"So... we meet again, Madam Director? It feels like only a few minutes have passed since our last meeting?"
Under the watchful eyes of the various department heads, Goki, with Muelsyse / Muir Sais's Incarnation's slender waist in his arm and a silver sword in hand, burst through the window into the highly confidential Structure Department laboratory.
Beside him, Muelsyse / Muir Sais's originally petite and frail body had now somewhat expanded. As an Incarnation made of water, the recent rain had allowed her to absorb many raindrops, making her appear much fuller and a bit taller.
"You are... Researcher Goki? No, let me think, I've seen you!"
Goki's forced entry drew the Director's attention away from Saria, with whom she had been confronting. She was first startled, then after a brief thought, quickly recognized Goki by his signature black trench coat.
"You are... that hunter, the one who banished the Lord of the Burning Wind back to his Domain — I recognize you, Mr. Goki, you disguised yourself very well."
In the Director's black eyes, similar to Goki's, there was a mixture of surprise, excitement, and also... wariness.
"You've chased me all the way from Sargon, for what? To seek information about gods? Or to hunt the Great One of Columbia?"
However, as her starry eyes scanned him up and down, a smile of excitement gradually appeared on the Director's face, even a bit flustered, acting like a fangirl.
"That powerful strength belongs to you, doesn't it? Like moonlight, I can never replicate it, and I even must... You are not a god, you are human, aren't you? You don't have that — Muelsyse / Muir Sais?"
Having instantly guessed Goki's identity, the Director was about to ask more questions when she strangely noticed that Goki was embracing a somewhat full-figured young woman beside him, making her unsure if it was indeed the Ecology Department head she had appointed.
"Ahaha, Little Brother Goki is just young and impulsive, he just wanted to 'use' my Clone for a bit — give it back! You pervert who likes big-chested women!"
Rushing over to Goki, Muelsyse / Muir Sais awkwardly shook her pointed ears, fabricating a lie she herself wouldn't believe, and snatched back the Clone, which for some reason still couldn't be dispelled.
Two identical Liberi, one large and one small, huddled together and quickly retreated to a corner of the room, creating an exceptionally bizarre scene.
"Wh— Goki? What's going on?"
Meanwhile, Saria, upon seeing Goki's attire and the silver longsword in his hand, quickly understood Goki's identity.
"Don't you understand yet, Saria? He's not some Defense Department Researcher you recruited — he's a hunter who tracks Great Ones and their kin, someone who wields the power of gods. The power I possess, and the power Ifrit possesses, are like a firefly next to the bright moon compared to his..."
As she spoke, the Director couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, looking at Silence beside her, who had also gone from angry to bewildered.
"Forget me, but didn't either of you notice any flaws? Every time I meet Saria, she's praising Goki, either about how much work he's helped her with recently, or how well he's getting along with Ifrit... Has she really been blinded by love?
Looking at her old friend, the Director's tone carried a hint of amusement.
"I've always said, it's normal for us female scholars to be single. How could there be a man who falls from the sky, helps you raise your child, solves your problems, assists with your work, and provides emotional comfort? Wake up, how could anyone like us?"
"...I don't like hearing that, Madam Director —"
Goki gripped the stone hammer and silver sword in his hands. He was going to kill a sister to prove his Dao — Muelsyse / Muir Sais could be the Director instead!
Sorry, he was just a man who thought with his lower body; anyone who disturbed his pursuit of women had to die!
However, before he could act, he was stopped by a somewhat terrifying gaze, like that of a Great Dragon.
"This isn't what we agreed upon — Goki, I need an explanation?"
A hint of danger was hidden within the calm voice. Saria looked at Goki with a benevolent smile, as silver-white mist gathered on her arms, transforming into jagged white armor.
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