"Hmph, who told you to hide."

The little girl showed no sympathy for the black-clothed man, instead protesting his evasion earlier by turning her head away.

Hmm...fortunately I intentionally let myself get kicked just now. Although my body instinctively reacted at first, I managed to forcefully control it. Otherwise, if I had continued to dodge, I would probably have been tied up and kicked next time. After all, the black-clothed man knew the little girl's nature very well.

The black-clothed man was grateful for the correct decision he had made just now.

"I understand, it's not stolen, that should be fine."

"What do you mean, 'that should be fine'?"

The little girl's fierce and evil gaze shifted towards him.

"...Okay, okay, I give up. Why did Ling say she didn't know earlier?"

Perhaps it was because the black-clothed man apologized, or maybe he touched on the main point, but the little girl didn't act stubborn anymore and instead wore a troubled expression.

"Actually, I don't know where this thing came from either. All I can say is, I became aware of it at some point and it was already hanging around my neck."

"Aware of it?"

"Yeah, that means when I came to my senses, I found this thing already hanging on my neck."

"Hmm..."

Hearing this, the black-clothed man couldn't help but ponder. Although the little girl's words sounded absurd, he didn't believe they were lies.

After pondering for a long time...

"So, Ling, you mentioned before that you don't have any previous memories."

The black-clothed man questioned her.

"Yeah, I don't have any previous memories, so where did I come from? Who are my parents? I don't know any of that. All I can say is, when I became conscious, I found myself in a certain place. I should have arrived there while being awake, but after waking up I had no impression of that place and didn't know why I was there. The surroundings felt very unfamiliar."

"Was it like your memories were erased or something? Although I don't know the details, that's the only thing I can think of at this stage."

"Well, maybe."

"So, when you woke up, you found the pendant already hanging on your neck."

The little girl nodded, agreeing with the black-clothed man's conclusion.

"Yeah, that's right. So, I don't know where it came from. I just feel that this thing is very important. But why is it important? How important is it? I have no idea about those things either."

"I see, although it sounds...odd, the credibility unexpectedly high."

"What do you mean by 'unexpectedly high credibility'? It's already the truth, and is now the time to discuss these things?"

Saying that, the little girl put the pendant away again and tucked it into her clothes.

"Well, you're right..."

So, the black-clothed man brought up another topic.

"Ling, do you know what's happening on the other side?"

The little girl seemed to understand something and furrowed her brow.

"The other side, what do you mean? Is it...?"

"Ah, Elena's plan failed."

Upon hearing the answer, the little girl's eyes widened in surprise.

"Elena sister? How is that possible?"

"Ling, even if you don't believe it, it's the truth. Ricky just called a while ago and said they successfully rescued Elena according to plan."

Even so, the little girl still didn't want to believe this fact.

"Could it be possible that Elena failed? Because Elena is really amazing, isn't she?"

Saying that, she glared fiercely at the man in black.

"...Ling, I understand your feelings very well. After all, you admire Elena so much, so it's understandable that you can't accept it for a while."

"What do you mean 'understandable'? You bastard."

The little girl cursed and kicked the man in black's right leg again.

"Ouch..."

As the man in black groaned from being kicked, he held his leg and jumped in place. The reason why he was kicked this time was also intentional on the part of the man in black.