Michael sneered, his gaze suddenly landing on Mikhail in front of him. He stood up, his smile gradually fading, and his tone became increasingly unfriendly. He asked Mikhail,
"And you? What desires did she seem to promise you?"
Mikhail protested his innocence, his remaining eye looking at Michael as he cried out his grievance,
"What does it have to do with me when she discussed trades with others? Even if I was told, it was only a way to return home. But as you told me earlier, even you don't know the way for me to return, so of course, I don't really trust her either. It's just because that little Japanese girl is young and homesick that I never brought it up..."
Seeing Mikhail's innocent explanation in front of him, as if trying to distance himself from Sariel, this did not ease Michael at all. His gaze remained fixed on Mikhail, asking,
"Then why did you run off with them?"
