The Tower Spirit, noticing that Hill's expression was off, quickly realized that their usually broad-minded Little Bear had fully understood his sarcasm.
It seemed Hill actually knew very well that most of the troubles he ran into after leaving home had stemmed from his own curiosity.
And he deeply understood why Liszt had blurted out those words... he was afraid Little Bear would follow Yu the Great's example.
But he couldn't let his own remark fall flat either... otherwise, if Hill's typical rebellious streak as a troublesome child were truly provoked, he would only be asking for trouble!
So Liszt swiftly and passionately redirected the topic onto someone else. "The problem lies only with those trying to exploit your curiosity!"
Hill blinked calmly. "William? No. That simply wouldn't be worth it for him. This world isn't valuable enough."
Even Hill himself was slightly stunned by what he had blurted out. Then he shook his head and smiled helplessly... Even if things looked no different from before, there was still distance in his words.
After all, Hill knew perfectly well that the only person who could truly make use of him was William.
As for everyone else, including major figures like the River Styx, Hill dealt with them by carefully weighing gains and losses, through exchanges of interests.
As for how Hill got along with his family, that had never needed to be placed on the Divine Scale.
Once they were family, no one would calculate gains and losses. Everyone's bottom line toward their family was at its lowest, even flexible.
How could anyone give up so easily before being hurt beyond recognition?
Though Hill knew not everyone valued love and loyalty as much as he did, at least the family members he truly acknowledged in his life had never made