Reunion

"Ah—do you even need to ask?!"

Rayleigh froze for a moment, then looked at Shanks in surprise.

Did he really need to ask why he was calling himself an idiot?!

But then again, it seemed Shanks simply hadn't caught on himself.

At its core, wasn't this because Shanks had already asked?!

And perhaps Rayleigh hadn't explained himself clearly before.

What Rayleigh meant was that only an idiot would ask.

But that was from his own perspective and had nothing to do with Shanks.

He had only said half of it, leaving the other half unsaid. That was why Shanks hadn't fully caught on.

That was why he had asked such a question, though Shanks would understand what it meant soon enough.

Rayleigh had no intention of hiding anything at this point.

He could tell Shanks directly. With that in mind, he said, "Shanks, you already asked Bai Ye, didn't you?!

Since you already asked, there's no need for me to ask anything more.

After all, if you chose to join, that means you must have been satisfied with the answers.

There are only so many things I could ask at this point. No matter how you look at it,

I don't think there's any need to bring it up, right?!"

Rayleigh directly explained the reason behind it.

In Rayleigh's view, since Shanks had once asked Bai Ye,

it meant Shanks already understood what this was all about.

Wouldn't asking about it now just mean repeating the same questions?!

It would be a complete waste of time.

That was why Rayleigh had no desire to ask anymore.

After hearing Rayleigh say that, Shanks suddenly realized that it really was true.

Going by what Rayleigh said, there really was nothing wrong with it.

In the end, because Shanks had already asked, Rayleigh