She had wished she could walk slightly faster, but she was feeling fatigued. Not just physically. Her emotions were draining her of whatever energy she had. The longer she had walked at the same speed, the more she was dragging her feet.

When she had reached her destination, she slowly pulled herself up the stairs. There wasn't an elevator as it was only a four-storied building. Reaching the front of a door, she extended her hand to the door knob.

Just before she had turned the knob, she stopped. She muttered under her breath, "Is it worth it?"

She never answered her question. But she knew she would be questioned about it. Her fingers wrapped around the knob tightly and turned it.

Her gaze met with those of a middle-aged man. The man had messy red hair and azure blue eyes accompanied with thin eyebrows. He had a slender body, and his long fingers were flying across the keyboard.

"Oh! Satoko! What—"

The man stopped abruptly when he met the female's gaze.

"Looks like you have something important to talk about," the man commented, "take a seat."

"Thank you, leader."

The man had never seen her with such a solemn face. Sure, she barely showed her emotion at all, but it was different. Despair and helplessness filled her eyes. He also noted that she didn't address him by his last name.

She quickly took her seat and started, "I'd like to do what I did nine years ago, leader."

"Why?"

"I... want to save someone," she ended.

The man raised his eyebrows.

"I won't pry who, but do you think it would be worth the risk?"

She pursed her lips, and the only thing that came out of her mouth was "I don't know."

The man opened her mouth to say something but to be interrupted by her, "But I'll do it right this time."

"I'll do my mission right and save him." She repeated.

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A/N:
Weekly updates (most likely Friday/Saturday)!