"Mr. 39."
Lü Yating sat opposite Xie De and nodded slightly. She wore a smart, practical outfit, her hair gathered into a bun at the back of her head, and a hint of urgency lingered in her eyes.
"Please give us some instructions. What is our mission in this Instance?"
A long table divided the factions. Anbers sat at its head, with Xie De near him on his right. The others took seats around them, while the Illuminati members stood behind Anbers, without a chance to sit.
Several ornate candelabras stood on the long table, draped in cobwebs. Little House Centipede climbed up a table leg and stopped beside Xie De's hand.
Beiwei lowered her head to glance at the little creature. By now, the Butler, Emma, and the ghosts belonging to the Viscount Domain or Cross Hospital had all withdrawn, leaving the newly opened Love Triangle Instance entirely to the Players and the rules.
But aside from Anbers, everyone knew their reasons for entering this Instance were far from simple.
Xie De narrowed his eyes slightly, tapping the table with his slender fingers. His gaze swept over the Club and Laboratory members seated farther away, then shifted to Ying Lin, who was standing.
Rather than answer Lü Yating's question first, he asked the Illuminati members, "What did you come to this Instance for?"
Ying Lin glanced at Xi Yijiu. He said nothing, keeping his eyes lowered and standing perfectly straight with an air of meek obedience, like the most exemplary believer.
Ying Lin looked away. Her voice was neither particularly cold nor especially warm. "We came for the demon. During the period when the Worldline was being repaired, it never returned the demon's tail to us. Outsiders said the demon was a being beyond this world, and restoring the