Mo Yi: "..."
Well, at least he had finally not mistaken someone for somebody else this time.
Even though this was a parallel world, Reisen was an old acquaintance.
So Mo Yi used the Light of the Heart to create a scarf identical to the one Reisen had given him. He placed it around her neck, wrapped it once, and smiled. "Reisen, that's a lovely name. You're safe now. I've cleared out the enemies nearby. Hide in these woods and recover your strength. The forest will automatically intercept attacking enemies."
"Thank—"
This development completely bewildered Reisen, but beneath Mo Yi's sun-like gaze, she knew she no longer needed to be afraid.
Still, she could not figure it out. Seeing Mo Yi about to turn and leave, she could no longer suppress the question in her heart. "Lord Mo Yi, why?"
"Why what?"
Since she was Reisen, Mo Yi did not ignore her. He turned back, looked at her, and smiled. "I'm merely a Justice Partner who happened to be passing by, acting on a whim."
Naturally, Reisen could not understand the words of an old patchwork monster like Mo Yi.
After being dumbfounded for quite a while, Reisen finally asked Mo Yi's departing back, "Lord Mo Yi, will peace truly come?!"
"Of course—"
Mo Yi did not turn around. With his back to her, he raised a thumb and said, "I came to end the war..."
"Besides, you'll live in a peaceful place someday. You'll have your own little troubles—testing medicine every day—and become an absolutely wonderful girl."
At that moment, Reisen inexplicably believed in the figure before her. Her old doubts finally vanished, and for some reason, tears streamed down her face in large drops. Yet her eyes remained fixed on him, wanting to engrave his tall, imposing back