Across from Lu Xin, Kid remained silent and said nothing.
She still did not like talking, but her expression had clearly changed in some way.
Lu Xin could not tell whether it was sorrow or some kind of gratitude. He could only keenly sense that Kid's usually crystal-clear eyes now held something more than before. Perhaps it was light, or perhaps something more complicated. Whatever it was, it had brought some life to Kid, whose large eyes usually looked dull and lifeless, and whose indifferent face more often than not wore a hollow expression.
"You're a girl who seems to have little connection with this city, or even with this world."
Lu Xin was just as bad with words, but he knew that he was the only one who could tell Kid these things right now.
So he tried his best to make himself understood: "I know it, and so do the people following behind us. If we sent you to that position without telling you, you wouldn't refuse either. But I still hope you'll understand before you go..."
"I don't know how to make you understand, so all I can do is let you experience these things."
"These are all things I think are worth cherishing, so I'm sharing them with you."
"Only after you've experienced them can I ask you a question like this..."
"..."
He looked gently at Kid and said, "Are you willing to protect them?"
Kid remained silent and seriously considered the question. Only after a long while did she give a light nod.
Lu Xin immediately felt relieved.
Although he knew that if he had not made all these efforts and had simply asked Kid directly, he might have received the same answer.
But after working hard to help Kid understand before she decided