Xiao Ran and Char's hands met. Both wore friendly smiles that had not been seen in a long time as they gave each other a light shake before letting go. On the surface, they looked quite familiar and amicable, but in truth, neither Xiao Ran nor Char trusted the other in the slightest. More than that, they remained highly guarded against each other.
Xiao Ran's wariness stemmed from Char's thirst for revenge. After all, like Cruze, this man was someone who had toyed with the world. Yet compared to Cruze's obvious mental weakness, Char's mind was far stronger. He would stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Even Artesia, the person he cared about most, could not sway him once he had made up his mind.
Unlike Char, Cruze did not care about his own life because he was already dying, so he was willing to risk everything to accomplish his goal. Char's experiences, however, were completely different. His life was not in danger, yet he still gambled it on revenge. He dared to challenge a warship alone with nothing but a rocket launcher, dared to pilot an MS and send an asteroid crashing into Earth. He was a dreamer who would risk everything for his dream, but also a madman who cared even less about his life than Cruze did. To him, his life was merely a tool to be used in the course of putting his ideals into practice.
Cruze went mad because of death, while Char sought death because of madness. It was obvious who was crazier.
Xiao Ran's concern was that Char's current obsession with revenge would affect their cooperation. If Char failed to properly understand the present situation and treated Xiao Ran as merely another tool in his revenge rather than a genuine partner, their