Reinhard walked toward the arena the next morning when he mentally summoned the system.
The familiar blue screen appeared in his vision.
"It has been a couple of days... Why hasn't the new mission been given or the list been updated?"
[Host! I didn't know you would be so proactive! I'm amazed!]
Reinhard's expression stayed flat. "You would have pushed me to do it eventually anyway."
[I would! But I'm surprised I didn't need to. I expected it would take capturing several Main Fates before you became this proactive on your own.]
The praise felt oddly real, but he chose to ignore it. "Who's the next target?"
Silence.
The blue screen remained blank for three full seconds.
Reinhard stopped walking entirely and stared at the floating text with narrowed eyes.
"Why the pause?" His voice dropped lower. "Usually, that means something annoying or difficult is involved. So what is it?"
[Well, Host, the thing is... the next target isn't the current mission priority.]
