"Andrew's out! Look, it's him!"

From the side of the road, Theon and Mikayla, who had been waiting in the car, leaned toward the window and waved for the others to look. They watched as Andrew walked out of the Iron Sword Sect's main gate with Augustin beside him, both laughing and chatting like old friends.

At one point, Andrew even patted Augustin's shoulder. Instead of getting annoyed, Augustin smiled back and nodded along, looking completely agreeable.

"Mr. Orben, does this mean the Ir