"As long as Fies Erde's crisis isn't over, I'll have to meet them in situations like this sooner or later. Once that happens, as long as the Covenant is paying attention to matters on this level, they'll definitely learn of my existence."
"So whether it's announced or not isn't important."
He looked out the window. He had already thought all this through before entering the building.
But what Fang Ran hadn't said was that what truly made him let go of his concerns—
was the attitude Colossus had revealed: even if someone like the Second Zero Knight, an A-rank Upper Tier, acted freely, it was no big deal. The Covenant was not that simple.
"Anyway, don't worry. For one thing, judging by the people we've met, the big shots in the Covenant apparently don't care about these 'small matters' in the business world at all."
Thinking of Trinity and Colossus's utterly unconcerned attitudes, Fang Ran looked at Adeline and gave a light smile meant to dispel her worries.
"Even if the Covenant finds out, it won't matter as long as it isn't Dead Line or that First Pillar who comes."
Those top-tier big shots were probably occupied with other matters right now.
Though he hadn't looked too deeply into that side of things, the Faceless Men-like human experiments at Lake Shore Factory that night, humanity's unfinished-number designation descending into reality, and Clotilde's appearance—
whatever was surging beneath the surface was certainly no trivial matter.
Hearing Fang Ran's words, Adeline lowered her eyes, her cool, snow-white face calm.
"I am not worried about the Dead Line or First Pillar you mentioned. I merely thought that, since you do not particularly acknowledge the identity of Chief Executive Officer, you would not be willing to appear publicly in that capacity, nor would you