Using Others' Suffering to Fulfill Himself (Fourth Update, Extra Update, Please Subscribe!!)
Natasha listened to Tiffany's entire lecture on what men fought for and was completely dumbfounded.
She felt that something was wrong.
But...
Natasha couldn't find a single point to refute. After all, she wasn't a man, and although she had been given a new lease on life, her yearning for love had already been utterly destroyed during her time in the Red Room.
However.
After listening to Tiffany's speech, Natasha asked, "Then do you think our commander is also fighting for love?"
Tiffany nodded. "You could put it that way."
Natasha's expression turned strange. "How could I possibly believe that?"
Tiffany shrugged. "Who's the most powerful person in the magical world right now?"
"Supreme Merlin, Miss Hermione Granger?"
"Whose woman is she?"
"Director Edwin's."
"Who's the queen of Midgard Island these days?"
"Sai?"
"Whose—"
"I get it."
Natasha's brow twitched as she seemed to understand why Tiffany had chosen those examples.
All right.
From that perspective, Lake Edwin truly wasn't fighting simply for the sake of advancement. He had achieved his current position entirely for love.
But...
You're obviously just whitewashing your boss. Could love really be applied to your boss?
Natasha glanced at Tiffany, thinking this, but then remembered that Tiffany's official status was Lake Edwin's only assistant, while she was also known as a hidden Level Six agent in the Supervisory Bureau. Her doubts vanished.
A competent assistant had to know how to whitewash their boss. Otherwise, they couldn't be called a competent assistant.
Even so, Natasha still stood by her own deduction. Ben Stillman had created the time machine to make money, not for love.
Seeing this, Tiffany said she was willing to bet Natasha.
And so...
The two of them made a hundred-dollar bet.
After a while.
A sound like a mirror shattering came from the