What Do I Need You For

In the swaying carriage, Thales and Raphael sat across from each other wordlessly.

Thales appraised the Secret Intelligence agent who had been through thick and thin with him in Dragon Clouds City and recalled their previous farewell in the tunnel.

Raphael looked content. His dark red eyes seemed somewhat cheery.

Like how he was at their first encounter, confident and wise.

'Why is he always so confident?

'But then he always carries out messy and appalling work that require others to clean up after him.'

At this thought, the youth who had left Ballard Room not long ago became gloomier.

"Shouldn't you be playing cat and mouse with Star Killer in the north? When did you return?" Finding Raphael's mysterious smile unbearable, Thales broke the silence.

The corners of Raphael's lips curved upwards as he looked out the window. "Recently."

'Look at that. What an answer.

'Could he have responded any more ambiguously?'