The docks on the Island of the End.
Shiqi and Nisir had come to see Qin Ran and O'Hara off.
Yet a strange awkwardness hung over the four of them.
Qin Ran and Shiqi stood to one side, talking.
O'Hara watched Qin Ran with undivided attention, a smile even playing at her lips.
Even without asking, Nisir could be certain that Qin Ran was the only person O'Hara saw.
As for Shiqi?
She ignored him completely.
Of course, that included Nisir, too.
In fact, from the moment they teleported over from Sanctuary Island until they reached the docks, O'Hara, one of the Sanctuary's three chief deacons, had not exchanged a single word with him.
Not even a greeting.
All of O'Hara's attention was on Qin Ran.
If Nisir had been uncertain at first, he was absolutely certain now.
And so the Sanctuary deacon wore a peculiar expression.
For Nisir, whose age already placed him among the elderly by ordinary standards, his experiences far surpassed what most people could imagine. He could therefore tell what state O'Hara was in.
Deeply in love?
No, that's not right!
Her old feelings rekindled because she believes 2567 is Hughes's reincarnation?
That's not right either. Describing it that way...
The Sanctuary deacon had never found his mind so muddled. To clear his head quickly, he had no choice but to divert his attention.
Still, with O'Hara's help, we should be able to resolve things with the West Coast government smoothly!
Even if something unexpected happens, 2567 is on our side! The West Coast government must already have a headache over facing the "reincarnated" Hughes, right?
It really was a shame back then. Everyone had such high hopes for Hughes and O'Hara...
Ugh, why am I back on that again!
Finding his thoughts circling back once