"Back already?"
Faced with Professor Fu's well-reasoned argument, Lisha was ultimately left speechless.
Not only had she failed to keep another pair of hands around, she'd even been asked to provide Cas's current whereabouts.
When Fu Qian actually went to visit him at the address, Cas didn't seem particularly surprised by his arrival. He greeted him with a smile right away.
"Back already."
Fu Qian was just as casual. He acknowledged him, then dropped into the seat beside him at Cas's gesture.
Though he'd only been back at the academy for a few days after proposing his idea and handing it off to others, he wasn't in a hurry to kick back and do nothing. Instead, he was quietly lounging around at work.
That was right: the legendary "in for a penny, in for a pound." Despite the pile of things in front of him, Cas clearly wasn't handling any official business. He looked more like someone relaxing after an exam.
It was Fu Qian's first time in Cas's office. Compared to the space he'd given Lisha, this one was undoubtedly much plainer.
It wasn't even very large; convenience had clearly been the foremost consideration.
Perhaps the only similarity was that both places were rather warm.
"Have you been to see Lisha?"
That was where the difference in composure showed. Cas didn't even ask what Fu Qian had found on his trip unless Fu Qian brought it up first.
He'd also guessed where Fu Qian would go after returning.
"I have. It's an interesting idea... And I believe the Spirit Ashes won't object."
Fu Qian readily offered his praise, making no attempt to hide his opinion of the matter.
What's more, he made a very definite prediction about how the party with a stake in this would react.
The answer