After a few seconds of silence.

"But... I can't just ignore it."

Looking up, he said to Ryuto.

Although his voice lacked confidence, the determination hidden within was stronger than anything else, his expression still as calm as usual, but...

Something seemed to have been added.

"You can't just ignore it... Even when you know you're powerless, you still can't just ignore it?"

"That's right."

Without any hesitation.

"In that case..."

Indeed...

Ryuto arrived at a certain conclusion in his mind.

Thinking of this, Ryuto shrugged helplessly.

"It really can't be helped. Although it's troublesome, we can only bring this to a quick end, after all, time is running out."

"Huh?"

Ignoring the puzzled expression on Crepes·Clair's face, Ryuto shifted his gaze to Anna beside him.

"Because time is short right now, I can't explain, but I need your help, Anna."

"My help?"

"Yes, but... it might not be a good thing for you, I have to make that clear in advance."

"Not a good thing... Although I don't understand what Ryuto means, if I can be of help in any way, I'm willing to do so, because like Captain Crepes, I can't just ignore this."

"Even if it might cause harm as a result..."

Saying this, Ryuto narrowed his eyes.

"Yes, even so, I will still do it."

"Miss Anna..."

Anna, who was called, turned her gaze towards Crepes·Clair.

"Captain Crepes, don't worry too much. I understand very well, if you can help, you will certainly not stand idly by. It's just that this time you're powerless, I want to say, I hope Captain Crepes won't forget this original intention, after all, there will be times when I can't help, and at that time, it's up to Captain Crepes."

"Thank you very much, Miss Anna."

Crepes·Clair lowered his head gratefully.

"Alright, Ryuto, just do what you need to do."

"Um..."

This straightforward attitude made Ryuto a bit awkward.

Well, this statement is too ambiguous, whatever, there's no time to nitpick.

So, Ryuto and Anna took their steps forward.

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"Haha, I didn't expect this to be so interesting."

"That's right, it's really addictive, after all, this kind of thing isn't something you come across every day."

"Ah, every time I throw a stone in and see her joyful expression, it's so funny, she must think it's money, I really want to tell her the truth and see her disappointed look."

"Haha, me too, but we have to wait a bit, I'm not done playing yet, and, to make the fall impactful, it has to be high enough."

"So it's like 'the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment'?"

"Yes, when hopes are dashed, that look of despair is just irresistible."

"Wow, you're a genius, with that said, I can't wait, let's just throw a bunch of rocks in next time, I'm already excited."

"Great, let's do that, we'll split up and take action."

So the clever two immediately decided to collaborate, after all, strength lies in numbers.

"Haha, this will be fun to watch."

As the man squatted down to pick up stones, he grinned with joy on his face.

However...

"Huh?"

Noticing someone approaching him, the man couldn't help but raise his head.

"Huh? A foreigner?"

After taking a closer look, the man muttered to himself.

The reason he said that was because Ryuto had already changed his appearance beforehand.