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Roland, how are you feeling?

I must thank you. If it hadn't been for that thing you brought back, I wouldn't have improved so much.

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Well, this is what Miss Luna has hoped for.

Just don't lose to the Babylonia people again.

That's blunt. I will try.

The Ascendants are gathered in an empty church. Sunlight sneaks through the cracks in the walls and falls on their elegant figures.

That's it? You will try?

The church door slowly opens. Hearing the sound behind them, Roland and Gabriel stand to attention and salute. Alpha walks over to the door in a welcoming manner.

So... is that all you have to say? You will try?

The owner of the voice, Luna, walks over and asks again, her manner brisk and passionless.

Yes, Miss Luna, I will try.

Alpha furrows her eyebrows at Roland's answer. Gabriel shivers a little but quickly regains his calm.

Mm, I will be watching.

Thank you.

Luna's timely smile relaxes the tension before it escalates into something ugly. A certain someone feels relieved. Meanwhile, Roland and Gabriel finish their salute.

Since Miss Luna is here, why don't you update us on the progress of your mission... Miss Lamia.

Gabriel quickly moves on to the next topic, but this Lamia girl is unresponsive, as if she was somewhere else.

I haven't seen her since I got here...

You've been hiding here all along, have you, Lamia? Show up right now, or I'm gonna blow this place up.

Wait, wait, wait! Are you a devil!?

Not a devil, but an Ascendant. Now stop being invisible and show yourself!

I'm here. Just lower your gun. I surrender!

Succumbing to Roland's threat, a monstrous feminine figure emerges from a dark corner. Despite her timid manner, she is actually an Ascendant working under Luna.

I just want to remind you it's time to quit slacking and get back to work.

I... I'm not slacking. I went to Akdilek and that disgusting ship... like I was told to.

Which is another way of saying "slacking off". So, you must have come into contact with certain people, right?

Um... yeah.

...

Anyway, the task I gave you, how did it go, Lamia?

Unfazed by the silly farce unfolding before her, Luna unhurriedly walks over to Lamia and asks.

Uh... about that... I think I failed.

How naive! Do they honestly think they can be neutral in a world like this?

So don't get mad at me. I'm just the messenger!

My sister is not mad at you. She just can't understand their stupidity.

But can you understand it?

Neither can I, of course.

So, Miss Luna, does that mean...

The power of Heteromers is under our control. Roland's frame has been enhanced. And most importantly, Babylonia is on its way to becoming a corporation.