As the questioning voice rose, the person on the other end of the phone shouted back in anger.
"What's going on? Our operation has been exposed! Hurry and take the stele through the secret passage!"
"Ah... ah, got it."
After hanging up, the man looked at the surveillance camera, his eyes filled with hatred as he glared at the Special Zone Security Force on the monitor.
"Damn Special Zone Security Force..."
Cursing under his breath, the man hurriedly gathered his documents and the stele placed to one side.
And just then...
The partition wall of the laboratory slowly opened without warning.
Then two figures, a man and a woman, stepped inside at a leisurely pace.
Faced with the suddenly opening partition wall and the man and woman entering the laboratory, the man looked especially nervous. He glanced at the stele, then slowly spoke in a stern, serious tone.
"Y-You two, who are you? This is a Class VI confidential area. No one besides employees is allowed to enter or leave freely!"
Yet neither of them reacted to his words. Instead, they quietly looked at the image on the central screen behind him.
"I see. You've already deciphered Nalakuvera's control commands this far?"
Upon hearing the handsome man's words, the man's expression changed drastically as he stared in shock at the pair before him.
Seeing his stunned, restless, and nervous appearance, the other side merely revealed faint smiles.
"Just an ordinary national Demon Hunter passing by, Mr. Makimura Yosuke of the Kana Alchemical Company's R&D Department."
Makimura Yosuke forced a strained smile onto his face.
"Uh, hahahaha... We're merely studying ancient text interpretation here. What Nalakuvera control commands? Demon Hunters, haven't you misunderstood something?"
"Misunderstood something?"
The man wore a half-smile, his eyes full of teasing amusement as he looked at