Perhaps the Warehouse wasn't especially clever, and sometimes its judgments were rather rigid, but overall it leaned toward practicality. Whenever it imposed a restriction, there was usually a reason.
As this was theoretically Fu Qian's first mission involving a purely mortal body since he had advanced to Mechanical King of Prison Break, he had been curious about its cause from the very beginning.
Unfortunately, he still couldn't be sure. And even if he did figure it out, it wouldn't necessarily be something he could share.
"Sorry, I have to keep that confidential. Anyway, maybe coming here in this form was just more convenient."
Still, the concern came from Chief Yuan, so he couldn't simply brush it off. He replied with a smile, speaking honestly.
"I see... As expected of you."
But this was the moment the Academic Leader's influence became apparent. Even such an offhand remark seemed to prompt all sorts of overinterpretation.
Yuan Shan, who had asked the question, gazed at him for a moment, then nodded. She seemed to have grasped a possible version of events, and its contents had shaken her.
"Coming here in this form would certainly make you hard to find. I even wonder whether, in this state, you might have been unaffected by the turbulence. What a pity—"
The next moment, she turned to Wen Li, seemingly marveling that every force had its counterforce.
"Someone still managed to track you down, though. I still don't know how she found you..."
The meaning was clear enough: she'd taken "no longer extraordinary" to mean that Fu Qian had been hiding.
To avoid being discovered as much as possible, he hadn't just hidden in this unusual place. He'd even used special means to forcibly seal away his extraordinary abilities, changing himself into something unlike the rest of