Snap!
Neo lit a cigarette, took a ravenous drag like a starving ghost, then slowly exhaled like a gentleman.
Through the thin haze of smoke, Neo turned his face toward the Little Bone Dragon Kangna, who sat on the sofa opposite him.
"Tsk."
Smacking his lips, Neo picked up a glass of red wine from the nearby coffee table and drained it without bothering to savor it.
Beside him, Alfred held a ledger and smiled. "I sense our Investigation Minister experiencing emotional loss of control."
"Oh, really? I'm simply beginning to wonder what all my hard work means. We've worked ourselves to the bone these past few days just to earn some point vouchers here.
"But some people go out once, take a long sleep, and end up with a Little Bone Dragon who possesses the Dragon God's inheritance at their side, complete with a Master-Servant Contract.
"Suddenly, the point vouchers we've earned don't seem quite so sweet."
"They're still very useful. We finally have genuine starting capital. Only now can we truly begin putting many things in place and developing them."
Neo shook his head. "You know that's not what I mean."
"I know what you mean, but I doubt you want to hear me answer: that's our young master's unique charm. There's no need to envy him, because you can't learn it."
"Heh."
Alfred also looked at the Little Bone Dragon sitting there. "Miss Kangna chose to stand with our young master because she agreed with his views. This is a victory for ideals."
"That's why I've always felt that the harm I could cause as a Light Remnant hiding within the Order God Church is practically negligible compared to you people."
"It's still different. Even if you underwent a complete light transformation, the most extreme thing you