At this moment, Dahlia's expression was somewhat different from that guide in the consultation room. There was less inscrutable mystery and more sincere anticipation.
"So... you still won't welcome me into your ranks?" Dahlia's voice carried a trace of disappointment.
In response to Dahlia's request, Silver Wolf answered decisively, "This is Elio's decision."
"Among all the possibilities where you join the Stellaron Hunters, you will ultimately choose betrayal."
"In the name of [Moment], you will become the Great-Eradicator of Destruction [Remembrance]."
"—Those were Elio's exact words, and also your payment."
"?" Yan Huan, hiding in the shadows around the corner, was instantly dumbfounded, his eyes widening.
"Fuck, she's a Great-Eradicator?!" His hand instinctively reached toward the back of his waist.
Should he kill her first...
"...Payment." Dahlia looked somewhat dejected as she softly repeated the word. A complicated emotion flickered across her exquisite face.
Yan Huan stared at her for a while. After thinking it over for a few seconds with the bare minimum of effort, he ultimately suppressed the urge to make a move for now.
At the very least, she had not become a Great-Eradicator yet, though her stance was still unclear.
He quietly backed away and continued searching for Firefly.
In the end, outside a warmly decorated cake shop filled with a sweet fragrance, he ran into Firefly just as she pushed open the door and stepped out.
The girl wore a light-colored casual dress today, her long hair draped smoothly over her shoulders. She also held a small, exquisitely wrapped paper bag that seemed to contain desserts she had just bought.
Warm yellow light spilled out from the cake shop, casting a soft halo around her.
"Second Uncle!!" Yan Huan could not help crying out as he strode forward.
"Huh?" When Firefly saw him, surprise flashed