Thinking about it, it felt incredible. The daughter of a high-ranking NUA Organization member, identified as captive No. 021 who had several contacts with NUA leaders, just got off like that? Not only was she allowed to keep her original position, but she was also awarded a Third-class Merit...
How much effort must this man have put in!
She felt grateful in her heart and when she truly understood the situation years later after returning to her country, only then did she realize how much this man had sacrificed for her on that world-shattering day...
But at that moment, even without knowing, she could guess that things must not have been simple.
They looked at each other for a long time, and although the post-disaster sense of rebirth eased her heart considerably, there were some words that were still stuck in her throat, uncertain if she should ask him.
