She pressed on Koleda's shoulder and shook her head, saying, "No, little one. Knowing TOPS's track record, we don't know when they'll make further payments for the project. We should use our limited funds where they're needed."
"Tsk, got it."
Hearing Grace say this, Kleida had no choice but to turn her head to the side and weakly protest.
But it was precisely because of this slight turn of her neck that she saw a familiar yet unfamiliar vehicle parked on the side of the road.
A short while later, a man and a woman got out of the car.
The man had fair skin, wore a monocle, and was dressed in a butler's uniform; his behavior was extremely polite.
The woman, on the other hand, appeared more relaxed, looking around curiously with her tail swishing freely.
"Hey, Fagga and Ellen are here. Get up and get ready quickly, don't neglect them."
Kreta opened her mouth and urged Ben and Anton to get up quickly.
"Oh, okay."
Upon hearing this, Ben immediately got up, clapped his hands, and wiped the dust off his hands.
Anton, however, remained lying down, holding the data panel, and spoke without turning his head:
"Wait, President. I suddenly noticed that the similar etheric activity seems to have increased dramatically. Maybe we'll find new clues soon."
After saying that, Anton ignored Kreta's attempts to stop him and immediately lay down on the ground to observe, crawling forward step by step in the direction indicated by the data board.
until...
"Huh? What's going on? The monster's ether activity level is off the charts, which means I'm very close to the monster."
"Cough cough."
Suddenly, a cough came from above Anton's head, but Anton didn't pay attention to it.
"Hey, there's a pair of shoes. Wow, the etheric activity is so high, and they're a perfect match. Could it be that the monster is no longer satisfied with fusing weapons and has switched to fusing shoes?"
"Cough cough!"
Fagga couldn't help but raise his voice a few notches.
Anton finally snapped out of his daze, looked up, and immediately saw Fagga's slightly awkward smile.
"Long time no see, Anton. Have you been practicing some kind of perverted masculine training lately, like crawling on the ground and boldly examining the shoes of other men?"
...
Soon, Kreta led the group to her office, a quiet place where they could talk.
Squeak~
Kreta was the first to walk in after the door was opened, followed by the others who filed in and took their seats as arranged by Grace.
"I'm so sorry, Fagga, that you've seen our employees' predicament right away. Here's some black tea; conditions on the construction site aren't great, so please make do with this."
Once everyone was seated and Grace served hot black tea to everyone, Kreta finally spoke.
She sat in the president's chair and pondered for a moment before muttering to herself, "So that monster's name is 'Shougui' (牲鬼). I never expected to find out its name in this way."
Before entering the office, Fagga had already mentioned some things about demons in bits and pieces.
Kreta was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth.
I never imagined that my own family's spirit would disappear in such an unexpected way.
What was even more unexpected was that the thief actually came to apologize the very next day.
The thief not only apologized, but also brought them the secret of the demon that they had been researching for a long time without being able to decipher.
This series of experiences is simply outrageous!
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