"Master, please accept me!"
Nakamura Yuichi dropped to one knee. He lowered his head, taking on a posture of submission.
Lin Ao wanted to refuse in his heart, and then that Heavenly Mandate energy suddenly drifted out of his body.
He thought it over—should he accept? Then that energy entered Nakamura Yuichi's body again.
Back and forth it went, over and over, until the Heavenly Mandate energy floated right before Lin Ao's eyes, swelling and shrinking, as if it were angry.
[...]
[Could you be a normal person?]
"No... what does it mean by this? Explain it to me. These are all rules you set before."
Lin Ao was completely baffled. This was the first time he had ever encountered a situation like this.
[I only set one rule: to seek out those they acknowledge.]
[I didn't interfere too much. Perhaps this man is the one it acknowledges.]
"Why does it merge into him when I think about agreeing, but fly out when I reject him?"
[He is submitting to the Heavenly Mandate. Isn't that easy to understand?]
"Uh... it wants me to submit? The Heavenly Mandate is you."
[Your left eye. It recognizes you as the Heavenly Mandate, or rather, an agent, something akin to an avatar of Fate. Add to that the fact that I am inside you, and isn't that submission to the Heavenly Mandate?]
"When you put it that way... I guess that's right..."
"Then should I accept, or..."
[As you wish. I said I wouldn't interfere with any of your decisions!]
Nakamura Yuichi was extremely nervous. Lin Ao had not spoken all this time, only quietly watching him. This might very well be the most crucial crossroads of his entire life.
Everything lay within a single thought from Lin Ao.
The Heavenly Mandate energy sensed