109 Volume III - Chapter 30: Everything is a Game?

I was silent as I walked toward the research building. There was hardly anyone outside because of the light rain and more recent events, but the few people who saw me kept their eyes on me for a while.

My name was much more common now than it used to be, I was the center of attention and it wasn't something I didn't like, but... I wasn't in a position to be happy about it right now. On top of that, it was much more uncomfortable than I thought it would be.

I took a deep breath and shook my head slightly from side to side.

After I talk to Ulka, all my short-term work will be done. All I have to do is talk to him, and then I will go to bed and rest for a long time...

Ye-

"Heh, she got what she deserved."

I hesitated for a moment, stood where I was for a short while, and finally turned toward where the voice I had heard had come from, a shadowy alley of buildings with no one around.