Chapter 8: Westcott's Arrival (Continued)

"Back already? How did the investigation go?" Westcott asked without turning around, his gaze still fixed on the nightscape of Tenku City below.

"That Spirit has disappeared."

Behind Westcott, the pretty woman with pale golden hair, smooth fair skin, and features utterly unlike those of an Easterner fell silent for a moment before speaking expressionlessly.

"I was unable to find her whereabouts. Please punish me."

Perhaps the words amused him too much, because Westcott shook his head with a laugh, then turned to look at the visitor.

"Hadn't you already found where she went, Ellen? There aren't many people in this world capable of hiding a Spirit."

Ellen's expression immediately became uncertain as the image of an old man slowly surfaced in her mind.

He was the man she had loved deeply, yet the one who had abandoned her.

"Other than Elliot, who else in this world has that kind of ability?"

Perhaps noticing Ellen's lapse in composure, Westcott did not continue. There was no point in doing so.

"Then, how do you intend to deal with that Spirit who should never have existed?"

After taking a moment to compose herself, Ellen looked toward the person she now followed and asked for her next instructions.

"Ah~~ how should we invite that Spirit over? Deploy all of DEM's combat execution units? Forcefully requisition the AST? What a troublesome matter."

Speaking such extremely dangerous words, Westcott smiled brightly at Ellen.

"In any case, now that we've suddenly discovered power on that level, wouldn't it be a waste of heaven's gift not to make contact with it?"

Meanwhile, the one who had caught the attention of this world's greatest villain easily pierced Yoshino Himekawa's Spirit Crystal with a Golden Sword, sealing away ninety-nine percent of her power.

"Master, are we heading back