I'm No MOTH Hero

Yan Luo had thought of that as well and immediately decided, "Then we'll just stake out the entrance with the highest clearance."

The method was simple and crude, but undeniably effective. Lin and Yan Luo immediately arrived before the anchor point and waited for that person to appear.

"...You've been monitoring me for the past fifty thousand years, haven't you?"

Whether it was Changkong City before or their meeting not long ago, Lin had never had the chance to speak to Yan Luo. "The one who communicated with me in the Quantum Sea was Zero."

With Yan Luo's hints being so obvious, there was no way Lin could fail to guess.

"Hmph, didn't you two get along quite well talking about magical girls?"

Yan Luo squeezed her slender neck, mockery surfacing in her indifferent eyes. "From what I saw, you were about to become good friends."

"The former captain of the Hyperion was him too, wasn't he?"

"Heh, that maid really told you everything. But unfortunately, just as he said, that person is Zero, but Zero is not him."

"...In the philosophical sense?"

"In the literal sense."

That really was a thought-provoking statement.

Yan Luo saw through Lin's concerns at a glance. Her pale fingers rested beneath her arms as she folded them across her chest. "I know you're wondering whether Zero will become your enemy."

"And the answer?"

"Depends on you."

"What does that mean?"

"If you consider him an enemy, then he is an enemy. If you consider him a companion, then he really will help you."

When Zero was absent, Yan Luo's tone toward him actually softened. "As far as I'm concerned, his dealings with Otto and Kevin were both unnecessary. He is fully capable of accomplishing whatever he wants to do, so the only reason