The heavy gate slowly opened, a scorching wave rushing in, making Bologue squint his eyes. Once the gate fully opened, a figure in protective clothing appeared behind it, having seemingly waited there for quite some time.
Bologue looked at the name tag on the figure's chest to determine his identity.
"Balder?"
"Good morning, Mister Lazarus," Balder nodded to Bologue.
"Hey! Balder!"
Belli waved to Balder before passing by him, energetically greeting everyone around.
"Good morning, everyone!"
Only at times like these did Bologue feel that Belli was like a department head. He wondered how she managed to call out each person's name despite not seeing their name tags, as if she were a lion overseeing her territory.
"I thought you all never left the Sublimation Furnace Core," Bologue said, surprised to encounter Belli outside of it.
"We rarely leave," Balder replied, quickly adding, "But in some special cases, we do go out in groups."
"Such as?"
