So she really wasn't here.
It was best to put yourself in the right frame of mind when searching for something. The weather was terrible, but at least the conditions matched yesterday's.
Fu Qian shut the door behind him. Even the view through the window looked familiar.
And when he sat down on the chair in the middle of the room, everything was exactly as he remembered it.
There was no mistake about the place. This was where Lady Selena had been staying.
Unfortunately, after sitting in the dark for a long while, no one came to help him crack his back.
She really was gone. So much for abandoning the cooperation they'd agreed on earlier.
Fu Qian didn't try to turn on the lights. He was still quite pleased that she hadn't abandoned their partnership.
But why assume she'd discovered something was off about her partner and wisely gone into hiding?
It wasn't impossible, but it seemed unlikely.
They were practically old acquaintances by now. Lady Selena wasn't the type to back down easily.
Besides, given how they'd divided the work, she probably hadn't had much chance to see what he'd been up to on the ship.
Even if she'd been extremely cautious and stayed behind after sending him onto the ship, the anger sparked by the title "Death Master" wouldn't have been easy to put out.
Realizing she'd been deceived was one thing. His performance, whether in conversation or combat, would probably only have made her more interested.
She might not be ready to show herself just yet, but she'd surely be watching closely, waiting for a chance to test him—oh?
He'd been analyzing the situation quite confidently, but at that moment Fu Qian sensed something and turned to look out the window.
The wind and rain howled