"Do you think Martis had something to do with Nerium's offer about the resort in Red City?" Noir asked Solis hesitantly. "Even if Boss Gaia says that this is an experiment and that the success of this project would let us collaborate in the much bigger project in Azure City…Nerium is big enough to be able to do both by itself, even if the one in Azure City is massive. At most, they'd have to hire some external agencies…there's no need to collaborate with us."
Solis sighed. "It is possible," he said. "Boss Gaia holds Martis in very high regard…he saved her life once. She may have had a hand in Nerium showing an interest in working with us."
Noir peered at Solis's face. "What do you want to do?" he asked seriously. "Even if there are obvious benefits for us in this collaboration, your peace of mind is the most important. If it is indeed Martis who egged on Boss Gaia to give us this project, we'll have to see him every now and then, won't we?"
