In Honkai, I Only Love Valkyries

"Mr. Otto, you're the kind of rich man who buys up publishing houses and then uses them to threaten manga artists into submission."

"What comes out of your mouth won't be manga settings or plot ideas, but things like, 'Cute manga artist, you wouldn't want your manga to go unpublished, would you?'"

"Or perhaps you'd take advantage of the occasion to get newcomers drunk at a welcome party, then make them do something ridiculous that would become a stain they could never erase for the rest of their lives."

At the mention of drinking, Mei's calm voice finally carried a trace of resentment.

After all, her earliest memories of drinking were far from pleasant.

And perhaps thanks to a certain someone, she no longer found alcohol particularly repulsive. If Otto asked her to drink with him now, she would not refuse.

Otto was her only drinking companion.

Thinking about it made her feel rather pathetic. If she had known things would turn out this way, she should have gone along when Elysia and Eden went drinking.

Still, she could learn things about the outside world from Otto while they drank, making it an important source of information.

But judging by his current appearance, he did not seem to have come to ask her out for a drink.

"Could it be... Kevin attacked?" Mei looked at Otto. "Or did someone pay a price that satisfied you, so you want to let me out?"

"Mm, you're free."

Otto spoke.

"However, it isn't because of anyone else. It's because I need your help."

"Help?" Mei looked at Otto in confusion. He had kept her locked up here all this time because he did not trust her. Had he finally found the confidence to do so now?

No matter what, as long as she