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"Himeko, come on, come take a group photo for us!"
Airi eagerly looked at the shrunken Himeko floating in the air and smiled. Himeko happily nodded.
The Servants of the Flame began taking up their usual positions. Theresa and Mei stood at the front, held around the waist by the excited Airi, while Himeko set up the terminal and configured the countdown.
"I'm here!"
Himeko happily pounced into Theresa's arms and faced the camera, while the Servants of the Flame smiled at the terminal.
"Say cheese!"
Everyone happily shouted at the camera.
"Click!"
As the terminal's shutter sounded, their group photo was taken. In the picture, Theresa suddenly pulled off Kalpas's mask, and the sight of him staring at the camera in panic made everyone burst out laughing. Was Kalpas handsome? A group photo of the Thirteen Servants of the Flame. "Theresa! You fucking— I ****!"
Kalpas covered his face in fury and cursed at Theresa, but the Garden of Eternity's system automatically censored his vulgar words into beeping noises, making everyone laugh even harder.
"It's rare to see Kalpas meet someone he can do nothing about. I didn't expect him to be so handsome. Why does he keep covering his face?"
Mei asked everyone as she watched Kalpas angrily chase after Theresa.
"How should I put it? He wore that mask to suppress his endless desire to kill. Once he put it on, he felt as though there was a barrier between himself and everyone else, which reduced his anger and killing intent."
"But now, there's someone Kalpas can do nothing against—and that's Theresa~"
Elysia watched Kalpas furiously pound on the shield surrounding Theresa.