“You can go,” she said without looking back. “Rest. You’ll need your strength for the next mission.”
His mouth went dry. Every fantasy he’d ever had—every stupid, lonely dream from his shack days—flooded back. But standing in front of her , he couldn’t say any of it. She was too far above him. Too perfect. makima gives denji reward
“I… I dunno,” he lied.
Denji’s brain short-circuited. Reward? His mind raced. Money? A new shirt? Maybe—no, don’t get your hopes up, idiot—maybe a date? “You can go,” she said without looking back
“You’ve earned something,” she said, stopping just a foot away. She smelled like tea and rain. “A reward.” “You can go