The rabbit butler said, "My master is inside. This is as far as I will escort you. I will take your friend to another room to entertain her."
The rabbit butler brought Yuan Shikai to the door on the top floor, then withdrew with Jeanne d'Arc. What followed was not something a mere butler should take part in.
Yuan Shikai straightened the hem of his clothes and pushed the door open.
The room had a modern design and was every bit as luxurious as a presidential suite in a five-star hotel.
Light Fox and Dark Fox sat on opposite ends of a lavish sofa.
Dressed in a kimono, Dark Fox reclined at her leisure, holding a pipe and taking a puff now and then.
Light Fox wore a skintight outfit, her feet propped up on the coffee table in front of her. She looked like a female secret agent, brimming with seductive charm.
Dark Fox said, "Lord Savior, you're finally here. You may call us Koyanskaya. Welcome to NFF Services headquarters."
Light Fox said, "In accordance with our agreement with Gaia, we've finally waited long enough for you to arrive. Now, please pay our compensation, or don't blame us for turning on you."
Compensation!
The two finished their pitch in perfect tandem, leaving Yuan Shikai utterly baffled. What did the agreement Gaia had made with them have to do with him?
At the thought of the four Lostbelts still ahead, and the possibility that Gaia had negotiated agreements with Beasts in his name, leaving him to pay the corresponding compensation, Yuan Shikai felt his stomach ache.
Still, he would hear what they wanted first. If he could afford it, he would pay. After all, in every sense, they were familiar faces.
Yuan Shikai said, "'Savior' sounds a little distant. My