Sounds of a keyboard clacking could be heard on Kairi’s side. She shook her head.

“No. Nothing at all. It’s as if everything Ayaka said yesterday was fake.

“Also, there was another news.”

Harvey narrowed his eyes. “What is it?”

“One of the members of the Five Royal Families, Ibuki Masato, the young master of the Tsuchimikado family, has arrived in Golden Sands. If my guess is correct, Ayaka must’ve stopped her arrangements for the time being because of him.”

Harvey frowned. “Ibuki Masato?”

“That’s right. He came with another identity as well—the envoy of the Island Nations Embassy. He could represent the emperor of the Island Nations while in Country H.”

Harvey’s eyes lit up, and he smiled. “Looks like someone’s desperately trying to put Golden Sands in more trouble…”

-

At this moment, the Golden Sands International Airport was filled with people. It was barely morning, but a lot of tourists were flooding the gateways.

Compared to the ordinary gateways, the ones designated fo