In the reception room, a golden-haired girl sat quietly on the sofa, gazing at the cityscape beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows. Sunlight streamed in from outside and shone upon her, making her look especially elegant and beautiful.
But not everyone appreciated that beauty.
"Well, I never expected you to come here."
Fang Zheng pushed open the door, walked in, greeted Durandal, and sat down across from her.
"What did you need from me, Miss Durandal?"
"I merely came to thank you, Mr. Yuuki."
Durandal's expression was somewhat unnatural when facing Fang Zheng, which was understandable. After all, he was the man who had stripped her naked in front of everyone. To this day, Durandal still had no idea how he had done it.
"Thank me?"
"You and your companions saved my subordinates. As the Captain of the Blade of Immortality, I naturally had to express my gratitude."
"Oh... to be honest, I hadn't particularly wanted to save them."
However, Fang Zheng clearly had no intention of letting the matter slide so easily.
"Especially considering that you once tried to kidnap the girls around me, I originally thought standing by and doing nothing would have been the best choice."
"..."
At those words, Durandal's expression stiffened slightly, but she still lowered her head.
"I apologize for that. But for the Blade of Immortality, the Bishop's orders could not be disobeyed..."
"All right, I suppose that excuse barely holds up."
Fang Zheng curled his lip, then stood up.
"All right, you've thanked me, and I've accepted it for now. That's that, then? By the way, what are you planning to do next? You're not going back to Schicksal? Theresa told me that the information you reported about Divine City Pharmaceuticals this time counted as making up for your mistakes... Why aren't you going