After learning his name, Theresa became curious about his ability to control her.
How exactly did this kind of miraculous ability work?
"Hurry up and release your control over me."
Compared to satisfying her curiosity, Theresa right now wanted her freedom back more than anything, rather than being controlled like this.
"Sorry, can't do it."
Just like how he replied to others, Levi gave Theresa the same answer.
'What do you mean you can't do it! Is this guy planning to stick to her forever?!'
Theresa frowned.
If she let him control her like this, judging from what happened yesterday, he would probably cause quite a bit of trouble at St. Freya.
"Do you even know that men and women should keep their distance? Hurry up and release your control! I still need to arrange the aircraft to Nagazora City."
"Do you remember the commission I mentioned?"
Seeing the red-haired middle-aged woman walking this way, Levi withdrew his gaze from the window and explained to Theresa, "This is how I complete the commission."
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"If you don't believe me, you can ask Kiana. She's one of my loyal clients."
At least half of his abilities had been farmed from Kiana.
'Kiana really is my lucky star!', Levi evaluated in his heart.
After hearing this, Theresa thought about what had happened to her niece.
Especially those few times when Kiana's before-and-after changes were obvious. It really did somewhat resemble this current situation.
But Theresa still found it hard to believe.
"Aren't you in a superior-subordinate relationship with her?"
"Just something we told to fool you." Levi revealed the truth.
"We have a secret that can't be spoken… well, it's not that it can't be spoken, it's just that even if we said it, you wouldn't be able to hear it. That's why she used that excuse."
Hearing this, the anger Theresa felt from being fooled by Kiana faded.
She sighed in her heart.
'If Kiana could explain things this clearly, she wouldn't have pressed her so hard before.'
'Sigh… what am I supposed to do about her in the future!'
After sorting out her worries about Kiana, Theresa asked Levi when they would depart.
"Now."
Knock! Knock! Knock!
A knocking sound rang out.
Himeko walked into the room, holding a stack of documents and reports.
"Theresa, this is the detailed report on Nagazora City…"
After taking the report, Levi simply skimmed it before putting it on the desk.
Recalling what he knew about Theresa, he cleared his throat and deliberately put on a dignified tone, "Good work. Now go arrange the aircraft. Prepare to depart for Nagazora City."
"..."
Himeko glanced at the report on the table and sighed at Theresa. "You told us to investigate Nagazora City in detail. Now that it's done, you don't even look at it."
"And didn't you say that agency boss was only coming in the afternoon?"
"When did I ever say afternoon?"
Levi looked confused. Himeko's gaze turned strange.
"I was talking about the agency boss, not you, Theresa. Are you…"
Her gaze moved past "Theresa" and landed on the comic book on the desk that unusually hadn't been destroyed.
"Did reading comics make you stupid?"
"Watch your mouth! How dare you talk to your superior like that!"
Realizing she hadn't hidden the comic, Theresa's voice was both embarrassed and angry.
Even though Levi was the one outside, the embarrassed one was still her.
"Ahem!"
Levi also realized he had let something slip. For a qualified actor, that was a major taboo.
"Right, right, I meant that agency boss. When did he ever say he was coming in the afternoon?"
Himeko's gaze was still strange. How long had it even been? And Theresa had already forgotten what Kiana said.
Kiana, who couldn't be taught no matter what.
Theresa, who forgot things the moment she turned around.
"Theresa, do you think Kiana's intelligence is inherited from you..."
"I never did anything to let Siegfried down in that way!"
'I'm completely innocent with Cecilia!'
Levi replied to Himeko with a puzzled expression.
When Kiana asked him today, he didn't remember ever saying he'd come in the afternoon.
'What I said should have been, I've got something to do, wait a bit. How did that turn into coming in the afternoon?'
'Kiana passed on a fake decree?!'
Levi stepped outside, glaring at the strange-looking Himeko the way Theresa usually would. "I was just curious when he ever said he'd come in the afternoon."
Himeko opened her mouth. "Kiana…"
She contacted him right in front of us.
Before she could finish, Theresa's authoritative voice sounded again. "He clearly said he wasn't coming!"
Turning to see Himeko's stunned expression, Levi shook his head. It was perfectly normal for a client and contractor to be in contact.
"He already told me about Nagazora City's situation and what the thing we're looking for looks like…"
Even so, with a Herrscher and pseudo-Herrschers there, it wasn't something the small Far East Branch could handle.
Unless they brought Kiana along and had her other self help.
But she hadn't appeared recently, so they probably couldn't call her out.
"Relax, relax." Levi waved his hand casually.
"Your worries are unnecessary. I understand those people best. To get commissions, they usually exaggerate the situation."
That might be what he said, but the way the other party had spoken back then didn't seem like exaggeration.
And with the situation in Nagazora City, while the birth of a Herrscher sounded a bit outrageous, one or two pseudo-Herrschers was still very possible.
Theresa had asked for intelligence collection earlier probably because she was worried about this. But why did she suddenly change her mind after the information was gathered?
"Even if there really is one Herrscher and two pseudo-Herrschers inside!"
Levi patted Judah, his reassuring voice echoing around them.
"Isn't there still me!"
Theresa, "..."
'I think I finally understand how other people used to see me…'
Seeing Theresa like this, Himeko took out her communicator and began arranging the aircraft to Nagazora City.
Even though Theresa hadn't read those reports, Himeko had read them very carefully.
Himeko would also be going on this trip, so she wasn't worried about any accidents.
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On the way to the port, Levi ran into Kiana, Raiden Mei, and Bronya, who had just gotten out of class and were out for some activity.
"Auntie! Himeko au... I mean, Himeko teacher!"
Maybe because class had just ended, Kiana energetically waved at them.
Raiden Mei, standing beside her, politely nodded and also greeted Principal Theresa and Himeko.
Only Bronya seemed to notice something. Her gray eyes stared at "Theresa" without saying anything.
Seeing Kiana run over, Himeko rubbed her head. "Good thing you corrected yourself quickly!"
Otherwise Himeko would definitely have let Kiana taste the Iron Fist of Love.
"Hehehe!"
Kiana scratched her head and looked at "Theresa," who had her arms crossed and eyes shining with a smart look.
"Auntie, what are you going to do?"
She had just seen them heading toward the port. Now that Levi still hadn't come, why were they going there?
Could it be they planned to go find that thing themselves?
It wasn't impossible to search on their own, but without Levi as a bodyguard, it still felt a bit worrying.
"Ahem!"
"Theresa" cleared her throat and said, "Naturally we're going to Nagazora City to find the Stigmata!"
This girl actually didn't recognize him.
Still standing there foolishly calling him auntie.