"Um... Mr. Sama, I imagine your relationship with Elite Four Nalu wasn't as simple as just being friends, was it?" Su Han asked.
Cheng Tian was no fool, either. He could guess a few things from Sama Tetsuya's behavior. Besides, he knew Nalu had never married, seemingly because a man had broken her heart...
Sama Tetsuya nodded heavily. "Actually... when I was young, Tsuyuko and I were in love for a long time. But later, I let the devil cloud my judgment and betrayed her in a moment of foolishness..."
"We could guess a little," Cheng Tian said. "Mr. Sama, you asked us here because you wanted to ask how Master Nalu was doing, didn't you?"
"That's right." Sama Tetsuya nodded with a bitter smile.
"Though I know I'm a terrible person, I've actually been concerned about Tsuyuko all these years. But she's never been willing to stay in touch with me, so I know very little about how she's doing. Has she... gotten married?"
"I don't think that should have anything to do with you, Mr. Sama, should it?" Somewhat unexpectedly, Su Han answered before Cheng Tian could. Cheng Tian pursed his lips, but Su Han signaled that she knew where to draw the line.
"She hasn't married. In fact, she's never been married, even now."
Sama Tetsuya didn't get angry. He simply nodded heavily.
"You must be very close to Tsuyuko. You probably know something about me, too, so however you think of me is fine," he said. "I didn't mean anything else by asking. I just want to make it up to her... or rather, just hearing some news about her would be enough."
"Master has a very important mission to carry out soon. She may disappear from public view for over a year," Cheng Tian said.