Golden Lion looked at Annika, his gaze sharpening slightly, and muttered, "What the hell... why did this brat tag along too?"
"Lord Shiki!" Annika kept waving at him. The wind scattered her voice a little, but her enthusiasm hadn't diminished at all.
"Quit yelling, brat. I'm not deaf," Golden Lion replied.
"Oh." Annika obediently sat back down, still wearing a radiant smile. She let the wind blow her hair into a complete mess without caring in the slightest.
Once Zeus drew a little closer, Golden Lion suddenly burst out laughing. "Jihahaha! What a coincidence."
"Coincidence, my ass, Shiki."
Kaido immediately launched into a tirade. "You bastard! You were planning to take it all for yourself!"
"Hey, Kaido, you can't put it like that. I was just scouting ahead for everyone. Once I was sure there weren't any traps, I'd let everyone know to come over," Golden Lion said, as though his reasoning were perfectly sound.
Ron nodded thoughtfully, expressing his agreement with Golden Lion's explanation. "Of course I believe you, Shiki. Once you've grabbed the goods, you'll definitely tell us to come over. Right?"
What do you mean, once I've grabbed the goods?
Golden Lion opened his mouth to argue, but... he seemed to have absolutely no room for rebuttal.
"Jihahaha... you bastard. You've really got me figured out," Golden Lion said with a laugh.
"Hehehe... come on, we're close, aren't we? How could I not understand you?" Ron chuckled too.
Golden Lion cackled. Going by his old habits, he should have flipped Zeus over at the first opportunity, but... now, well, forget it.
"See you later!" Golden Lion turned around, his flight speed suddenly surging as he shot forward like an arrow.
"Bye-bye!" Annika waved at his retreating figure.
"Dummy, he wasn't kindly saying goodbye. He was just showing