"Where are you going next?"
After leaving the hospital, Veil looked at Fu Qian and asked.
"Not sure. I'll wander around, maybe go read."
"Read?"
Veil sounded rather surprised.
"Yeah. There's a bookstore not far up ahead. Didn't you know?"
"The one with the ill-tempered owner?"
"Is Manager Bernard that famous?"
"He really is. Everyone in town has probably heard of him."
At the mention of Bernard, Veil frowned almost instinctively.
"I heard he has an awful personality, a short temper, and is completely unpredictable. He opens and closes the store whenever he feels like it, without ever considering anyone else.
"But I've never dealt with him directly, so I can't say whether those descriptions are exaggerated."
"They're absolutely accurate. I can confirm that."
Fu Qian nodded solemnly.
"When you said this was your hometown, I thought you knew him!"
"How could I? You have to remember, I haven't been here in almost ten years."
Veil smiled awkwardly.
"I came here more often when I was little, but the store wasn't around back then. Bernard must have arrived later."
"I see."
Fu Qian pondered for a moment.
"Got it. I'll go read, then."
"Okay..."
Veil nodded quietly, though she didn't seem to believe him.
But in fact, Fu Qian really did wander over to Bernard's bookstore.
His trip to the hospital had yielded something after all.
Although he couldn't yet determine the cause, the abnormality of the void was certainly worth paying attention to.
As for Sir Gusman, he hadn't found anything unusual about him so far.
But Fu Qian had already decided to keep him under close observation.
Gusman would be discharged today, so there was no need to go back to the hospital. He could just visit him at the address on his business card.
There was still