Thousand Year Gaze
Reuniting with an old acquaintance was never easy.
For a meeting that seemed to go so smoothly to come about, more than one thing had to fall into place.
As mentioned earlier, Fu Qian had plenty of reason to suspect that Nepheli was pulling the strings behind the scenes, and might even still be aboard the ship.
But figuring out how to make her feel safe enough to respond—to accept an invitation to talk and thereby confirm his suspicions—was a real feat of finesse.
Timing, place, and people: not one could be missing.
Most important of all was motive. He had to make her realize that meeting was necessary.
Thanks to his good habits, Fu Qian had managed to set all these pieces in motion perfectly despite his uncertainty, and ultimately brought about the scene before him.
Even so, he still didn't think the circumstances were enough to make this germophobe take an even greater risk.
"You're right. I'm not actually sitting here. I can project myself anywhere on this ship, so in theory, we could meet anywhere.
"Also, our current state is concealed, so there's no need to worry about anyone outside hearing us."
It seemed that only sincerity could move people. Nepheli was clearly beginning to settle into the atmosphere. After only a brief moment of thought, she admitted Fu Qian was right.
She even volunteered that their conversation was completely private.
"What I'm curious about is why you'd do this. Why reveal such a huge secret to me, and even bring this Night Watcher along?"
Then Nepheli abruptly changed tack and went straight to the heart of the matter. Curious about Expert Fu's motives, she also gestured toward Su Gao with her eyes.
What Nepheli had brought up was undoubtedly the most important