"----!"
When the two figures appeared before everyone without the slightest warning, Aurora sucked in a sharp breath, while Yukina immediately pulled Snow Haze Wolf from its guitar case, unfolded it, and pointed it ahead.
Only Luo Zhen remained standing there as still as a statue, his gaze fixed on the two people in front of him.
The two people who had appeared here were, in a sense, not complete strangers.
"I'm sorry to meet you under these circumstances. If possible, I truly wish we could have met somewhere more suitable for both sides to sit down and discuss things calmly."
The speaker was a middle-aged man who appeared to be around forty. He had the intellectual refinement and elegance of an artist, yet despite being in such a hostile situation, he released not the slightest trace of hostility. Instead, he seemed remarkably calm.
Luo Zhen recognized the other party's identity almost at a glance.
Just as Natsuki had said, his features were quite distinctive. The moment one saw him, it was possible to identify him immediately.
Not only Luo Zhen—even Yukina recognized his identity with ease.
"Chika Hayato..."
Yukina's tense voice rang out softly.
The other party was indeed Chika Hayato.
Beside Chika Hayato stood a petite girl with an exotic-looking face and beauty reminiscent of a fairy, though her attire was exceptionally strange.
"Hello there. Have you had dinner?"
The girl greeted everyone in a tone as though she had bumped into neighbors on the street. Her expression remained relaxed the entire time, as if she had truly encountered them by chance, without the slightest hint of nervousness.
However, looking at this somewhat silly-looking girl, Aurora's lips began to tremble slightly, regardless of Yukina.
Even Luo Zhen's gaze turned toward her at once. He stared at that familiar,