Business Wars, My Ass

After spending yesterday resting in anxiety and agitation, Gu Yu walked out of his room with two dark circles under his eyes.

Then, he met Raiden Mei in the living room. After glancing at each other, they both quietly looked away.

Ah, apologizing now somehow feels wrong. I beat her up yesterday, then I'm supposed to say, "Sorry, it was a necessary sacrifice"? Wow, I'm not Brother Gongtai. I can't say something like that naturally.

Gu Yu looked away. Sure enough... he thinks I'm too weak too, doesn't he? That's right, I still can't control the Power of the Herrscher like Wendy can. I really am already...

Both of them harbored complicated thoughts and, with remarkable mutual understanding, headed off in different directions.

Raiden Mei returned to her room and continued shutting herself away.

Meanwhile, feeling that it was inconvenient to talk to Raiden Mei right now, Gu Yu could only shift his gaze and attention to other matters first.

After casually tossing some bread into the toaster, Gu Yu warmed himself a cup of milk and walked to Bronya's door.

"Bronya, are you free right now?"

"...Brother Gu Yu, wait a moment."

After waiting outside for a while, Gu Yu noticed the faint dark circles beneath Bronya's eyes and asked in some confusion.

"You didn't sleep well last night either?"

"Me Company... has some matters to deal with."

Recalling the news she had received last night, a trace of helplessness appeared on Bronya's face.

In the past, her emotional circuits had been severely damaged, leaving her with virtually no facial expressions.

But after Yae Rin used part of the Herrscher of Death's authority to heal her body, she discovered that sometimes, being expressionless was not necessarily a bad thing.

If she had been the Bronya of the past, she