"Hello, Ansel." Nika looked towards Ansel and spoke up. He didn't notice Erica's presence in the room.
"Nika, what brings you here?" Ansel asked, surprised. "Didn't you say you were busy tonight and wouldn't come here?"
"I came here to report the results of your request. I have completed..."
Nika paused in the middle of speaking, noticing Ansel's twitching eyebrows, a gesture that seemed to signal something to Nika. Nika didn't understand anything, so Ansel recklessly turned to look at Erica. Nika followed Ansel's lead and briefly felt confused upon discovering Erica's presence. However, Nika quickly regained control of her emotions.
"Erica... Good evening. It's nice to see you again."
Hearing Nika call, Erica pretended to be polite and said, "Hello."
"I didn't know you were here," N
