A gentle radiance enveloped Qin Ran before he could react.
Under that radiance, Qin Ran's shattered equipment repaired itself at a rate visible to the naked eye.
"[Stable Great Restoration Scroll]. It can repair multiple pieces of equipment and items at once."
"Don't refuse. You've earned this-as long as you help me complete the unique Title Instance, I'll cover your losses, including but not limited to damaged equipment."
"That's the contract between us."
Wu spoke with a smile.
Qin Ran remained silent.
Their agreed contract did indeed contain such a clause.
That was a fact.
He couldn't argue with it.
But there were some things he had to make clear.
"I'm just me."
"Not him."
"Not anyone else, either."
"Just me."
Qin Ran spoke with an almost emphatic tone.
"Y-you know?"
Wu startled, like a young girl whose deepest secret had been exposed. She even began to stammer.
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
Qin Ran answered with a question.
Indeed.
Qin Ran was certainly not stupid.
With so many abnormalities, he was bound to have his suspicions.
Given that, some of his attitudes became only natural.
Wu suddenly understood why Qin Ran had treated her so harshly.
But...
Wu looked at Qin Ran before her.
The person who appeared in her mind was still Crow.
"Do you have to go?"
"Yes."
"But what if you never come back?"
"Then I'll never come back."
"Can I go with you?"
"No."
"Why?"
"Because only with you here will I have the confidence to come back-to come back and see you."
"Liar!"
"I was waiting for you!"
"But you never came back!"
"You big liar!"
Everything before her was gray. The pouring rain drenched her in an instant, but she stood before that solitary grave, oblivious.
"You didn't come back."
"I'll come