At dusk, Molly suddenly heard footsteps in the corridor. Even without looking up, he knew who had arrived.
"Molly!" Chiba leaned against the doorframe with one hand. "I skipped one day, and there's already huge news again?"
Molly ignored her, and Chiba walked straight into his office.
"Has she woken up?"
"No."
"When will she wake up?"
"What do you want?"
"What do I want... Of course I want to talk to her." Chiba braced herself against Molly's desk. "What else?"
"The thing I regret most in my career is letting you get involved in the Reserve Base's affairs." Molly took off his glasses. "Stop muddying the waters, Chiba."
Chiba smiled. "And what capacity are you speaking to me in right now?"
"As the order officer of the AHgAs District 3 base—"
"Four districts, Molly." Chiba spoke slowly. "What I'm doing now has already affected four districts. If anything goes wrong later, can you bear the responsibility?"
"Are you threatening me?"
"How is that a threat?" Chiba tilted her head slightly. "If you interfere, you have to take responsibility for the consequences."
"Then the same goes for you." Molly refused to back down. "You're recklessly interfering with the base's daily management... I don't see how any of this benefits AHgAs as a whole."
"Aren't you just the order officer for the Reserve Base? How are you responsible for all of AHgAs?" Chiba took a step back. "You can write to your superiors right now and report me for wreaking havoc at the base. I'll absolutely bear the consequences."
"Where are you going!"
Chiba stopped at the door and turned slightly. "You seem to have gotten one thing wrong... I always came to seek your consent because I respected your opinion. Since this is your attitude, I'll have to exercise the