"Anyhow... I heard that the battle had been easy this time?"
I asked to break the awkward silence.
"... Easy, eh? You can say that again."
Catherine sighed and looked at the ceiling. For a moment, intense grief appeared on her usually frowning face. But that manifestation disappeared as soon as it came, replaced by her old displeased expression.
"... Is something wrong?"
I asked, narrowing my eyes. Her expression... it looked oddly familiar. As if I had seen her like this before. Did I, though?
This time I hadn't had any flashbacks either... So it was probably my mind overthinking the matter.
As I waited for her to answer, the elevator door opened.
"Hm? No... Nothing. Forget about it."
Saying that, Catherine left the elevator... leaving behind yet another thing for my mind to worry about.
...
"Here are your pods. Be careful, please."