A new beginning. Sunlight shimmered across the lake, and the bright morning welcomed something entirely new.
Minneapolis, somewhere downtown.
Still underground, in a place Light could not trace through location-based searches. Several extraordinary figures with distinct traits sat gathered in a bar-like underground space.
"Only two nights have passed since we broke into the coastal base, and you're already summoning us again?"
Dressed as stylishly and coolly in black as ever, the figure seated at the head of the sofa looked wild and carefree, her long crossed legs carrying an air of casual ease.
Serica looked up at the agent whose voice came from the screen, lowering her eyes in a questioning glare.
"What do you want this time?"
Around the coffee table in the middle of the bar, Annabella sat with her arms proudly crossed over her exquisite figure. Ryder waited calmly for a response, while Sean wore the genial smile of a handsome middle-aged man.
Lynn, whose posture was impeccably upright and whose face remained hidden, stayed as silently still as ever.
Last night, each of them had received an emergency message from Fies Erde and flown to Minneapolis from all over North America to gather once more.
Although they had learned in Los Angeles that this commission was a large-scale one involving more than a single mission,
they truly had not expected the next mission to come so quickly.
Only two days had passed.
"Due to some unexpected circumstances, there is now an urgent mission that needs to be entrusted to all of you."
The agent's voice came from the television normally used to play music. Hearing the tension in his tone and the lack of optimism behind it, Serica casually asked without much concern,
"Are we helping your trump card again?"
"If you don't want to