Everyone Has Been Busy Lately

The sun set behind the western hills.

As the dull yellow, egg-like sun slowly sank beyond the mountains, night arrived with it.

But before darkness completely claimed the sky, there was still a stretch of time known as dusk.

The fiery red Ferrari sped down the road before finally stopping on a platform by the beach.

Not far from the platform stood a small wooden cabin.

On such a beautiful summer day, life by the sea, enjoying the ocean breeze, should have been pleasant. Unfortunately, the woman who stepped out of the fiery red Ferrari did not enjoy that refreshing coolness. Instead, she walked step by step toward the shore.

"You're half an hour early. It isn't time yet."

"You had business for me, Boss. I naturally wouldn't dare delay, so I hurried over. What would you like me to do?"

"Nothing much. How are the things and location I asked you to prepare? If they're ready, when can we start using them?"

"The things are ready. As for the location, we're still looking. Finding a place like that isn't easy. Our people are heading toward the Arctic Circle now. If nothing goes wrong, Mesopotamia will be our destination."

Following what she remembered, Lenna carefully spoke her report bit by bit. Jon had become somewhat irritable lately—or perhaps not irritable exactly. In any case, his temperament had become unpredictable, making him impossible to read.

Jon did not speak.

In fact, this sort of silence had become common recently. Whenever Lenna, Anthony, or anyone else came to report to him, Jon would always fall silent for a while, because he needed time to think.

Or rather, to hesitate.

He was considering whether this was truly worth doing. There was indeed considerable risk involved, and if possible, he did not want to