(Thanks so much to 'Wufeng Haotian' and 'Void Reverie' for the rewards!)
Tokyo Area, the top floor of an international hotel.
Inside an extremely luxurious suite, Sogen Saitake sat on the sofa. Red wine and crystal glasses rested on the glass table before him.
The crimson liquid gleamed within the bottle and glasses.
That sheen fell across Sogen Saitake's face, illuminating his lion-like, imposing features.
Yet at this moment, that face seemed to have lost all color, turning deathly pale.
A closer look revealed that Sogen Saitake was holding a phone, speaking with someone.
Across from Sogen Saitake, someone sat there, casually picking up the wine. He took a fresh glass from beneath the nearby table, poured in the crimson liquid, and leisurely drank as he spoke to Sogen Saitake in an offhand manner.
"Don't mind me. Just take care of your own business."
With that, Noah drank by himself, looking utterly carefree and at ease.
But Sogen Saitake's heart trembled violently.
There was no way it could not tremble.
Because Sogen Saitake had no idea how Noah had appeared here, when he had arrived, or even when he had sat down across from him.
Sogen Saitake had merely been on the phone. Then, when he noticed, Noah had already appeared there without a sound, leisurely drinking wine.
How could such a phenomenon not make Sogen Saitake's mind shudder?
The person on the other end of Sogen Saitake's call, Your Excellency, seemed to have understood what was happening here as well. No further sound came from the phone.
Under such circumstances, the entire luxurious suite became exceptionally quiet.
No.
It could already be described as dead silence.
Just like Sogen Saitake's heart, everything around him was utterly cold.
That coldness made Sogen Saitake feel as though he had returned to