"Huh?!"
In a flash, Casio vanished from where he was, appearing behind the woman as if he were a ghost, his right hand slowly reaching out.
"I know you've trained in combat and your strength may be formidable. But please let me finish talking, okay?"
The woman raised her hands, indicating she meant no harm.
After ten minutes, they sat on the Rococo-style sofa in the living room.
The woman and Casio sat face to face, a teacup filled with black tea rested on the coffee table between them, more than half of its contents already consumed.
"So, you're from a secret organization called 'Shadowless', wanting me to join because the majority of its members are those like me, humans who have been parasitized by the Shadow Demons?"
Casio set down his cup of black tea and asked for clarification.
