"Hello?"
Ganshi's voice came through the phone, pulling Louis back to reality. Looking at the still-lit screen, he sighed helplessly. "You really don't miss a thing..."
"Want to hear my story? A few words won't cover it, and phone calls are expensive." Louis picked up his clothes and headed in the opposite direction, preparing to make a run for it.
"Then let's talk in person..."
But suddenly, Ganshi's voice sounded beside his ear again, and he froze on the spot. It wasn't what she said that shocked him, but the voice coming from both inside and outside his phone at almost exactly the same time.
A warm breath drifted past, and through his cold aura, he clearly sensed a heat source just inches to his right.
The person he was talking to on the phone was standing quietly beside him.
"How did you do that...?" Louis lowered his phone, looking with mixed emotions at the petite figure who had appeared silently beside him-the Aogiri Tree Executive greeting him with a bright red flip phone in hand.
In an instant, Louis abandoned any thought of fighting back or running away. He might have been a little distracted, but how had she passed through his cold aura and reached him without a sound? Speed alone couldn't explain that.
Ganshi didn't answer his question. Instead, she tilted her head and looked at the man behind Louis, the Aogiri Tree ghoul who had only just realized what was happening and was staring blankly their way. "Yamada, you failed your mission..."
"And you exposed us to the enemy..."
"..." The tall, thin man froze, his mouth opening slightly as though he wanted to say something.
A flicker of killing intent flashed past. Louis barely had time to take a defensive stance, but when he focused