She silently retreated a little.
Putting some distance between them.
That attitude made things even more obvious.
But!
Himiko didn't know that.
He seemed to have thought of something and mysteriously told Bianca,
"Right, I still have a surprise for you. Remember to come pick me up right away!"
"I guarantee you'll be very satisfied."
"..."
Little Griseo fell silent. She sighed softly, her expression full of indulgence.
So the surprise... is me?
Fine, then.
Suddenly, at that moment.
Himiko, who had just been teasing Bianca with one cheesy line after another, abruptly fell silent.
The person on the other end of the call seemed to fall silent as well. At that moment, the married couple was perfectly in sync.
"Bianca..."
After a while,
Himiko finally let out a long breath and spoke softly in a gentle voice.
"Sorry for making you worry."
"You idiot..."
On the other end of the call, Bianca sounded as if she were crying and laughing at the same time. She laughed and cursed once before finally hanging up.
"As long as you come back..."
Little Griseo still looked calm.
But there seemed to be a knowing, amused smile in her eyes.
Although she hadn't deliberately listened to their conversation,
at her level, even if she wanted to block it out, she couldn't. After all, they were just too close.
Who would've thought that such a lovey-dovey couple would actually be my parents...
This was seriously embarrassing.
How helpless~
Especially when she saw her father, Himiko, grinning foolishly as if she had no idea what she was so happy about.
The more Little Griseo watched, the more foolish Himiko seemed.
She stared at Himiko eerily until even Himiko began to feel embarrassed. She scratched the back of her head and gave an awkward laugh.
For now, they could only wait.
Meanwhile.
Elsewhere.
Inside the Moth of the Fire's base,
the moment Bianca received the call, she hurried off to arrange a private plane.
Her actions naturally couldn't escape Dr. Mei and the others' notice.
At that moment, Dr. Mei and the others were already mentally and physically exhausted from working nonstop, without even time to rest.
Normally, they hadn't intended to question Bianca.
But
when they saw that Bianca, who had fainted the instant she heard that Himiko had died, now seemed to have light in her eyes again,
even Dr. Mobius found herself asking without thinking,
"What happened to you?"
The dead couldn't come back to life...
Don't scare us!
After all,
Bianca was acting far too strangely.
They had already been preparing the funeral, handling the arrangements, and had even brought out the portrait for the memorial service.
Yet now she was more excited than anything.
Even if she wanted to start working immediately, it shouldn't have been to this extent, should it?
How about...
you go back and calm down first?
"I'm perfectly calm right now!"
Bianca had been stopped, so of course she couldn't simply say nothing, ignore everything, and brush Dr. Mei and the others aside.
Thus, she explained concisely, telling them,
"I just received a call from Himiko. I'm going to pick her up now."
Well, then.
It would've been better if she hadn't said anything...
But once she did.
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