After Lauma agreed to go find Nephren herself, she immediately turned and left.
She said the men here weren't gentlemanly at all—they'd actually pushed the errand onto her, a lady.
However, after Lauma left, the two men who had teased her still had a few words to defend themselves with.
Faruzan turned directly to Flins and said,
"Miss Lauma really did go, and she didn't scold you.
I admire that very much, my friend."
Seeing Faruzan shift the blame onto him, Flins didn't mind. He merely remarked,
"My dear Miss Lauma will eventually understand that the wisdom of life lies in appearing gracefully when someone else ought to bear the responsibility, and making a selective appearance when you might have to bear it yourself."
Flins's words struck a chord with Welt. Back on Earth, he had to deal with all kinds of women every day.
They had wildly different personalities and ranged in age from people born in the previous era to girls in their teens. Their temperaments were all over the place, and their builds were wildly unpredictable.
In short, Welt and this distinctive group of women had saved the world and spent a long time together.
He really knew how to get along with women, and he'd long since stopped being intimidated by them.
So, as soon as Flins finished speaking, Welt added,
"Or pretend you weren't there at all, and even hide your presence."
Flins naturally agreed with Welt. He nodded and said,
"Indeed. You truly are a wise man."
However, their words immediately prompted March 7th to make a sarcastic comment. She quietly said to Star,
"So that's why Uncle Yang is so hard to find when he's not on a mission? He's been deliberately avoiding us?"
March 7th's question was half joking and half serious,