Before Robin could think any further, the man turned to her with the urgency of someone who had just realized his roommate was gay.
"Aventurine has completely gone off the grid. Sunday moved faster than I expected."
He spoke of the news concerning one of the Ten Stone Hearts responsible for reclaiming Penacony.
Those words made Robin's heart tighten involuntarily.
Brother...
Had he finally taken that step?
Robin and Sunday
"Then it is time for me to confront my brother face-to-face."
Robin no longer hesitated and spoke with determination.
Something strange seemed to have happened to Russell, but this was not the time to dwell on him. If she delayed any longer, who knew what her brother would do.
The man opposite her seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Then he slowly raised a hand, accompanied by a subtle distortion of the surrounding space.
In the blink of an eye, Robin caught sight of the restaurant playing her music.
Then her figure abruptly appeared before the train platform. The exclusive carriage beneath the card pack painted in Aventurine-gold had long been waiting quietly.
"I do not get along well with the Order faction. I can only send you this far at most."
"In that case, let this become your guardian on the road ahead."
He stuffed a fruit into Robin's hand. Then, after glancing at Topaz and considering it for a moment, he handed her one as well.
Topaz picked up the fruit, sniffed it, and a grave expression involuntarily appeared on her face.
"This is... Why does it somehow smell a little like Buli people?"
"Because this fruit was grown on a planet destroyed during a clash between the Cloud Cavalry and the Buli Hunter Pack. An extraordinary number of Buli people and Immortal race members died there.