Columbina walked at the very back, her steps light, that faint smile still hanging on her face.
Following the directions from a Nordkalle passerby, the group soon arrived at the Secret Archive.
Lumine pushed open the door.
The hinges gave a soft creak.
The light inside was dim, and the air was filled with the mingled scent of old paper and incense.
Tall bookshelves stood all around, crammed with all kinds of files and books.
Several tables were scattered here and there, with people seated at a few of them, talking in low voices.
And beside the table at the very back—
Rauma was sitting there.
A woman sat across from her.
The woman had her back to the door, so her face could not be seen. All they could make out was a head of long, dark-green hair spilling over her shoulders.
She wore simple clothes and sat casually, yet there was an indescribable presence about her.
Lumine led the others inside.
Their footsteps sounded especially clear in the quiet space.
The woman who had been speaking with Rauma seemed to hear the movement.
She turned her head.
Then—
A pair of beautiful green eyes locked straight onto Mo Wang behind Lumine.
That look...
Mo Wang's steps paused slightly.
How should he put it? That look was like... the feeling of being targeted by some big cat.
The corners of the woman's mouth slowly curved upward.
"Oh?" she said, her voice lazy with a hint of amusement. "Looks like the main party has arrived."
Mo Wang was taken aback by her words.
The main party?
What main party?
Mo Wang was rather confused, though to be honest... the woman in front of him really was quite beautiful.
Was the quality of beauties in Nordkalle always this high?
"See? What