Queque instantly straightened up. She even took a step back, revealing Mistblade, who stood beside her waiting for the call.
The one who ought to feel the most embarrassed was right here!
Actually, there was no need for her to take that step back. Those nine constantly moving tails were impossible to hide. The instant Maple Sugar poked her head out, she had spotted those black tail tips...
Mistblade calmly unwrapped a chocolate ball, showing none of the guilt of someone caught red-handed. "Still up this late?"
Maple Sugar walked over and glanced at the screen. The camera faced the wall inside the cabin, and all she could see was Little Robot sitting in front of it. Only then did she look away and turn to Mistblade. "Selling her chance to communicate again?"
"Yep. Want in? Considering how strange your relationship is, I can give you a discount." With that, Mistblade tossed the chocolate ball into her mouth.
Maple Sugar said, "...No thanks. I have nothing to say to her."
While she spoke to Mistblade, Queque kept shooting her glances, the sentiment in her eyes unmistakable: Hurry up and leave!
And after Maple Sugar said that, Queque let out a particularly conspicuous breath through her nose: If you have nothing to say, why are you still here?!
Maple Sugar raised an eyebrow in provocation and asked Mistblade, "Are you charging by the minute?"
With chocolate still in her mouth, Mistblade could not easily speak, so she nodded.
Maple Sugar looked enlightened. "Then should I leave?"
"Hurry up!" Maple Sugar was not the only one annoying Queque. There was Mistblade, too. She pointed outside. "You leave too, or I'm not paying."
Mistblade, who had already started unwrapping her second chocolate, said, "..."
Zai Jiu Xunge's slightly hoarse voice came through the