"I'm sorry."
Grot suddenly lowered his head and covered his face with both hands.
Qin Mo was astonished to realize that Grot was sobbing; he could tell from Grot's trembling body.
"I'm truly not qualified to be a Custodian..."
"I slaughtered the Underhive arena... I couldn't control my anger..."
"I'm sorry... Legion Commander... I'm sorry..."
"Whenever I remember the moment you gave me the Terminator Power Armor... I'm so ashamed that I want to kill myself..."
Hearing Grot's words, Qin Mo's nose suddenly stung.
He placed a hand on Grot's shoulder.
His gentle words entered Grot's ears.
"You don't need to apologize for this."
"Thinking back on it now, I think I overreacted. I was afraid Khorne might influence you, so I made you leave the Custodians."
"But during the battle for Talon Terra, you proved that you would never be corrupted or fall."
"If I had the ability to foresee each of your fates... or if I could perceive the threads of fate disrupted by me, I would never have made that decision."
Upon hearing this, Grot lowered his hands and looked at Qin Mo.
Qin Mo nodded. "Looking at it now, you are one of the most suitable people to be a Custodian."
Grot took a deep breath and nodded hard. He wanted to say something, but he had never been good with words.
What he had just said to Qin Mo had taken him a lifetime to formulate.
"After the battle for Talon Terra ended, I sent you a message asking you to undergo the Custodian augmentation surgery and become a Custodian again, but you refused." Qin Mo asked what he had always wondered. "Why?"
"Grey and the others would be more qualified after undergoing the augmentation surgery, while I think I would truly become an overly