Samui's Visit

Gigue stretched lazily, and with a slight movement of his fingers, the mansion gates were opened by an invisible force. Samui stood outside, looking somewhat dazed.

She still had one hand raised, evidently about to knock.

When she saw Gigue sitting in the courtyard, Samui snapped back to her senses. She was secretly astonished. He had clearly noticed her arrival long ago; such perception was terrifying.

Thinking of why she had come, Samui gathered her thoughts, took a deep breath, and greeted Gigue with a smile. Gigue smiled in reply, then asked,

"Kurotsuchi has already left. Why haven't you? Did the Raikage force you to stay?"

Samui hurriedly waved her hands.

"Please don't misunderstand, Saint Gigue. I came of my own free will... Um, I only heard about the aliens and got a little scared, so I wanted to come discuss it with you."

"Discuss it?"

Gigue slowly rose from his chair and walked toward Samui as he spoke.

"What do you want to discuss? Do you want to ask when the aliens will arrive, or do you want to know their weaknesses?"

Those were indeed the two things Samui desperately wanted to know, and she nodded before she even realized it.

However, Gigue stopped immediately and turned away.

"Then you can go back. I don't know the answer to either question."

Samui immediately panicked. The Raikage had assigned her the task of "ideally building a friendship with Gigue like Mei Terumi's. Kumogakure needs a channel through which it can communicate with Gigue." She had finally worked up the courage to come in. If it ended like this, her mission would be a complete failure.

She hurried over to Gigue's side, but she had no idea what to say. All she could do was silently follow him back toward the