While Erwin was contemplating how he was going to search for Lana, the subject of his thoughts was sitting in a high-end pub in the northern part of the city with a bored look on her face. At this moment, she was listening to the conversation taking place between the two people seated at the table next to hers, but she wasn't able to actually focus any attention on the conversation.

"Big Sister? Since when did you come back?!" A black-haired woman was staring at Aglea with a hint of unease in her gray eyes, but that was far outweighed by emotions of surprise and elation from this long-awaited reunion.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Have you come to despise me just like everyone else in our family?" Aglea asked in a bitter voice.

"How could you say that, Big Sister?" the black-haired woman asked as she bit down onto her own lower lip. "You know I'm not like them."

Aglea faltered slightly upon hearing this, following which a gentle smile appeared on her face, but it was concealed by the silver mask that she was wearing. She reached out to stroke the young woman's soft and glossy hair, and she felt as if she had returned to over 20 years ago. Back then, the young woman...