The next day.
As the first rays of sunlight rose, a black-and-gold streak with long tail feathers shot toward the Gaia Building.
It made many people in the city look up.
But they soon ignored it!
Some might have known who the streak belonged to, while others had no idea.
There were fewer than ten people in the entire Gold City who would dare fly toward the Gaia Building so brazenly.
"BOSS, you look a little worse for wear!"
The building's golden outer walls parted automatically. As the sinister aura faded, Chaos stood in the office, his face somewhat pale.
Only Stussy and Betty were in the office at the moment.
Betty was still wearing her silk pajamas. Calmly sipping coffee, she looked at Chaos, who seemed a little worse for wear.
She'd thought he'd need a few more days to return. She hadn't expected him back so soon!
"Get me a cup of hot coffee."
Chaos snapped his fingers and went straight to the sofa, slumping down. The battle had taken a lot out of him, leaving him exhausted and fairly badly injured, though it didn't show on the surface.
Stussy left her desk and personally made him a cup of coffee.
She really did spoil that foolish man.
"Well? Did you take out Black Arm Zephyr and Golden Lion? It's been so many days!"
Betty propped her chin on one hand and grinned.
"You think they're just any old strays? That easy to kill?"
Chaos was a little speechless. Though he'd trained in space for seven years, he still wasn't at the point where he could kill the strongest fighters at the top of the pyramid. He might be able to defeat one on his own, but actually killing one was a long shot.
At most, he was