I told you there was plenty of time!
Fu Qian was deeply pleased by her decisiveness.
Though he didn't think the other party had the ability to make him ignore a mental blank of this magnitude.
Still, she was so good at reading the room that she'd saved him some Sanity Value. That might just earn her a chance to stop the crime from getting any worse.
When it came time to settle accounts, he could consider giving her a discount.
In his good mood, Ninianni seemed to have adjusted a little to her new way of moving. She tried to inch closer.
Even her mouth was moving, as if she wanted to say something.
Had the time run out?
Fu Qian realized what had happened and looked down at himself. Sure enough, his flashy outfit had expired.
She must have been speaking to him the way she had before, but now he couldn't hear her.
In that case...
In the interest of fairness, Fu Qian said nothing and simply turned to leave.
He noticed the strange effect, and quickly realized what was causing it.
A long, whale-like call crossed the boundless waters and resonated with him in an unusual way, giving him a special influence over his surroundings.
The trait really was moving toward him just as he was moving toward it. That Higher Being couldn't stop it, so it had chosen to make it impossible to observe.
Of course, before following the sound to its source, there was one more thing to do.
Good. This place wasn't too far from Vivian's floating island, which was a relief.
Moving like the wind, Fu Qian charged across the sea, not caring in the slightest whether his brazen behavior would provoke the Higher Being that had already backed down.
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