Seeing Tessa and the others' attitude, Ruri Hoshino guessed that there might have been significant discrepancies in the information both sides had regarding Renard. Their guarded demeanor was clearly caused by Renard's appearance and their distrust of him, which would also affect their future coordinated operations.
After thinking for a moment, Ruri Hoshino said, "I understand. Mr. Renard is a technician from a country called Orb in our world, as well as a member of the Special Operations Unit led by an important person with a special status in our world. That country and that person are both worthy of our complete trust."
"Because of certain troubles this world has encountered, we requested permission from that person several days ago to specially recruit Mr. Renard as a technical adviser aboard this ship. Based on our interactions over the past few days, Mr. Renard has shown no signs of posing any threat to us."
"That person is a hero who has saved this world from the flames of war many times. The forces directly under him are all elites and aces in their respective fields. Therefore, I cannot understand what threat you are referring to."
The people behind Tessa looked at one another, unsure of what to say. If Renard had not already admitted his identity and called every one of them by name, they might have suspected they had mistaken him for someone else—that this world's Renard was merely another Renard from a Parallel World.
Tessa wore a thoughtful expression, but quickly shook her head. "The Renard I know is a world-class terrorist. Though I do not wish to admit that we are twins, that is the truth. In my world, Renard controls an organization called Amalgam."
"This organization is incredibly powerful. It has infiltrated every aspect of the world