The officer stationed in front of Regal's room saw Admiral Hans arrive with Lu Xiao and Teacher Ai Li. At the admiral's signal, he opened the viewing window on the door.
The moment the window slid open, an amber beast's eye appeared in the opening, staring emotionlessly at the people outside.
Not until it saw Lu Xiao among the three did the beast's eye suddenly tremble. Then, Regal's voice came through. "Your Excellency Lu Xiao, have you come to see me?"
Regal's voice sounded somewhat distorted, as if another, indistinct sound was mixed with his own. It was like listening to a staticky old cassette tape.
Lu Xiao was no longer the naive newcomer she once was. After working at the Fifth Research Institute for so long and poring over countless documents, she knew very well that this distorted static in Regal's voice was a symptom characteristic of a High-level S-class Male Beastman.
