But Hill did not think the ending in the game was the end of the story.
If there were any fresh side stories to come, he could only count on the Undead down below... knowing that slightly unhinged woman as Hill did, she probably would not hold back for long.
As for accepting defeat completely?
Not a chance.
Paintbrush even considered what Ink Pen had done a betrayal and an insult to her!
Even if she failed, she would only choose to try again... remember, Ivan had contacted her in real life.
In the Undead's world, traveling to another country was nowhere near as easy as it was here... especially if you had to visit a particular inhabited planet to find a specific person.
A little thought made it obvious that Ivan could not possibly have taken so many detours and changed spaceships so many times just to find Paintbrush over something in a game.
It was more likely that he had discovered who Paintbrush was first, and that had sparked some malicious ideas.
Although Paintbrush did not deserve forgiveness, Ivan himself had started it all.
That could only mean that Paintbrush had moved to some tourist or trading planet that foreigners could reach easily.
Presumably, after she had caused too much trouble, her family had sent her somewhere scenic with a more relaxed atmosphere for a vacation.
And being able to settle on such a planet so easily... Paintbrush's family was certainly not as wealthy as Ink Pen's, but they could not have been too far behind.
That was why the girl had always felt that her pursuit of Ink Pen had nothing to do with money, and wondered what right he had not to love her... generally speaking, families with some money, but not immense wealth, who raised