"Pfft..."
The warehouse door opened again. Reiji looked up and saw a girl in a black dress walk inside.
With a smile on her face, she slowly approached Reiji. On the surface, the girl before her seemed elegant and charming, but the instant Reiji met those crimson eyes, she felt as if a terrifying beast had fixed its gaze on her. She hurriedly sprang to her feet and reached for her gun—only to grab empty air.
Only then did Reiji remember that Fang Zheng had taken her gun for safekeeping long ago.
"You're Miss Reiji, aren't you?"
The girl smiled at Reiji and gently parted her lips.
"Nice to meet you. I'm—"
Before she could finish, Reiji suddenly reached beneath her skirt, drew a bayonet from her thigh, and fiercely thrust it at the girl.
Yet the girl remained completely calm in the face of Reiji's attack. Reiji's vision blurred, and the next moment, her bayonet was firmly caught between two of the girl's fingers.
"...I am Mr. Fang Zheng's fiancée, Tokisaki Kurumi."
The girl leisurely finished her introduction, smiling at Reiji. Reiji, meanwhile, remained expressionless as she tightly gripped the bayonet in her hand.
"I heard you came to propose to Mr. Fang Zheng? Well, that isn't impossible. But as his fiancée, I can't simply let another woman approach Mr. Fang Zheng. How about we have a duel?"
At that, Reiji finally stopped moving and stared at Kurumi. Kurumi continued with a smile.
"It's simple. If you win, I'll agree to let you marry Mr. Fang Zheng, and I'll even help persuade him. But if you lose... well, forget about marriage. Stay here and be a little maid for now. How does that sound?"
"...What are we competing in?"
This time, Reiji finally spoke.
"You decide. You're the one