Early the next morning, the girls took their luggage and rode over to... Fang Zheng's home.
"Where is this, Producer?"
Haruka looked at the small courtyard before her and asked curiously.
"My house."
"Huh? The Producer's house? Why are we here?"
The girls were all startled by Fang Zheng's answer, but he clearly had no intention of explaining further. He simply pushed open the door and walked inside. Soon after, they saw several girls come out, smiling as they approached Fang Zheng.
"MASTER!"
"Big Brother, you're back!"
"I'm back. How's the passage?"
"No problem. Everything's normal."
"Good. Then let's head back first."
Fang Zheng exchanged a few words with Illya and Little Black before entering through the gate. The others followed curiously behind him. Then they watched Fang Zheng pass through the hallway and arrive at an elevator at the very end...
An elevator?
Wasn't this just a two-story house?
The girls were somewhat surprised by the sight. They had looked the place over when they entered, and from the outside, it was no different from an ordinary home in Japan—just a simple two-story building. Logically speaking, a house like this had no need for an elevator.
Why was there an elevator here?
"Ding-dong."
Fang Zheng reached out and pressed the button. Soon, the elevator chimed crisply and slowly opened.
"All right, get in."
At Fang Zheng's gesture, the girls entered the elevator with their luggage despite their doubts.
The inside of the elevator was unexpectedly spacious. From the outside, the girls had thought it was only a small elevator, but once inside, they discovered that its interior was even larger than the living room outside. Even if all of them crowded in, there would still be plenty of room.
"Where are Nephren and Kudrlyat?"
"They'll stay behind here for