"...Are you really taking them out for junk food?"
Mobius did not argue with the children. She merely stared at Russell with the sort of look normally reserved for a useless husband.
Russell: "..."
For some reason, he suddenly felt a little intimidated.
But upon further thought, irritation abruptly rose within him.
Wait...
Why did it feel like he had been taking abuse this whole time?!!
Who was Lord Russell? How could he possibly suffer such humiliation?
"Then we won't eat it."
He spread his hands as though conceding and sighed.
He even put an arm around Vita's shoulders beneath her slightly startled gaze and introduced her to Mobius.
"This is Vita. She's one of the top researchers in the Consciousness Domain. The two of you might have plenty to discuss."
Upon hearing that, Mobius's expression immediately became more serious.
Because Russell was a prophet by profession, his standards were extremely high. Anyone he called a top researcher in the Consciousness Domain was unlikely to be some fraud.
"Hello, I'm Mobius."
She immediately examined Vita. Sensing a temperament in the girl somewhere between Vill-V and Mei, she amicably extended her hand.
At that moment, the ring on Russell's finger happened to loosen and fall into little Mobius's pocket.
Vita, who had suddenly been shoved into the spotlight, nearly lost her composure.
She had seen Russell take tools from that ring before and immediately realized it was a spatial storage device. Considering that one certain someone was a summoner, he could probably summon familiars to run errands as well.
She had just been wondering why this man had suddenly hugged her. Now it seemed this bastard had simply used her as cover to pass tools to the children.
What a boring man...
She grumbled inwardly, but still gave Mobius a big