Hmph, you thought the title of Higher Being was just for show?
Selena, who had stayed calm the whole way, finally lost her composure at that incredulous question. At that moment, Fu Qian merely scoffed inwardly, radiating confidence.
As the saying went, you just had to stir up trouble, and your imagination would find a way.
After Old Man Laurie offered up those two astonishing titles, Lady Selena's thoughts had clearly taken flight to astonishing heights as well.
Although the chance encounter before them—the Greedy Worms meeting the Ancient Angel—was, in essence, entirely something the King of Prison Break had painstakingly arranged by hand, with not a trace of anything supernatural on the level of fate.
But a fate arranged by physical means was still fate. Why quibble over the form?
Not to mention, the title of Death Master was one he had coveted for a long time.
In short—
"Something about this is indeed strange. It does seem a little like that."
Fu Qian nodded, accepting Lady Selena's praise without the slightest hesitation.
"Why call him an Ancient Angel?"
Then, before the person in question could say anything else, he continued, looking at Laurie for confirmation.
Hmm...
As Laurie looked confused, Selena also fell briefly silent. In the end, she didn't interrupt.
After all, asking about it was perfectly reasonable in theory. The meaning of Gifted One was plain as day; there was no need to ask to know it meant someone who had received a gift.
The latter title, on the other hand, was worth looking into.
"Because he is as ancient as the starry sky: a pure soul personally enlightened by the King of Prison Break, walking the earth in His name."
At this crucial moment, the old man didn't disappoint. Though he was in some kind