Reha's apartment in the Vampires district.

After Alvine and Elena leave, Rendy looks at her sister. "Are you all right?"

"...That's not the right question, sis." She mutters while watching Alvine's portal gradually shrink a few meters from them with complex eyes.

Knowing very well what her sister meant by that, Rendy nods her head. "You're right; but even if the Queen had designated me as host, I can't make this decision without...-

"Rendy, what decision are you talking about exactly?" Cindy frowns while growling between her tight teeth.

Rendy's eyes undulate slightly when she sees her sister interrupt her.

"... It's problematic. But I still have to warn her of the clumsy situation. Like an idiot, I fell into his trap without even realizing it."

"..." Cindy looks at her briefly, just as unable to know how to deal with the situation.

After this silence, she finally expresses herself. "Anyway, what is done is done, we can't back the way and act as if nothing had happened. In addition, I doubt that he--