"So I was a huge help, huh?" Chen Shi asked darkly.
Even he had never imagined that his arrival at this point in time would be so important.
Cogita nodded lightly, the corners of her lips lifting. "Yes. Surprised?"
"Didn't see that coming, did you?"
"You could say you saved the world. Well? Does it feel like a wonderful surprise just fell into your lap?"
Chen Shi gave an awkward yet polite smile. "I'm just so surprised."
"So surprised I could die."
"Tch." Cogita pursed her lips in boredom and waved him off. "There's nothing left for you here. You can go."
Meeting Chen Shi hadn't been as enjoyable as she had imagined. She had already lost interest.
But when Chen Shi heard her dismiss him, he didn't leave right away. Instead, he continued asking, "You still haven't told me why you look so much like Cynthia. And how exactly can I get back? Or rather, when can I get back?"
"Get back... Hmm, let me think." Cogita stroked her chin, watching him with an enigmatic smile.
"Don't be so impatient. Once you've finished dealing with things here in the Hisui Region, you can go back."
"Also, I need to correct something you said. Your little girlfriend looks like me. How could I look like your little girlfriend?"
"Make sure you don't get that backward."
At that, Chen Shi turned and left with Victini.
Cogita seemed to have said a great deal, but she hadn't addressed a single important point.
What did she mean by sending him back once he finished dealing with things in the Hisui Region? She could at least tell him what those things were.
And as for why Cynthia looked like her, she had dodged that question too.
She had no intention of telling him the