[Yucas: What are you trying to do?]
Jonas smiled at the message. Rather than replying, he simply closed the communications interface.
Clearly, the person who had anonymously supplied Miss Yucas Amili with information was none other than Jonas himself.
He knew perfectly well that Yucas Amili would not report his information to Peacekeeping Forces headquarters.
As for his purpose... he merely wanted Yucas to take part in this Chamber of Commerce gathering.
By providing a forged identity document, he had given her a reason to board the cruise ship. Yucas Amili was an extremely cautious person, and under uncertain circumstances, she would not entrust this mission to anyone else.
In other words, before contacting Miss Yucas, Jonas had already been ninety percent certain that she would become involved in this incident exactly as he had planned.
After all, she was one of the top fighters capable of holding her own against Miss Esnie. It would have been a waste not to put such a useful, free pawn to work.
And so, the day of the Chamber of Commerce gathering arrived.
Sunlight spilled across the sea, making the waves shimmer.
The hottest part of summer had yet to arrive, but the midday sun was still rather dazzling.
A girl with short blond hair walked beside Jonas...
The girl kept her head lowered, as if she did not want anyone to see her face. Her cheeks were slightly flushed, and she gritted her teeth, looking thoroughly unwilling.
Naturally, this was Miss Rachel... though she looked a little different from before, seemingly having undergone a simple disguise.
"All right, Miss Rachel..."
Apparently noticing her reluctance, Jonas chuckled and said quietly:
"That sour face hardly looks like you're off to meet an old friend."
The "old friend" Jonas referred to was,