He really didn't want to drag this out any longer.
Negotiating with that Otto guy.
The sooner, the better.
"Lixue, it's been a long time." Fu Hua smiled and walked toward her disciple.
Cheng Lixue of this world had not died.
After all, Fu Hua now suffered no backlash at all from using the Tai Xu Sword God.
When fighting Sirin a few years ago, she had practically been ready to show her what rapid-fire casting meant.
Cheng Lixue paid no mind to any of that and excitedly ran toward Fu Hua. "Master!!!"
Lin Nai looked over curiously, then... his body stiffened slightly.
Ah...
It was Rita...
Stay calm, stay calm...
Don't give yourself away.
Rita might not be certain yet, right?
"Toward the stars and the abyss..."
"Skip it!"
Lin Nai blurted it out instinctively, then his expression changed.
"Ah..."
I'm done for!
No!
Why had he been exposed so easily, hey?!
Was this trying to get him beaten up sooner?
You dog of an author! Look at me!!
"Lord Lin Nai, it has been such a~ long~ time~ since we last met~"
Rita's smile turned into a smile that did not reach her eyes.
Those wine-red eyes seemed to gleam with bloodthirsty light.
That line just now.
It had once been a secret code Lin Nai had agreed upon with Rita in a World Bubble within the Sea of Quantum, born from his own twisted sense of humor.
Since Lin Nai had been lost in thought, he had answered entirely on instinct.
So...
He had been exposed.
"It's been a long time, Rita..."
"We can settle your affairs nice and~ slowly~ later. For now, let us meet the Bishop."
"Okay..."
Chapter 172 · Lin Nai: Too Hard, I'll Pass
Not long after.
Inside the office of the Bishop