It was good that Sato Hayato could cry. Keeping his grief bottled up inside for too long could break a person.
Fang Cheng finally stood up. "I'll take you to get treated first, then go save your sister."
They still didn't know whether any cultists were lurking nearby, so Fang Cheng could only take Sato Hayato to Takeda Masumi and leave him there for protection.
Thinking about it gave Fang Cheng a headache. He felt like there was no way he could handle everything alone.
Only now did he realize how much help Kanzaki Rin had been. Her support skills weren't really useful in direct combat; they were invaluable for logistics.
Without her help, he'd be like a headless fly.
Even now, he had Takeda Masumi assisting him from behind the scenes and handling the aftermath. Otherwise, the Countermeasure Department would have had its eye on him long ago for what he'd done tonight.
This proved just how important it was to have a capable, cooperative team. If your personal strength couldn't overcome the rules, you wouldn't get far by relying on violence alone.
Fang Cheng had felt the difficulties of going it alone all too keenly. He'd been too hard on Kanzaki Rin before. He swore he'd never do it again and would treat her well from now on.
As soon as Sato Hayato heard Fang Cheng say he was going to save his sister, he struggled to his feet. "Take me with you."
Fang Cheng refused outright. "Don't go getting yourself killed—"
He stopped halfway through, because a shard of broken glass rose from the floor and floated in front of them, spinning gently.
Fang Cheng: (⊙⊙)
What the hell? Was this some aftereffect of the illusion he'd just been under?
He rubbed his eyes, wondering if he