Facing Lin Yu's doubts, April remained silent, which was rare for her.
Indeed, if she had known beforehand that Lin Yu's plan was like this...
April might have accepted it, but she definitely would not have been able to face it with her usual composure.
"But... there was no harm in me knowing."
she said softly.
Lin Yu shook his head. "No, there was. You defeated that 'Order' fellow, right?"
"That guy was the captain of Sea City's first team, a veteran 'Tier 2' known as 'Mad Saber.' He was very strong and highly skilled at frontal combat." Lin Yu looked at April and said seriously, "But I knew you could win—you had only just risen to 'Tier 2,' yet you were in no way inferior to him."
"It's just that... he was still a formidable opponent. So I had to make sure all these messy matters—this plan that might affect your state of mind—absolutely wouldn't influence your battle with him."
"I'm not trying to make excuses for myself. I just thought... perhaps this would be better for you."
At this point, Lin Yu paused, then shook his head. "Still, this idea may have been a little too arrogant. If you're angry about it, I wouldn't be surprised... but if I had to do it again, I would still make the same choice."
As Lin Yu spoke, April was stunned for a moment.
"No... now that you put it that way, it really is true." She sighed. "I did win by the skin of my teeth—well, perhaps my state of mind really did play a role."
"And besides, besides..." April sighed again as she spoke. "I don't actually hate carrying out someone else's plan... provided the plan is reliable enough."
Lin Yu looked at her and spoke again. "That's why