Hotel Z.
A high-rise hotel with greenery covering its exterior.
"This is our base! There are plenty of empty rooms! Pick any two you like, and we'll help you get them ready!"
Tanie was enthusiastic.
But Baimu didn't need help from a few children. His attention was on the Flabébé beside her.
If I remember right, isn't that AZ's Eternal Flower Flabébé?
Why did he leave her here?
Noticing his gaze, Tanie hurriedly explained, "Mr. AZ entrusted Flabébé to us, so we're looking after her now."
"Huh?"
Baimu froze.
AZ had searched for Flabébé for nearly three thousand years, yet only five years after their reunion, he had entrusted her to someone else...
Together with the changes in AZ's appearance and what he had said before leaving, Baimu had a vague premonition.
Watching Tanie and the others laugh and chat, Baimu was sure they hadn't realized a parting was coming.
They went inside.
Unlike its old, dilapidated exterior, the hotel's interior was plain but clean and tidy. Its dark red, French-style decor felt reassuring.
Tanie took Baimu and An Xin'er to the third floor.
"This is Mr. AZ's place. We're the only ones living here now, so make yourselves at home."
Apart from a carpet, an ordinary wooden bed, a bedside table, and a Desk Lamp, the room held nothing.
No—there was dust everywhere.
Neither Baimu nor An Xin'er complained. An Xin'er even produced an apron and a mask from somewhere, ready to start cleaning.
Tanie and the others offered to help, but both of them turned the offer down.
"Get some rest. It's been a long day for you too."
Baimu patted Tanie's shoulder. "I have plenty of questions, but they can wait until tomorrow."
There was something inexplicably compelling about his voice. Tanie and the others immediately grew