He had doubts, but he did not ask.
It was better to play dumb about some things.
Besides, relationships between Inspectors and Enforcers were indeed allowed. As for the tragic ending of that particular pair, that was another matter entirely. It was a path they had chosen themselves.
"Be grateful to Akane. She hit your toe. Otherwise, you would have needed at least another day in bed before you could move... Even you would need at least a day..."
"Have you gotten used to the Dominator already...?"
Lin Yan looked at the sleeping Akane Tsunemori on the surveillance screen, feeling deeply moved. Akane Tsunemori had not been like this in the beginning. She had changed.
"It's kind of that feeling—watching a green rookie gradually become strong and reliable. It feels a little lonely, and a little complicated."
"She'll become even stronger in the future. Definitely!"
The analysis room was examining that helmet. It was Shogo Makishima's proudest and most lethal invention to date. Though it was only a helmet, it had caused enormous obstacles for their arrests and had even blocked the Sibyl System's surveillance of them.
"Let me ask you something."
"Mm, what?" Lin Yan's gaze remained fixed on the helmet when a voice rang out in his mind.
``` [ Ding. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the ability—Altair's complete set of abilities. ]
[ Myriad Manifestations—The power of all things, the circulation of all things, the power of true-world rebirth. The power of Myriad Manifestations is the power that creates everything from nothingness. ]
[ 1. Third Movement: "Phenomenal Exhibition"—the ability to alter the structure of created beings and objects they possess.
2. Ninth Movement: "Causality Reversion"—returns the settings of created beings to "nothing"; can also be applied to a saber.
3. Thirteenth Movement: "Source Summary"—returns settings later added