Chapter 17: Crimson Phoenix vs Black Owls part 1

“Hello, is this Mr. Nightroad?” the caller on the other line asked when Zitrey putted the smartphone near her ear. The caller's voice was hoarsely deep, you can easily tell it came from a middle age man. 

“Mn.” she disinterestedly answered. 

“Did you already distance yourself away from the group and Professor Akihiro?”

“Mn.”

The voice on the other line had stayed silent for a few seconds. 

Zitrey, who had expected on what will happen next. Take away the phone from her ear a second ahead before it burst with overflowing questions of: how is she, her older sister and her adoptive father. Also, talking some nonsense about his everyday life. 

This old man is extremely a worrywart about his friend family. Everytime he has chat with Zitrey he became a bit of childish and talkative. 

The first time when Zitrey was introduced to this old man as her godfather, she felt a