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The insinuation of the middle-aged man's words was obvious.
If their team didn't pick a reliable 'backer' in time, no matter how 'well' they performed in the game, it wouldn't take long for certain forces in the real world to capture the 'Crimson Witches' for themselves.
After all, while it was possible that they might be able to get strong enough to defend themselves from most 'threats' in due time, no one who coveted them would be stupid enough to wait for that moment to arrive.
Sensing Danielle's hesitation, Norman smiled confidently. "In fact, if you didn't realize, we've already been protecting you in secret for quite a while. Otherwise, most of the offers you received so far wouldn't have been so polite."
Really sorry about the missed uploads the last couple days, ahhh! I was super sick. T.T
The medicine seems to be working now, though, so it should be possible for me to update regularly. Who knows, if my mind works, I might even be able to write more than usual, being stuck in bed... >///<