The Empire's border has been quite unsafe lately!
So unsafe that Ethan was called to a meeting after just less than four hours of sleep. There was a blackboard that appeared from who knows where in Ave's living room, covered with documents sent from Gear City. She even prepared place cards with the code names "Top Wolf" and "Chicken Keeper."
But before the meeting could begin, Lady Rose had to clarify one thing.
Her beautiful eyes were full of doubt. "Why are you gnawing on hard bread again?"
Unconsciously, Ethan seemed to have become inseparable from hard bread, as if it was meant to be in his hand.
"Because I came without having breakfast... huh? Is breakfast not allowed during the meeting?"
"Breakfast? It's almost afternoon now!"
Realizing Ethan was distracting her, Ave continued, "I didn't say breakfast wasn't allowed in the meeting. I'm just asking why you only eat hard bread. How much do you like hard bread?"
