For many new recruits in the Field Operations Department, the secret war is merely a somewhat distant term categorized under history, but for those team leaders active on the front line and wielding a certain amount of authority, the secret war is a scar engraved deep in their souls.
Now, most of the team leaders in the Field Operations Department have experienced the secret war, honing themselves in blood and fire, forging sharper blades.
Even standing on the broad street, Bologue felt a vague pressure, as if he were confined in a narrow solitary cell.
Bologue said, "That joke isn't funny."
"I think so too," Lebius nodded in agreement. "I think I'll never learn what humor is in this lifetime."
"Are you trying to tell me something? About the past," Bologue asked, as sharp as ever.
"Let me think... it's been a long time since I recalled these things, it seems like not long ago, but the memories have become mottled."
