Cow-Horse: Did My Big One Scare You?

"Where's the Sphinx?"

Liu Zheng asked as soon as he entered.

"It hasn't fully recovered its strength yet. Nights are dangerous, so I had it stay in the clinic."

Nile Doctor said.

"That's good. I was worried something had happened. Is it asleep now?"

"I just gave it a sunbath. It should be asleep by now."

Nile Doctor said.

"Oh, then we won't disturb it."

He nodded.

"With the two of you showing up together, I'm the one worried something happened."

Nile Doctor complained.

Cow-Horse was already plenty good at causing trouble, and Liu Zheng was practically born to stir up chaos. With these two idea men together, he did not even dare imagine how much work City Hall would have to add.

"I'm never not in trouble."

Liu Zheng readily admitted his own shortcomings.

"Mm, that's true enough. So, what do you need from me?"

Nile Doctor asked.

The cleaner had gotten off work, Sesha was asleep, and he could not be bothered with all those formalities for entertaining guests.

"Two things."

"First, Gravekeeper asked me to find some high-quality fire, so I wanted to ask you for some Sunfire."

Liu Zheng got straight to the point.

"Gravekeeper? What does he need high-quality fire for?"

Nile Doctor asked.

"He said his own fire was running low and he was feeling a little cold. I took a look—his true form is a flaming skeleton, and there's a huge bald patch on top of his head."

Though his explanation was rather abstract, Nile Doctor more or less understood.

"If someone else were asking, I'd just give it to them. But it's Gravekeeper."

Nile Doctor hesitated.

Cemetery was practically the collection of concepts like death, extinction, and decay in Metropolis. Ra's condition was already poor, and if he became involved with Cemetery