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Tengu City, DEM branch...
On the top floor of an office building towering like a colossal pillar, Westcott sat leisurely on the sofa in the most luxurious suite. As he exhaled softly, he opened the window and looked down at the brightly lit Tengu City below. His dull gray-blue hair swayed gently in the breeze...
With his head lowered, Westcott looked down at Tengu City as though it were a model. His blade-sharp eyes narrowed, and a deeply unpleasant curve rose at the corners of his lips. It was as if he regarded everything as a toy. It could not be called terrifying—only repulsive...
But indeed, aside from Spirits and power, Westcott cared little for anything else.
As the true authority within DEM, Westcott had come to Tengu City only because there was something here that interested him...
To Westcott, Tengu City might truly have been nothing more than a toy to discard after playing with it.
That was why Westcott liked standing high above, looking down over the entirety of Tengu City. His sharp gaze tirelessly swept across scene after scene of the nightscape below, like a fisherman searching the sea for small fish with the naked eye. Meaningless, yet he continued nonetheless.
As for what he was searching for in Tengu City, anyone familiar with Westcott could probably guess...
Maintaining his overlooking posture, Westcott observed Tengu City for a full hour. That repulsive smile never left his lips, and he showed no impatience, as though he