The time we spent together was always too short.
The group really did step outside the door to give Professor A Kai a moment to process everything. Fu Qian took the opportunity to glance up at the sky again, without drawing attention to himself.
It was about time. The Red Moon was still hanging quietly in the sky.
That wasn't a bad thing. At least it meant the situation was fairly stable.
"Isn't this a bit much...? So what exactly happened to A Kai earlier?"
Given the weight of Professor Fu's endorsement, Lanaia—whose expression had nearly gone blank—finally seemed to accept reality, more or less.
Though the moment they stepped outside, she still couldn't help asking.
What exactly had happened...?
Fu Qian glanced to the side and found four pairs of equally eager eyes.
As the people who'd taken part in the rescue, they clearly had even more trouble holding back their curiosity.
"Only A Kai can probably tell us exactly what happened."
Fu Qian shook his head and shared only what he could.
"What I did just now was simple. I thought he was still there, just trapped in some kind of unusual state, so I found a way to disrupt some of that area's fundamental properties."
You could keep something confidential, but you shouldn't mislead people. That was the bare minimum of academic integrity.
Under the circumstances, Fu Qian didn't think there was any benefit in letting the group learn Meria's name, but he had no intention of making things up, either.
In the end, he left out the name but still generously explained the key points of what he'd done.
"So that's how it was!"
Before Lanaia could even speak, Boyd had already leaped in excitedly, as if he couldn't wait to applaud.
It was clear that