That was true enough. For a demigod of a prestigious academy and the head of an institute, a slightly willful move like this was nothing.
Fu Qian quickly accepted Cas's explanation.
"So that's why Spirit Ash was the only one to come calling after I got back?"
As he sighed, Fu Qian complained about what he'd been through.
"That was the only way to get the best results!"
Cas still didn't deny it. He let out a strange, cackling laugh.
"After learning what you'd done, I had complete confidence in you. Then I started suspecting you might be a demigod... As soon as I heard you'd shown up, I immediately ordered them to stay put and not make trouble."
"You saw it today. We made a striking contrast with Spirit Ash."
"Believe me, this won't be some empty verbal recognition. Once this is all over, the rewards will absolutely be worth it."
"And as the greatest contributor, you won't be left uncompensated!"
That was more like it!
Seeing how considerate Cas was, Fu Qian quickly decided to let the matter go.
At the same time, though, he sighed with some regret.
"Too bad. I thought there'd be a dragon girl cheer squad."
"Huh?"
Cas looked momentarily stunned, but then furrowed his brow in thought.
"No dragons, but how about giant snakes?"
There really was one?
Now it was Fu Qian's turn to be shocked. His understanding of Apocalypse's perverse reputation deepened.
"Do they have tails?"
After a moment's thought, he added:
"If they're girls, where would the tails come from?"
Cas frowned.
"If they don't have tails, how am I supposed to know they're snakes?"
Jokes aside, it was obvious that as an elite of the Department of Punishment who had just taken down a silver orgy, he couldn't