“Shut up and be quiet.”

“Yes, ma’am.”

As Jenica grumbled, she lightly waved her hand and put out the flame atop Regrants’ head. Then, his face returned to normal without even a bit of soot.

“Anyway…”

After flashing a smile, Jenica turned to Merlin.

“Have you completed all your preparations?”

“Preparations…”

For the past year, Merlin had been organizing all his personal affairs like a patient who knew of his impending death. In the real world, he met with influential people all around the globe and created various agreements, and within DIO, he made most of its system functions robust enough to run on their own.

That wasn’t all. He also reasonably compensated those who were sacrificed in the battle with Tan and restored the destroyed portions of Earth’s civilization by generously donating his wealth and using his influence. Furthermore, Merlin established a foundation and created a system to manage the massive amount of goods and wealth he currently owned, as well as what he would earn in the future. This way, even if he suddenly disappeared, no problems would arise on Earth.

‘It’s probably not a coincidence that she came here today.’

Merlin recalled his family members.

His father, Seokwoo, eventually committed himself to politics. However, surprisingly, Seokwoo didn’t ask Merlin for help, nor did he mention Merlin in any of his endeavors. Of course, Merlin’s presence was so notable that the association alone must’ve helped his father in some way, but with that said, his father was faithfully serving as an ordinary Minister of...