(Every time I saw a projection, I thought of projection futuretime, then started dancing.)
"You mean Skadi?" Dr. Kal'tsit clearly understood what Bai Ye was talking about. She shook her head.
"The Abyssal Hunters' situation is even more complicated... Ah, right."
As she spoke, Dr. Kal'tsit seemed to remember something and suddenly said,
"But if the technology is feasible, Bai Ye, you really might be able to help her..."
"Eh? Is that so?" Bai Ye was a little confused.
"Heh..." Dr. Kal'tsit snorted coldly, looking at Bai Ye with frustration at his failure to meet expectations. "That Aegir is part of your squad, yet you know nothing at all about her circumstances?"
Bai Ye scratched his head and hesitated.
"Well, I know a little. I know she's a formidable fighter, and her Wave Strike is exquisite. In my opinion, it has already reached the limit of swordsmanship..."
The so-called limit of swordsmanship was [Expert] in the system's evaluation. Above Expert came Master.
That was the level Bai Ye currently occupied.
This was no longer a realm that could be reached through skill alone. Bai Ye had comprehended it atop the command tower in Chernobog's Core City, Ursus.
Only after receiving guidance from old Youki Konpaku had he finally stabilized that hard-won realm.
Dr. Kal'tsit shook her head. Bai Ye's answer was clearly far from what she had wanted to ask. The two of them simply were not on the same wavelength.
"Forget it. I'll tell you directly. That Aegir came to Rhodes Island in exchange for information and help."
"Half her purpose was to treat her companion—Specter."
Dr. Kal'tsit stopped keeping him in suspense and said it outright.
"I see. Otherwise, Rhodes Island wouldn't have anything capable of attracting a top-tier bounty hunter like her..."
Bai Ye's words were full