Chapter 171: First

Mark stared at the ground.

"I can't... I can't do that." 

Despite feeling like the iron ball in her stomach had suddenly expanded, Elisa wanted to lighten the mood.

"Oh... Haha... Yeah. Yeah! I get that. I mean it's-"

He suddenly raised his gaze.

"There's somewhere I have to go." Mark continued.

'Have to... Not want to... Not need to... Have to...' Elisa took a mental note.

"Well... Hey. We can still... Umm... We don't have to part ways right away, right? We might be heading in the same direction after all."

"Mm. We might be." Mark muttered.

"Well, it's... Uhh... Hey, if you don't want to, I understand completely-"

"It's not that." Mark interrupted. "It's just... Alright. I guess we could."

"Good. We can figure out our respective routes once we're outside. So..." Elisa's gaze moved towards the Exit.

Mark's did the same.

An impatient Moonlit Feline walked closer to the doors.