As Ignos Fire dreaded the day his incompetence would be publicly discussed, Chiaki zoned out at this sudden intrusion.
It took only a split second to recall who the lady was from her memory, and when she found out, she sighed internally.
Sister, if only you knew that I didn't want this marriage. But I made my choice to participate in the Dome project, and I don't want to go back prematurely, so . . .
"What do you want?"
Coming out from her lips laced with the aura of the Path of Indifference's practitioner, it sounded harsh and cold, despite Chiaki having not intended it that way.
"Ah," Janice sashayed to her; the dancer's hips swayed salaciously. "General Spring is like a piece of peerless crystal. Pretty to look at, but pointy to hold and cool to the touch. You live up to your title, indeed."
Chiaki frowned her forehead. "It's because the crystal is my power source."
