Ausia and Koya walked down the street.
Any pedestrian would unconsciously make way for them. Cognitive interference magic often proved quite convenient.
"What did you want to say when I asked you earlier?" Ausia remembered Koya's hesitant reaction when she had asked whether there were any issues with his modified body.
Though his face showed no expression, she could still sense it easily.
"I want more changes in expression." After a brief hesitation, Koya decided to voice what was on his mind.
Ausia studied Koya's face and nodded slightly in understanding. "Indeed. No wonder I kept feeling something was a little off when I spoke with you earlier—it was your expressions... Could it be that I forgot to add an expression-control function when I modified you last time..."
"What?" Koya had not caught Ausia's final muttering.
"Ah, nothing." Ausia shook her head repeatedly. As the Tide Commander, she had to uphold the image of the Three Major Powers whenever she was out and about. "As it happens, a Rune Master came here with me this time. When she has time, you can go directly to her. It only requires downloading the information from the database and making some adjustments."
In a sense, Koya was now more like a kind of extraordinary lifeform than a human.
The Three Major Powers had conducted extensive research in this area, so solving Koya's troubles would not be difficult.
"Thank you." Koya thanked her earnestly.
"There's nothing to thank me for." Ausia waved a hand casually. "By the way, do you know of a place in Steel City called the Hearthstone Tavern?"
From her earlier conversation with Luo Chuan and Yao Ziyan, she had learned that the two had inexplicably stopped running their coffee shop in Sainia and instead come to Steel City to open