After retiring, I became Loli’s magic mentor

What came into view was a pitch-black scene.

...No, it's not completely dark, but a large number of dark objects gathered together. If you look closely, you can clearly see the outlines of countless objects.

What's this?

Suddenly, the view in front of me suddenly stretched back and became wider.

Those black objects can also be seen clearly.

This was a group of deformed black monsters, with no discernible arrangement of their facial features and limbs. Only vague human shapes could be made out. They were crowding together madly and running in one direction. Their numbers spread over several miles, like a small tide of beasts.

This overwhelming, real feeling of oppression...

My mind subconsciously recalled the last time I had this kind of dream, and a feeling of uneasiness arose, followed by an incomparable feeling of nausea.

No way……

The field of vision slowly shifted from the monster tide, and finally stopped at the location where the monster tide was rushing towards - a small city.

In front of the tightly closed gate of the city, a black-haired man in black clothes and holding two swords stood there. His tiny figure was as big as a mountain.

But...if you look closely, you can see that this man's clothes are covered with scars, and the blood that has flowed out has dyed half of his black clothes dark red. Even the hand holding the sword is trembling slightly because of the hideous wounds.

This... is Mr. Ryan?

Through the hair stuck together by blood, the familiar face was finally vaguely visible.

Is this still... the Mr. Ryan who defeated the Dragon Lord not long ago and was full of vigor and vitality?

Mr. Ryan...what happened?

While he was thinking, the chaotic black monsters in his vision were approaching.

The wounded Mr. Ryan also let out a low roar and swung his swords to meet the attack.

The next moment, the view became truly dark and everything came to a sudden stop.

Before the vision became dark, he focused all his attention and successfully saw the name of the city above the city gate.

——Vahlan.

A bone-chilling chill rose from my heart, and I felt as if I was falling into darkness, as if I were falling into an icy cave...】

"Wow—"

The elf Vera opened her eyes, suddenly threw back the quilt, sat up from the bed, and gasped.

I felt a series of sharp pains in the back of my head, and I wasn't sure if it was caused by that bizarre "nightmare" or if I drank too much last night.

After adjusting her breathing, Vera immediately got out of bed, not even bothering to put on her pants, and crawled to the living room.

Maybe the last dream could barely be considered a mistake, but this time, Vera was sure that Ryan was seriously injured!

At this time, Ivy was sitting in front of the window in the living room. There was a notebook on the table. She was holding a pen in one hand and supporting her cheek with the other, staring at the scenery outside the window in a daze.

Hearing a tinkling sound, Ivy came to her senses and looked towards the source of the sound. Her eyes widened when she saw Vera running out in a hurry without even wearing pants.

But before Ivy could speak, Vera said breathlessly, "Ivy! Where's Mr. Ryan!"

Seeing Vera's anxious look, Ivy immediately thought of the prophetic dream Vera had on the eve of the expedition against the Dragon Lord, and suddenly felt a little uneasy:

"Ryan was commissioned by Dean Fina to go to the Western Border City two days ago. He should have arrived by now, right? Sister Vera, what happened?"

Vera calmed down a little, looked directly at Ivy, and said seriously, "I had that dream again, Mr. Ryan, I'm afraid I'll encounter something even more terrible than last time!"

Hearing this, Ivy couldn't help but stand there in a daze, and the pen in her hand fell to the ground.

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The Western Border City was a city that was originally built to guard the western border of the Hedley territory.

However, as the border between Hedley and the demons, there is almost no trade here, and the surrounding supplies are extremely scarce, causing the city's economy to be backward and dilapidated.

However, after Kyle took over, the hidden dangers left by the old nobles in the city were completely eliminated.

Later, Kyle handed the responsibility over to Fina. Fina was a perfectionist. After taking over, she immediately carried out drastic reforms. A steady stream of supplies were transported from At City to Border City.

Although the current border city is still not as good as cities like Kalondoat, it is much better than cities under the control of ordinary nobles.

From a distance, it seemed that the city wall had been rebuilt by Fina in a short period of time, and it was countless times better than the wall in her memory that seemed like it would collapse at the slightest touch.

"Wow--"

Yazhi stood on one foot on Ryan's shoulder and looked at the border city, with the big tail behind him shaking excitedly: "My Lord, Princess! Is this the city where you were stationed when you were in the Knights?"

"Yes."

Ryan smiled and nodded: "But when we were stationed here, this city was much more dilapidated than it is now."

"Isn't the purpose of building a border city to defend against foreign enemies?"

Yazhi asked innocently, "Why would such an important city be built so dilapidated?"

Hearing Yazhi's doubts, Ryan lowered his eyes slightly, said nothing, and silently rode his horse to the gate of the border city.

The guard at the city gate looked up and down at the strange pair of Ryan and Yazhi. It was obvious that he had received the news in advance, and said respectfully:

"Is this Grand Duke Ryan and Miss Yazhi? Please show me Lady Fina's letter."

Ryan nodded slightly and handed over the souvenir that Fina had prepared for him in advance.

The guard took it with both hands, looked at it once, and then handed it back with both hands: "Grand Duke Ryan, please come in."

After putting the souvenirs back into their arms, Ryan and Yazhi walked into the border city.

Passing through the city gate, the view suddenly opens up. The houses on both sides are neatly arranged, the streets are clean and tidy, and there are several half-built projects in the distance. The overall scene is prosperous.

Ryan, who had been to the border city, thought he had come to the wrong place.

Ryan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Sometimes he really felt that Fina was quite suitable to sit on the throne of king. Her ability in domestic affairs was enough to establish a country.

After walking for a while, Ryan found that there were not many pedestrians on both sides of the city streets, which made the whole city feel a little more depressing.

"My Lord, where are we going next?"

In order not to attract attention, Yazhi no longer stood on Ryan's shoulders, but sat behind Ryan, with her front body pressed against Ryan's back.

"Let's go to the Government House."

Ryan raised his head and looked at the very conspicuous mansion in the border city from afar: "Let's go and find out what happened in the border city recently."

Since entering the border city, Ryan has not sensed any trace of the breath of the demons, which makes Ryan feel something is wrong.