"Major Ingram!"
Idarong Sheng sounded rather pleased to hear Ingram's voice, but the sisters Aya and Mai were clearly less than happy. Even though Ingram had not directly betrayed and provoked them as he had in the original story after Xiao Ran entered this world, Mai, whose memories had returned at Idarong Sheng and Aya's calls, still understood what Ingram had done to her and the role he had played in the Void Envoy invasion.
Of course, these matters had also spread throughout the Steel Dragon Squad. They were basically open secrets, yet no one deliberately pursued them. Instead, everyone remained completely silent about Ingram's past.
Elsam and Giliam, who were present, understood that Ingram had actually allowed himself to be captured by Xiao Ran and sent into a sleep chamber, where he had remained asleep until now. The two of them had visited the warehouse containing Ingram's chamber more than once, so they did not hold overly negative views toward him. They had also worked with Vireta to explain to everyone that his previous actions had, in fact, been beyond his control.
Those who were easygoing and valued personal bonds likewise did not think too negatively of Ingram. But for Mai, the victim, it was different. Still, for various reasons, the sisters Aya and Mai could only choose to remain silent.
Though Ingram did not hear Aya and Mai's voices, Idarong Sheng's excited words made him smile faintly. "I'm sorry for what happened before. What I did may have caused all of you great harm. I have no real explanation for it, but I still want to tell you that I'm sorry."
Idarong Sheng hurriedly said, "Major, what happened before wasn't something you wanted either. You were controlled by someone else, just like Mai was back then, and that