บท 169: A Quiet Moment Alone

Ryan wanted to meet up and discuss the mission afterwards... Nikolai could only apologise, returning alone.

"Are you going to be all right, alone?" 

Risa's eyes looked at Nikolai with a smile. Yet the emotions that flowed from her body in Nikolai's eyes were disappointment and worry.

"I should be okay, sorry... next time, I'll make it up to you."

He couldn't explain his feelings—the thought that the strange presence in the tower appeared in his city and world made him feel uncomfortable.

'Is there really anything I can do... someone who cannot even defeat an elder wraith alone?'

'Who could I even turn to or get information from...?'

'Yet who can I speak to about this... mother has been dead for so long, maybe she doesn't even know. Dad isn't due to return for a while and...'

Nikolai stopped thinking because a soft hand touched his cheek—Risa's faint smile and narrowed eyes looked up at him outside his apartment.