"Couldn't you give me a more reasonable explanation?"
"Isn't that reasonable enough?"
"..."
"I mean one with less personal feeling in it. Something a little more scientific."
"Oh, you should've said so."
Yan Huan answered calmly:
"Because of Elio's prophecy."
"He foresaw that the Xianzhou and the Express would both take part in the war against Nanook."
"And the Stellaron Hunters brought us here to resolve the Luofu's Stellaron crisis precisely to make that prophecy come true."
"But..." Fei Xiao tilted her head.
"According to the report, General Jing Yuan believed that story too."
"Why didn't any of you question it?"
"Why would my mom ever hurt me?"
"..."
Fei Xiao sighed and tried to steer him back on track:
"Mr. Yan Huan, this isn't the time to sing the praises of maternal love..."
"I mean, apart from Kafka, some of the Stellaron Hunters are old acquaintances of certain people here, aren't they?"
"For instance... the hunter who now goes by Blade."
"How would I know?" Yan Huan scratched his head.
"Aren't they all relatives of mine?"
At that moment, Huaiyan, who had been listening in silence, spoke up.
"Sky-Hitting General, please mind your words."
The little old man walked over to them, his expression stern.
"Questioning The Nameless should not turn into casting suspicion on our colleagues."
"That Stellaron Hunter was once my disciple too. Do you intend to test my loyalty as well?"
At Huaiyan's interruption, Fei Xiao smiled faintly.
"Elder Yan, what I've said reflects the criticisms of General Jing Yuan within the Alliance."
"They've merely come out of my mouth today. If it helps, imagine I'm wearing the faces of those old fellows."
Fei Xiao turned her gaze back to Yan Huan.
"Mr. Yan Huan, let's continue."
"The report mentioned that Danshu, the leader of Medicine