Xiao Ran had not expected Renard to come over as well, and asked, "Why are you here?"
Renard had changed into the black trench coat he wore most often in this world. With his hands in his pockets, he glanced at the people getting out of the vehicles one after another behind Xiao Ran and replied, "I came to take a look. I'm also interested in Chidori's condition. Besides, if we're talking about the person most familiar with her situation, shouldn't that be me? When I was in this world, she was the key to my dream. How could those other idiots understand what was so special about Chidori?"
"Mm." Xiao Ran nodded lightly. This world's development had become utterly unrecognizable, completely different from how it had originally been. No one would notice Chidori's uniqueness anymore. Renard, on the other hand, had set his sights on Chidori from the beginning and knew the most fundamental secret of this world. His understanding of Chidori's importance was clearer than anyone else's.
After greeting the others who had gotten out of the vehicles, Renard said to Xiao Ran, "This entire area, as well as the hotel over there, belongs to Amalgam. They're among the few clean assets that had no prior entanglements with Amalgam. I've made arrangements around the area and sealed it off from the outside. About half of the people you assigned are here. The rest are my subordinates in Amalgam, along with the hotel and villa district staff."
"The villas you'll be staying in are these ones. Chidori's is right next door. Sousuke Sagara and several of Chidori's close friends should be staying here too. With Sousuke Sagara's overly cautious and sensitive personality, I think you'd better explain things to him first so he doesn't ruin anything. The other students