"Otto!"
"Lin Nai? Why are you back?" Otto raised his head wearily. "Is the trip to the moon over?"
"No."
Lin Nai shook his head, shattering Otto's hopes.
Otto forcibly pulled himself together. "Then why are you back? Did something happen?"
"I came back to get something. Where did you put the Gem of Plague and the Gem of Serenity?"
"At Nagamitsu's laboratory. Edison and the others might be studying them right now."
"I see."
"So how much longer do you need to get things done?" Otto asked again.
Lin Nai checked the time. "A few weeks at the shortest, around two months at the longest."
After all, that place really was difficult to find.
Kiana and the others had not forced out the Cocoon of Finality recently either.
Honestly, if that thing showed itself for even an instant, Lin Nai could follow the trail and find it.
Unfortunately, it refused to show itself.
If it came down to it, he could just see if he could ask the Tree or the Sea directly.
With the power of the Imaginary Tree and the Sea of Quantum within him, he could communicate with them.
However...
Lin Nai found it troublesome.
He always felt that if he went there, something bad would happen afterward.
So he decided against it.
After hearing that timeframe, Otto fell silent.
Looking at the mountain of documents piled on his desk, he was clearly at his breaking point.
Damn it.
He would have been better off dying while fighting the Honkai!
Otto somehow pulled out a blanket, silently covered himself with it, and prepared to sleep.
There was still plenty of time, anyway.
When in doubt, sleep it out!
After a nap, everything would get better!
Humanity had its limits...
Lin Nai glanced at Otto, who had