Book 10: Chapter 4 (1)
After bringing down Ouroboros, Shin returned to Avidya’s headquarters.
As he entered, the eyes of all present turned to him. While there were some individual differences, most gazes were still turbid and sullen, but much less than they were a month before.
“Welcome back. I see you’ve kept your word.”
Calmia’s tone seemed brighter than usual.
“Not exactly, our side suffered losses too.”
“….so that’s why he’s not there by your side.”
Shin’s expression didn’t change as he spoke, but Calmia stopped breathing for a second before talking. She didn’t know about Shadow’s death yet, apparently.
Probably because they had heard the conversation, the surrounding people started whispering among themselves.
“Did he get his revenge?”