White Fu Unleashed Her Full Power: A Strike Beyond S+ Rank
After realizing he still had a chance of getting out of this alive, Reynolds calmed down for the moment and slipped into acting mode at lightning speed.
As the representative of the Kaiura Clan—and an old geezer who had lived for nearly a century—he had an extraordinary talent for acting, every bit as good as Bai Fu's.
He rested one hand on the chair beside him and put on a show of trembling, frightened nerves. "This is all so sudden. My mind's a bit of a mess right now. I think I need some time to sort out what happened."
As he spoke, Reynolds tried to figure out how Bai Fu had learned that he was in league with Mita.
It mattered.
If he couldn't figure that out, then even if Mita's people killed Bai Fu, he probably wouldn't be able to stay on the Star Network. His only option would be to seek refuge with Mita.
Once he lost his position as the Kaiura Clan's representative, he'd be useless to Mita. Would they take him in?
Maybe. But even if they did, they'd treat him like trash and toss him aside.
Reynolds wouldn't accept that kind of ending.
He thought desperately.
Could Bai Fu have gotten information from someone close to him?
No. That was impossible.
He had communicated with Mita only through the S+ Rank esper they'd sent, and they hadn't spoken in person or communicated online. Instead, they'd passed their messages through coded moves in a game of chess.
They'd been that careful. How could anyone around him have spotted a clue? And even if they had, they should have notified Chairman Clavell, who was currently on duty, right away.
Which meant the problem was on