Chapter 1031, Chapter 115
At first, Kovishik placed the ballpoint pen on his pen stand. But after looking at it for a while, he felt it was far too cheap-looking and clashed with the whole desk, so he tucked it into his clothes instead—he remembered Hesta had taken it out of her clothes when she retrieved it.
A white rabbit was printed on the barrel, though the paint on its body had already worn away. Kovishik examined it again and again. Thinking of someone who looked so stern and valiant carrying a pen like this around made him want to laugh, yet also stirred something in him. It was as if the pen had let him glimpse another side of Hesta.
Suddenly, Kovishik must have touched some part of the pen, because it began flashing colored lights and playing an extremely eerie nursery rhyme. He could not understand what language it was in, but it definitely was not District 3 Language.
The sound was truly grating. With a pained expression, Kovishik searched for the switch for ages but could not find it. He could only endure the demonic noise drilling into his ears until the song ended.
That completely killed any thought Kovishik had of carrying it with him. He put the pen into his desk drawer, where he would not have to see it normally but could reach it whenever he needed it.
Early the next morning, Hesta arrived at Kexi Workstation. Late last night, she had arranged an 8:30 a.m. meeting with Simoya, saying she wanted to meet Kendall and, while she was at it, conduct a unified review of the research assignments she had given Simoya over this period.
Simoya showed no fear. Hesta had assigned her many tasks remotely during this time. Her friends had