The Gift of Fate

"Then let's go together."

Takagi said he was going to find a doctor. Fu Qian glanced at Su Gao, and when she showed no particular reaction, he spoke up.

To an ordinary person, his actions were easy to understand.

For one thing, they'd agreed to stick together earlier, and now that someone was injured, leaving on their own would be impolite.

At the same time, he wanted to take Violetta's feelings into account. The lady clearly didn't want to stay any longer, so he'd asked her opinion first.

In the end, the young lady behaved with impeccable manners and didn't object.

But that was how an ordinary person would see it.

To the Transcendent secretly influencing Takagi, the situation had an entirely different meaning—

Faced with an unexpected turn of events, Violetta had grown wary. Fu Qian had carefully sought her opinion, and only after she gave her tacit approval had he decided to stay and act with the others.

That's right. If Su Gao still called Takagi's ordeal a coincidence, she might as well quit fieldwork.

Whether it was true or not, this was basic professional awareness.

The sudden incident had attracted plenty of attention. Some staff responsible for maintaining order had already hurried over and were carefully asking Takagi about his injuries.

After asking for another piece of gauze to press against the wound, Takagi politely declined their offer to take him for treatment. He confirmed the location of the nearest hospital and said he'd go there himself.

After one incident after another, he'd miraculously shaken off the shadow of what had just happened. He looked not the least bit flustered—in fact, he seemed positively invigorated.

Kanna Kisaragi seemed to have finally remembered her duties as a girlfriend, fussing over him and taking thoughtful care of him all