Leon, right after the dinner with his friends, headed back to his hotel with Lily. They didn't talk much in the car—not because Leon didn't want to, but because, for some reason, he suddenly felt exhausted.
Was this just the downside of being an introvert? No matter how much he enjoyed spending time with people, he always ended up feeling drained afterward. The moment the socializing ended, all he wanted was to collapse into a bed, bury himself under soft blankets, and shut out the world for a while.
It wasn't that he didn't have fun. He truly did. In fact, part of him wanted to stay in that moment a little longer.
Talking to his friends in the game was something he had done countless times over the past few years. By now, it had been almost two years in Yunatea time since he first became one of Divine Champions. But sitting across from them in real life, actually seeing them laugh, react, and exist beyond their avatars… it felt completely different.