Chapter 37: Leaving.
"... Are you being serious right now?" Natalie asked with a raised eyebrow.
She was sitting behind a desk befitting someone of her position, a stack of papers waiting to be signed in front of her. She seemed to be in a state of extreme boredom until Mark barged into her office a few seconds ago.
In her mind she believed that he came to her with more questions, momentarily saving her from the hellish paperwork trapping her behind that desk. To her utter disbelief, it turned out that he just came to inform her that he was leaving.
"What? Don't tell me you plan on keeping me here forever." He said. "I'm thankful for everything you've done for me, but I have already wasted too much time lazing around."
Her frown deepening, Natalie stared at the youth for a few seconds before sighing.
"Do you even know the state of your world right now? We might've pushed the CDC back a few days, but there are still Rifts opening everywhere. There are monsters crawling at every corner. Do you seriously think I will just come save your ass if another Malarak gets its eyes on you?"
"Then that's all the more reason for me to go out there." Mark retorted. "I need to get experience and raise my level. I also need a lot of Aether for when I summon my other maids."
Natalie shook her head.
"We already discussed this. You will be going to the Overworld where you can focus on your training and growth without having to worry about any Demons hunting you." She grabbed a paper that was placed on the side and tapped it twice. "The old sacks over there are losing their minds over the news of your existence. They wanted me to send you over while you were out of it!"