Chapter 2369

"I-Isn't it coming back?" Kai's voice trembled with a hint of unmistakable disappointment. As the system and perpetrator of Cecily's mess, Albany hadn't been welcomed when it first appeared. Kai used to constantly fight with it, but it had stuck around Shannon for almost three years. By now, he couldn't even remember what the system had done to control Cecily. He thought Shannon had long since treated it as a loyal sidekick like she did Benji Gold and the others, so to learn that she'd sent it back to the alternate world… As if realizing something, Kai couldn't help asking, "Was it its decision to stay in the alternate world? Does it not want to be your sidekick anymore?" His voice was filled with righteous outrage, like he'd been personally betrayed. Shannon gave him a baffled look and corrected him, saying, "It was never my sidekick." From the moment she named it Albany, it'd always been an independent and whole being to her. Just like everyone else, it was her companion. Th