"...So to summarize. An attacker approached the extraction force, and killed Senior Nereau, wiping out all of the extractors and Martial Apprentices, before disappearing, and you weren't so much as able to catch him?"
Senior Zenshin's expression darkened. "...Yes, Master Haishi."
He was currently bowing his head, his expression crumpled with shame and frustration.
Before him was a screen that transmitted a remarkably high-quality feed, featuring the person he was speaking with. It was a level of communication technology that was extremely rare, given the sheer distance between the Kandrian Empire and the Gereign Region.
"I personally recommended you as a leader to Lord Carnil," Master Haishi's delicate expressions sharpened.
Senior Zenshin's expression crumpled even further.
