Agnes stood up and walked in the direction indicated by the white cat. The white cat immediately jumped forward a few steps, then looked back and continued to stare at her.
"Meyer..." Agnes pulled Meyer's sleeve, "This cat... seems to want to take us somewhere."
Meyer opened his eyes and followed Agnes's hand toward the end of the road. The white cat's gray-blue eyes shone dazzlingly in the dim showroom.
After a moment of looking at each other, the cat turned right and disappeared at the intersection.
Meyer and Agnes got up to chase them - the cat was indeed waiting for them to follow them on the other side of the intersection, and whenever they were about to arrive, the cat immediately set off briskly, quickly widening the distance between them.
"Wait a minute, please!" Meyer suddenly shouted.
The white cat actually stopped.
Agnes stared at this scene blankly, everything happening before her eyes was like a fairy tale. If it weren't for the severe pain in her shoulder and back at this moment, she would probably think she was dreaming.
Meyer ran back quickly and soon came back pushing the wheelchair. She motioned for Agnes to sit down again so as not to re-open the wound with excessive movement.
The white cat took them all the way back to Anna's study. It passed through the bookshelves and came to a white wall at the edge of the room. Agnes and Meyer looked at it for a long time, not understanding its meaning until the white cat The long tail flicked against the wall, and Agnes realized something.
"Meyer...knock on that wall."
Meyer responded, "This sound... is empty inside!"
The two sisters groped along the wall and quickly found the entrance - it couldn't even be said to be a secret door, just a camouflaged sliding door that hid the recessed handle with a pattern similar to the wallpaper.
Come in. Turn on the lights. A lounge with soft light appeared in front of them.
Meyer excitedly opened the locker closest to the door, but to her disappointment there was no convenient food as expected, only some blankets, remote controls and empty ink bottles.
"What's that screen?" Agnes pointed to the sofa bed not far away. A screen embedded in the wall was in standby mode. Meyer stepped forward and touched it gently. Soon, a blue halo of light began to flicker like water waves, and several item classification and search boxes appeared on the screen.
Meyer immediately entered the name of the medicine Agnes was taking, alcohol, bandages, cotton swabs... By the way, she also selected a ham pizza and related food supplements. She clicked to place the order just like before in Habitat, and the screen prompted her with related items. The match had started, and the two of them opened the door and listened to the sound - but a few minutes passed and nothing happened.
"It may take a while." Meyer said softly.
"It seems that this is really Mr. Robbeglier's room," Agnes looked around. "Only he can open up such a place on this ship..."
"Probably not."
Agnes turned back, "Why?"
"look."
Meyer leaned down and took out a pack of sanitary napkins from a low cabinet next to the sofa bed. It had been torn open, and only six sanitary napkins were left in the eight-pack bag, which had obviously been used.
"Probably a lady."
…
In another room, Anna was wearing headphones, closing her eyes and listening to Zero's report on everything that happened in the underground luggage room. …
"... Do they need to keep reporting to you about their behavior in the future?"
"No need," Anna said softly, "Pay attention to Agnes's injury. If she keeps getting worse, tell Hesta."
"Okay." Zero replied, "But why?"
"She makes decisions and she needs to face the consequences."
"I don't understand why she would take people underground, do you understand?"
"It's hard to say. I think there are probably three reasons," Anna said softly. "First, it was to protect the sisters from Gobelin. Second, it was because of me."
"Because of you?"
"Because of the letter I left," Anna said with a smile, "Hesta was angered, so she had to do something that would give me a headache."
"What about the third one?"
"The third one is, of course, for...herself."
There was silence in the earphones, "You mean, this is good for her?"
"Avoiding more harm is also a benefit. In fact, I suspect that some of the pain has reached an unbearable level for her..." Anna paused, "She also has to find a solution, and can't always wait for others. Come to the door."
"You mean, she doesn't want to see them die."
Anna didn't answer immediately.
"Did I grasp the point?" Zero asked again.
"Yes, you caught it," Anna laughed, "Whose database did you call this time?"
"Ava Morgan."
Anna was a little surprised: "Did you get her authorization?"
"Yes," Zero replied, "I promised her that I could synchronize everything that happened on the ship to her in a year's time - she is very interested in what happened here."
"Okay." Anna nodded, "What is Hesta doing now?"
"She was having dinner with Rico, and with Gobelin." Zero said softly, "Also, Bernhard is still looking for Si Lei and Bree. The disappearance of these two people seems to have put a lot of pressure on him. "
"Is the Guide still in Gobelin's possession?"
"Yes, he has been strictly enforcing the Guidelines rules."
"I can't remember clearly. Whose turn is it tonight?"
"Gustav Minger." Zero replied, "His number is 62."
"Substitute."
"...But the invitation to him was sent out last night. If someone is replaced now, both Gobelin and he may be aware of the loophole."
"Don't worry about these details," Anna said softly, "They are very good at finding reasons for their survival."
"Who would you like to change to?"
"Bree."
"clear."
"...Where is Chiba, what is she doing now?"
"At Boshanfu's side, she and Hestad had a phone call fifteen minutes ago. The two made an appointment to meet in Chiba's room at nine o'clock in the evening. Hestad said that he had some 'very important' things to think about. After confirming with Chiba, I speculate that it should be related to District 15, because she mentioned this in her conversation with Rico in the evening. Do you still want to see her tonight? "
"...No."
"Are you sad?"
"Sad? Ha, that's not the case." Anna raised her head and closed her eyes. "I just feel that some things... don't make sense."
"Is it about Hesta, or about Chiba?"
"Hesta doesn't have to do anything to get Chiba's love and care. If I want the same dose of affection, do you know what price I have to pay?"
Zero didn't answer. She could already clearly sense that this was a question - Anna was not asking, she just hadn't finished the sentence yet.
Sure enough, after a moment's pause, Anna then spoke, her tone unprecedentedly tired and cold.
“I must trample all my dignity and subvert all the principles of the past, but even this is not enough...I must do all this without hesitation.
"Otherwise, it would be a betrayal of her."
