Luno paused when he reached this point.
Then, in a tone tinged with something strange and subtle, he said, "Because that Void creature was so intimidating, I had wanted to urge him to proceed with caution. But he did not care in the slightest. He even got a little angry, saying this was the truth he pursued..."
Back then, Luolun's exact words had been: "Stopping a wizard from pursuing truth is a blood feud as deep as a sea!"
Since Luolun had put it that way, Luno naturally could not keep trying to stop him.
He could only keep his mouth shut.
"And then?" Angel asked curiously.
After a long silence, Luno said, "Then, he found me a safe Void ruin and told me to hide inside it, while he himself ran toward that Void creature."
Luno had originally wanted to go with him, but Luolun said that his physical constitution was too weak. Even that Void creature's natural breathing alone could make Luno's soul scatter and spirit dissipate.
So Luno could only obediently hide in the ruins and watch helplessly as Luolun approached the Void creature with excitement.
"...I have no idea what Luolun did, but that Void creature did not drive him away. Instead, it slowly fell asleep."
"Then, after I waited for a full day and night, Luolun came back, bringing that Void creature with him..."
"Bringing that Void creature back?" Angel asked. "What does that mean?"
Thoughts swirled in Luno's eyes. Even after so long, every time he recalled it, he still found it utterly absurd, because—
"Luolun stood atop that Void creature's head and told me that he had already tamed it and recorded it in his illustrated guide."
"From then on, that Void creature would become his companion..."
Eh—eh?!
"???" Angel and Laplace exchanged