Chapter 24

* * * Despite his promise to use his invitation ticket, Ezio showed no sign of turning up. Meanwhile, the days of The Ring Thief’s run passed one by one, until the final day arrived before anyone knew it. By then, Hwani had been driven nearly to a nervous breakdown by endless speculation and wild thoughts, but the atmosphere in the dressing room that day was entirely different from the start. A staff member kicked open the door in a flurry of excitement.