Facing those curious gazes, Gwen pondered for a moment before slowly saying:
"You don't need to treat her any differently. Just get along with her as you normally would.
If she ignores you, just assume she's in a bad mood."
"Will that... really be okay?"
Although Raiden Mei, standing beside her, was a Herrscher herself, merely thinking of the infamous Second Herrscher—the one who had left such a heavy mark in the textbooks—made Anna's scalp tingle.
"It should be fine."
Thinking of the shadowy Miss who was, at most, a king in words inside her head, Raiden Mei slowly said:
"Didn't Gwen say she won't harm humans?"
"Mm... I believe that, given everyone's relationship with Kiana, no one's attitude toward her will make that girl so furious that she orders Benaless to attack."
Gwen and Raiden Mei exchanged smiles and nodded in agreement. Then Gwen urged everyone to continue eating:
"Alright, everyone, stop spacing out. The food will get cold soon, and getting an upset stomach would be bad."
Otto's Speculation (3K)
After lunch and a short rest, the girls all left Gwen's house—
However, Gwen's team was still led only by their vice-captain.
As for their actual captain, Gwen, she headed for the Bishop's office once more—
Some matters were not suitable for discussion in front of Sirin.
"Looks like that punch this morning helped you vent a little?"
Otto, apparently completely unaware that Gwen had just punched his head open at this very spot that morning, asked with a smile.
"No. What I really wanted was to hear Soul Steel creak beneath my fist, not just enjoy a moment of satisfaction."
Making no effort to conceal her hostility toward Otto, Gwen once again made Bei Sanshui's signature gesture, causing Otto's smile to stiffen slightly—
He would not die,