Intervene

Schmidt was stunned for a while before becoming quiet when he saw Kieran come in with a smile.

Their tacit relationship was enough to let Schmidt believed that Kieran had quite a reasonable explanation for his behavior.

Nicil was different though. He frowned and sized up Kieran with a suspicious gaze.

"What do you intend to do?" Nicil asked.

"Of course, to agree to your suggestion! I also think that Schmidt needs some self-defense capabilities of his own!" Kieran said with his ever warm smile.

Nicil's brows were almost stuck together when Kieran said that because of the contrast between Kieran's previous attitude towards the suggestion and now.

Did Kieran not see clearly the hidden intentions in his suggestion?

Yet the thought was discarded by Nicil the moment it came up. Even if Kieran didn't see it clearly, he must have heard what Schmidt said before and given such circumstances…

Suddenly, Nicil thought of the other only possibility.