Herta was very satisfied with Asta's answer.
That way, she could observe Liu Bai and Asta's situation.
As for personally joining the operation, it was not a spur-of-the-moment decision on Herta's part.
The existence of the Sea of Quanta was indeed worth Herta making a move herself.
She would study the Sea of Quanta first, while drilling Asta and Liu Bai depending on the circumstances.
"When are we leaving, then?"
"Let's see whether Liu Bai is all right. If he is, we'll leave now."
"Oh..."
"Don't look at me like that. It's not like you haven't seen me before."
Herta was slightly displeased by Liu Bai's astonished gaze.
That was not the look of someone appreciating beauty at all. It was the look one gave a rare animal.
"Even if I've seen it before, a different environment naturally makes it feel different."
Liu Bai replied while rubbing his chin.
"For example?"
Liu Bai's explanation piqued Herta's interest.
"For example... in the vastness of space... it feels a little smaller?"
"My age?"
Herta lazily curled her lips. "What clumsy flattery."
This sort of flattery really depended on who said it. Coming from Liu Bai, it had quite...
"...You mean my age, right?"
Herta suddenly realized that Liu Bai's expression was rather hard to describe.
"You mean age, yes. When you stand beside Asta, you look like sisters."
Liu Bai immediately took the out she gave him and nodded repeatedly.
"..."
Herta stared at Liu Bai for a while, trying to find the guilty look of a liar on his face.
However, one of Liu Bai's strengths was that he was thick-skinned enough when it came to unimportant matters.
No matter how long Herta looked, she could not spot any guilt on his face.
Even if Liu Bai really had felt