Outcasts, homelessness, wandering, war, integration.
Doctor Bian keenly picked up on those words in Xiao Ran's speech. Shirakawa Shuu, seated slightly behind and to Doctor Bian's side, also glanced at Xiao Ran with surprise in his eyes.
Though Xiao Ran had spoken lightly of it, the two still sensed something else in his words: the experience of being abandoned, enduring countless hardships, death and separation, before finally returning home. They could even imagine the bitter numbness of being forced to leave one's homeland, wandering outside, abandoned and exiled.
Of course, Xiao Ran had made all that up. The outcasts were a lie, but the war and racial integration were real. At least, since it had been adapted from their experiences in the Fleet World, it was half true and half false. Combined with Xiao Ran's natural demeanor and his title of Liar's Guide, it made Doctor Bian, Shirakawa Shuu, and the other senior DC officers present more than sixty percent convinced.
"Oh, it seems you really have been through quite a lot over the years. If you don't mind, I would like to hear the details." Though Doctor Bian somewhat believed what Xiao Ran had said, even if he knew the term Parallel World, he had no idea whether parallel worlds truly existed. Xiao Ran's mention of them had only left him with more questions and curiosity.
Shirakawa Shuu, on the other hand, was someone who could firmly affirm the existence of parallel worlds. He even acknowledged the existence of gods.
"It seems that unless I explain things more clearly, Doctor Bian won't trust me so easily." Xiao Ran looked at Doctor Bian with a faint, ambiguous smile.
"Given the things you have displayed, it is impossible for us to dismiss our doubts about you." Doctor Bian spoke calmly and