Ciara's mind was going blank while thinking about various possibilities and trying to explain what she was hearing but there was no other explanation.
"... You know, I think she even has a crush on me. Well, not 'me' exactly, but... you know what I mean, don't you-?" The second man said.
Ciara paid close attention to his voice. Though the echoes made it somewhat distorted, she recognized it very well.
"R-Richard...?!" A whisper escaped her lips.
Slowly, the uneasy feeling she had been getting began to make sense.
How he was able to take care of the rumors, the strangeness of his return, and how his personality seemed to have changed.
'He wasn't in his office, because he teleported here... and his books were dusty as though they hadn't been used at all...'
Ciara realized that the man who was speaking was definitely Richard, or someone posing to be him.
"You may think whatever you want to. As long as you fulfill the mission, that's all that matters."
