"I'm afraid I have to disappoint you, sir."
Dan Heng said in a deep voice:
"Rumors are just rumors. Nikadori's dependents destroyed our hometown and took away our loved ones."
"In order to reach Okhema, we experienced numerous obstacles and had the good fortune to make the acquaintance of Lord Bai E in the deep abyss, enabling us to walk here."
"Look."
Dan Heng pointed at Yan Huan, who was kneeling on the ground, wailing in aggrieved grief and crawling with such dark misery that he nearly mutated.
"The battle situation at the time was extremely tragic, causing my companion to suffer unhealable psychological trauma."
"Because of this, whenever anyone mentions matters of our hometown, he simply cannot help losing control."
"Is that so...?" Damianos scratched his head, fell silent for a moment, and could only say helplessly:
"All right, I understand."
"I'm truly sorry for bringing up such painful memories for you."
He smiled guiltily.
"I thought I'd finally be able to prove the existence of the Outer Realm."
"Since that's the case, I'll go take care of my business first. Farewell, two heroes."
Damianos said goodbye to the two of them, then left with a thoughtful expression.
"Hum-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah--!!" Yan Huan was still lying on the ground, wailing heartrendingly.
"All right, he's already gone." Dan Heng reminded him:
"I feel like we still didn't manage to fool him."
"If he really is an explorer and has such a thorough command of Amphoreus's geography, he'll probably still discover the truth."
"Then let him discover it." Yan Huan slowly got up and patted the dust off his clothes.
"Look at how inquisitive these residents are. Amphoreus will naturally have to head out into the cosmos in the future."
"Mn." Dan Heng nodded slightly.
"It's a good thing we didn't leave behind