Lynn sighed and prepared to take Zuo Zuo home.
He had only just reached out.
Smack-
The girl grabbed the wrist of the hand he was extending toward her Queen.
"No."
An unmistakable look of embarrassed fury appeared in her eyes.
Because she simply couldn't bear the thought of her Queen being so thoroughly defiled and bullied by him.
Looking innocent, Lynn sighed. "But there's no other way. You've seen it yourself-the backlash and depletion you suffer every time you transfer power to me. Once is fine, but if you transfer another two or three percent, even if you can recover, the short-term backlash would still be too much for you."
"And if someone attacks our Dark Night City at a time like that, we'll be down another Root-Level fighter."
The silver-eyed little Loli the Colossus Brain had become said angrily:
"When I say no, I mean no!"
Lynn fell silent.
Then he nodded.
"No problem. I'll do it in secret."
The Colossus Brain's face flushed with fury. "You... you bastard..."
Lynn put on a harmless expression and shook his head forlornly. "Actually, I don't want to do this either. But if I don't improve my strength as soon as possible, I might be killed very soon. And if I die, Zuo Zuo will be heartbroken, Feather Pen will die, and the Matriarch and Sir Awen will be devastated. I don't want that either."
He sighed, and even his eyes seemed to redden slightly.
"Of course, you don't need to comfort me!"
He spread his five fingers.
"Because if I could find another way, I certainly wouldn't want to take the Colossus's power from you and Zuo Zuo. No matter how you look at it, it feels like usurping authority, and that makes me feel guilty. So even if you're