Flower City, Observatory District.
14th Street, upscale residential area.
[Ding-dong-]
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Haywood Lawrence's residence? I have a letter for him."
A mailman stopped outside the upscale residence and rang the gate's doorbell. Not long afterward, the gate opened, and a handsome young man with blond hair and golden eyes walked out.
"Are you Mr. Haywood Lawrence?" the mailman asked the Blond Young Man respectfully.
When Xia Xiu saw the mailman, his eyebrows involuntarily rose. Then a genial smile appeared on his face as he replied,
"Mr. Haywood Lawrence is inside. I'm his friend. You can give me the letter, and I'll pass it along to him later."
"Sorry for the trouble, then."
The mailman handed the letter to the Blond Young Man, then rode away on his green motorcycle.
Xia Xiu looked down at the letter in his hand. The upturned corners of his mouth had fallen, and his golden eyes seemed veiled in shadow.
"Fate..."
He had only just discussed with Valente where they could find another opportunity to unlock the secondary conditions. Yet in the blink of an eye, someone had delivered that opportunity right to his doorstep-and two at once, at that.
When Xia Xiu saw the mailman, the familiar announcer's voice of [God's-Eye View] began echoing in his ears.
``` [God's-Eye View · Private]: Justice is the foremost virtue of social institutions, just as truth is the foremost virtue of systems of thought.
[God's-Eye View · Private]: People always hope to construct a perfect social system, but these man-made institutions each have their own problems. Law is the embodiment of justice, one of the institutions people have created. The law must not be scorned; it will prove its own worth. Those who uphold it must harbor [Fairness] and [Humility].
[Humility]: The humble