In a sense, the mediation team sent by the World Government was more useful than even an admiral.
After all, an admiral might not be able to hold Garen down, while Kalifa could effortlessly make him put down his sword for the time being.
After Kalifa and Garen had a discussion, the group temporarily left the Golden Tower that had been damaged in the battle and found a room in a nearby building to sit down and negotiate.
There were not many people involved in the negotiation—only Garen, Tezoro, Kalifa, and Spandam.
However, only Garen and Kalifa actually sat at the table.
Tezoro, severely injured and still shackled with Sea Stone, sat limply on the floor nearby.
Meanwhile, Spandam tactfully stood off to the side as an attendant, leaving the space to Garen and Kalifa, who had reunited after so long.
Once they were seated face-to-face, Garen instinctively began sizing up Kalifa's new appearance.
She had removed her oversized cloak, revealing the pure white CP0 standard-issue suit beneath it.
Though the suit was stern and formal, Kalifa's curvaceous figure gave it alluring contours, making the fullness of her chest all the more prominent.
Beneath her short white skirt, Kalifa did not expose large stretches of fair skin like other young women. Instead, black stockings wrapped around her long legs, making them look even more taut and smooth.
Unlike the sexy black fishnet outfit Garen had seen her wear before, Kalifa in a CP0 uniform possessed a more intellectual beauty, and her temperament seemed increasingly mature and composed.
Seeing Kalifa so beautiful and captivating, Garen could not help recalling their intimate contact back in Water 7.
When Kalifa saw the burning look in Garen's eyes, those slightly ambiguous memories flashed through her mind as well, and her cheeks immediately flushed faintly.