Aozaki Touko smiled faintly without refusing outright and walked straight toward the sofa inside. Behind her, the golden-haired maid hesitated briefly before following her in.
It was fine. Even if her biological parents stood before her, they would never recognize her. As for her once-rebellious and foolish student, it was even less likely that he would recognize her.
So all she had to do was stay calm and avoid doing anything unnecessary.
"Long time no see, Waver."
Aozaki Touko sat down in a chair and looked at her former student with a bright smile, as though she had reunited with an old friend after many years. She appeared exceptionally warm and amiable.
"Teacher Touko... Long time no see~"
Waver's voice was extremely complicated. He took out a cigar, lit it, and asked, "Teacher Touko, you didn't come here this time to collect the debt I owe you, did you?"
The orange-haired woman opposite him was the teacher he had once admired, as well as his current creditor.
That was right, his creditor. He owed Teacher Touko two hundred million dollars, and had yet to repay a single cent. He had no intention of repaying it anytime soon, either.
In fact... there was a high probability that he would never spend the money before his death.
As for the reason... it was actually very simple.
Two hundred million dollars was an enormous sum. Even if he devoted all the money he earned in his lifetime to it, he still could not change the fact that he was a debtor. Secondly, and most importantly—
To protect his own safety, as long as he continued owing Teacher Touko money, no one would dare kill him unless they were willing to take on his two-hundred-million-dollar debt.
Thus, whether for practical reasons... or for the