An Early Reunion

“I reached the sixth tier.”

“···.”

Meredith dropped the tablet and froze, her face blank.

Was overwork and lack of sleep making her ears malfunction? Or had she misheard a particular word? Sixth what? Organic?

“Mr. Max? Could you say that again?”

“I reached the sixth tier. I need to update the information, but how do I take the measurement?”

Max spoke lightly, swinging Geum Jonghwa’s prosthetic arm around like a toy.

Meredith cast her eyes toward Usagi, silently asking her to explain, but Usagi made no gesture. As if she hadn’t understood the look, she kept her mouth shut, taciturn as ever.

“Ah···.”

Thanks to that, Meredith’s thoughts became tangled like a ball of yarn a cat had played with...