Ten Shadows Technique

"You're not using Nue?"

Before Mo Hei entered the Academy's Dark Side, Mo Bai was surprised that he wanted to return Nue to him.

"Yeah!"

All Mo Hei gave Mo Bai in answer to his confusion was a determined look.

Mo Bai was about to ask why when he remembered what Losera had told him.

Letting Mo Hei become independent doesn't mean you have to deliberately distance yourself from him.

If even Losera could see it from the outside, Mo Hei could surely see it too.

Did that mean Mo Hei wanted to handle the Academy's Dark Side alone, relying on his own strength instead of Mo Bai's?

Two days ago, Mo Bai would have been delighted to hear that.

It would have meant Mo Hei no longer depended on him the way he used to.

But now that Mo Hei was about to face danger, Mo Bai found himself worrying at every turn.

He was so contradictory.

It seemed he had always been this way.

Ever since he first wondered whether he should help Lynae fight Haiveisha, he had been at odds with himself.

Even now, he still hadn't completely shaken the habit.

Seeing the worry written all over Mo Bai's face, Mo Hei smiled to himself.

It meant Mo Bai hadn't truly meant to distance himself. He still cared about him.

"I told you before, didn't I? I won't become someone who only relies on his friends and burdens them. We agreed on that when we watched the movie."

With that, Mo Hei caught Mo Bai's attention and raised two fingers in a V sign.

As he remembered it, that was what the protagonist did after winning in the movie.

He made the gesture to put Mo Bai at ease.

"Yeah. I'll trust you, then."

Seeing Mo Hei's