It was too quiet. Zero stood beside Lu Mingfei without saying a word.
Lu Mingfei was stiff all over, unsure what to say. A storm raged inside him: Who am I? Where am I? What is Zero going to do? Am I about to be beheaded in public?!
He suddenly realized that the Yangtze River had sounds at night: the chirping of some unknown insects along the shore, waves slapping the hull, and creaks coming from the boat.
It was actually pretty noisy at night. He hadn't even noticed while talking to Nono earlier.
"Caesar is writing the mission summary," Zero said, looking at the flustered Lu Mingfei. "But you and Nono need to fill in the hour and a half when we lost contact."
"Oh." Lu Mingfei nodded. "We can write it when we get back to school."
"It needs to be written now," Zero said, looking at him. "In case you forget the details."
How could he possibly forget the details!
Old Tang was Norton, and he and Norton had shaken hands and made peace; Nono had touched Lust, then held him and gnawed at him; just now, the two of them had even admitted they liked each other.
Was any of that something he could put in a report?
Lu Mingfei's head began to ache over how to make something up. Maybe it would be better to leave this job to Nono, but then there was no guarantee she wouldn't sneak in her own agenda.
"Has she finished talking to you? Has everything been explained?" Zero asked coolly.
Explained? Explained what? That I liked her, or that I betrayed Cassell College, or...?
He couldn't help glancing at Zero. Sensing his gaze, she raised her head.
"What is it? I just finished going over the operation details with