National War: An Unexpected Opening

Watching Fang Ran's smiling figure run into the light gate of the Preparation Area, everyone from the Night Bureau remaining in the viewing area was momentarily struck by an indescribable surprise.

"Did you notice that this kid seemed a little different today?"

As one of the first people to meet Fang Ran, Hua Ling sat in a sofa chair, blinking her beautiful eyes as she looked at the light gate he had entered in surprise.

"Ehh~~ Xiao Fang seemed really energetic today."

Even in a formal outfit like a suit jacket, Mu Cheng was still curled lazily into a ball on the sofa. Completely lacking energy today, she drawled out her words.

"I thought he'd be scared to death and wouldn't dare go in."

Qing Ning muttered softly as well. Somehow, her words carried a sense of unwillingness that she herself could not take part.

Sitting beside Qing Ning, Yota had changed her hairstyle and put on formal attire, making her look refined, though somewhat reserved. She suddenly recalled that photo, and the night she and Fang Ran had spent on a rooftop in Tokyo.

Finding it strange that they would say such things, she asked:

"Fang Ran is so strong. What's strange about this?"

"Only someone like you, Yota, who just met him, would think that. And how did you even get the impression that that little coward is strong? You never saw Fang Ran when he first joined the Night Bureau."

Back then, in every respect, he had only looked like an ordinary person with no confidence at all.

Hearing Yota say that, Hua Ling crossed her arms beneath her ample chest and sighed helplessly, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. She recalled the Fang Ran she had seen in the past and finished the unspoken words