The entire hall fell silent.
The girl's slightly flowing dress looked utterly out of place among the Earth's elites in their immaculate suits, yet her perfectly natural composure made her the sole focus of the room!
The Secretary of Defense stared at the girl, momentarily dazed.
Although their conversation yesterday had led him to believe she was fairly young, he had never imagined she would be such a stunning girl. And that entrance, brimming with futuristic flair... perhaps this was only to be expected of the Ghost Captain's diplomat...
Still, she was so young. She surely couldn't have much experience in political negotiations! The corners of the Secretary of Defense's mouth curled upward...
Codename surveyed the crowd, then bent her knees slightly and lifted her skirt in a curtsy. Her movements were so elegant and fluid that even a court etiquette instructor would have felt ashamed by comparison.
This gesture dazzled everyone once again. The reporters finally snapped out of their stupor, and flashes and shutter clicks erupted all around. Every camera lens pointed at the girl. Had this not been the solemn United Nations assembly hall, they would probably have swarmed her for interviews already.
"Ahem! Everyone, this is the Ghost Captain's diplomatic representative, who has accepted our invitation to attend this meeting!" the Secretary of Defense announced.
"So it really is the Ghost Captain!"
"With an entrance straight out of a dream like that, who else could it be but someone from the Ghost Captain's organization..."
"That girl is a diplomat? Isn't she a little too young?"
Amid the whispered conversations below, the Secretary-General personally rose and gestured for Codename to follow, escorting her to a VIP seat near the front.
Codename nodded her thanks and walked toward her seat. The disc above her head floated slowly