Chapter 785: Washington D.C (7)
"Great news came from Manhattan. They told us to help those guys until further notice. I’m not sure how long we’ll stay, but it’ll be at least six months."
"Six months. It brings back memories. I never thought I'd experience what it feels like to be deployed domestically, but here we are."
"This must be the first time for the youngest, right? This sort of thing will happen more often. To be honest, it was pretty rare for us to stick around in Manhattan for over a year."
"I thought you guys were always traveling around, though, so it's a bit odd to call it 'sticking around'..."
"Hey."
Early January 2031, Washington D.C.
On a snowy day, the Dagger Team was told that they wouldn’t be able to go home for the next six months. And, of course, everyone except me reacted with, "Well, of course."
Outside the window, there was nothing but a white sky. It wasn't the gloomy weather when it rains, nor the bright, sunny weather, but that very specific white sky that appears when snow falls. Almost as if the clouds themselves were glowing in a strange way.
As I gazed at that scene, I casually threw out a comment.
"If we stay this late, won’t Lapland’s belly be all swollen when we get back?"
"...Oh, I see. The kid’s picked up some bold thoughts now that the wolf is gone. Nice."
"Doesn’t that mean we’d have to stay for about a year, not six months?"