The scene before Shigure Ryoko was so shocking that she failed to react for quite some time.
Although Miss Eiffel had warned her that the new "secretary" might be dangerous, she had never imagined that this was the kind of "danger" she meant.
Could someone tell me why Miss Chelsea is here?
It would obviously have been impossible to say that Shigure Ryoko felt no awe toward her former superior.
But she had been working at the Alt Conglomerate for so long without sending back a single report. While that could count as part of her undercover assignment, there was no way Shigure felt entirely innocent.
And so, when her "former superior" appeared before her, Shigure Ryoko's first reaction was shock, followed by guilt.
But once she realized what the scene before her implied, both shock and guilt vanished, replaced by utter bewilderment.
Simply put, Miss Shigure's brain lacked the capacity to process what was happening before her and promptly overloaded.
"M-Miss Chelsea?"
She stammered out the other woman's name, while Chelsea clearly had not expected to encounter her former subordinate under these circumstances either.
In fact, Chelsea had always maintained a highly authoritative image before her subordinates. Although Shigure Ryoko had joined the Alt Conglomerate at her instruction, Chelsea still fundamentally regarded her as one of her own.
So, upon realizing that Shigure had seen her like this, Chelsea's cheeks flushed despite herself, and then her gaze turned dangerous.
That gaze sent a chill down Shigure Ryoko's spine, and she realized something quite important.
-I probably shouldn't have revealed her identity at a time like this.
"Did you need something, Miss Shigure Ryoko?"
Just as she stood there stiffly, unsure what to do next, Jonas's words broke the stalemate for her.
She gave him a grateful look, then delivered