Chapter 1409: Nouvel Tokyo City
Xiao Ran had actually wanted to go to Nouvel Tokyo City himself and personally make contact with Mai Senpuuji and VangRay's pilot, Soji Okita. However, Xiao Ran knew that at this stage, anyone else in the team could do whatever they wanted, but he alone could not.
Cruze had reminded Xiao Ran of this as well when he left with Renard, Zechs, and Moses. Given Xiao Ran's current identity in this world, at least for now, he could not do anything that went against that identity—especially under the present circumstances.
Because of Xiao Ran's special status in this world, every move he made would inevitably draw intense attention from all sides. The slightest disturbance would trigger a chain of repercussions afterward. Perhaps Yamato had already attracted the attention of the Federation and various factions to some extent, but if Xiao Ran made any move, those forces' attention toward Yamato would increase tenfold, even a hundredfold. At that point, it might bring even more trouble.
More importantly, the man who had suppressed the entire world had disappeared for a time, and that had "caused" Earth to fall into so many situations. So, before the intelligence gathering was complete, it was best for him to stay in Orb peacefully. Unless something happened, there was no need to so hastily touch Earth's currently sensitive nerves.
Xiao Ran, meanwhile, was quite good at accepting other people's advice. Although he suspected that Cruze had been kind enough to remind him because Cruze himself wanted to go out and have some fun—at least before this world's normal course was completely thrown into chaos—and did not want Xiao Ran to immediately detonate all the conflicts in this world.
Still, Xiao Ran accepted Cruze's suggestion. He planned to remain peacefully in Orb for