Once they were able to communicate, the woman named Ciri relaxed somewhat. Still, she looked at Fang Zheng with a trace of wariness. Fang Zheng did not care about that. Since the girls had been concerned about her situation, he had Emma summon everyone else. The girls now gathered around, curiously staring at Ciri.
Perhaps because she was rarely the focus of so many eyes, Ciri seemed a little uncomfortable. However, since nearly everyone before her was younger than she was, she did not seem overly troubled. Once everyone had taken their seats, Fang Zheng looked at Ciri and spoke.
"Sorry if we frightened you. That was an observation room... Well, we were not trying to imprison you. We merely wanted to observe you."
"Ob... serve?"
Ciri immediately tensed at those words.
"What do you want to observe about me?"
"Simple. Your intentions, whether you're carrying pathogens from another world, things of that nature..."
Fang Zheng spread his hands and gave a brief explanation. Upon hearing it, Ciri's eyes widened.
"How do you know I'm from another world?"
"Simple, miss. One look at your clothes tells me you're not a local. Besides..."
As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed at the Teleportation Gate behind Ciri.
"According to the girls, you came out of that door. It is a gate we use to travel to other worlds. If someone appears through it while it has not been activated, there is a good chance they came from another world... Am I wrong?"
"You can travel to other worlds too?!"
Hearing that, Ciri nearly lunged forward to grab Fang Zheng by the collar. But noticing the girls' stares, she hurriedly lowered her hands.
"Of course we can."
The girls all nodded in response to Ciri's question.
"Mr. Fang Zheng often opens the Teleportation Gate