Unspeakable bubbles

"Quick, see who it is?"

Urged on by his real name, Jack took out his phone from his pocket. Upon seeing the number, his expression subtly changed.

"...Yes, Aunt."

"Hmm, Lady Gulian is calling at this hour?" Hirano Mana's face showed a playful expression.

"I'll take it!"

He snatched the phone and answered the call using his real name: "Hey, guess who I am?"

“Real name, it’s been two or three years since we last spoke on the phone like this,” Gulian’s gentle voice came from the other end.

"..."

“We haven’t spoken since the last batch of supplies Your Excellency provided to Snow Fox,” Makoto’s tone softened slightly.

"You need to know my real name."

"If Snow Fox were still that unknown mercenary group, it would be fine, but as your influence grows, there are some things I can no longer do openly."

Gulian said calmly, "Although I am a member of parliament, I am far from having absolute power in the Federation."

"I understand. I will always remember your kindness to me and to us snow foxes."

"But!"

Hirano Mana's tone shifted: "That's not a reason for me to let him go!"

"Chun? What did he do to make you resent him so much?"

"Your Excellency Gulian, you are asking a question you already know the answer to."

“Masumi’s death has nothing to do with him.”

"..."

"Then, who is it related to?" Zhenming's voice turned extremely cold.

"It's not convenient to talk about this over the phone, let's discuss it in person."

“Okay!” Zhenming readily agreed.

"Time and place."

"Now, the location... go downstairs and keep turning left, you'll see a coffee shop on the corner."

"I'll wait for you there."

"Understood, I'll be right there."

After hanging up the phone, Zhenming smiled at Jack and said, "Can you still walk? Or should I carry you?"

“I can do it myself,” Jack said, enduring the pain.

"what ever."

Releasing Jack's hair, Zhenming turned around: "Just a reminder, don't try anything funny halfway through."

"You might feel that after all these years, you're no longer that good-for-nothing pretty boy."

"But I'm telling you, your..."

“You are Asumi’s sister, and I would never hurt you under any circumstances,” Jack interrupted her, speaking with unwavering resolve.

"..."

"Hey, after all these years, you're still as mushy as ever."

Hirano Mana paused, then said with a touch of melancholy, "It's a pity. I thought my sister would find happiness."

"..."

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"Oh, Lady Gulian, it's been six or seven years since we last met. You still look as charming as ever."

In the privately-run café, Hirano Mana said with a grin.

“True name, you’ve changed a lot.” Gulian sized up the unruly girl.

With his bronze skin, neat ponytail, and wild eyes, he couldn't help but resemble a cheetah.

'She doesn't look like her sister at all.'

Gulian thought to herself, seemingly unconcerned about Jack's limping gait.

She doesn't care, but someone else does!

"Ah Chun, did she hurt you?"

Augustus helped his friend up, and he coldly stared at Hirano Mana, who looked as if she were facing a formidable enemy.

"I already told you to call me Jack."

He waved his hand: "It's nothing, just a minor scratch."

Aren't you going to introduce this person?

Zhenming looked at Augustus and said, "A master-level expert, tsk tsk, there aren't many in the entire Federation, are there?"

"Although he looks like a martial artist, he is a genuine master of the mystical side."

Gulian smiled: "August, the sixth-ring master of the Seven Rings Tower."

"Just a sixth-ring honor." Augustus stared at his real name and said curtly.

"Yes, Augustus?"

Hirano Mana still remembered this man; she recalled that they had played together when they were children.

"Well, even though we're old friends, let's not reminisce today."

The real name's expression turned serious: "Consul Gulian, I'm here this time to demand the truth!"

"the truth……"

"Take a look at this first."

At Gulian's prompting, Augustus reluctantly handed a document to Zhenming.

She quickly took the document, sat down in a chair, and began flipping through it casually.

"..."

As time passed, Mana's expression gradually became serious.

She flipped through the document more and more slowly, and by the time she finally finished reading it, Zhenming's brows were furrowed.

"You mean... my sister, the child she adopted brought her misfortune?"

"do not know."

Gulian shook her head: "After all, the child had already passed away when Masumi had her accident, but..."

"But we can't be certain that it has absolutely nothing to do with that little girl!"

Zhenming pushed aside the documents in front of her: "You've really given me a big problem."

"If my sister was murdered, I can go after that guy and take revenge."

"Or maybe my sister really did die because of that little girl, then I could go and cause her trouble."

"But you gave me such an ambiguous answer."

"What should I do?"

Section 342, Chapter 341 Arrangement

“True Name, do you also face a dilemma? I originally thought you would only resolve this matter in a simple and crude way.”

Gulian said calmly, "For example, killing all the suspects."

"Of course I've thought about that too."

Hirano Mana said frankly, "But the two people involved in my sister's death were the man she loved and the good boy she regarded as another sister."

She paused, then took an envelope from her bosom.

"After I went abroad, my sister and I never saw each other again, but we kept in touch by letter."

"This is a letter she wrote more than a month ago. It said that Bubble was going to a very, very far place and that she was afraid she could no longer take care of the little girl."

"My sister... was very helpless, but this also proved her love and care for that little girl."

"To be honest, I was a little jealous of that kid after reading this letter."

Hirano Mana sighed: "Those of us in this line of work are always straightforward and ruthless. But my current identity is Hirano Masumi's younger sister, not the leader of the Snow Fox Group."

"As her younger sister, how could I be so 'simple and brutal' towards the two most important people in her life?"

"You're lying through your teeth!"

Augustus said angrily, "Look at Jack! Did he hurt himself with that leg injury?"

"It's just a superficial injury, it's not a big deal," Zhenming shrugged, seemingly unconcerned.

"Real name, do you mean you haven't decided yet?" Councilor Gulian asked.

"..."

“Yeah, Jack, um, it’s a really awkward name to say.”

Zhenming shook her head: "Although I don't like this 'brother-in-law,' I know he would never harm my sister."

"Consider that stab as compensation for failing to keep his promise. We're even now!"

"But that little girl..."

After a moment of silence, Zhenming said, "I really don't know what to do."

"I have a suggestion."

Gulian revealed the true purpose of her trip: "That little girl is going back to her homeland soon, but she is bound to encounter some bad things on her journey."