"If you think games are a means of escaping reality, don't let games interfere with reality. Charlie's Land of Dust might be right up your alley, but I'm protecting Charlie."
Wen Xishu looked at Scorpio.
Scorpio suddenly smiled.
"Big brother, have you forgotten... even though I keep calling you big brother, you're only a... tower climber from the Bunker."
"And I'm a god."
Perhaps Wen Xishu had struck a nerve, because Scorpio seemed angry.
Wen Xishu still remembered how frightened he had been when he first met Scorpio, and how cautiously he had behaved.
Yet, strangely enough...
He no longer seemed afraid of Scorpio.
Facing Scorpio, Wen Xishu gradually took control of the conversation.
"Sirius is with you, isn't he? You're curious about the whereabouts of Hercules, Lyra, and Qilin too, aren't you?"
"When I was on the Ark, you appeared to warn me. Not long afterward, I saw myself and the Old Principal fighting Leo on the chessboard you'd set up."
"It wasn't just Leo. Libra and Pisces were part of the plan too, weren't they?"
"Little brother, you're using me to expand your power. I've become part of your game, so you ought to know that threatening a character you control is a very unwise move."
"I'm saving Charlie. If you dare interfere, go ahead and see whether I'll change the future Pisces saw."
"Whether the scorpion poisons the lion or the lion slays the scorpion-ultimately, isn't that up to me?"
Scorpio tilted his head again, his smile turning adorable once more.
He hadn't really taken Wen Xishu's threat to heart. Instead, the words "little brother" had suddenly made him happy.
"All right, all right, big brother. I was in a bad mood earlier, but I'm feeling great now. Never mind. There are plenty of interesting games left,