People only grew after being repeatedly outplayed.
Under the concealment of The Float, a figure leaped through the glow of skyscrapers like a vast forest,
Throwing out an ambiguous topic, then taking advantage of his wavering and using verbal tactics to eventually force him into making concessions to her,
Given past experience, Fang Ran had originally thought he had seen through Veronica's tricks,
But now he realized he was still too young.
She had probably intended from the beginning to take part in tonight's operation this way. Throwing out that topic, even accounting for his vigilance, had all been part of her plan to slip out alone.
A helpless feeling of never being able to outplay her, along with the exhaustion of this woman running off on her own again, welled up inside him.
"Il, tell me the car's location!"
"Location locked. Target is at two o'clock, straight-line distance 4.2 kilometers."
His black eyes opened. As Fang Ran pressed the terminal by his ear, his voice was cold and calm. After hearing Il's reply, Hugin and Munin found the Executive Officer's location.
He sprang forward, chasing the car's shadow amid the brilliant river of lights below as he cut through the night over Uptown Manhattan.
Then, at the moment he finally caught up,
A pitch-black disk opened atop the car!
Predicting his landing point, he activated The Float to cancel the impact and speed of a leap spanning dozens of meters. Controlling his power for such detailed maneuvers, which he would never have considered in the past, he landed fairly steadily inside the car.
"Three minutes and fifty-six seconds. Even faster than I expected, Fang Ran."
Hearing her soft laugh, Fang Ran looked at the figure beside him.
Her morning dress had been replaced by a black coat patterned with