Devil

"A powerful offensive ability... good." Xiao Kanong nodded. "On a mission, which do you think matters more: the outcome or your teammates? For instance... sometimes you might have to sacrifice a teammate to achieve your objective..."

"I don't think that's a good choice. If I had to choose, I wouldn't want to sacrifice anyone," Elorie said frankly.

"Hmm... very idealistic."

"Is there a problem with that?" Honglian cut in.

"Of course not. I'm just helping you get to know your team member, aren't I?" Xiao Kanong spread his hands. "One last question. Would you commit an unjust act for the justice you believe in?"

Elorie fell silent for a moment.

"What kind of questions are these? Nobody asked me anything like this when I joined," Honglian said with a frown.

"Isn't this important?" Xiao Kanong looked at her. "The Dimensional Limit Organization exists to protect all humanity. There's no question that it's just. But a just ideal often attracts people who consider their own actions just... and when too many of those people join, they tend to weaken the organization. As commander, of course I need to know how many such people we have in the Jiangcheng branch."

He paused briefly. "What, did the previous commander never consider any of this?"

"Urgh..." Honglian swallowed her frustration.

"I think... that depends on how just the cause is," Elorie finally said after a moment. "If the circumstances demand it, I'm not opposed to taking some unjust measures."

"Thank you for your answer." Xiao Kanong neither judged her answer nor offered his own views. He merely clapped his hands. "That concludes the interviews for your team. You two may leave."

Only after they had left did he ask, "Well?"

The question was clearly directed at Wang Qianduan, who had been standing behind him