Chapter 207: Anima(Part 6)
"That went pretty well, didn’t it? Besides the incident yesterday, things are progressing pretty smoothly," Remarked Aster, as he headed back to the hotel with Jules, Lyra, Wistari, Feno and Antel.
They were riding in a large, reinforced vehicle that their hosts had provided for them to safely travel to and from the conference in.
The conference had ended a few minutes ago, with most of the details settled. They would wrap up and finalize the alliance tomorrow.
With today’s part of the peace talks done with, Jules suggested that the group return to the hotel and stay there until the last part of the conference tomorrow.
"Come on, don’t let your guard down. This vehicle may be quite sturdy, but a powerful enough Magical attack could break through," Jules warned him.
"Don’t worry, I’m not slacking off. Quite the opposite, actually, I’m only acting like I’ve let my guard down. If there are any assailants stalking us, this should prompt them to show themselves. And we can make use of that, to draw them out and capture them. I’ve also set up a telekinetic barrier around the vehicle, it’ll take quite a fair bit of force to break through it," Aster informed her as he lowered his voice and leaned closer towards her.
Jules tensed slightly as she felt her heart skip a bit, before averting her gaze as she noticed Lyra giving her a knowing smirk. She took a deep breath as she felt her face heating up, in an effort to compose herself.
"Uh, Commander? You okay?" Inquired Aster in bemusement, looking concerned.
"H-Huh? Yes, I’m fine, it’s nothing! And good work, keep it up," She responded, doing her best to try and calm down.
"Impressive shrewdness and cunning, I must say. But I don’t think this is necessary, we should be fine. I seriously doubt any potential attackers would be stupid enough to make a move in broad daylight. Especially with the APF on extra high alert thanks to yesterday’s incident," Spoke up Antel.
"Perhaps, but even so, it wouldn’t hurt to be cautious and prepared for any possibility, however unlikely," Stated Wistari prudently, before adding, "On another note, this is the first time I’ve ridden in a motor vehicle. Is it rather loud, isn’t it?"