Going to See My Father-in-Law (2)

An old-fashioned dean's office.

In front of the table, the dean and I sat facing each other.

The old man set down a cup of tea for each of us, then got straight to the point.

“Preparations are complete. The Purgatory raid team can be deployed to the 71st floor as early as tomorrow.”

“Huh··· Already? I thought it would take another two weeks.”

“We proceeded as quickly as possible.”

“I'm surprised. I didn't expect you to cooperate so actively.”

“How could I ignore it after hearing something like that?”

The dean, Walther Droit, answered calmly.

By “something like that,” he was probably recalling the things I'd said during our private meeting last time...