Longing was a feeling one could understand with just a single glance.
No matter how much, how long, or how deeply one yearned, the eyes never lied... But Luo Qiu was quite unfamiliar with this feeling of longing.
That did not stop him from observing the state of her soul.
It was as though he had picked up the clip-on magnifying glass used by gemstone collectors. He was observing the changes within it... He believed that the souls from time immemorial would, under the washing of time, gradually reveal their most original radiance.
"No, not at all." The girl's eyes were filled with longing. "Not once have I let you sit on Alpha... Do you want to come in now?"
Boss Luo shook his head and said softly, "They've returned."
They.
Renina revealed a trace of disappointment before thoughtfully glancing toward the direction where Princess Angelique and Maid Miss were facing off.
Returned... Those two had already returned from the Other Shore.
Had Princess Angelique accomplished what she had set out to do?
Renina subconsciously looked toward Luo Qiu, a trace of unease surfacing on her face. "Can... can you please not blame Princess Angelique?"
Boss Luo merely looked at the girl and shook his head... Renina found it difficult to understand what that gesture meant.
He had not denied it. His shake of the head seemed more like a sigh.
Renina opened her mouth, wanting to say something, when a perfect cube suddenly descended before her... They had brought Angelique.
She stepped closer to Boss Luo. "I was thinking that you should have come out by now."
At the same time, another figure quietly arrived beside Boss Luo. It was Maid Miss, whose expression was calm and utterly undisturbed.
She still held the War Banner in her hand and