Right There

The contents of the comic unfolded completely before the three of them.

The story was simple and clear, cliché yet inexplicably strange. But Chouchou's Master had clearly noticed nothing unusual at the time; their vision must have been obscured.

It told of a young man who longed for power. After suffering humiliation, he strove to grow stronger, overcame every obstacle, and washed away his disgrace.

The final villain was a great being comparable to a god. Yet the young man persevered through countless setbacks, rose anew from destruction, and ultimately used a spear he had picked up inside a certain star to slay that seemingly invincible foe.

From beginning to end, no clear faces appeared in the comic. Every character was rendered in an abstract style too indistinct to make out, but that did not hinder them from reading the story.

In an instant, the three of them had read the entire story from start to finish, and none of them even tried to analyze its suspicious points.

Because did it even need analyzing?

Who it was hinting at was already abundantly clear.

The three exited the memory space. With a raise of his hand, Ye Tai manifested a full-body portrait of the story's protagonist, holding it in his hand with a somewhat speechless expression.

Then, with a thought, every member of Tang Chuan's squad appeared there.

Bonneville quickly reacted and asked, "Did you find a clue?"

Ye Tai nodded. "Yes, and an extremely obvious one."

"What is it?" Bonneville asked impatiently.

Ye Tai did not answer immediately. Instead, together with the Associated Body and Tang Cai, he looked strangely at Nokton, making Nokton's scalp tingle.

Ye Tai said, "Little Nokton, could you strike a pose? The one you think looks coolest. Let us confirm something one last time."

Huh?