Choosing to kill their entire team of more than a dozen Sequence 5s in Conquest World would come at a great cost.
So as long as they handed over what the other side wanted, there was no need for them to keep making things difficult.
Under these circumstances, the safest choice was to deny it.
Whether there truly was a connection or not, the best choice was to deny it.
Because there was no way to know whether they had a good relationship with the Tyrant they mentioned, or a deep grudge against him.
Yinyin Qingcao raised her head. Calmly, she tried to read something from the other party's eyes, but those half-smiling eyes seemed to contain nothing but mockery.
Should she deny it? But if she did, she would be deceiving them, and that was the stupidest thing to do. Even if it bought them temporary peace, they might be exposed and settled with in the future. Besides, the other party's warning clearly meant... at the very least, she could not lie.
Then should she be vague? She truly did intend to repay the favor and join his ranks, placing a heavy bet on the coming tide of Extraordinary Space.
But it was only an intention. Strictly speaking, her relationship with that Lord did not seem to meet any particular standard.
Yinyin Qingcao took a deep breath. In the end, her gaze became resolute. "He is the Lord I serve."
"Oh?" Gale had not expected that answer.
Since Rimuru had asked them for help, he clearly would not unnecessarily send such a high-risk team—especially one with a promising seed among them—to carry out such a thankless task.
That would make it seem as though he did not trust them at all.
Furthermore, judging by how Rimuru had yet to