Chapter 84: Circumstances
“Terminal... curse, you say.”
In the heavy silence that settled over the conference room, I sat frozen in my seat for a long time before finally speaking in a low voice.
“Who?”
“Ah, well, that is...”
At my question, Tiffany Astellade snapped out of her daze, completely forgetting her usual persona as she stammered out a response.
“D-Did I... see it wrong?”
“......”
“Hmm. I guess I must’ve seen it wrong. Haha.”
For someone usually so lacking in awareness, she was now exhibiting a level of perceptiveness that bordered on supernatural.
But her efforts were all in vain—because it was already too late.
“......”
Meredia quietly covered the brand that had appeared on her right hand with her other, and her complexion was paler than ever.