked the locks and structure of the safe house, and after confirming everything was in order, she also relaxed a bit. She walked over to Furina's side and watched the screen with her.
"Of course it will!"
Paimon had already successfully pried open the snack cabinet using some Wonderful Little Tool she'd pulled out from who-knows-where.
Holding a bag of "Ultra-Sweet Honey Chunks" that looked incredibly sugary, she took a satisfying bite and said indistinctly:
"This is King's hometown, after all!"
"Paimon, don't mess with other people's emergency food..."
Lumine facepalmed helplessly.
"What's the big deal!"
"King is their 'boss,' after all!"
"As his best friend, of course we can eat the stuff here!"
"And it's really delicious! Furina, Lumine, you guys try some too!"
Paimon flew over to the two of them, enthusiastically sharing her find.
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