"Hey, Theresa, you're here! I told you what happened over the terminal. What do you think? This guy is seriously suspicious!"
March 7th clung to Theresa's arm and pointed at Rick as she shouted.
Liu Ying and Stelle also breathed sighs of relief upon seeing Theresa arrive.
"Ah—!"
"What a beautiful figure! Simply standing there, you have utterly captured my gaze! You are the very embodiment of beauty!"
"What an honor for me, Rick, to behold a catgirl who seems to embody all the beauty in this world!"
"Cackle, cackle, cackle—!"
The assistant director beside Rick also cackled excitedly without end, making Theresa feel rather uncomfortable.
"Uh, all that praise the moment we meet makes me feel weird."
"You're the teacher called Rick, right? Or rather, a director invited here to play a teacher."
"Or perhaps, sir, you are an Eidos User from the Interastral Peace Corporation who enjoys collecting memories and preserving them in films?"
Theresa's words made Stelle and the others stare in surprise at the humbly smiling Rick. Where was his mysterious air from before? He could not have looked more respectful now.
"Greetings, esteemed Aeon of Binding, Miss Theresa."
"It seems I can hide nothing from you."
"That's right. My true identity is an Eidos User of the Interastral Peace Corporation, but I follow the rules. I would never recklessly steal anyone's memories!"
"And I successfully lured you here because I have always held a cherished wish! I want to film an Aeon!"
"To that end, I deliberately made your companions suspicious, all so that you would appear—"
Rick respectfully performed a gentleman's bow toward Theresa as he spoke.
"Uh, what...?"
Stelle was instantly dumbfounded by Rick's confession. So he had done all that on purpose?
His goal had been to make the Stellaron Hunters suspicious