In response to the question from the man in black, the little girl just raised her eyebrow and impatiently replied, "So that's it. In fact, as you said, she did arrive later. Although I was actually stopped by her."

"Why was that?"

"Why? Because before that woman arrived, I was delayed by other people."

"Other people?"

"Yes, two women and one man."

"Two women and one man? Could it be reinforcements from somewhere?"

Upon hearing this unexpected answer, the man in black fell into thought.

"No, it shouldn't be reinforcements. The target probably just happened to run into those people during the escape."

"Huh? Ran into them? Strangers? Just like that?"

The man in black's tone sounded surprised.

"Yes, just like that. They came to obstruct me."

The little girl was getting more irritated as she spoke.

"So, they were just meddling?"

"Yes, just meddling, it was their meddling that caused me to fail."

"No, this doesn't seem right."

"What's wrong?"

"In the end, Ryo, the reason you failed was because you couldn't beat Kreis Kureya."

"Who said I couldn't beat her."

"Thud–"

The little girl yelled in anger and then kicked.

"Ugh–"

The man in black jumped in place again.

So, this is it, this is how it is. I finally understand why Ryo's active skill suddenly improved, not because she cleared some hidden dungeon or activated some triple skill, but simply because of anger. Yes, anger can enhance skills. If that's the case, then I... Hmm... Anger, it's not something you can conjure up just like that.

Realizing this, the man in black decisively gave up.

"It was just because the opponent had the advantage of the terrain at that time. If it was on the same platform, one-on-one, I might have lost."

"No one can say for sure about that."

"Hmm?"

"No, it's certain, Ryo will win for sure."

Faced with the cold gaze projected by the little girl, the man in black hastily spoke, after all, life is the most important. Integrity can be sacrificed; it's not worth much anyway.

"Humph."

Perhaps feeling relieved, the little girl returned to the main topic.

"So, what do we do now?"

"What do we do?"

"Of course, that thing."

Saying this, the little girl shifted her gaze to the nearby TV station, and the man in black followed her look.

"Oh, that thing, it's fine."

The man in black sounded very relaxed.

"Huh? Do you mean you knew they would fail in advance?"

"Not entirely, it was just being prepared. Anyway, no matter what, they will ultimately fail; it's just a matter of time. They can't hold out there forever."

"Then..."

"Since things have come to this point, they are no longer of any use, and they will probably accept it willingly. After all, they were mentally prepared in advance, so there is no need to hesitate at all."

Speaking, the man in black pulled out something from inside his clothes.

"What is that...?"

After seeing what that something was, the little girl showed a rare expression of surprise.