Chapter 238 - 231. A New Personal Growth
"Ah, I’m not sure they’d agree, though," Zein added.
"The reason?"
Rina leaned forward to look at Zein and Bassena better, and Lex knew she was probably expecting the reason to be something drama-worthy.
"As I said--because they are the current Landlord," the guide answered easily, much to Rina’s disappointment. She had expected something akin to ’preventing a love triangle’, most likely. "But I’ll still try to negotiate in person."
"Alright," Radia nodded then, and they continued the meeting to further detail the follow-up plan regarding the competition with Celestia, as well as their annual recruitment schedule.
But all Bassena could think about after the meeting ended was how Zein wanted to go to the red-zone, and it gave him anxiety.
"Why? Are you worried about me meeting Zach?" Zein asked once they were in Bassena’s office.
"That’s not it," the esper’s pursed his lips as Zein smirked teasingly. "I just...I want to go with you."
"Why?" Zein took a seat on the couch and beckoned the esper to sit with him.
Bassena, instead of the couch, preferred to sit down on the floor to lean against the guide’s legs. "I want to see the place where you grew up."
Zein tilted his head, thinking about the destroyed house, the suffocating air, and the dry ground. "What’s there to look? It’s not a nice place."