"Is that so?" Voiced Virus with a half-smile as he stared at her excited face which couldn't take her eyes off of the golden ring.
"… Yes…" After a short hesitation, she responded.
"So it's not that valuable? It's just kinda valuable to you?" He inquired further while putting her under his watchful eyes.
"… Ye… Yeah…" Stuttering a little, she replied nervously.
'I don't buy it.' Thought Virus, however, externally, he revealed a bright smile as he uttered, "Okay, no matter what it is… I won't eye what interests my apprentice-sister… so relax… haha."
"Junior brother…" Moved a little by his words, Astes could only call out to him.
"Okay, say no more… let's go out if that's truly your choice." Uttering this, he turned around as he began walking toward the door of the treasury while looking at his injury, 'Although it's just a shallow cut and it would cause me no dangers… I still better dress it soon.'
