Ren Yu's scalp tingled at that.
Just as Ms. Lis kept nodding and digging deeper, about to touch upon some professional matters...
The conversation came to an abrupt halt.
Lis changed the subject. "Mr. Ren, since you know about Schicksal's Valkyries, then... have you ever heard the term 'Schicksal Knight'?"
"'Knight'?" Ren Yu slowly shook his head. "I haven't, but I do know someone called a family knight."
"Oh? Who?"
"The head of the Kaslana family, Sigfried."
Lis drew out an "oh," sympathy appearing on her face.
"Oh—so it's him. That man is pitiful too. What a shame... His wife, Cecilia... died on that battlefield... leaving behind only a child a few years old, who was even taken away by Schicksal. What a tragedy..."
As she spoke, the mature woman looked at her daughter again. "Compared to the child Cecilia left behind, my Rita has it much better."
Ren Yu's heart stirred at her words. "Ms. Lis, do you mean Rita...?"
He remembered.
From the moment he entered until now, he had not seen a single man.
Logically, since he had come to visit, there should have been a man present to receive him.
But there was no such man in Rita's home.
There was only a not-so-old mother, with a young daughter, all alone.
Could it be...
Ren Yu thought of something very unpleasant.
Lis's face paled. She gave a weak smile and said mournfully, "To be honest with you, Rita's father—William—he... like Cecilia, died in that Honkai disaster."
"..."
Ren Yu fell silent at once.
Sure enough, it was exactly as he had imagined.
Looking at Ms. Lis before him, whose eyes had dimmed as though she were immersed in endless sorrow, Ren Yu felt rather apologetic. "Madam... my condolences. I... I'm very sorry. I shouldn't have brought