He lingered in the room with Miss Chelsea for a little while.
They had deepened their bond once again... People said that a union of souls let both sides see each other's hearts more clearly, and in circumstances like these, there really was a sense that everything went without saying.
But during his "intimate exchange" with Miss Chelsea, Jonas also realized something else.
Miss Chelsea appeared unconcerned, but she was actually still somewhat worried.
That was understandable... After all, this was different from the overt and covert struggles between conglomerates in the past.
This was a real "war," waged on the scale of vast population centers.
Judging solely by the forces both sides openly possessed, if the Federation wanted to annex District 25 at any cost, no one could say how things would end. What was more, Dorothy was clearly coming for the Alt Conglomerate.
With all sorts of uncertainties laid out before them and such an enormous disparity in strength, it would be unrealistic to say she had no worries at all.
After noticing this, Jonas decided to put Miss Chelsea's worries to rest first.
The Alt Conglomerate, Security Department.
This was where the Security Department's employees usually trained... It was not Miss Chelsea's first visit, either.
Unlike last time, however, all the training equipment here had been replaced with virtual reality devices.
"What is this place?"
Chelsea asked somewhat hesitantly.
"This is the Alt Conglomerate's Security Department training facility... It's used for training with certain conventional-or unconventional-weapons."
At this point, Jonas paused, then smiled and said:
"Why don't you take a guess at what kind of weapons, Miss Chelsea?"
Chelsea froze for a moment, then said with some hesitation:
"With this many devices, could it be exoskeletons?"
"You can be a little bolder."
As Jonas spoke, he led