Of course they were all killed... Remembering the fates of the three people Bilt had mentioned, Alice instinctively wanted to blurt it out. But when she caught a glimpse of Klein beside her from the corner of her eye, she shut her mouth again.
Klein didn't notice this. He was doing his utmost to control his facial muscles and keep any strange expression from showing.
"Study the information carefully," he said calmly.
After saying that, he stood up, picked up his hat, and gave a salute. "I should be going."
"Pleasure doing business with you," Bilt replied with a smile.
Alice looked at Bilt, then at Klein. After thinking for two seconds, she extended her right hand into the space between the three of them.
After meeting her gaze for a few seconds, Klein placed his own right hand on top of hers.
Then they looked at Bilt together.
Bilt, who didn't know what was happening, blankly placed his right hand on top as well.
This wasn't some strange ritual, was it...? Uh, what were they doing?
Bilt stared in astonishment as Alice and Klein shouted in unison, "Pleasure doing business with you!" Then they forcefully swung their hands downward—leaving only his hand hanging awkwardly in midair.
He really wanted to withdraw his hand without drawing attention to it and pretend nothing had happened. But after hesitating, he still copied Alice and Klein, forcefully swinging his hand down as he shouted excitedly:
"Pleasure doing business with you!"
Alice smiled in satisfaction. She waved at Bilt and said brightly, "Bye-bye~"
Without waiting for Bilt to respond, she turned around and dragged Klein away.
As they walked down the stairs, a burst of cheering sounded. Alice curiously looked over—oh, a black boxing match had just ended.
Alice suddenly remembered the person she