Fomalhaut drew moisture from the air, condensed it into a long, slender blade of frost, and twirled it before my eyes.
"Even if you dance for me, I still won't know what you're trying to say..."
"I'm not dancing. I'm performing a sword dance."
Fomalhaut suddenly turned the blade, pointing it straight at my throat.
When I didn't retreat even half a step, she nodded as if satisfied.
"A sword dance can be a performance, or it can be a blade aimed straight at a vital point. The same applies to our current situation."
"But you haven't done anything, have you?"
"It's not that we're doing nothing here. We're watching how things develop before deciding what needs to be done. Sometimes, changing your perspective and stepping outside the situation lets you see how everything connects more clearly from a distance. Then, when the time comes, you can cut straight to the heart of it..."
"Are you cutting into Enheria? Or Zodiacal?"
At my question, she merely shrugged.
"Who knows?"
She dispersed the ice sword and returned to the silent Sun Ji's side.
"Have you found any clues about the Proxy's identity?"
"No."
Only then did Sun Ji speak. "But the roster she used when she took over the organization was genuine. She knows the identity of every member, and it's even more comprehensive than the one I gave Yin Lu... though she isn't on it herself."
They'd even sneaked a look at the Proxy's roster?
"So she's someone who knows your organization inside out, yet appeared out of thin air... that sounds pretty mysterious," I said.
Sun Ji lowered her eyes toward the ground and continued:
"There's another suspicious detail. On her roster... a lot of members who are still alive are marked as killed in action or MIA. Even